Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-29
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THURSDAY, MARCH 80.

others ct similar naAuIS, SoS a"a"sro tGe.
neral Armstrong. to . letter seat bin from
Captain William Edw ards, late Of the big
Juno, of Norfolk, published in last Sa,ur-
day. Gazeite) and has not felt his blood bill
within him must be of that cool, ph:ioso.
phic temperature. to which we confess We
could never attain. Hear the Language ot
lie, minister Of an Independents nation, and
iuageif 1t be not rather that Of one who d
awcd into cowsrdiee, by TIE ostentatious dis
PLAY of the glory Of Napoleon. Send 10 me,
fsays he to tile captainl a moir. waiting ysar
long confinement, ANb OFFERING TOT
PAY.|TiIE FINE imtosee ahon you, on con.
diaoa Of your fma1sdiase K6erusi4n.; shs me-
mar I w:N SEMI 10 Ae nr;mster q. fore gn of.
fairs, AND ENDEAvOR TO ENGAGE
HIM to .tay it 61,ore As mojeny.' What
champion IS this, in his coattry's cause t.
+ What has ever been his dsty to claim 9, q
right, we find him begging q. a ,auor : En-.
deaucr TO engage hm'-thst is, with all the
sen. ralshh am maste. Of; l will take hin
in a-prcpi,ioas mood, and then kumbly, liks
queen Esther, prefer my suit for my corr
trymea. Great good has often come ty vea.
turing in an exigsney: Who knowsbut hi,
heart may be moved to undertake this for
ne : Aye, and who Knows ftake courage
captain y who knows but his;lusust majes-
'ty may deisn to lend an ear 10 your supplica-
tons especially when he secs your long
" eogEnement," and that, in addition 10 all
your sufferings, you arc ready to !" Hny the
.Ene," il he will but condssee nd in tho pien-
tudc of his mercy, to let you breathe again
your native ART ,"h'... -
We must conjure every honest man, whe-
ther FEEDER list, democrat, or guild, 80 answer
US upon to sacred declaration of indepenA-
ence, if this stilc is compatible with the dig
nifty ofthe representative of free, indcpcne.
ent and powerful people par:is dlarly, when
replying to the imperative call Of one OF his
fellow citizens, who had been ,srsngtu!2y ard
villainonsiy doomed 10 wear out msye fasn
one whole year, in a haat!s,ae prison =! Re-
verse the case, and we warrant We should
hear at iea.t the voice of independence, and
no doubt guantum su6fcif of.arrogahce, by
way Of sauce. Turn the prison door upon one
of Bonaparte's BosateHes, and though the
cause Of imprisonment be ever so good, the
Language Of monsieur Turreau would hardly
BEL wW endtavor to engage tie seeretcry 10
lay ir fore tie fresideM: No. no! Whisk-
erandum would, before one hour, ten this
president face to face, that the subject nsAs.
not only JortAsvith be liberated, but that it ,wss
expected similar act would not be allowed
to o:cur again. Alter the case once more,
and we blush for the depravity of human ma
ture. France has hundreds OF our native ci-
tizens at this moment in her prisons and
whas is the practical language Of this coun-
try? II ia Aaiioleon, let hin, DO whaf seemeih
him good but let it be ascert,ined that
ONE native american is in ;Btsh .tyissn--.
md this couhtry, from one end to the other,
would be in foam! Protlamations, town.
neenngs and resolutions, would be let loose,
n all their terrors!
This Armstrong man. however, in ouro-
,inion,.is more entitled to commisers,i,n
han severity. The greatness Of Bonaparte's
cover; the unriva!led magai6ecnes Of his
court and equipase; the sublimity OF his
appearance and address. and the antiques
md insinuating manner Of his ministers, hare
contributed hurstty 70 intoxiea.e the pocr
nan; insomuch that I've aads Il inpracticr:
lie now, to act TIC iadehsndens statesman,
70 eannet requ;te their urw.aried e;yiG.ies
y psrpetually recurring to ths uaerateful .
hsne Of French aggre. sions., All his soms