Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-09
!, TIE punish Juata IN account with the =
= 4, United States.

To amount of captures since r.
raising the en,hargn, 10000
Note, this account postponed, a. this ma.
i. ton is struggling for their sovereignty, in
which 10 in solvSd their Liberties, privilege
and properly. ,-. r-.. - ..a...-..
T., Fellow citizens, look at these accounts,
examine them ior yourselves, shey are TAX
IN from the Insurance Offices at Philadsl.
mia. and ether public documents. Facts are
stubborn things. Some of our little great
rulers are for going to war with the British
nation for what? willthe people Of thsss
United States 80 10 war, until they know
70, what 1t alw avs did, & always will,take
a republican goverumen. long time to S.
heated Up to II war pitch; then they will
,urn out rs it were in mass the business
will be called honorable we shall then 20
hear. and hand. DO, nv fellow citizens,
look back and seriously reject, aud DO not
20 to war until you are fully satisfied that
the object to be oh tanned, is worthy Of the
fatigue, ~ the hardship, the .xpencr, and
more especially, The blood ,ha, must Of
course be spill. i in the conflict and pre-.
vent, If possible .bs, wailinss Of The wi.
dows, and the cries of the ta,hsrless and
orphans ; some of you, my brethren, Can
we'll remember .he days Of old, the ssampt
act, the tea act, the BIS on Port bill, the
mandamus coucs, llor., &c. which were
only leading strings 10 Lexington We then
had an objec. 70 obtain, or rather to main.
tain, our character rights and pIivileg us,
whirh we were then taut ht 10 estimats Tar
above rubi=s and after being insulted, =.
bused. rspis upon, tantalizrdr massaered
and fired upon in cold blood we rose in
armour, bid defiance to the proud tyrant,
challenged their Goliah, and obtained Tbs
independence of our country but my
friends, what ae We going to war for nows
No .aan, or body of men, Of 10 attack
our sovereignty, or, even to thseatsn our
independence. Some complain that the
belligerent powers of Europe do not treat
oar merchants and se.:aring brethren well ;
what then? They are not The ones, how
ever, that complain NEST they who com.
plain most, are those " no do net know one
rope of ship from another but arc solsiy
after the loav,s and fishes On shore. Are
these to be thy gods o, Americans F,i-
low soldiers Of rs, who remain 10 liis day,
revolve these shinSs in your mind. lei
,hrm be written, as with the pen OF dia'
mond, on the tablets Of your hears, lei
them be as fron;less ON your forehsads,
teach them diIigra,!y 10 your children,wh.n
YOU sit in your hous>s, wh>n you w"Ik in
the highways, when you sit down and
when you rise up.
If the merchants and mariners Complain,
hearken 10 their rr.soninls; jud g caadlt;-
" of th.ir complaints. II they are we'll
grounded, let, them arm for s>lf offence,
tmyloy our little navy in thvir as. istance,
10 protect them in their lawful b.:sincss.-
These expencts will be triHing in compari.
son with national war the revenue drawn
from the enterprise of these merchants, will
amply disburse shyss expeaces, and leave q
surplus for other national charges.
The reason Of this war-whoop at this
time, seems to be this The British mi
mister 10 said to have insultcd our president
and his secretary, and through them, the
pSODIc u tlC ShtbEu SSusS9b bNt SbN W
has been mad. after this .Vr. Mah ad.
vsrtis.ments have been circulated through
the union, offering rev ards for this insult
inr fellow; several have been apprehsnded,
examined and acquitted, because thy did
no, answer the description Of this public
di..urbsr Of the peace; besides, my breth.
rem, where are We to get the money to sup.
port an army? BY loans, by land taxss!--
ifby loans the in.eres, mus, b.. paid how
By land taxes. In case Of VA, y.u
mus, calculate that your expences viii be
increased, and your income Diminished.
Brother farmers, Look 70 these things,
and ask yourselves how peace is again TO be
o.,,ained? By treaties, negociation', &c.
But, suppose for moment, We should FOL-
low the wise man.. advice, I" leave off con-
ten,ion before it be mcddled WITH" and
"study 10 be quiet beares an our minds,
that we are the sovereisrs Of our rulers.
md when the constitutional auth ,ri,y again