Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-30
TFsox THE SplRIr OF '76,]
To tss Presiasn, efshe Uaited Sta'es.
i. NO. II.
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2 The allegations CONTINUES the lfis.orian)
ntainsd in this letter and memorial seeRs
6,a toe rpeig founded /; but III. intemperate
language Of these papers gave high snd Juse
offence and Mr.. Shipper, MIR. Hunger
ford, sir William Wyndham, and sll the
leaders of opposition in parliament, warmly
esnehrrrd in the address, presented 20 the
throne on .tb,s eceas,on. Bee belsham's
George I. p. 100. ct. seq Are YOU not
astoaished, sir, at the audacity OF those who
have dared to identity this case of NJ. Palm,
with tha, ol MIR. Jackson ~hoseis:upid te-
mesity has rested your defence on a ground
90 untenable /; and one which at the sans
time subjects you to impstations not
less disgraceful than those which will
forever attach to the Hanoverian politics
Of the house Of Brunswick? Benot alarm
cd, sir--I shall not exercise my privi-
lrge Of speech even to the extent 10 which
iswas enjoyed BY the worthy alderman of
London. although were I en- the floor OF
Congress, I should lay my thsughts before
you 10 constitutional manner, certainly net
with less freedom than do az present. Be
assured. CIR, that (whatever YOU may have
been told by your ministers, and which they
have got at second aud third hand frum the
creatures Of Wilkinson, backed by the tes-
timohy of the contractors There is not sim
gle importan, post in the U. S. except per.
haps Philadelphia and New Orleans, which
owe their safety chiefly to local s:slation that
has any efficient protection from an enemY's
Acct, other than what may be afforded BY
It's own population, and those arms which
INC resources of the states may have fur.
nished. I,nmoyeable batteries (whatever
our Hyde Park generals and colonies may
tell you) are unable TO cope [even zvith the
did of sun bodis]with the Leviathrn agility
of a ship of thc line. As well NAV the trees
of our s~arnps, backed by the mosquitoes
tina, nestle and hide in their branches, def.
the axe Of the vigorous and hardy back
woodsman. Our Understandings are not
yet so benumbed by the torpedoes Of Mr..
Fulton as to rely for our defence oaNthis
mis-, rable system, or even on the ipgenui-
~ OF this soi 6isantl Archimidcs., Are
these the resources for carrying on war
agains, nation, one branch Of whose reve.
nue alone. has, during the past years, I'm.
der the management OF dwelling ministry
Increased by sun of near fave millions OF
dollars TX l. -
hut must again rsturn to the secreta'
,Yy's report. From this state paper it APP
pears, that - that stupid thing" the non- in.
sercourse law, (whoss s;gor AMI 1pisdans
have been complime ntsd with achieving
the E'asfcrly arrangement wtsh Dir. Er.
skinr 70, az every man Of common sense
foresaw from the beginning, utterly incon.
petrnt ID any beneficial, or even rational
purpose. And yet (strange as It may APP
Pesf) men Of sense and virtues as we'll 'as
knaves asd fools, are TO be found among
ne supporters. ] speak Of their oatss ) Tor
eeally thavc neyer heard (alshoush The bill
passed unanimously in the senate, aud ny
majority of two to one inthe other house)
Of any persen's having said one word in its
favor, Previous to its becoming law. One
description Of men voted for because they
were resolved to shake of the incubus OF the
embargo on any terms the other, ~ point
of fact, from similar motive, and as the
best dev:ceEbad as it, was hich they could
tall upon to eoyrrtheir retreat from that ab.
sard and ruinons faessure and by way ref
sbiittiay The difference" according TO the
vulgar sayinE--they spoke against the bill
Snd yosed Cor Il. But however frivolous
and contemplate this measure is. in every
other point oi view, IL has not proved harm
Isss % IL respeess ourselves. I. has levied
mn enormous tax upon every planter and
f.rraer IN the country toshe euaoiurnsnt OF
ahe carrier. There never was . year IN
which ths shippers Of produce (of ssbaeee
especially )made larger profit. than curing
me past s and Il may be safely said. that
whatsoever bs chs object Of the Frsach de-