Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-05-12
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THURSDAY, MAY Iz.l

THURSDAY, MAY H.
The Captain OF the brig AmiabIe Gre.
ole, arrived at n. York from N. Orleans,
informs thar no French troops had arriv-
ed there at the time of his departure and
thar rhe port continued lhut, though par
tial exception had been made in favor Of
! fescral American veiiels, who were per-
mitted to enter and land their cargots as
formerly. Mer. Adv.
We mentioned few days iince, a re
port, that the Spanith MiniGer, the day
after his letter to the Secretary Of STATE,
delivered other difpatches, concerning the
cedion Of Loa;Gana TO Frsnce. Our in
formation wss correct. Dlpatches were
delivered as iated, containing the secret
article in the Treaty between France and
Spain relative TO the ceiIion of Louiiiana,
and of the orders Of the Snaniih govern
nlent for delivering the territory to the
French. Upon their recipe council
was called, to deliberate on TIE propriety
of publi(aing them; when it was deter
mined not to let the people know any
thing of this bufnefs for tae prefent.
Il was formerly very talhionable with
the democrats to cry out agaInf ali fate
tecrets. A Republican government iAld
they, has no buiinefs with any fecre,s !;
the people fhould immediately be infonied
Ct every thing. Now we hear ofno,hlrg
but elsfed doors, jterxf appropriations,
Confidential mefages, sc. Two millions
Of dollars are leerefy put into the pocket
of the PRECEDENT, without the lealt dlap-
probation. Difpatches are received con
tanning the mott important information to
the United States, and particularly inter
citing TO our wefern fellow citizens, but
the people mutt not be informed OF this.
Why Not becaufe it is the fubjsts o.
negotiation, or in any way improper TO
be told /; but becaufe it nigh, expoic roe
weakness aud folly Of few. aiPiriog ,ndi
yidualo. Such a lhameful departure from
former profsfions, fuch open violations Of
their own rules and maxims, mutt certain
ly open the eyes OF the people, to the real
character of thoie in power.
(Wgy@. Fed
Demae,aey.-The fair ffll Of Re-
publication has, in all sges, been more or
'els detaced with the pojoxous qyteds of
Democracy but in no epoch OF hifory,
have they threatened 70 much, as in our
days, to defroy the happy fruits of Ii
berry. In France tbo/e qOeeds iprang up
with the mgf aeletersous and uojl0me luxa-
,ianee, but, by neceaary decay, they
have only tended TO fnhlize the III o.
Deipotiim. In our country they nozu a.
band, and, if they receive not timely
check in their growth, mutt forever difsp-
point the hopes of a fair barvsf from our
free and happy contribution.
When we view fome Of the leading fea-
lures Of democracy, as exhibited in the
meaiures of our preient administration, we
have reafon to dread their baneful inAu-
ence on our national welfare. When we
recoIleet, how Mr.. Gallatin in Congrefs,
fome few years fince, arrogated right in
that body to flop /" the wheels Of gov
ernnen," by Withholding appropriations
TO carry into effect the Britiih treaty, az
ter it had been lolemnly ratified agreeabiy
TO The Contribution, and compare this
with the conduct of the prefsnt Executive,
in continuing the French treaty in his own
way and drawing money troul the public
Trsaiury, without the authority Of Con
grsfs, for the repair of the Berceau, which
was TO be delivered up to France as ihe
had been captured When we call 10