Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-01

s.ur.e 81 you- administration, Among acts,
however or this description,HI ean''"t rec
ken he ap2oiasu,-n. to- the hrst place a"der
your government, Of man, notortonsiy 'o-
CONNIE cent 70 the discharge oil its du;l:s;
vhose ignorance rofthe mariue d .rari aElh.
on which he hnag for 8 years. could bs c.
eualled only by the pr"iusion with wflea he
outs,ripped the legal appropriations Tor IL.
,seryics: A man who received the salary OF
.ec'ry of she navy,whilss The business o. the
department. was conducted afirr a fashienhy
his chief clerk.Bus The manner fa;s .poo ut
u,ept to his present sfsee theirs. AL of Your
sdmmistra,ion-is calculated to wound the
feeling. of every indrprnri:n, ..Am~rcar.-'
They: feel themselves insnt-,ti in thr person
OF their chief masis,ra,e,- when th.y Il. AZ
the insoient boast, taat YOU wlre dictated
TO on that OCCASION. Neither, sir. cs,i, l
approve the appointment: to the second mi.
litary command in our country, Of the had
tina, contrived and the hand that ex.curvd
the great master fraud Of the Yazoo Of a
man who rolls in princeIy wealth n. fruits
of that s:upendous cofTupnon. / say no
thing of Wilkinson. Hr is in,lhr lastc.age
of putrefaction; touch him, and he falls 20
pieces. Nor is it credible, sir, to the r. nc
-rican government that it should be repre-
sensed evo'~at ihe court Of France, By the
imputed author OF the celebrated andny-
nous letters published at Ncwburgh at the
close of thu war, inviting the army to turn
their swords upon ,h.ir co,;n,ry. As!ons
as the dread father Of tina, army anl lIat
country lived as long rs the beams ct his
glory irradiated the 1and Of his birth this
recreant, unworthy to be called bis fellow
soldier, sought shelter in obscuri;y & lar!::-
ness but when the sun of our courery's
glory had descended below the horizoa; in
the political twilight that foretnld the dark
ness of the night to COM, this pechA,ive
parricide, with many al obscene animal
that shuns the day. crept forth FROM his
hiding place. THIS !uinion Of Fran &c who
(from his inselent pamphlet III mocEcry Of
the distress Of the American merchants
robbed under color Of the Louisiana con-
vention) appears to have nudi~ q bis art Ct
love, IS we'll as his politics, in the schnol
of Cambaccres,~ il unworthy 10 be y:4r
representative. Let him be tu;nrd OUT of
the s,yc o. sensualitv in whcs= "vHt m:ye
he no,y zraAIo,us." Ship Wilkinson Of he
will bear the SEA swea,) to his f, lends in
Cuba. Snd Wade Hampton bacs to hi.
cotton gins and tan-vSts. Let him enj,y
if he can under the tenure BY which TIC
hold. it, his miserable wealtt or le, him,
| riven and blasted by the lightning of eio-
qWnce," pay to the oa,-aa>d majesty @.
virtue the dread homage of his ren,orsr.
Strip, sir, the epaulet. of an American IF.
6cer from shoulders brsndSI by the o: urge
Of the public ex-cu,ion-r. Fear the cock.
ace from the hat of every scouadrcl ia the
army, ifycu can find haness men 70 accept
their commissions. SuiE.r no man holding
an Office uEd:r you, &c aslsc il by ANY at.
tempt to:niuencc che 'trce!os.s Of elections.
Let not the government labor under the
odium OF supporting notorious swind!ers
and blaeklsg'. agsins, men of the fairrst
character and pretsnsions; ~Sainst mcn Of
honor and OF science; avain, the orphan
sons Of heroes WHO sealed their alta. Inn, -.
to their country with thcir blood wao.e
children, in gratitude for their fathers ser.
vices, have been educated at the public
charge. know, sn, tina, you have DIFF.
6cols part to act. The REJECTION OF tn.
treaty negotiated by Mcs.rs. Monroe and
pinkney, and more especially The manner
Of that rejection, has greatly enhanced the
difficulty of an accommodation OF our dill
fcrrnees with England. The pride of the
two governments, and Of the two ce,mtrie,
hn. been reused: But it is essential to ,!,e
interests and nigh. add) the existence
Of both, tina, tl,ey remain At peace. Far be
i. from me to paltia,e, much less rs Justify
the misconduct Of the British ministry
but let me remind you, sir, that the 5. n,i-
The American rc,dcr may form some
idea Of the state of socic:y In Paris, " hen he
is told tina, the prince archt hancellor OF the
empire, the duke Of Parma Of the present |
J,v ia "a po.Oriouslv add,cf~1 o., ,,,,,,.,