Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-17
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4 Il of Mr.. Jeferson's former
saA srammed down the threats OF the
Sa @s,s ia5aited aad tranpled upon BY fo9-
governments and oppressed BY their
@ ,oe AMERICAN people bega1to take
'yl, # their wisdom. On rehee-
t9s' ,sex traced the causes Of their deep&
aoa, ealamities through all the wind
Il . sinuous policy, to the Gallic par
] & their rulers. Thy began to with
p.n2 fbsir confidence from an administers
s. ,S1s regardless of the peoples happl-
~ I'D nfosperitv. The frderalists OF N.
gsgiaad peyitioned and demonstrated with
81. The people saw hatWhen a Bri-
6scr committed an unauthorized inlu-
= Il onrnation, our administration indig-
,.v ref.sed to accept the honorable rePa-
s,;oi wSich was promptly offered, upon a
sor, Of punetilio which never could or
- 70 prevail, and when French officers
pn.,. suak and destroyed our ships On the
..ac. BY order Of Bonaparte, no marlnurs
sssaed, and no repayation was insisted
n this state ofthings the time of import
- ,Ections arrived. New England, true
b.rstlf and faithful 10 the cause Of the
v,,ion. came forward in the plenitude Of her
.,n.aath, and with a voice OF energetic dig
.;tr. proclaimed the imbeciiity aud hypo
r;sy Of the %national administrations Aef
.,,ltseen pointed out TO the people the
.sa.ps If tbeir distresses and the remedy
ssr g. s. political disorders. The glorious
,ranple was rapidly adopted in other parts
a III nation: our rulers were thus con
ynred that their popularity was departing
ssd tatv wgrc COMPOUNDED by the conviction.
Torrscue theirnames from the popular ex-
Grafton, they were compelled to make some
@telpctant concessions TO the people and to a
dopt some measures towards foreign nations
which should at least have a semblance OF
jmpartiality. For this purpose their daring
sa5argo was partially sacriilcedto their mare
Griine POPULARITY and total prohibition OF
commercial -insercourse with both belllger-
tms was substituted in its place. This law
Of cours@, superseded the non-lmportation
act and the proclAnation, because It con
tanned in itself all their restrictive el1eT3ies,
and extended them to all objects and both
BLENDING nations. Thus there was produc-.
ed "a STATE Of equality in the relations of
Me two beliigerenI powers, with resPectto
the United States" although this "equa-
lily was q result incident 70 a state or
things growing out Of distinct ca0sidsra-
toas."
Still however MIR. Jefferson and his adher-
ehts could not abandon the long cherished
hope of a war with England, Mr.. Giles,
who introduced the law IN the Senate advo-
Gated Its adoption on this. avowe@ principle,
andon this ground il was hGaily adopted.
heregretted that the public mind was not
yet sufficiently irritated to rush INTO war
without delay. The democratic majority
& theiegis!ature of New York, in an adj
dress TO thelr constituents, justify the mea-
sure solely on the ground of its beng the
commencement Of a cooAict' with Eng
and which could no longer be postponed.
But, thank Heaven! The hAbrocrites' h2be
Gas befSked.t Iheir snare IS brokep aud
We are escqbed.i The plans of the demo-
Gratis are COMPOUNDED and they are bewil-
dered In their w devices The British
government disregarding in It's sincere de-
sire Tor peace with the United States, the
sinister motiues which introduced this law !;
Csregarding also the Intentional inequality
lis operation, and viewing only the equa-
NY Of its principles Immediately came Tor
ward, with a frankness which does honor TO
ne nation, made a tender of reparation for
NC attack on the Chesapeake and ofan adj
istment of all other causes OF controversy.
IN the acceptance of theseprofered terms
satisfaction and negotiation, the federal
ns have in part, obtained the reward OF
nef struggles. 1t is the precise measure