Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-10

inpie fSels, l!.Ft~s Nosei'' iea1N''''e
{olu,,on was rejeaed. People of Amor
ca. tIleie are the boafed guardians o.
your rights, th4la are the men, into
Whole hands you have comD'itted your
property, your pe.fous, your reputaslo'hs'
ard what is fill deafer, the honor and
independence ofyoug country. FROM tbs
time begins thofo farces Of <tfrrt commit
tees and c!ofe1 doors, which have leiui'ed
in nothing. Conicious Of the error and
impolicy Of their conduit, they endeavor-
ed 10 amute the public mind, TO cnllven
hope and keep up expectation, by nut.
ting themielves in fecret conclave. a
mere trek Of fate, lubtegfuge of parry.
Innesd of that open, manly and decided
conduit whichihould have ever dlh!ngulfh-
ed nasion, jealous Of its horror, confc'ous
Of its resfitude, and firm in the iuPport OF
lis rights, we behold our representatives
thinking from the public view as It
afraid to meet the danger which they had
aei,he, the boldnels to encounter, nor the
manly independence TO avow. Such Is
not the American character, as our hlito-
ry will prove and nothing bur the
hort lighted policy and miferable calcu-
lations of a party, could have thus dill
graced oa- name & (acrihced our ioteref.
Whar Object could thclc fecret delibe-
rations have in view What end is an
iwered by IL! If it was intended TO keep
our proceedings from the knowledge OF
foreigners, this intention was fru!tfated
by 70 early dfclolare. Bshdes, there
is nothing in them Of luficient Importance
20 excite moments attention OF any 80
reign nation. What then was the OBJECT?
To deceive the people Of the United
States to hood wink their contituents
and weRern cit;zens-to draw of the
public attention-and reprefs the naurnurs
which could not fail to break forth, ct
f5eing the Congrefs of the United States
amuling i;lelf with Rfaws and butterflies,
when the whole energies OF government
lhouId have been called into action. And
will iuch conduit Eatisfy the people Of the
United States, for their violated rights
ard infulted dignity ; VIII orr weltern
brethren be content 70 have their intereAs
thus facrifced at the fhriDe Of a party ?
Will they be fapished to have tier iub-
tance waited, their property ruined and
,La,,c,l - ,,J (,,,;t,ae al,ced 70 heooa
w, merely to uphold weak & lettering
naturalization, tremblingsat It's own ina
dow ADD fartling at ryrualing lcasil he
p ople Of that country are brave d enter
pricing they cannot approve Of fuch
timid conduct, they can never tanlei,
look OF, and fee their rights invaded,
without an effort for redreis. If they
fall, they wocld ar leaf pEl'er falling no.
bly,.
It's worthy Of remark, that tEole mea-
fares of preparation and defence, which
have been adopted, weak, timid and inef-
fetsu.l as they are, appear TO have origi-
mated rather from fear OF blame or un-
popularity, than from with TO atiert our
rights. The MiniferiaIiRs were goaded
into it, from the fsuggles of the fedora
lias, to place the nation IN fi'uation at
once digniaed and commanding. This
plainly appears from view Of the pro-
ceedings Of Congress.
The retolutions fMr. Grifwold, cal
ling for information rejecting the ceilion
of LouiGana, & aGerting lour rights TO the
free navigation CT the Mifialfpi, produc-
ed the offspring of MIR. Randolph, OF
which he was delivered with much pain
after fevererzl days Jfcr<t labor. An
attempt was at h5f made TO tifs the
voice of the fedsralifs by cloGng the
doors this proving Intellectual, aparade
of fccrecy and importance was made, to
amule the public mind. When the doors
were opened and the democrats bantling
of.-..I 81 ,>nhi., viou, apnthar ar