Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-07

n. nv 0StSassf $, ",
4 sss nasions ofswa,s. conduct we disap-
: owe. By ,orn .nlins ourselves. =
Bu, il 10 said ,hM this bill ought 70 m.ss
with the app, sbasioa Of che mem9sr. ..
ri. house. because il 10 in conformity win
are views and ths wishes OF she cx;eas'vs.
So far a. this ,may.b: reason WIN s es !.
crp,Ism.u to approve Of is. sxis'ly so '1s -
!; a reasoa with n. 70 disappravs y" 20
,b;nk. however, that such reasons oaSaso
mo, 40 he CON ,idered a. conclusive by eitnsr'
~. euyh, 60 refuse ,h. bad, ani approve
che sood. from whatever source either may
nroeeet. But wh=.: We 6n1 new project
coming from q source, from which nanny,
sinilar 10 kind, had proessdsd before, thar
hav. produced ~ good, but have been foi-
lowed with much evil, il cannot be strange
,ha. is should excite our spprehenslons.
The people of this Country hIv: iortu-
ratsiy or unfortunately been dI'id-d into
two great rival political parties, each OF
which have taken their ,prn TO reign. AND
what can We JUICE but from what we kns"
That party has cone best for the country,
from. waos. .nea..urss they have exPsrien'
eed the greatest good.
Sir, have high authority tor saying,
lilar on the An day Of March, 1891, our
treasury was full, our country in universal
pros, ,erity. and at peace with all the world.
The sad reverse of ali these We now sxPs.
rreucs. IA exhausted treasury. to be re-
pl:nishtd only BY bencvolence, loans, or
s:irect taxation A depressed commerce.
struggling with elnbarIas'mea;s abroad aud
sht, kl.s AT home and, AS Il necessary con-
sequ. NE, III. labor and tails OF the hus-
bandman Lut lily rewards d in the sran'y
price OF his prolace 4 country iull OF
dl.contrnt and complaint, anu without
iricn;l On carih. IN snis s:ate ct things, we
arc naturally led to enquire, what has bseR
the'Canse OF the surprising Change! Shah
j: be charged to misfortune! II We look
in.o those that tbs world commonly call
unfortunate, we shall generally 6nl them to
have been unNise some Jaw in their owa
conduct " III be found at thu bottom. Wal
gentlemen say tha, our present difficulties
;rs not owing TO any errors IN the conduct
ol those in the administration, but rather
10 the wicked Vaccinations OF foreign 60
verpmsnts, or the uneomplyiog dispositions
L! discontinued individuals al home Are
.ncse things new Were they no, TO be cx-
pec,sd, and would is not have been IA evil
Csnce Of more wisdom TO have feres.en aau
guarded ssaiGSs toe i'll Effects OF them, than
10 be running after bugs and butterflies, or,
What is far worse, building OF gun boats,
which have eose the people OF this natioH
mcre than 8 900, and which are now
asknowiedssd TO be LESS, and worsc saan
useless, = still growing expense on our
hands Hsa human dsPravity~takvn any
stronger hold Of mankind since tho COM
mea rmens Of the niaetceu,h, than 1t did IN
the eighteenth century? Havsahe Barbary
Powrls become more barbarous Have the
governments or people Of England Or France
grown worse within the last niue years than
they were before ! We had sufficient evi.
slence OF the i'll will Of both those nations
towards Us, when We were under former
administrations, and yet they by their pro-.
dent conduct avsrscd the i'll effects fit.-
With rest ect to US the whole Grid was
then ,ranquilizzd. A rebellion IN the heart
sf our own country was soothed into peace.
Evsn the savage of the woods had laid
down his bow, and his arrows were no
longer lei. Thsn it was that agriculture
fourishsd At home, and commerce. brought
Us from abroad the luxuriss Of every CLINE.
Our vessels trayersed every sea, and our
people were respected on every shore The
islands ot siIh.r India were but as 80 many
sSngss TO refresh our wearied nasigators.
But things arc not SO now, Now the only
evidence OF our nstional pride and ambl'
,ion seems TO consist in high sounding
Ords, publishing documents, procIama-.
,i"ns, and resolutions and making laws as
intellectual az either. Since We hnd no rec
spect, as nation, among any other people
IN the world, We arc content to De taking
Of our swn importance, and thus, wishouta
blush, commend ourselves.
+ Itis true, that since We have got into
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