Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-03

animosit'es against G. B,i,,.
come the return IF a GOA y, they ",
with that country as tie I,sr MD ;;@p3..|
tutnre prosperity. So Do 'OifBer Of
heartfelt and untei6ned SAT- = With lie r,o.
iederal'sts it is ulimpor,sDt 1 a. 'los.
this invaluable a. blessing has b H. WHAT a,
# it will crafty the pride of ' oa, soee.
political opponents, to contens 9iaQpporo /
result OF their wise and ornI ~ laat lis,
we shall, shall not dstsFb their seI fqsi
While we indulge then n 's srsa \
themselves the merit of baD;an roeatig.
this great national boon, thew ,4 @a as'.eDea|
US to say, that We DOW reaD i. must e s.t-Erl
cur labors. ' HlItsor N
TO prevent a ruinous, unn,,.,
was our Inst wish-to restore t ~ va
tral, most safe, and most pyof, "l5 nostn.,
es Of our trade, the second. 1 y e'aay
wishes are fulfilled. 10Th ths.
We shall not stop to enquire, rs.,s,. |
spirited and vigorous measures o @f",al "a
laad-their determined and ppb !; y J Eng
tons that they would not su5 }riI's : oeca1,
necessary and destructive war ~ % an ua,
ed the administration to ljstrn' , =, indpc,
terms which G. Britain has alwsa y G.. sam:
dy to offer, and to which 7vc b,y ,.aNa
to- igF"ly e0n'endsd she was sincerely Gs' 5ss so
One OF tworcmarks may horeye,,,
full, as they nay affect our poli., :, :. .el'',
occasions. '" 'uIlF:
Isl. The first remark is, that ,s o..
barge was not laid in conseonen :, W. :, en-
British orders in council, With ,.. !" "a:
only not known, but not even oII,,d .J'. aA
debate, 50 the Withdrawing the em5a r !" %
the resembling the orders in council !, o.
admission that that measure was pot y o, a.
duc'ive OF the good effects Propos,lbr r" n
supporters. IA
2dly. The revocation Of the P,;55
de1s beng nredlcated solely on our n win,
by solemn statute, measures Of rss;.l,,
TO the French DEGREES, it is appar.n. h,
had those measures OF resistance h5yn a3nn,
ed in the first instance instead 9th, s ~r.,
90, those orders would never have ty;s'J
We should have been spared the cynenc.
and distress incident TO eighteen looatb5s ice
of exterior commerce, and til. still wc,.
wound inaicted upon the constitution !,
consequence OF these laws.
3dly. The issue of tie late ncroi,io,
proves what we have always main;a:a.J
that the British government were No, a.,
countablc for the unhappy affair ofrAe Che
sapeake, that they were as much wounded
at it as we were, and that they would seek
the first honorable occasion to give US salts.
factory repatriation. This has now been don:
to the satisfaction of Mr.. Madison, and Ii;
affair is happily buried forever.
Lastly. This late negotiation ought to
convince every impartial man, that {. Ba
tain is always disposed to maintain god
and honorable understanding with US
That whenever collisions shall take pa
on minor points, a frank, opsn and ho@r
able course is much to be Preftrred--hA
instead OF resortlng to petulancy and abuia
to hostile and vio.cIh measures, we can al
ways more surely confde IN her interest"
maintain peace, and the disposition 'i Aa
cabinet to do Us justice. On future occaa'
ons it is therefore hoped we shall avoid m:l
sures ruinous to ourselves and dis0racel,
to our counscls, and apply directly IN tg =
first instance TO her sense Of justice, n'I.1l
of provoking her, and stimulating hsrPiIs,
by measures Of self PREPARATION. Il slsA
course should ever fail. which we OSl',' "
would not, we have, it IS hoped SPn" =
nough to seek our oao" TSdress by boa 1O'
decided steps.