Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-04

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I 3 at,,ss olsths Ar1ptuse oflhs uegocia.ion.
Tbai 3hsyf ore 10 be found In the vsry Az
.ad rgfss Il iIous manner IN which Mi. Iass
III, ( sa Ard ized for His ovn sovsrnm..
ana hasl s6rliea ,he charges made again,
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!, =, for continue q ksslility Was sopetfecd, /
! removed and IN the danger to which a.
Observation-Disclosures exposed OF having daei
view. completely and unanswerably d. +
PLAYED. We are aware that ID proving the. I
propositions, not BY argument merely, bSs
by quotations. Com the correspondence, W. I
.rall expose ourselves toths hasty censurs
Of those rash politicians, who, regardla, !
Of the high and altimatr reputation whi,s
po,,er;sy, an; u luencsd by DUR momsnarr
passions, vii give 10 1us, will, stigma.u
The writer as the adyocateof our en- .mies
We are aware that Il gia itnpossible /. I
max { the truth pala,ables wbsrh the pa.
sioas of our readers lesd 20 .hetn to prsk,
deception .;--bM the duiy Of attempting 10 \
inform is nps dne less liiaperioals because
!, painful ard hazardous. Lei the wri,sr
BE sacrificed ;--iei himbe branded with all 4
the epithe,s which inAmnsd and bisnsd
passions can invent; che. truth howcvs !
will remain interchangeable, and the Gay
will certainly arrive, ioo. fate perhaps to,
: our safety, too late certainly for the viuli.
cation OF the writer, 10 which all honest and
enHghtenrd men will concur in tbs mainl.. I
nauee ofhis opinions. This maybe deem. /
ed vanity ), II deserves that censurc, iiu
expect conviction trprn a cool and dispa,.
siona,e display sof facts and an imparia,
course Of re seasoning isan indication Of va !
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I The confidence felt by the author in his /
opinions arises from conviction thar h. /
has thoroughly examined the Tate policy Of
our rulers that he has proceeded no far.
Their than'he is supported by facts, tic ev.
.dence of which he shall cite, and OF which
the public must; juds e. He means to as.
sumo nothing but what be proves as he ad.
vanees /; and he bees the public 10 with.
drawtheir belief Of his statements when.
ever they arc unsupported by The evidence.
On the ether hand he, invites and achallen.
ges all who may dissent from his opinitas,
to controye,t the facts he may state, and the
arguments he may deducc from them.
Happy will he.be, if for the first time 10
moments of political exei,slnent, the pub.
lie veriiicts .s..alt bA r-a<isis.-A - eouSami4
tys,o strict principles, s conceded evidence
uninauenced by kissing frejudices aud IN.
manageable preposss sslons.
Having dismissed the subject Of our ne.
gociations with Great Britain, he shall con.
slider our dispatches from France, and the
manner in which they are submitted 10 the
public attention. He shall then Invite the
most strenuous supporters of the admins.
tration 10 defend this conduct OF our 90.
vernment in relation to France consistently
with even a moderate degree, not Of impair
tiaGty Chat has long ceased e exist bu, Of
common honesty and fairness. lie snail
then deducc some strong arguments in sup.
port OF his opinions OF the insincere views
ct our administration towards Great Bri-
tain, from the unexampied tameness and
partiality OF their conduct towards France.