Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-19

w." crad6aliy in.o
1rsSo Wby amidst tbs extreme aoxl-.
Sd'a i. poblic niad, is 1t still Kept 90 the
roi ~ fffaIfol expectation, by the presi
rask. o os,,eptieus sileuce respecting his
dsais pd,.oa,ehes? III this concealment
t re-. s danger. In tbss e0nesalme"f
Is ''a i urepsag the real cause efths en-
s.rso. On any otner su9p0at10n q Is
mesplica5ls. -. a.,;,o,s .,,,.
t..:ac. canuo, repress Ky su iplcions;
o o,ssar thus 10 eShlhis 60 you the
I" ,nd. on which they rest. The people
.dvi,ed 10 reppse implicit confidence
he ua.iousl government 10 thas %.
LANDED = corfdence lies our dsager'--.---
W. a'nsd with tina, confidence, The executive
2 : procure the adoption of measures
~ Ds;eb NAV overwhelai Us With rain, as
VIZ As II be had an army az bis heels.
a. llse po!lcy, or by iaordlnste fears, our
...o,,v nav be betrayed AID sphiogsted
:" Fraoce. as surely as by corruption. |
me, sir. .ha, no one who knows me viii
,b,rps i. 10 vanity wheu | say. shat have
.oms kacw!etge of public 1nea aud OF
.,bGc aGafs: aud 90 shsikaoaiedge, and
rTTh soIemuity, declare 70 voo, thas !
haze no ecnfdencs in The to',dOm or cor
nqusn Of eur public measures THAT
ORR COUNTRY Is IN IMMINENT DANGER:
,ba, i. is essential TO the pubic safety oat
the blind cep6dence 10 Our rulers should
cease that the STATE LEGISLATURES
shoul know the facts aud reasons On
which imporan, genera! laws are founded;
and specially thGt those states ut0ss
armj are on the ocean, and chose her.
gs,ts are gathered ~ every sea, should
i;m9sJ.ately and scrl3uS!y consider hov
10 breserss thsm. IN all the b aoc!les Of
e,se,ameut, con pcrcial i3farmasion IS
waiting; and in "taia desert" called a
cts, that wac; caunoI be Supplied. No
thisg bus The sense OF the co,omesciss
SAFES clearly and emphssicaily expressed,
will save hsm from ruio.
Are our thousands OF ships and vessels
to ROT IN DOR hasboaYs? Are eur Sky
!kousaad seamsr ant Gsherm-n 10 b dc
p,ived of employment, aod, with she'r
hn.ljes, reduced TO wan! and beggary ?
Are our hundreds of shoosahds of far ners
lobe compshed 10 suffer their m;!hoCs 10
mrplus produce TO perish 90 .heir HANDS +:
,haI he presids1s may make an experiment
90 or patience ADD forfutrde, and 90 the
ipwrring pride, ,he bJundless ambition,
mc suvieldirg perseverance Of the con
queror of Europe! Sir, | have ,eason to
believe thar The preiiden, cau'empla'es the
soudnaance Of ,he embargo anil the
Frsae4embsror rtPeaS his DEGREES NO
!at'ag as zpe!t has treaty sV'fh the Ua'ted
StateS as cve1y naat2aI right; and until
Britain t4ersu9on recalls her reta}Iatlng
orders BY that tina ae may haUe net
istr ships nOx seamcn and that IS pre-
s'Ry Ii, point to y55cA some men wish
'''sdpce US. To see the imbroVidsace Of
lbs pr'j~ct 60 call il by no aarsher name,
snl wi'nou, adVerting to uiterios visws)
is' Us lack ba,k 20 former years
Notwithstanding he well,fouoded com
paIo's OF some individuals, and the mnE.
maTs CT others; Notwithstanding the tge.
qaso, executive declarations Of marl,ime
'gg'tsslous committed By Great Blitaiu
Notwithstanding the outrageous DEGREES of
s'aace add Spain, aud the wan,oo spolia
noos praclised and executed by their cruz,
s'ssrd their tribunals, of which we some
ua'es hear faint whisper; the commerce
" "e U. s. has hitherto prospered bry end
, t1a@pie. Onr ci,iE4as have secumu.
l'sa wealth; aud the public revenue, &C.
sus''y increasing, has been the presidents
s0ou-l boast.
) These facts demonstrate, that although
Eeat Britain, with Der Thousand ships Of
~ could have destroyed our comms1ce.
'9< ess really done j, no essentially injury;
suu mat The other hsIlioarsnts hayA>nfare