Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-04

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tell me, that the American people EnoW
and feel their wrongs now, as they former
" did; and that they are as ready 10 re-
sent them; bur that the governments wants
spirit-,has the. executive Is lame sna pa"
sllanimous, and possesses not ability suh-
Client to dlrectthe energies OF the people.
Taught BY exPerisncs to view VITA dis
trust the assertions and conJeesures oi zea-
lous par,iaans, have endeavourtd tc had
some other reasons tor the present unpiea-
SAINT situation of our affairs; ano an all
most induced to believe that party sPrienas
SO far wrought change IN the character
of our nation, thar ps,riotismis very near
ly rooted out Of it. do.believe, that, 10
put our country IN a proper staae OF de-
fence, and TO lax the people accordingly,
would be a.ccrtalp way ior our present iu-
lcfs 10 forfeit their places. | 90 nct ap.
prove Of giving all tie zcorld 6y .fgpudaft.
ty. think magistrate ought 10 uo riSht,
even al the hazard Of offending the MAJESTY
of the people. Bur, the difficulty IS, the
magistrate is as destitute OF patriotism as
the people; and would sooner see his coun-
Try uined, than see himself deprived CT he
honofs and emalumynts o! caite,
A system wua fo!mstly commenced IN
the United States, which savcred seme-
what of energy. ltr&:sed our axes; and,
consequently, reduced It's auhors TO the
station 81 pfivate citizens. contrary
scheme (hasipg,a tamu and servile splris
for lis basls) ha, sIocc been adopted. rs
projectors have had repeated proofs Of he
lus2 aud admiration Of the.penpc. Wlth
tness facts s;atiEg Us in the lace, T:s. hdi-
tor, Lex Us rot 100 consciously sreaeeur
present administration.
Ycu may. answer, and, confess, with
some pIauslbliI,y, skal. on the present stu-
a!ior eff our affairs, the na:soI's will has
been expressed, in memorials, in peii,ians,
in toasts, in orstisns, in songs, in our
public prints, and even in the congress of
the union. Give me leave to tell yen, sir,
that this is all paper and 7oord,of mouth
patriotism, which, in times of difficulty,
is not worth a, single farshiug.
Our country canno! be defended without
money --Of men We have enough.
Dut 'iCtI ChcitIOHS WSO'u NC USClSSS, Wltus
OUT 70, ,iEca}ions and ships. These would
cost az immense sum. Gould an adequate
| sam be raised without embroilipg the ceun-
try? Refer The question to any class Of
people whatever. and the answer will cover
you with shame and confusion.
| Amongst the merchants of cur sea- ports
| there is indeed a spirit manifested which
| augurs well: Bet on putting this spiri, to
the test, by an address to the pocke,, I
must say | very much fear it would under
! so very sensible depression. Would our
merchants, interested as they are, consent
| TO yield up the one half Of their whole pro-
perty, to defend the other half? Perhaps
hey might. am less acquainted with
them than any other class of people. But
Of the people in the country arc inland
towns can speak with confidence. Our
farmers and those who subsist on the pro.
fits arising from the sale Of their produce,
and even men who have smassed handsome
fortunes by commercial pursuits, sooner
than expend one tenth part of their pro.
| perry for the protection of their rights,
would consent to the shutting Of our potts,
aud the total suspension OF our trade and
commerce, by which all would be impover-
ished and many toially ruined.
A PLOUGHMAN,
lit his EIre.sidc.