Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-11

I he, - ever tue WSt1h WSt' ~ 800
which has been so vehementiy used, ought
to convince us, that while the present storm
continues, however treaty might have
been patched Up with either or both OF the
belligerents, il would be either OF short
duration OF faithlessty If not treacherously
executed" a Z.
France, while our treaties with her4e
listed, violated the express letter OF their heir.
most essential provisions. France absoives
herself at will from the most sacred obliga-
tions. France tempts our property into ms
ports, and then seizss and conascates IL
France inIihe tone of master commands us
TO yoke ourselves to her car and TO laborsn
forging our own chains IF our Obedience
ialtrts in--ils course, the lash is instantly
applied, and we are reproache d,wl!h want
Of" iustrotitical views OF honor, and OF
energy"
: 7gast, 4 hat IS the language Of our govern
ment paper, when comm nn'catng to-us
these humiliating facts : How does itplo-.
pose to heal our wounded honor, to secure
US against further injury ard to guard our
threatened liberties
1t proposes nothing it manifests no sen.
@s;bility at these more than savage outrages.
Irconsoles US only with the declaration, that
6 however atreasy might have been patch
ed up with either or both OF the belllgerents
1t would be either of short duration, or
faithlessy if not treacherousy executed.
Thus, while writing under the lash, OF
France, while yet gruaning from the smart
of her newly inflicted blows, We still labor
TO soothe our angry master, by showing
our readiness TO consider MS enemy as our
own.
SGlllaboring in the disgraceful task OF
endeay oring 10 transfer to England iu'l
portion that Indignation which must be
reused in every American bosom at injuries
and insults offered 70 his country by France
and at her actual usurpat'on of sovereign
power over us, and thus, by at least Oh
viding and distractlng, to render insthclent
those honest feelings which alone can pre-
serve neutrality-suspicious., this organ 0! Ihe
administration thus proceeds:
They (the American peoPie} mast De
satisfied that the greatest insult that can DC
offered to>the outslre,ched arm OF power Is
TO attempt 10 arrest'nby argument. or re-
monsrance. They must see That England
ana France stand in The same attitude to-
" ards us, and the assertion OF our lnde-
prudence can only be correctly displayed by
ceasing to palliatr or apologize ior the un-
Just conduct OF either"
Were vice to approach rs ~ his NAKED
fiefarn,;.t. and to evow without disguise has
real designs, allwoud abhor aud st7Hn the
hideous monster. But shrowdinS himself
with a slight and temporary veil, silly Ing
himself with cur prejudicts and our pas.
sions, aud borrowing the style ard the
voice OF virtue, he lul's The vigilaace OF
conscience, insinuates himself with ease IN
10 the bosoms of the onMa,y, ana having
deceived and mis!td, bttrsys them to their
ruin. Sc, perhars, even III the most alb
iect nations Of the cid world, had these.
who supported ard defended the FIST en-.
croachm~nis of France openly avowsd their
intention ofsubjtc:ing their country TO The
gallo yoke, their aCeurstd schemts would
have been defeats and Europe still been
free. j
IN United S;atesws will still cherish
the hope that the veriest tools of Bona
partt, that select band at the head OF whith
! is col. Duane excepted, will not dare open
y ard directly to proclaim their appreciation
I, OF Frenchounaee on the government sand
people of America. They will not have the
folly, should they even possess the boldness,
ro'say in direct terms, that their object is to
reins,a,e the United States in the ia, or Of
the universal despot, by obeying his man
date and again becoming members of the
contederaty against commerce. They will
NOT expressly declsir that while France
chastisvsus as Re belhous subjects, whites she