Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-15
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a paMphlee entltieo % seoSe. mas recently
!. ,,be.a puslisheaia New York. Its writ,
!, cen by an able poli.iciaa, who not long
sines ranked among the mos, eon,Pieuoss
of the minisssrial party. Isisaa eloquent
and animated sxposisios of our foreign
relations, aud the ruiuous poiicy-of cur
government pursued since the year 1906.
The following conclusion Of this pamphlets
is recommended to the attention and Sc
rious perusal of,our readers.
go J" Such are the views and conduct of our
executive such the patience and suffering
of the nation. What the issue will be, God
only knows. That we are charmed by the
.Csrsican serpent. I am sure; and that we
are destined, BY the measures of our rxecu.
tive, to fall aprey, like other nations, tohis
wiles and force, I have fearful apprehen-
sions. England will not, in all probability,
send out another minister. Why should
she ? We have then 40 prospect of an adj
justment Of our differences with her. unless,
utterly abandoning the imperial council. by
which we are governed, and relinqnishing
the conan ercial warfare with which We arr
cursed, we meet her upon those qurable
conditions which, thro' Mes.rs, Munroe
and Pinkney, she proposed to as in Deesm
Der, 1906. We cannot, however, expect.
this while the president ebtaius support
from party leaders, who derive emolumens.
from the calamites OF their country, saa
from party dupes who may be the cause Of
is ruin. Blu. to new measures new men
are essential. i A changei in the adnoisxa.
ton Of this state, would occasion a change
Of measures in the national govsrnn-at. To
e6scs 50 mach gosS, nat6Srs sheul@ BE- stsr.
"a. Party distinctions should be wsr sed in
the superior considerations Of public safety.
Psrty men should elevate their ideas 70 the
nation, which from the brink Of the grave,
now calls upon them for assistance. No aid
can be expected nom tho Preside ut, who
whether knowingly and dssignsdly or not,
Is pushing The nstisn into an abyss Of per.
di,ion. 1,hink I see-her in the serrow.ex x.
citing plight Of Holland; fret ,dsludrd and
next conquered. :: He who loves his eoun.
Try, should, like me-, msmentariiy abstract
himself from tarsy discipline. Power should
be shifted when power 10 abused. Upon this
principle Dr.. Johnson declared. that had he
lived in the reign Of qusen Ann, he would
have been whis--'nerely 20 assist in ceun.
.sracting tory excuses. What could be
more wise! In 80 oppos cd the reign Of
terror, helped to achieve the victory Of
1909. and continued to support republican
men until found, tina. under that name,
rank tory Measures were maintained at
home, & something infinitely worse abroad.
Should not these be opposed by every maa
who values first the indopend rlce and ne 1t
the freedom Of his country lam convine.
drhas if the Berlin party succeed 10 the
approaching Gle ction of this state, either
immediate war with England, 90 delightful.
ly contemplated and eagerly sought, or a
long continuance Of our Berlin system, up
on which the executive 10 intent, will be
the natural and necessary issue. I kots that
sufficient has not been done to farce England
to declare war against Us. Il trust that she
will Eet permit herself TO be forced into a
measure SO injurious to aer, and ruinous to
as. We are Indeed already leaeued with
France in fact, if not in form. Is it true
that Mr.. Adams was sent to Petersburph
to concert through Alexander an alliance
with Napoleon : Is It true that the project
of such an alliance is now before DOR c.bi-
net, and that the late aad present division
thersiu, have arisen upon it - Whether the
nation can be wrought up by executive ar.s
to pitch fit for the reception of an alliaace
with the French Emperor, no matter by
what name called, whether an armed. nsu-
srali,yt to souauer the freedom Of tbs seas,
- Messrs. Galla,i and Hamilton sre said
to be opposed, and the President and his Sc.
cre,ary Smith for it. The Doctor skhs IL >,
Secretary at Nor, is neoter. ..>- +. 81.
I Mr.. Sawyer, a msmber'of tho hssss oe
representatives from North Carolina, and
one Of the presidents friends, said in the
house, he was afraid that Napoleon would
->~r>n> q ronvress to ecfaAIish III rs~.S