Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-17
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The letter from MIR. S.PlIfkheyss 7" 49,. 49,.
now nresent to our readers, is: worthy OF
al ,Iieiir attention, and will excite the
I, most serious and alarming reflections
q ma, be considered as the grand clue to
all the.conduct of our administratlon,dnf-
mo tie important and interesting session
wh;cb IS now about to close. In order 70
understand correctly, and to weigh With
vehement the opinions of Mr.. Pinkney,
+ NAV be useful to state his character,
and political situation, as well as the par
ticular motives, which. influenced hlm 70
take the, extraordinary and untenaoie
ground. which he has assumed In this
letter.
Mr.. P;pkney was originally federallst, e.
ducated under the patronage OF JudSe
4 Chase, and first brought INTO notice I'M
der the administration OF Washington
II the cfaEilce of comnmissioner under the
British ,reaty, in which he acted IN con
B junction With Mr.. Gore, ne was 50 tar
\ from.holding the opiyio,asr of TIE present
;s!rniin;stra,:on, that he was rather oPPos-
ed to Mr.. Gore and colonel lru'nbul!, on
one Of the most Important questions
Which came before the, board the cues
ton of the colonial trade. Before. inc
rSn,na;ssion had been entirely fultllled,
E,r. ?iinksney betrayed some strong
toms. of a change Of politics, and on ms
return to MARYLAND, he discovered such
uneqe;vocal marks of disaHsctlon to ms
old friends and principles, that Dir. Jei-.
fsrson was induced 10 nominate HIM 70.
his present important Office Any man
who has noticed the course and conduct
Of political men, must have remarked,
that aasze co,s-11,.-...l,yas,s manifest .zeai,
s ;s, which would, and which does natu-
r.llv arise with respect to those who sud.
dsSethhlyehange their political opinions. Our.
republic, though in It's infancy, has ex-
hibited many striking examples of this
= nature.
In the course of the late interesting cores
pondence with 6. Britain, the whole pub
81 lie and private conduct of Mr.. Pipkney
eyinces fixed determination to retain his
sP.aee to humor and fatter the destruc-
tive Whims and notions Of the present adj
n.inistraticr.
n noinsta,iee has this spirit been more strik7
ingly exhibited than in the following let /
ter:
sr. Pmkney had learned that the uneSpect
ed ard astonishing change IN PortUga.
and Spain, had excited a great and honor
able sensihility inthis country, and that
our people, Welding to tie influence Of /;
these generous feelings, which. perfectly |,
ieAasltd ,a4Af5s r I'm cz71 ,faIle-
diate interests but with the public welfare.
were extremely urgent to have the inter
course with Portuga. and Spain open.
ed.
Mr.. P.nkney, reasoned rather ike French
minister, than an American representa-
tive, wi,h his eyes open onfy to the eff
fec,s which such proper and noble mea-
sure would have on France, rather than
It's operation on our own interests, or the
dictates of generous sympathy, combats
with great zeal the policy OF opening our
I intercourse with these two gallant nations
! who were struggling for their freed om'
=
The Substance, andindeed the only argument
of weight urged by him is the danger OF
s rupture with France. To avoid this (n
!. has mind greatest calamity, we are to
forego our own rights and advantages,
We are to be cold towards these assertors
3 of the rights of mankind, and we are to
throw ourselves into the humble tram OF
$ the vassals of France.
Mr.. Pinkney after stating that itwould be
more agreeable to France that we should
take off the embargo wholly, or even
take it off as to Great Britain alone rather
than remove it as to Spain and Portugal,
proceeds to eulogizet the embargo atlarge,
to praise the wisdom and energy of that
measure, which all intelligent men have
now abandoned.
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