Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-13
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I'm s.o.cA % isoE back for 4 month ard
s~s how The democratic papers, ana macy
10 ,buse professing @ be federal too,
sra.opssd their war horses andffom mo..ses
of ,hr pltrest and mast exolfea PATRONS
--nrlaeed ,s,r selves along side OF Mr.. ISIS
! ! eraoo 10 assist him in punishiog and humo,l
;up he II iassire and arrogance OF 1rsa1
Rr;iaip. iii, il IS still more amusing 70
observe how pacific obese gentry have ne-
eou,e sinss they Discovered thai sne'r
ehamoion, notwithstanding the sown mee.
S;nvs. had no stotnAch for g6hsing, ADD tSas
Re- : would !, Z ashcr see hundred rosslie rs {
solusions shsu O. battle.
From the 81 81 intelligence ofthe onHage
opan the Chesa pssks We have had but one
opiipioo that lh- aggression was such as
ouga, 10 b. instantly punlshed, had We
seen in situation 70 punish 4 put maj
owing 10 the poicy Of our administrators,
s,xho chose that our sailors. eur commerce
.od our. sea port towns shoGld be LETT m
nrotsc;e d rather than that our rich iordl'ngs
should be compelledfo pay tritiIng TAI
upou their refined sogars, their carriages
ADD other luxufies. good policy seemed TO
reooiys thai we should, if possible, cons'-
der The aggression as an uuansherissd act
of Individuals, aud OF course that we
I should demand explanations from the bIl,
,t;.h eoysrnasrn. and in the mean unae
shosld exert every nerve TO place ourselves
ii, situation to meet with honor whasever
{ even. nigh, occur. For .his purpose We
Thought. as the Aurora and as the people
eepefally at that time thought, that Con-
gress oughs 10 be called without delay, TO
:. make provision 10 assert with dlgal,y and
effect the honor Of the nation IN CAGE re-.
tribp,ion should be refused. We have uni-
formly deprecated war, and or that rs0-
san have wished che world TO see that We
were prepared for it. Lame and feeble and
drisnceless as We were when the Disgrace.
full affair &c The Chesapeake happensd,
with proper exrr,ions We might have as
sumed an attitude which would have con-
WINGED The government of Great Britain
Of the expediency of listening to rcasona.
ble terms Of accommodation and II the
ne pocias;op now on foot should fail, il will
be because Grest Britain sees that We are
prepared for netting else.
This briggs Us TO speak more particular.
~ of the difference between our sentiments
and those ioculcated ny the ministerial pa.
ners. When the Intelligence of the OUT.
race opao the Chesapeake was hfst rrceiv-
e.i nothing was to be heard DO, denuncia.
nons Of war, and tar and feathers were
threaien cd Co these who dared TO speak oi
PACIFIC accommodation, or TO HAT that j.
was necessary 30 gain time in order TO be
In situation 10 commence hostilities on
our part with any prospect of success or
advaotsse The idea of sending the Re
ayesgc TO England was ridiculed 10 the Dr.
mocra,ic papers as pfeposlerous and alb
sufd yevenge, it was witsily said. oughs
20 be retained a, home for our own use,
add .hst If England had any sxp!ana,ions
or apologies 10 make il was her business 70
send 70 us thar We bad often enough suf
fered from her insinceyisy andpethdy aud
that force was The only umpire TO which
we could now appeal with prepriety. We
thought better OF The patriotism than of the
prudence of declarations of this kind. con,
sideriug our inability 10 act 10 conformity
Wi hem; and therefore we felt plea
sue 10 fading that for once the democratic
papers were speaking language that in
dicated an interest in the sanor and inde.
pendsnce of the country, we could not but
teri that their zeal had get the better of
their discretion. Il was pretty soon dis.
covsred, however. by The hangers ca of
! the ministry. that the administration were
not 40 full OF Eight as had been anticipated.
Of cousse, we, who were al hrssreproach.
edTwish wish to damp the ardor of patri.
otssm which glowed so fervensly in the
democratic papers and in the resolutions