Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-30
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s.17'vRp4Y DECEMBER 90:

4 IS FROM WAsHi No TO M A1ecem3cr 90 I
D s7tlE i,RoSFEcz'!---ltis the sestledpo-
Icy, both Of the Executive and Congress, TO
DO soTaIvs." Memo Nobody, Esq" would
be an excellent hand to manage the some-'
thing" of our national government at the
present time. There are to be no embargo
laws, no militia conscriptions, no naval and
military, preparations, no declarations OF war.
One thing indeed must be done, or rather
nnasas, from sheer Necessity. The non IN
tercourse law must and will be repealed, but
notin hurry. Attic revenue must be had
az all events. The ominous words, SEX
HAUSTED TREASURY" fell from the
lips of colonel TRour like thunderbolts upon
the ears of His eopatriots. Their consterna-
ton as we'll as their chagrln, il inexpressi-
BILE. II.
When we speak Of doing nothing, we mean
nothing GREAT. As usual, HHte things are
to SO done, videfcet, the adoptionof GILEs's
resolutions, hoe ssenms omne. But these re-
solutions have sustained terrible; because an
unexpected attack from that staunch old de-
mocrat, but honest and independent man, Mr..
macon. He implored his friends, from a
due regard to our national character, hithcr-
to SO well supported by the style Of our pub
lie documents under successive administra-
tons, to commit the resolutions, to amend
them, to make the language fthem delicate
and polite, such as i!egenflcmaa would use to
another with whom he had a dispute. -
This was home THIRST indeed, and we shall
see whether the hero Giles will challenge
"Nfr. Speaker" as Mr.. Randolph always
calls him, convinced that he oughttohe Speak
err though he is not, for " delicately polite
iy"-it has really been done in this manner
-" insinuating" that he had used ungentle-
man like language towards the British mi
nister. Mr.. Macon, with his usual taste for
antithesis and ODD expression, speaks Of cred
hot democrats and mad fcderalists But his
appeal TO his red hot friends will he in vain.
His own sensibility upon the subject howe
yer, does him high honor, especially as he is
a plair, self educated planter. hut the reso
lutions will be passed With all their imperfec-
tons on their heads. Their advocates,
appreheni," as Mr., Ross says, have not vet
sunk themselves to the lowest possible point
efdeerada,ion.
Never, in the annals Of political parties, did
sucha "contrast" eXiSt--such an one never
could have entered INTO the imagination ofthe
author Of the Studies Of Nature"-as that
which is now exhibited in the American Capt.
tol. Upon one side ofthc house is arrayed
the true spirit Ct Greece and Rome, and elo-
quence and argument which would not have
dishonored those celebrated nations ; upon
the other, weakness indcscribable, want OF
Judgment uncomfortable by those who do not
witness it ! Let every wavcring minority
man in the union perform 4 pilgrimage to
Washington, and remain here one day only,
and he will shudder n, the IDEA Of iorsaking
the proud bark Of federalism, " or any other
ism /" to attach himself TO the crew ofthe cra-
zy, laundering, ronndcrine, and soon to be
abandoned vessel Of Napoleonitish democra-
cy!
.... ... (FreemQa's Journal.