Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-20
ARMED NEU TRALITY.
From the Mew Terk american citizen Of
Feb. "a.

ARMED NEU TRALITY.
Ever since the rejection of Mr.. Mon
roe's treaty in 1906, by the Grand Lama @
spurious philosophy and furious jacoblnisn
we have witnessed a succession OF exeeu
tive blunders and suffered series of ma
tional calamities that have no parallel II
Tie history of the civilized world. The re
lection of the treaty was the prelude to sub
u,issisn to the Berlin decree; submissio,
was the cause of the orders in council ,h'
orders in council, it is SAID, occasioned ou
famous embargo, and the embargo has dis
graced the nation exposed its weakness
Impoverished its treasury involved it il
debt, will bring upon it taxes ard loans
has broken down the spirit of the people
and impaired the integrity Of the umpire
I exclude from this imperfect catalogue ol
the fatal effects Of the fatal measure, the
confusion into which j, has thrown the re.
publican party, as we'll as the European
laughter and ridicu'e to which it has sub.
jeeted the only republic in the world which
the universal conquerer has suffered to sx'
ist.
The attempts of the assembled wisdom
Of the nation TO escape from the ruin, re.
luctan!ly prompted thereto by the exeeu.
tive, are as curious a. the approximations
to it BY The "illusrious Jefferson" were
rapid and alarming.
The embargo was termed coerc;pe mea.
sure. Bellies were to srumble for want OF
food hands were to be idle for want Of
materials Instructions were to follow ;
governments to be over,hrown, and this
train and gradstion Of evils were to termi'
nate, where they naturally Go, in national
uproar and massacre. TIE philosopher
told US with true philosophical ealmnsss
that all this would happen, ale house meet
inSs resolved that il would, and every sage
in the nation believed! How eloquenlly
Old Time has spoken to US? If twelve
years ago congress truly resolved that we
were the wissst nation on earth, how inf.
nitely the rest Of the poor world must lag
behind Us now in wisdom.
Duane afhrms (and being the philosophers
colonel is good authority rha. Massachu-
sets frightened congress into relinquish-
ment OF the embargo; and that in truth it
was abandoned by way of averting from
ourselves revolution something like that
which the coercire measure was TO SIR up
in particular part of Europe.
But then we had subslitute-the non.
intercourse, which was in fact misnomer,
for under this .non-interceurse, our inter-
course was almost as frequent as the stout
est opponent Of the ceereipe commercial re-
striction could wish for.
Still there is scmethng in store where.
with to amuse us and terrify the "wbore
of Babylon." There is to be an armed
neutrality, and the Baltimore American, a
paper whichis said tn be under the influence
Of our very ABLE Mr.. Smith, informs US
how probable it is that France and Ameri-
ca will aceede to it! Col, Duane, another
prop of the administration, goes still fur
ther, land advocates an alliance with France |!
Philosophers in congress maintain similar
doctrines. / have much pleasure in laying
before the curious reader the following en-
lightened extracts they will tend to con.
vince him how sensib!y alive we are to our
own happiness and SAFETY!
Extroct No. I.
II am afraid that Napoleon will convene
a congress to establish the principles Of the
armed neutrality, without permitting US to
participate in t!'' The hon. Mr.. Sawyer's
speech in congress, (from N. Carolina) Of
Jan. ID, 1910.
No. q.
"Our only Hope is nov in the Northern
Cenfedersey which is forming, and think
it Of the utmost consequence tina, we should
have minister At Russia on that account"
The hon. Mr.. Smiles speech in congress
(from Pennsylvasia) Jan. 81, 1910.
No, s. ,....... ..'
"Mr. Burwell. (vf virginia) spoke ..
sonsiderahle lcnsth about the neutrality Of