Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-25

1 and capable Of eafy extenfon, in the event
OF thole cafualties from which 10 nation
can be iecnre is collected. An Indian
war is fuecefsfully terminated the boun
daries for new fettleinents greatly en!arg-
ed I; an evacuation of our military potts
and country, held by Great Britain and
Spain, obtained two inlurrettions hap
PLY quelled peace made with the Barba-
~ powers and our enildyed citizens,
refored to liberty and their county,
The intrigues of Genet and a French d.
reefory, TO millead our citizens and en-
broil US in war, have been detected and
diicomh,ed; the honor of the United
States has been nobly maintained on the
Ocean the commerce extended the na-
tional wealth increafed; agriculture made
more Aouriihins; and the wealth OF me-
chanics, has been augmented. The en-
ergy Of our councils and the warlke pre-
parations TO maintain them, have cao(ed
Our rights as a nation to be every where
refpetted. The Trealury has been made
to overflow the pcople have not been
!" embarrafed by TOO much'regulation, nor
opprelled by Elealexaaioa.'' The m0nlh
ofAatour has been every where /aH,fed,&
NO pove}ty fcen in the land.
/ What do we preceive, on the other
fde of the picture group Of figures,
behind which appear the head Of a tall thin
man, and the body Of a little man, half
leen and half concealed. Thefe are the
men who oppoied the funding OF the pub
! lie debt, which reitored the credit OF the
nation, and which atting almoit infan-
taneouly as 70 much circulating medium,
gave new fpring TO commerce and in
| dufry. Thefc are the men who oppofed
the revenue fyitem in its mott important
| branches, to which the country owes its
| OVERLOOKING treafury, ard the means Of
extinguiihing the public debt. Thefe
are the men wo oppofed the mealures
which induced Great Britain and Spain to
! yield up 10 the United States its territory,
which enabled government TO erect two
new Gates, which opened new fource of
| revenue from The fales of land, and made
room for an increafed population. Thefe
| are the men who condemned the meafures
taken by the government TO quell TWO
| infurrettions, which reitored to The anlon
| internal tranquility, and every where o.
| bedience to, and due execution OF, the
| laws. Thefe are the men who opp1icd
ard condemned the councils adoYted and
pnrfued by the executive, to defeat the
| projects OF Geoet and his employers, TO
fave the United States from war with
England, and perpetual alliance, e4ln-
| /fVe, and aeftnfpt, with France. 1heie
are the men who'reGted and deprecated
| the building of fhips OF war, and the Ii
| mitted hoiiiIities waged agsioa France,
| which afforded protection TO trade, humb-
led the pride of the directory and broke
| afunder the chains witch had bound the
United States to France Theft are the
! men who oppofed, and condemned, the
warllke Al, cet given TO the United STATES,
which fecurred what ought TO rank high
eft in The eitinasionSf very American
their rights, their honor and their inde-
pendence !
We have need of patience while engag-
ed in the contemplation of thefe events,
The man whole head sppeats above his
fellow men, and he who is but halt feen,
were the hrit who efablifhed newfpaper,
having for its Object to Witty the govern
ment, It's members and its meaiures.-
Thefe two individuals, the one by ad-
vancing money and turnllhing intorma-
zion, the other by purchallng number OF
copies and Distributing them, made them
fcives principals in the mott libcllous, defa
matory, ami abuhye work, again& the
government and its numbers, ever pub
hihed IN any age or country.
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