Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-10

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came, likethc goddess Of beauty, trosnltae
waves. They caught her as she vas sport
ING On the beach. They coarted her Wide !
she was spreading her nets upon the rosss'
But an embargo liberty a haad-cpffed &
bcrtv; 4 liberty IN letters q liberty tI.lYsfs,
ing between the four sides of q prison and
beating her head against the walls, IS none
Of out offspring. We abjurs the monster.
Its parentage is all inland.
\ The gentleman from North caFoilna'
yMr. Macon) exclaimed the other day,
. where is the spirit Of &c: !" Ave slr.--
Where is IL? Would to Heaven, that at
our invocation, it would condescend 70 a.
l;gl,s On this floor. But let gentlemen re-
member, that the spirit Of 70 was not a
spirit or Of empty declaration, OF abstract
propositions. ItHdid not content itself with
ron-importation acts, or non-lntercoufs g
laws. It was a spirit Of active preparation ;
Of dignihed energy. It STUDIED both 70
know our rights and to devise the elleetras
means of maintaining them. In all the an
mails Of rs, YOU viii find no such degrading
doctrine, as that maintained in this report.
II never presented to the people OF the =.
States, the alternative Of war CT susPsn-
sion of our rights, and recommended the
hitter. rather than to incur the risk OF the
former. What was the language Ct that
period, in one CT tie addresses OF congress,
to Great Britain Z? 6 Ion attempt TO re-
6 duee us, BY The sword to base and AFFECT
g submission. On the sword, therefore,
g We rely for protection" In that day
there were no alternatives presented to d's-
hearten no abandonment Of our rights ui1-
der the pretence Of maintaining them no
gaining the battle bylunning AWAY. IN the
whole history of that period there are no
such terms as $ embargo, GzsSn.t'ea ref're-
:. z7c,at--ts.ying 7uio can d9 each ets1sr ne
g mast harm At that time we had a IA
! w: that name 80 odioas TO the influences q
the present day. Yes, sir, IN 1776, though
but In our infancy, we had a navy securing
our coasts, and defending our colnmefer,
/ which was never, fcl one moment, wholly
suspended. In 1875, We had an army also;
and glorious army it was not composed
OF men hating from the steNs or swe pt from
/ the tails, but OF the BEST blood, thereal yeo-
marry Of the country, noble cavaliers, ale'
| yoissaout fesar and 7eitibouf rsproGch. y "
I HAD SUCH An ARMY IN 177o, AID Wash
IsGToa, AT. ITs rs aE.-SVt. EAvE AZ Ar
MY II 1903, AND a HEAD TO 1T.
| I vii! not h.lnliliate those who leas. tai
fortunes Of the nation at tie present DAY, By
any comparison With the great men OF thai
/ period. But / recommend the advocates
ofthe present system CT pa'Niie measures .' e. e
they venture to call it n aid OF t;leir i'tii''
poses. In may bring in its train, SONG re-
| collections, not suited TO gle ease, or hope
| to their bdsoms. beg gentlemen, who ar
SO frequent in their recurrence to that peri
! Cd, to remember, that among lie causes,
/ which led to a separation from S ere bsi-
! tain, the following. are enar1siated---p'a'lf-
cessaru restf;cfacts uooil tet.as---cRtt''ss ej
COMMERCIAL intercourse beltveea ne rcofaniss,
esa6asyassisss eur jpsheries - a;a1,ta'lty de-
pricing our eitias''s aersssaries---'',vasiOA'
offvigase prcpetay By s'ogsyalalea1t1l fsctt
! the authority Of yie commander iaictRef, asia
maasr him oi the bsiseaier genera icing
rendered sulpre0ie IN nc c9asl So2ey.qaeHf--
The commander; Inc army ''..sae Sc
reraos a co9ol'y--citiseas traayJc7fees
from thti, as7tire cosnt,y fcr traa.--i ct
gentlemen beware how they appeal to the
spirit of rs; lest it come with the aspect,
: not of a friend, butei a tormentor LEST
they find a warning, when they look TOR
support, and instead Of encouragement they5,
are presented with an awful lesson.
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