Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-10

in OF their crusts, and new ones had arisen
elsewhere, competent to preserve the eqal-
llbrlum; but my attention was chiefly di-
rected TO a part of the globe of the earth,
which, on'our last tour, was seen covered
with woods, the residence only OF yene-
mousreptiIes, wild beasts, and few dis
Jointed tribes of savages, without letters,
arts, or sciences, now ornamented with
large cities, country houses, extensive farms,
great roads, canals, and inhabited by about
SIX millions OF civilized men saw that
these were a rich navigating people, from
the number of their ships and warehouses,
but, that these ships had been renderedus
less, by the adoption OF "a species OF warfare
against another navigating people, invented
by a tall meagre looking person who mad
crept into their eonfdence by long series
of covert and eensurable practices. I saw
this man Chs. mode OF war having accom-
plished not one of the many benefits he
had promised from its instrumentality) re-
firing, from the scene OF action, secretly
cursed by his party, who in support of his
measures had nearly lost all their popula-
rity. / saw him leave in his palace, a
little man, whom his intrigues had pro-
cured for his successor, whose flesh seemed
to be almost deprived of all moisture, and
whose gait and eye BETRAYED deadly sick
n SIS. which he felt at his heart. saw him
as he approached the little man, to bid him
farewell, cast upon him close and enquir-
ing eye. Fear nothing, said the little man, 'the
scene which has been for some time dis
tressing Us, is not chargeable on any unwar-
rantabe views, nor, as trust on anv invo-
luntaiy errors in the public councils The
course pursued las been unexcebtionabls, al
though it coull not avail against the inius-
tee apdviolence of the belligerent powers
And the attempts were jtair a7adEberal which
have been made to induce revocation OF
their arbitrary edicts.' The tall man, thus
assured, smiled and departed. The little
man, became thoughtful and immediately
shut himset up in his closet. Little man
Inot!ce with regret your sentiments half
expressed, and half concealed take expe-
rience for your director, be warned by the
course Your predecessor has run; avoid his
arts revoke his measures, private aud pub
lie; dismiss his secret accents distroy his
CIPHER, and follow that plain and straight
bath, which alone can induce "posserity to
do YOU Justice and restore to a slfF ring
distressed, dissatisfied, and discorGant peo-
pie, union, wealth, peace and prosperity
Alas, breathrd the little man, | wish to do
right, hut----.At this moment the noise
Of crowd, that issued from public ball,
given in honor Of the old and new president
awoke me. After rejecting few minutes
upon this singular dream, got up commit
TED it to paper, and now send it to you for
publication. Lis not destitute of a moral,
but considering, that some men are igno-
rant of the most useful truths, that others
see but small part Of them, and that few
only have distinct AM clear notions ofthings
both the dream and its moral except by
these few, will be read and forgotten in the
same hour. In honor of these few how
ever, let it be saved from oblivion, by APP
pearlng IN your paper.
K7JcE1Drto,1 9TH March