Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-20
THURSDAY MORNING, June 90.

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n,rte has sixteen sail of the line in that harbor,
and eight Others building. This is something
towards his "more than hundred sail - but
unless they are kept very snug, they will ne
yer form a part of the complement, as the
British are amazingly fond of secsad-hsnd
vessels
.1lore solid arguments in ftroT Of going
tenoar
The Boston Patriot says, /" It becomes our
interest and our duty 10 make ourselves bel
liserent nation, in order to put ourselves IN
possession Of our equal rights, by common
law, and be on st.eGking rsrnas with John
Bull"
From this and similar publications IN the
democratic papers, it appears that We have
every reason imaginable for going to war, ex-
cent one, and that is, TO obtai, Justice, which
has not been hitherto mentioned. This was
formerly held to be an indispensable induce
ment, especially amongst republics but we
now treat it as an antiquated notion, and the
Ultima ratio RsGUM can be resorted to without
il: We have fifty other honseshun causes to
assign, such as, Driving away the tories, rail-
living the people round the government and
the profound jex deshrit above mentioned.
Should these gentlemen, who are SO anxious
for the adin of arms" wish to obtain prece-
dents, they will find many of an authentic
stamp recorded in history. Thus, Swift men
tons that two potent inonarchs engaged IN
bloody warfare, in order to decide the I'M
portant point, Which end of an Egg ought to
be first broken And Sterne somewhere gives
us an interesting detail Of the cause of war
between France and Switzerland; which was,
a, well a. we can recollect, that the republic,
as godfather to the Kings son, insisted upon
choosing such name for the child as she might
think proper; right which the sovereign
father would by no means surrender, and ac-
cordingly declared war: so to logger-heads
they went. How these matters "eventuated,
TO borrow an elegant expression, is not mate
rial at present: these instances are merely
surp.-.ed for the encouragement OF dlllgen'
enQuirers.
Mr.. Madison's reply to the inhabitants OF
New-Hayen, published in yesterdays Ga
zette, has no doubt been read with attention.
II contains one declaration we'll worthy OF re-
,rorL. 7, is this: HAether the conduct OF
the French government has been and SO# Dc
such as to satisfy the authorised expectations
of the United Statss, sc. is 10 be oscerfasned
5v further Information" This the President
solemnly asserted on the fs9enfgofonrfh cay %
Man last, not amonth aso; and We most So
lennly believe him. But how otten has II
been asserted in the Aurora, Enquirer Ma
t:onal IntelEgencer, and other supports OF the
COMMUNICATION, before and Sill &c that time, that
France had fulfilled her engagements! When
newspapers, supposed to be In the confidence
os government, continue to repeat what the
President OF TIC u UAlCu JsCtSo ~ iNSeAy VIII
tradicts, what are the people to believe! DO
these printers receive later and more correct
advices from Europe than Mr.. Madison =
Truly, the feelings Of the nation are shame
fully trifed with, in some way or other; and
such Juggling tricks are serious evils. The
6 further information" which the president
saws he is waiting for, is doubtless expected
BY the Essex, the arrival of Mr.. Pinkney AMI
the new British Ambassador, What con-
firm, this opinion, and likewise settles another
question which has been much aSitated, IS the
subsequent Part Of the reply, where the Presi-
dent, OF the subject of converting Congress,
,els his petitioners, that it is "a measure
which it sral be duty TO adopt or decline,
as eur National fairs My alhfiear 10 require.