Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-31

IN the state, SnU 70 ssSN ssS"Ss , Vsss.sses1.'s
,h.. thew are DOT sxcsiled by any cetnpaniss
20 any k;ud In the u. s. They have been
srverv treat s1pence 10 armings ciplining
and MI forming .theuselvrs, ana gre ready
AZ 4 moments warni.g 20 do their duty, but
,hsv: win not tnrn sut and be eneamped 20
DAYS fvr the sake Of . gun, or 70 be diseiP-
lined by these who do not kaew as much a.
bout tas they do; And ifyoa dstach them
and take them. from their eompapies twill
be the means Of breaking them up. It has
slready injured them very mach aud put
the m 10 great expepce, and as they are IN
the most sxoosed parts of the state 1t is, OF
importance to encourage and not discourage
them. Many men desach. d from the mill
tia who may think there may be more meant
than is really into nded, will be impose4 up
on and Put to great .xpsnes il. hiringseme
person 10 take their place.
The uuakers or friends must suffer very
much by the operation of this law, their
personal service must be had and they
made suffice, to martial law, their persons
cannot he exempt by fines or Communication
as from the common militia duty IN the
state Of Rhode Island some OF these peo'
Die in the country that live in are IN 'avor
Of the present administration, because they
suppose them against war. This law Will
operate extremely hard upon this society,
and I wish it was in ny powrr 10 relieve
the m from this military persecution, which
will be very'isjurious to them, snd the pub
lie can derive no kind Of benz fit from it.
As a society, with few exceptions, they are
much and very dsse,vedly respected rs
citizens and members OF the community
peaceabe and industrious.
But, gentlemen say, that the minority
find fault because the nation is not protect
ed and ,hyi. rights respected, and oppose
every measure that the majority attempt Tor
that purpose. We do not find fault because
you do not protect our eomm:ree:: we
know it canno, he done with what ships we
have bu, we find fault with the admln's.
tra,ion for restraining and embarrassing 1t
when they know it is out Of their power TO
protect it.
And as it respects the opposition OF The
minority to measures that thew consider
ruinous to the best interests Of the country,
YOU must expect it. We would help the
administration to retace, revise and cor
rect what We sQnsidsr &bstgFo Is IT,
ways attended with bah consequences. l
have always considered it a very fortunate
session of Congress, under any administra-
ton, for them 10 meet and revise their for.
mer acts, and repeal and amend them whtn
and where they were found from expert
ence to need it, and separate without doing
much other business other than making the
necessary preparations.
We cannot protect our commerce with.
out an immense Feet, and l have always
been of opinion, that such an one canuo, be
built, manned and suppo' ted in This country.
unless by impressions or expressions. You
must either impress men to man your ships
for almost nothing, or you must give them
such wages TO induce them TO enter en- board
as would Cypress the whole nation to pay
them. In This differ from many Of my
political friends and many Of my constitu-
ents. But I mus, be permitted to act &C.
cording to my own judgment. l would
UaEC q Ae" ShbPS All all SCI"
vice. Our ministers should 80 abroad and
return home in vessel If war---a gun
boat at least--and not in a trading coffee
ship.
We have been favored nation in many
respects, and very unfortunate one in ma
ny others. For many years past we have
been nation of experiments and substi-
tutes. In respect to our navy, We began by
building friga.es; then we got timber to
build seventy. fovrs; and we have gone
through every kind and grade, even down
to gun boats, and all we hear about gun.
boats now 10, that it costs US about sixty.
four thousand dollars year to take care Of
those that are not in use. Now torpedoes
are all the rage, the use Of which is TO SUI
percede the necessity OF ships or even gun
boats.
We began our comm rcisl welfare with
non.impor,ation, for which we substituted