Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-22
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FRENCH IN LOUISIANA.

borne to the legislature Of Orleans, from
which the following is extracted:
!. You are appraised. gentlemen. that
considerable number IF the former inha.
bi,auls Of ST.. Domingo, being driven from
that island by horrible revelation, were
permitted by thsSpauish authorities to settle
and improve the forests, of Cuba. It has
bsen represented that those people were
beginning to enjoy that plenty & content.
nent which honest industry seldom fails
acquiring, when in consequence Of another
revolution, the Spanish government deem
edit expedient to order them to depart,
and 10 seek an ASYLUM for themselves and
families elsewhere than in the duminions Of
Spain or OF her allies. Many Of these I'M
shaPpy sxiles have sought a refuge within
che limits Of the United States, whers no
= tyranny either civil or religious exist -
where the unfortunate find friends, and
the laws guarantee felicity. I. remains to
be seen how far such, as may wish per-
rnanept residence, shall prove worthy mem.
brrsTof our society But motives of sra
titude the strongest incentive to virtuous
minds must create an attachment for
country, that has 50 generally received
them, and will also trust, secure their f.
deity to a government, under whose aus
pices they now enjoy in common with our
own citizens, peace and safety. A return
ofsthc number and Of the several dvscrip-
tons of persons, including whites, people
,>of color and slaves, arriving at the port of
New.Orleans in the course Of last year
from tbs island Of Cuba, shall be laid be-
fore you, accompanied with further and
more particular inform ,ioH upon this sub.
jeet."
Massachusetts, SenSte.-Ths following
an extract from the answer Of the Mas
sachusetts Senate to the governors speech
I" The people of this commonwealth, be =
the states TO contribute to The exigencles OF
ths union, have been aceus,om d to consi-
der it as reciprocal duty OF the general
government, to -jpr0vide for the common
defence, and knowing that the u. S aes
contain the most ample military and nav.l
Tesourcss--and considering the imnin Mt
dangers which threaten, We cannot bal *.
press the deepest concern, thai our cXt,n.
sivc frontiers are SO defence that
our naval force is so utterly incolnpcr tent IL,
the purposes OF national Securlsv-and un.
becoming the Us, claims and ,he.dryn,ty OF
our country. In this alarming situation Of
our public affals, our 'iMinsu!ate rliancc
must be on the militia ut the state, aud we
assure your excslrucy, that " 10 reader
tMs, 10 say the Least, our first resource Ior
dssnee, as efficient as possible" We c"n,'-
dsftobe, "HSt merely the dictate Of bru.
dtncc, but the iaprrios call Of notecsity.
imposed By circumstances, oesr (which, We
may haze no co5treuL"
Ihe policy OF the u. States was peace
To preserve this blessins it became neces-
sary not only to defend the rights of neu-
traliy, but to respect the rights Of the bel
1igerents. The federal administration did
not, originally, rest satisfied with appeals
to the reason only Of the great powers at
war-but made adequate provision, and
manifested determination to maintain the
rights OF their country by the sword-
Hence resulted state Of national glory,
and of unexamPled prosperity.
"lt would unqaes'ionabIy be the policy
OF a neutral nation TO submit to the incon-
seniencies and Privasions necessarily incl
dent to collisions between belliserents and
neutral rights--bura neutral possessing the
means OF resistance, and yet aceuiescing
IN such aggressions OF the one party to the
:. war, as would Justify measures oil retalia-
,ion BY the other, must be considered as
having abaudoned or forfeited its neutral