Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-04
Ill EX.dNDRLA DAILY G.fZETIE.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4.
" Bar6arous CiUl War"

Our readeSS are already aware OF the NO
lent disaffection which exists among the ru-
ling party They seem determined, if they
cannot have war with England, to bully each
other. They cannot RESTRAIN their valor; it
must have vent. Already the forces seem to
be marshalled in hostile array. Bloody, no
doubt, will be the conflict, since all that they
hold dear is at stake----to wit, Public offices.
Lieut.. col. Duane has published his proclama-
ton, as commander in chief, announcing his
determination to carry on the war With vigor.
We know not exactly what officers he has un-
der him, nor the commanders on the other
side; but we are to presume that they will all
be persons Of known knavery and skill in con.
Quoting such enterprises.
The following extracts from the Aurora
may be considered as a formal opening Of the
campaign. We think there is little ruse de
guerre iii the date OF the letter, as to place.
1t will be perceived that the colonel and Mr..
Gal!atin were once on good terms that is,
they could formally bargain about the destuc-
ton of mans character--a character too,
which Duane now SAYS, was unihlneacha-
ble." The bare mention of such thing would
be considered as gross insult BY man of ho-
nor; and how one of his metal could have
kept it in his gizzard for such length Of
time, is rather astonishing. Yet it happened
"seven years ago. when Mr.. Gallatin was
" all in ALL" Has it been from patriotic mo-
t;vss that proposal of this nat,Ee should
have been so long kept secret? Was it at that
time regarded as too triAing, too common an
affair, to be worth disclosing Or is it from a
wish to serve the public that the circumstance
is now brought forward F.?
With regard to the ten thousand dollars"
which the colonel boasts OF having sacrl-
feed" we beg to be excused. Justice, how
eyer, compels us to declare, that should Mr..
Duane entertain the most distant apprehen-
sion of losing one-tenth part of that sum, thro'
Mr.. GaIlatin's means, we cordially believe he
will pursue him with the most unrelcnting
hatriotism. So desperate will be his fury, that
even Mr.. Madison, in spite of all his per-
sonal virtues" may fall in the struggle. This
we arc the more inclined to believe, from the
hint the editor gives US at the close, that he
| "will SPEAK to the nation, as in 1899" We
recollect that the noisy vociferations of the
Aurora, at that time greatly contributed to the
overthrow of the federal administration ; and
although that paper has since Justly lost con
siderable portion Of its influence, Mr.. Madi-
son may regard itas no contemplate adverse
ry. We recolect, too, that there were deeds
OF darkness done with regard to the books OF
the treasury, which were purloined, and gar
bled extracts given from them, for the pur'
pose of deceiving the people, which but too
well succeeded. Whether any thing of this
sort is to be done now, or who is employed
for the purpose, we cannot pretend to say.
Mr.. Gallatin will doubtless look shortly about
him.
In publishing these and similar articles, we
! must repeat, that we take no part in such
squabbles. In viewing them, we feel no emo
ton but sorrow for the degradation of our
country. Our object is to shew our fellow
citizens the absurdity of con6ding their at.
fairs to the management of men who SO often
and so solemnly declare, that they cannot trust
each other.
FROM THE. AURORA.
Extract of letter from respectable republic
can of Philadelphia, dated
ANNAPOLIS, March IS, 1911.
"The more have reflected OH the subject
of our conversation, the more am convinced
of the propriety Of pursuing the course which
the general sense of this community appears
to expect.
"Regarding the projected change at Wash
inston as dictated by line of policy the most
artful and disingenuous, it becomes the duty OF
the person more deeply interested, to meet
it in manner at once decided and dignihed.
L l.