Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-18
FRrpAY, NAY 70,

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vbols country was in an uprcar revenge !.
,,vspse was the cry, and democratic
r,in,s for weeks IN sueeession,, tesmed with
no,hirg bn. ana.hemas against the savage
authors OF the outrage:
/ do not find fault with this: wish
,b,, Whiiby, the captain Of Che British yss'
..l and his gunner had Lesn hung. No
,hip Of any nation with whom we are at
Dsa c, has any business 10 Ere a single gun
loaded with such materials as can possibly
produce injury, in our wallets. Our terri.
,Ory, by water as web as BY land. is neu-
raj and for foreign ship within its Ii.
ni,s 70 FIRE either ba II or shot Cor any pur-
pose whatsoever, should subject che COM.
mander 70 the seyerest reprObas ion and the
most exemplary punishment. -
1t is not therefore with the democratic
su,crv against British injustice, that I am
displeased bat it is because the very same
Outrages, whenperpstrated by Frencbm0R,
are passed over by these same democrats,
without rnurm0r and without comment.
To omit, other instances La ReVanchs
du Cert, Frepch Prisatser which has sx-
pesisuccd in the harhor Of charleston the
most friendly shelter, Protsftion, and as
sis,ance, has within these few days aud in
gun shot of ovr shores, Wantonly bred
voileY Of ampsquetry into an American
schooner, by which passenger was badly
wounded. The act is rendered, If possible,
still more atrocious, as the schooner was
one which the captain of!,he priVateer we'll
knew, and on board Of which, but a short
time before, he had received many eiVili'
| .A. Yet the democratic paper Of that
place expresses no indignation at the fact;
no staring capitals announce to the public
that the patriotic ardor of the editor 10 q.
reused upon The occasion; but the act 10
fotbsd ina few words as possible, without
cnsntaIion and without remark. Bot We
ought not TO be surprizrd at this, nothing
less could be expected frsm men whose
whole course OF conduct shews, that~whers
France 10 concerned, the interests Of Anne.
RIGA ass but secondary consideration. -
CNiryiniG Patriot
What is RetabfcGnism PIE is a govern.
msns of the people without monarchy. II
is immatsrial whether the monarch be cal
led king, an emperor or q president. If
one man governs die whole it is 20 longer'a
republic it is monarchy. France is still
called republic &! But where was there
ever greater despotism than now reignS in
France.
Repnblieanism is a regard for the true
interest of the whole commonwealth g; de-
sire to promote the general welfare.
Democrats and jaeobins, assuming the
name Of republicans, deceive the people
Their object is to build up themselves, care
Jess of what becomes of those who follow
them. .>.s--.. .... ..
Eharis Democracy a. TGc obinism =.
1t compound of all the malignant pas
siOns, envy, malice. hatred, &C. Thus
democrat or a Jacobin viii do all in his
power to pull down those who are above
him and raise himself--he will prefer JET
SersOn to a Washiug,on-he will give his
vote and use all his influence for a man OF
his politics, of no talents or virtue, rather
ihaa, for fedrralist Of known and acknSw-
iedgcd talents, virtue and patriotisni he
will oppose good laws: all this he wall do
with his eyes open he knows he may ruin
hia Irn,,rSRSIS hnR h. nro,;E.. k;e no.sinne