Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-07-12
noyv47g coRRES P0N7D'ENCE,
: - OF THE REGISTER. 81
6 LONDON, Nay II, 1903.

from fl .;,,s and we are led to suppose
some ts,or Of a decree issued at Bayonne
non sss s emperor Of France, dated, we believe,
y .Ss - ,sth Of April, which is more rigorous to
sne . .ss than any former one--that it was
ne asahly o;;yen to your minister in Paris as
s pfoD.. sa.,,r for we now learn the emperor.
!; g aToceedingto condemn all American yes
= .l p' and property in any Of the ports under
! T.; control. he IS now engaged IN rsyolu-
' .:s,;7;ne Spain, in order to make that una
s e.,,n.te country another instrument IN his
ll.n,p+owarels universal empire. Under such,
a ,,, we. feel confident the people
- Amer will not consider our orders IN
!. ~, APPLIED to ther-from the situation
:. .s nsb;eh we are placed, we must look to our
a,,,,, security-4here is not the least lnclina-
.;on on the part of our government to be
hostile to America, and although itmay be
, not to quarrel with France, we 90 not
see the advantage you are to derive rom en-
. 80 s,,spending your intercourse with US );
No wish for friendship and alnity, and we
hone It will always be continued between our
two countries. Our friends In Holland dare
noewriite us ON any subject with signature,
and we lave lately been given to understand
thew dare net make any remittances, there
fore all connexion with the continent OF Eu-
rope must cease
That in crisis Ike the present, when we
are s,u5ounledby dangers, that threaten cur
yerv existence as nation, there should be
one individual found in the ranks OF federal
ism laneuiid, inactive, or Indifferent, is sub
iect of deep surprise, and deeper mortifica-
ton. There are indeed too many who, tho
orthodox IN their principles and steadfast in
the true faith Of fedcralism, are yet desirous
Of being thought ,nodsrateintheir sentiments
and conduct: who, feeling for the extreme
misery brought upon their country by a
weak, foolish and dishonest administration
OF lis government, are yet unwilling to ex-
srt themselves OF sanction the exertions OF
others in opening the eyes of the people to
s the decisions Of ilnpostors, and redeeming
the nation from the ruin and disgrace in
which it now involved. We. have often
heard men Of this description rail at the bit
ternsss of political discussion, andseenthem
flown upon the most unexccptionable inves-
tigation Of public men or public measures.
Affecting to believe that "men may deceive
without fraud, and overtugn every thing
without violence" they attribute every thing
10 political ignorance, and nothing to poll
teal tirpitude. hey will not even Join IN.
she most eispationate and sober survey of
the schemes by which the people of this
country have been deluded and imposed up
on. They indulge themselves IN a sort OF
underlined hope, that the multitude will at
length pause and reflect upon their betrayed
and misplaced confidence, and that even de-
magogues viii forsake theirimpos.ures, and
no longer deceive and delade.
such expectations can never BE the result
OF reflection; they betray rather littleness
OF soul, an anxiety to sacrifice. nothing,
even ter the bestinterests of the country, a
tear OF mourning the displeasule of men in
power, unworthy Of rational, free and In
aependent minds. The people must Be IN
deceived and this can only be done by
s ns.., qlsIshsd and open investigation of the
.onuuct OF thei- rulers. AS t. the hope
: '' ere q1'aaso CUES may undergo change, it
= ,'1iaeious and unreasonable. Cheats
,al oseelSers meyer can repent. The frau
I La. nave no resource butin fraud. They
nave no ether goods IN Their magazine
ney nave 10 wisdom or yirtne IN their
MINDS, to which in disappointment concern
10 uiS1 Ffohtabie Effects of fraud ard cum
a. ..' ia 'nsy can retreat The wearing out oof
~ oia, serves only to put them upon Z die in
G8ak. FED. Repup.
edtoa - ~ 7RADE.--1ye. are .iadebt-
Oro ~ : sriend tor copy of the subsequent
PROCLAMATION. wb;cb No. 3.