Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-07-25

arr taxes. Truly, the internal taxes swe !.
repealed !; but the sum raised BY the Meai-
terranean fund, far exceeded the wnole =
mount of them.
The consequence Of such open professions
and subsequent proceedings, soon became s
yiident. Foreign nations, discovering tha1
ne were abandoning every thing which could
roa;ntai, our national dignity, commenced
with trAing encroachments upon our neu- s I
tralitv :Euntil the different parties, encourag-
ed by he alternate success OF each oensI'
and neiHer Of them finding, or even expect
ing anYopposition, exceptthe opposition o.
verde we III 4 was raised to a competition be-
Btwee1, them, who should be most successful
mon lis. who should acquire the most o. oar
prope without mourning the penalty OF re-
sentiment.
From the Indirect war thus commenced CONN enc.
iron the commerce Of friendly nation IN
l1stant seas, they were encouraged by the
prospect of gain, to approach nearer to our
Iarbors until some OF them became COM
1letely blockaded by the armed vessels OF TO-
=; o., l.elliqerent powers. Our vessels were
finally arrested in passing from one ne, OF our
,I,rts to another, and our citizens nave oeeh
sse;zed. and some Of them murdered within
The jurisdiction Of our own laws. Nor did
t},eyy.cea their experiments upon our chlic7
ish ,forhearance without trial OF It, ~ an
attack upon the national lag.
During thcse gradual entertainments On
the part o!.the beiigersnss, and consequent
/ IL our gradual degradation, the american
feelings could nor be corfned to UNIFORM
silence. The fire OF resenunent was vas KIND
| led in the American breast on various occa-
,s;ons BIT It was. ex.inguished blythe bold
ao1 Illr,1,e, OF IN
iuNs, poured out in copious abundance
i {roi the fountain head. AS difficulties
wei made to i.crease upon us, and to sa-
t;sf the FREQUENT demands Of our citizens
| upo the government, iirplorirg resist
: anc. of the repeated distress and insult.
theIs1ior has been tantasised with the sham
proetion of g,ln-boats while the govern
. me. still continued their full reliance upon
( thchain battery, erected upon the temple
of Jason, aud discharging most powerful
{ wots ard :rgumentsa against ournnjust per-
r sectors.
:, loclarnations were issued against certain
), ARID vessels enteringour waters, after the
: getral indignation Of our citizens had burst
) outs every quarter Of tie union; and even
: 1nalcasted the disposition to avenge the IN
iu,n OF our country, either with or without
/. thebelction Of government. But what WAS
, theefect Of these proclamalons was
thu any thing IN them when llse 0 fs.. q
I tilet bu5 another proof TO foreign nations,
tlla3an appeal to words is our only dsfence !:
JaSging rom subsequent proceedings, they
,nuf have proved the latter and thus " c
hndthat SO ta7 from producing { relinqu;sh-
met of their unjust entertainments, they
haH been extended, even bv the authority
Of government, to the whole OF our trade.
17I4ir orders and DEGREES have made ge-.
neM sweep.
Ierc was the last extremity. A nation,
+. hss1is:s, s,tbandoned the solid principles Of
I, reliance apon her own energies for defence
AM protection, 60 pursue ehe de,usive v;s.o..
! a Purchasing justice. ~ principles l.i.s..ited
20 sse wicket l.i'opel1ssles 81 h,s5nsn nature,
| has brought the wor.G IN arms upcn u.s.
! For tacre is no war Sc lucrative tc our. enc
miss IS WIEN NC make no ses:stans1 when
| we talnely aabsnit 20 the seizure Of property
and tie sss.ssination OF ou1 .,,;Zens without
IN attempt 70 obtain some redress Nor IS
th1re aGy thing 50 wei calculated to invoke
the ressiye iijtastlce OF the world upon
an ia:lo ,ent people, as these PRINCIPLES AID
practices, winch n,asa induce the fullest be-
lict, that the5' iii sabnai. to every tlling.-
Yet such have been the principles and prac-
ilces OF our, oian government under dclt,-
sive policy. ! even regret, sir, to make this
declaration respecting q soYaynmens. which