Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-30

I MaQverted the eHuslons OF juvenlss na6
determined to smile 10 obscurity at his 10
ecnsistencies, and forbear to reply speci6.
cally to accusations so generally urged /;
but with smazement he observes n. uni.
! ns'' OF the western hemisphere enlivened
by the reviving Influence Of spring, dis
playing his smoresscent beauties, which vie
with the tinted Flora of the 6tlds in shew
aud soiidity, or, 10 10 strains of the warm.
es. declamauon appealing to the honor and
! spirit Of the nation 10 respect 20 longer the
decisions of their representatives., bu,rou
ed by the demon of anarchy, alarm the ex.
individual interest, however nox,ous 10
public good.
The oPponent Of Iunius has no. the va
My TO imagine that more a,,ention is given
to his productions than 70 the almsy d,ary
of a daily paper, therefore, SHEARS not tie.
im,perious voice of duty calling upon him TO
address the people," ye, weak as his eiforts
are he csnno. arsitasc 70 express his senti
ments on . subject 10 wh,ch he dGers dia
mesricaily with the writer 10 question.
From the exordium of my energetic %.
lis'c!ao 10 bis essay upon the embargo,
presumed the subject would have been so
I log caiIv treated lha. conviction mus. have
seized the mos, ODD rate; bu, to my dis
appointment noble war nth kindles into
excessive heai--reason recedes to make
way for sound. and while he enumera,es
the Injuries practised by one power, throws
the superficial veil Of culog,um over the
actions Of the other.
The American scorns the influence of
fore'go powers, and equally weighs the ia<
jury or osuls he may from aoy receive.
France has both Injured aud iosulsed as.
She has mad. every law subversive to
power, and by uojastly anoullpg a treaty
manIesls clear conlemp, Tor our under.
standing or resentment. Tha. this has been
resented by Ill the means with which we
are empowered, admits 30. OF a doubt,
for the tribunals who are authorised to
bring the delinquent before the law, have
pronounced no censnre for SUCH de!aula Of
duty we are therefore to infer tina, all has
been done, of which the nature of The case
and our comparative. weakness would ad-
nit.
Here ends the criminal charge agaics, our
president.
That the frequent changes in the minis.
try Of Great Britain must make our rela.
tons with her uncertain, is self evident.
we are csjoled by one administration 20.
day, and injured by succeeding one TO.
morrow 40 honorable peace is offered by
the former, and private orders issued to
insult Us by the latter. Our principalports
were for many months blockaded by the
ships Of war of Britain, although constant
representations were made OF how irksome
such illegal proceedings were to our citi
zeas, sod how iaimicai 10 our righfs OF ia.
sigasion; they FIRE upon our ships and
murder our men the commander is tried,
acquitted and promoted. Again, an igno
rant captain of "a gun ship calls into
harbor 10 defiance Of our laws, insolendy
rails a, our chief magistrate, our govern.
meat aod the courage Of our people, swe!ls
with self importance aud oombasticaNy
talks Of his houor, bis king, and The pow.
er of his county bu. TO crown the degfa.
da,ion, fe!onious aud cowaiGly attack is
made on ua'ional ship within our own
jurisdiction. and our fellow citizens unre.
sis,pgly slain: no incoosiderate steps arc
taken; we wait patiently for disavowal
and for PREPARATION: disavowed it is, but
The repsratiop is denied from punctilious
Disposition, which naturally suggests a sus-
pcion OF the sincerity of professions, and
this suspicion is increased by the deep art
Of courts aud known duplici.y of minis.
.ers.
A British admiral may lombard New
York, Kill Que fourth Of the unsuspec.ing
Inhabitants, and deprive the remainder Of
their homes and properly /; the &C, is disa
vowed as having been done by authority
IF his onvernment-th. raoe of A merica ia