Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-11-29
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %.

mens 10 England. Il is lie from begin
ningto end.
TaeIe is one circumstance that proves the
{alsrnood of the assertion, and completely
moves it /; were all other evidence consider
ed as nothing. When the Chesapeake was
attacked, with the exception Ct TWO papers,
,Irre was not federal newspaper in the
Us. that did not join the Democrats hue
md cry agalns' the British. They were all
full Of fight, ou,ragcousiy ehraged and talk
ed like fools run mad. They were for
manning and arming every vessel in the Y /.
States, and securing the ocean in search OF
revenge. Nay many of them were for de-
during war at once. Two papers only, the
Boston Gazette and the United States GA
zstte, retained their senses. These papers
s,rope to allay public vehemence: wished
the people to pause till they should hear the
ether side OF the question. They would
frsI know whtther the scamen were Ame-
risans or not: Whether they had been pre-
yiUusiy demanded or not: What provoca-
lion the BRUSH commander had received,
&c. &c. Alter al the circumstances were
known the public sentiment was much
changed aud tho the British com mandrr
was NOT justiiable, the. circumstances con-
Dsctsd with the affair were such a: TO throw
great blame on both sides. If our officers
had done their duty the affair of the Chesa-
peake had never happened. But that the
iederalisss, with ;he impressions then on
their minds, were as much inceassd as the
democrats, and as ready "a seek revenge at
the risk of war, is az 1ndubilable fact
Even the federal town OF Boston, legally
assembled, joined in The general madness,
and passt 4 resolutions, which, to be sure,
Gid not disgrace their patriotism, but which
did no honor TO their moderatioa or their
good sense, or their justice which show
cd that they We're governed by democratic
defamation, and, ignorant Of the facts,
we're rrady TO decide bs party evidence
Such indeed were the feelings Of the fede-
,a.sts throughout the union; such the up
roar maintained in the federal papers. The
public afterwards cooled all the facts re-
lating to the affair were made IN own ard
the merit anu demerit Of both parties stood
on their proper bass.
VIII any democrat pretend that. If the
FEDERAL papers were under British influence.
they would exhibit such resentment?
The jacob;n papers are invariably ap-
Plaudiug every thing French and condem.
ming every thing English. Not circum-
stance takes place between this country and
kngland, OF a public nature, which IS not
distorted by the democrats to the'injury ct
the English. Seeing this, and seeing the
constant determination Of the democratic
papers to condemn every measure of the
British with respect to US, the federal pa
rsrs find it necessary to place matters IN
their true light. In SO doing they often are
compelled to justify the British: and every
such Justification is pronounced by the de-
mocra,s as the effect Of British influence.
The democrats pretend that tie federal
lists are attached TO the form of the British
government, and to monarchicai principles.
This presence is almost altogether uniouod'
sd. The fcderalists, ninety-nine out OF an
handred, are firmly attached to the consu-