Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-09
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en- rise % q wen grounded apprehension,
that bonaparte 10 about to close The series of
outrages on our national rights and honor,
~ one signal act Of violence. The absolute
seizure Of a national vessel, would not srans-
ceud in very high degree, the numerous
catalogue Of atrocities which he has heaped
unon this iaqfsasive ua,ion.-M. 7. Gaz.
The legislature of the state Of Connecti-
cut has made some arrangement Of their
great national property, the school fund ;
aud the management of R has been commit
ted to the care Of the honorable James Hill
house, one Of the senator's from that state ia
the congress of the United States. On ac-
cepsiAg the os6ce of commissioner Of the
School Fund, Mr.. Hillhouse resigned his
seat in the senate. Mr.. Hillhouse has been
a member of the national legislature nine
teen years, and at the time of his resignation
was probably one Of the oldest members in
either house. That he was one of the ablest
will not be disputed, by those, who are ca
pable Of forming a just estimate Of talents
and services. The honorable Samuel w.
Dana is chosen to succeed Mr.. Hillhouse
in the senate.-M I. E. Pest
The Merchants' Losses. Of
every other palliation of their misconduct,
the supporters OF the administration assert,
that the seizures under Cadore's letter, are
a proof of..he wisdom OF the terrapin sys.
tenn Among many decisive. answers, it is
sufficient to suggest two: First, the attacks
upon the neutral commerce Sf the ~. S.
admit of being clearly traced to the par.
TALLY and imPotency Of administration.
AS respects France, the submissive humili.
~ with which her injuries add indigniues
were received, the unconcealed preference
she had on all occasions over her rival, and
the activity and success Of the Vaccinations
Of her partizans in managing the public
opinion Tor which administration encourage
ed and paid them, left her no room to doubt
that her prescription Of al trade with G..
Britain would be no Taore resisted than any
Of her former ou,rages upon our rights. In
this she was not deceived. Finding tina.
the bare reserve Of right, at;the signature
Of the treaty, negotiated about the same
time with Great Britain by Mes.rs. Mon.
roe and Pinkney, to retaliate the Berlin
decree, if the American government sub.
mitted to it, had been the avowed cause of
its rejection by Mr.. Jefferson, France he
STATED not to carry it vigorously into effect
and England, losing the prospect of anv
alternative, came 20 the determination of
declaring reeiprocally France and her vassal
states 10 be equally blockaded and inaccessi.
bic to our trade. There is not much reason
to doubt, that due degree Of .6fmness ex-
hibited on the FIRST encroachmenes of Bona.
parte, would have prevented the ,psblca.
tieu of the Berlin decree; and there is no
question that proper 'resistance to it after
it appeared would have saved US the conse-
quences of its being retaliatsd. This view
of the subject evnces, that the violation of
our commercial, neutral and national rights,
which has gradually encreased to its pre-
sent enoimi,y, has been instigatcd instead
of obvimed by The misconduct of the ex.
ecutive. The facts are few and undeniable,
and the inference from then: clear and una
voidable.
The next answer we have to make is, thas
If the true state Of the temper and the ind.
cations of the intention of the Frsnch 60
verunent had been disclosed, as they ought
to have been, much, if not all, Of she pro-
persy sacrificed, would have been saved to
che nation. Instead, however, Of csadidly
apprizinp the merchants Of the extreme
dancers which beset their commerce with
Fraoce & her satellites, they aud the whole
community were deserved by elecsioneerirg
s,rasaeeurs,. which repeatedly announced no:
,,niv an Harmonious Intercourse, but treaty
ueeu the poiu, Of being arranged. We do
ne, dsuv, that government may have some
secrets, Which prudence and the successful
management Of affair. forbid them to dis.
close, bu, they are bound TO afford 50 much
light as will serve the ei,iEeps 70 eseape:
from imminep, dangers Of magnitude, and
!. is more particularly their duty not to lead
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