Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-20

rra,ce--the next step from which Is 70 PC
come her slaves.
,4th. That connected with this notorious
.tate of foreign relations we are grea.fy 9
laryned at the recent transactions IA opah',
~ ~ the conduct of the administration anu
t ~, language Of its friends on this interesting
. "a There we behold the tate OF =
srreat nation, consisting Of twelve millions OF
DDsople, which, by the influence oi the same
fatal partiality in its government, mas 'ol
Years expended its blood and lav'shed It's
treasures in supporting France, AIDING ler
i the attemptto destroy Great BRITAIN
s,a;n has received the rewards which France
has IN store for her frienes--in the lntfoo',c-
ton Of numerous French army INTO - TIC
bosom Of the country, uader various a,si. -
nre,enccs--in the people being exPosea 70
The brutality of sanguinary so!diesy, aha
to every species Of military exae.loh.,. 1 fs
DISGRACE and imprisonment Of the royal la-
n.;iy of Spain, whose only crime aSalhs.
France was its slavsh SUBMISSION % .1sr
despot--iil placing an obscure s-ofslean ailsn
on the throne Of CHARLES The T'Aih,
whose only title is the vii! OF me rfsiiIil
erancror--andf finally, IN treating and pu'tihs
10 death as rebels the brave people OF o2ain,
who, yeducedho despair, by sutiefliigS "l'sen
cannot bs described, have risen as one man
- rescue their wives, then children, thelr
properey and cir country, IRON S.ilN "
preston But VIC further see m TINS tssss's-
action land it should makea lasting impress
s;;on mon the mind Of every American tnat
the French conqueror has Also invested iailh-
SELF 9th tie lite 81 Stair 20 the Go"SEas7'.
of 4,Ycy;ca. bv which, Should he succeed
ia his usurpation, and that he VIII there r., y
too much reason 20 fearl sss toops 1oln oe
orthc sane h,l' z9ita ourselves, ana we may
arno very distant day, be in q like situation
w:thl the unhappy spaniards-let, TO saeh :
), n,onstrous he;,ghthas French interest arisen
among us. that IN act OF such Ia Aallll'iea
a,rocify. baseness and treachery, 50 truly a
lerm;ng to Cur safety and ex.stenoc as q ltFs
ard independent nation, meets with no e COM
z,ent from the administration or It's trends,
but that Of applause or excuse. lhfy nae
MT evsn p9ad 7uishcs and sympathy jar q
zahole peof,s fighting jar their al against tF's
tsraat Of Enre!f
sth. That in regard to domestic AFFAIR."
cur sctualinjuries, emanat:ng, as we believe
from the same fatal PLAZA, are mere distract
Elv perceived, because they are jel' by very
citizen who has any interest ia the country.
That liberty for which the American patri-
tfiot klesl and cone;serell--Ihe rlght Of c.s-
posing Of our properly 20 TIE best atvan.
taet has been taken from Us by a perpetual
and destructive embargo. ~ th:s unneces-
sary, unjust and cruel measure, winch ire
administration COW avozy Is = re1naln lantll
the war IN Europe IS over, thousands aave
been ruined; every farms, WHO by his m
dustry could maintain his tainliy and lay up
a j; ariy surplus, Is At once taxed yearly, TO
the amount Of at least half sllat sylrPlns--ls
grain is now At iu!cr market at half, than Il
would have been at fell price, had ths fede-
raj system prevailed. BY It the r.eyshdat,
the st2sr-lsepey, and the mechanic arc all
prievously afflicted ior in a commercial
and agricu, tnral co..ntry, there is an inss'Pa
rahie connex:on between the different occu
Yations OF n,ar--f.ven The lsg-Ia59rsr, who
liv,s by the swea. Of his brow, finds his
scanty profit diminished bv the operation Of
this wretched policy. But for this destrac
tive act the produce OF the country would at
once rise to higher price ttaaa It ass ever
yet attained, to supply he dcnando OF Spain
and Portugal, as well IS the w j. islands.
And how has it been imposed upon us p /
Contriyed and recc, .lended BY the admin !
istration, i, was Carried through the legis!a-
ture ~ secret intrigue, with closed aooys, al
midnight, it has been imposed, on The pe9t5ls
under false pretences, ard by an artful cen
cealment Of It's true origin AID object which |
is now fully known to be nothing else than j