Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-27
Communicated and Translated fl the +.
Rchuji,c0n.
ALEXANDER PEIION,
PRESIDENT OF HtTH,
70 TKE PEOPLE And 7HE -iRHr.

10 TKE PEOPLE IND 7HE -!RHi.
| have thought itcxpedient 20 cnli5hten my
fellow citizens and the army, respecting my
proceedings during rhe recent events tha
have occurred in the southern part OF tie re-
public AID if have delayed 1t until this mo-
ment, ny motive WIS to recall mems MINDS
to point OF Cancellation and justice. Mid
ness, and a desire to spare the blood CT my
brethren have always formed the basis o.
nv conduct these the reasons, opera
ting so powerfully on my mind, that have
particularly guided my steps, and have pre-
vented me from arriving at the cruel extreni-
tE of shedding blood.
In the midst Of the aeitatlons by which we
have been environed, occupied with the arin!'
on the expedition to the North under the Or
ders of the brave La:larre, dlsqlieted by the
movements of Conan in tine South, having to
fortify ourselves against the projects OF mva-
sion by Christophe, frequently disturbed oy
factions III the interior, exaslcrated by
turbulent an unquict minds have expert
enced the felicity of governing the vessel OF
state without any violent CONNEXIONS, OF sup
plviHe the enormous cyperces thas the State
Of things required, ard Of causing the autl!cll-
tr of the government TO be respected, at the
head Of which w>s placed BY the~ confidence
of the people, without however having ever
solicited il.
The arrival Of general Rigaud in his native
country WIS sirnaiiz"t by all the evi enc's
Of satisfaction that the idea o: the mis.ortuucs
from 'hich he bad Just escaped couid inspire
-,
of our rights = received him with eagernesS :;
employed him as general OF division against
the Insurgents Of Grand Anse and Calcutta
ted On his &c y to subdue them trarqu,ilzed
on that account, excrted al p1y efforts 70
put the capital of the republic IN situation Of
security from insult, and to prepare the means
of repulsing the army Of Christophe, in the
event Of an attack.
All the cit zens Of the republic have been
equally the OBJ ect OF my most lively sollcitude;
l have always cxertcd myself to make them
happy, and to distinguish and reward merit
amongst them. The army has never been
considered otherwise by me, than as forming
one that Of the south has been paid & cloth
ed In the same manner, and at the same time
with that of the west; the service and march
es have not more directly weighed on the one
than on the other portion; III the civil ADM
nistration, the inhabitants Of the south have IL
every way the utmost facility provided for the
promotion and security CT their interest. and
they have enjoyed particular advantages aris-
ing from their peculiar situation Of being far
Their removed from the seat of war They
ought necessarily to concur in the public and
general expences for the maintenance Of .he
government; and it was strictly Just that they
should cooperate, and conform themselves to
the vicissltudcs ot-cveHts.
1t was under these circumstances, and at
the moment when the grand crisis was ap-
preaching, by the fall of the Mole, when coz
sequently all minds ought to have been united
Cor the defence Of the common cause. that
certain individuals @; the town of Aux Caves
were laboring to change the form OF their 60 ;
vernment and to establish a primary and tu-
mult,lous assembly, the result of which has
been the dcposias Of several public function
aries, and the declaration Of a se,jaration from
the existing government. The principal OBJ /.
iect of my attention being the declared enc
nv Of the government, (Christophe) I re-
Trained from using the forces against the au.
thors of this hrst movement l calculated
that the presence Of General Risaud at Aux
Caves, would have recalled the people to
Tranquility, and | was besides informed the
reimbursement Oh Nlppes had not participated
therein. 1t was not until after ascer,Mninr
with certainty that the schism was becoming
organized, and observing Generals Bonnet
and Lys abandoning their posts to so to Aux
Cages, that ordered troops to march to the
bridge OF Nliragoane, to concur in preserving
the ACCOMPLISHMENTS of Nippcs, and to prevent
the effects of fresh convocation, Which WAS
about to meet at Aouin; even consented TO
the sending OF deputation of several notable
citizens OF Port-au-princc, who preceded the
army, in order to expose to the chiefs of this
new assembly into what an abyss thew were A.
bout to precipitate US if they should persist in
proceeding as inccmprehensble as RASH
The conduct of this army, under the orders
OF ihe generals OF brigade, Delva and Gcdeon,