Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-18

must ~ utat'pfi) 49, 4 =
shfval exast;ons," Tie citizens Of the y
nised States are By 40 mcans indebted 70
HIN, Of Sis party for tie benefit. They
arc unmesniag fcntcnccs, at lc4if, made.
only 10 plca!c TIC vulgar. In any poi.t
Of view, cpieis indeed, he aliudca 70 the
abolition Of Tie internal taxes, they ca:'-
not apply 10 his energies cscn there BIS
poh,ion is untenable; it's TOO well koo'stl
tia, the at for rspsaiing the iAine, mas nor
been long enough in operation, 70 induce
= belief ii the mot cfedoloas and lgno-
rant Of HI, adherents, that theie points
were astained thereby.
The iniduous blor aimed at .ls- late
administration when be ob!eryes thar
6 our citizens manage their own affairs IN
their own way, ard for their own uic, s
difcovers d,prayity Of mind, and vim
distiycref, Of .piri, cot TO be equalled.--
In vain may we icsrch the democratic
dunehill Of fcrsps and l~eepings for a
parallel and it lily compsrts with the
dignity Of PreGtlens, to blow, from the
ul-mou,h trumfc. OF democracy, the felf-
created blsit of felt conieauence. What
meafarc Of his Administration has added to
the privileges Of the citizens, or tended
to rcfeue their righis' Happy had it been
for the community had lie never abridged
the one or infringed the other. Toproye
that he has done both the one & the other,
we have only TO recur TO the removal from
Office Of thofc who ererciled the privilege
of thipking differently from him.elf. We
have only to recur to the rights Of the
Judges, deeroyed at the expence OF the
contribution !; if after this he has caufe for
exultsrion, he is welcome.
re tells Congreis thar in I" sdliti'n"
to the lois in our carrying trade, /" in iomc
part. OF Europe monopolifng difcfimina-
lions" prohibit the carrying thiiher our
own produce in our own veneIs. Now,
pray, what information is contained in
this paragraph ! What part Of Europe ex-
ercifes this power, and whas :" duties"
are co,nprehendcd n,hc tale of voc How
can Congrefs att upon 20 ysgue az after,
tions He tells them, nevertheless, /" thar
il is hoped friendly dilcuiions," will re
move the evil, and in TIE fame breath, IN
vites them to decide whether they will
meet Inequalities abroaa with eounfervaH-
mp inequalities at b0me." Had he ever
coniidcred the me rcan,ile intereit of this
country but as injurious, he would resdiIy
have dilcoycred thar candid and explicit
fta,ement Of European relrittions oughr
to have accompanied his MeRage, and
the g friendly difeunous" of which he
fpe2ks, ought long fnce to have been
:eforted TO, and their effects known, be
fore he invited Congrefs to reiort to any
meafutes. He fhould certainly have been
explicit as TO the {" inequalities Qbroaa,"
even though his extreme modefy and diff
faence forbids bis pointing out remedy
for the evil. 1t would ferve as guide
10 their deliberations, and enable them TO
act without infringing upon the economy
of hi, lime, by requiring information.
As to the folfome panegyfic attempted
apon the conduct of the Britih parliament,
which he Jays ihews "fPlrit of juaice
and friendly accommodation" and all the
fa,isfattion he pretends to feel on the oc-
csfon, leave TO the belief of shoic who
have no doubts of his hncerity. The
flight view Of the fobjett in relation TO
the conduit of Spain, is a compleat offset
10 the above. Having faid fomething, as
he fuppoies, handfomc about the Britifh, j,
could not be expected that the next fen
tence thould be hottie to Spain. Not a
word abou, the ihu.ting the port of New
Orleans, and the obftruttion, to commerce
10 the MiiIifliPpi; although iomc weeks
ago, Smith announced as next to official,
that the government had taken meafures
for obtairing an explanation Of the spanih
breach Of treaty, & that he had no doubt
of fa,ilfastory and beneficial conclafon.
A VIRGINIAN.
To 5s eontjaaed.
From .be Nsrv York Ga&ette.