Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-05

intSigues they mao eHeC'eu'
Thu, early and deeply seated 10 the mar
row. were Mr.. Madison's Gaii'ck preIoa'-
ees and it surely cannot excite surPri.e
,bst 4 man who IN 1879 and 1880 could
n.v.e between the interests OF the United
States and the wishes OF France should IN
1908 and 800 glide over. nay almost gross
over the unexampled ouuages o. she same
nation. =. :.
"Wi.h France, (says this guardian OF
our rights uheu communicating 70 Son-
sxe,, tkslste in,uaefable letter OF Cham'
paeny indicating his majessy's unalserao'e
viii with France the other be!ligerens hse
bo,ture of our affairs does not correspond
with the measures taken Cd the part OF
the United States t. effect favorable
change" -, 80. .
Bu, whether this is owing to ACCIDENT to
the failure o sur dispatches, or tothe 'nso-
lent pretensions of France our executive
gives no intima,ion. Why: Because every
man in the nation reads the speech OF the
Pre,iden,, while comparatively small part
will ever see the insulting letter Of Mr..
Champagny. 3d.. ;.
Such are the two extremes Of Mr.. Madi.
sons political life such was he in 1879 !;
such we find him in 1909. Letus now ace
how the Intermediate series has been filled
up. It j. immaterial to the present discus
sion to consider his union with Mr.. hanil-
ton and Mr.. Jay in procuring the adoption
of the Federal Constitution. and his subse.
suent desertior of the federal cause As soon
as that constitution went into operation
1t is only with regard 10 his opinions as to
our foreign relations, that The history OF
Mr.. Madison is important in the Presents
discussion.
Upon the breaking out Of the war be-
tween Great Britain and France, new and
important duties and relations took place in
the policy of the United States. General
resolved upon an inPa:la al nru-
tralisy. The party 10 which Mr.. Madison:
has from that moment attached his fortunes,
condemned that neutrality. Mr.. Madison
was one Of the most strenuous opposefs Of
it, and he wrote series of political specula.
tons to render that measure unpopular.
When our difficulties with Great Britain as
sau.s serious aspect, Mr.. Madison was
among the foremost to widen the breach,
and to eensure the steps adopted by Wash.
ington to restore friendly intercourse be-
tween Us aud Great Britain. He brought
forward in the house of representatives GER
tain resolutions to def.a, the principal oh.
lects of the president, and We owe to the c.
lequenee of Mr.. Ames, and TO the vigorous
stand which the inhabitants OF Boston and
Of New England generally made to Mr..
Madison's propositions, the preservation OF
Our country from the horrors OF war, and
the unexampied blessings which lave flow.
cd from the prudent and wise conduct Of our
illussrious president.
In this most critical period of gu, nation
al affairs, we find Mr.. Madison devoted to
the policy ofFrance, counting contest with
Great Britain, and re ady to hazard our best
interests for the sake of his personal pre-
possessions, What reason have We to ex.
pect, that man who was in favor of an al.
lance with France in 1894, when We were
80 ml. able % engage in con est with any
nation should not at this momcn, entertain
the same views when our own strength is
30 materially improved, and when his old.
his long continued a o, ties III. F.ench. en-.
creased Boy ond example in their power, arc
upsn the point Of accomplishing their views
Of universal dominion !
Mr.. Madison, thwar.ed 10 his proiee. Of
embarking the United States in the cou,es,
in favor Of France, Quilted the government,
IN disgust, not to retire 40 q private citizen
to submit to measures which he could no,
control, bu, to fan the, embers Of civil dis.
sention in his native state.
We next find him in the legislature of
Virgins, opposing the measures of Mr..
Adams, and a. Chairman of committee
the whole force of ,ha, proud
and imperial state agaiss the measures. the
constitutional measures of Concre,s. In
this conduct also We discern his Ere;xn nr..
possessions. Our country was then threa.
seued with war with France. To avoid
he dangers to which we were exposed hv
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