Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-12

towsrs, TOT the Msre Pui PSss VI S~'s@As
their suarages.
They indeed sowsd in the full hope OF
an abundant harvest Of all these blessings,
and with full purpose Of heart enlisted at
once under the banners Of tlslusion, and are
now left to reap The bitter consequence OF
their misadvissd rashness. Let any person
who has been induced to fall in with these
sentiments, candidly ask himself whether
the expectation Of Happy times. with which
he was promised, have been realized -
Your coascicnces muss decide in the mega
tive.
You were to be favored with redress OF
those grievances which the satellites Of de-
mocraey then informed you had been ina
posed upon you under the Prccs ding adal-'
nistration. You were to be liberated from
tbs dstestable burdens of taxes, from stand.
ing armies, from expensive navies, from
restrain, Of every kind, whether thought,
word, or action, which liberties were sad
to be greatly infringsd upon under the
former administrations. Every citizen
should now enquire whether these preeie-
tons have been verified, and whether
their rights have not been violated in the
las. and present administrations, more than
in those which preceded them. Have they
bad no taxes to pay tbs. eight years past,
and they are likely not to be encountered
with any for the future !? The embargo,
'that foolish unconstitutional msasure--ws
say foolish, because the Designed effects
have not been adequate to the cause; be.
cxuse the ostensible ,aurpose for which 1t
was imposed, viz. that Of coercing Great
' Britain, has not been answered. As We
observed, the embargo had nearly swept
oft the property Of a great majority Of our
ri;izens, and 10 complete the devastation,
we have the melancholy prospect Of seeing
our country reduced TO beggary, an en0r.
NOUS tax raised to support the government,
By reason of the ueasury's being now en-.
! tireiy drained, in manner best known TO
ri.oss who have the direction of it.
Soon after the beginning Of Jeaerson's
career, our national debt was sud, by his
par,izaas, to be continually diminishing,
and our treasury running over. Whcre
are we now? All me the ground is gone
ON which we stood!" If this was really
tn case, then we.say the people have been
defrauded and most esresiously 'impussd
unon for even the small sum to which
take. were said to be reduced, are now
found insufficient TO meet the ordinary de-
mands of government. Galla,in. on one
hand, is crying, no zo1r--but loan OF
millions, or an immense direct tax--whe
the French demagogues, merely to crafty
their resentment to England, arc believing,
"let loose the dogs of war !"--Have We
been more or less encunbered with stand
ing armies the TWO last, than du'ing the
two former administrations! The people
doubtless recollect with what asperity OF
scandal, with what infamous reProaches
the administration Of Adams was assalled,
because he dared 70 raise small army from
prudential motives.
When the French emissaries IN this
country and their accomplces had failed in
,hsir projects Of ambition and rebellion by
, this strong measure, it was then found ne
cessary for these restless vasabond' to sx'
ecra,s the coudact of our rulers and to Oh
tain preferments aud Offices BY putting down
! Adams, and setting up in his place g'1as"