Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-21

ly !adeca are we deceived.
s In defence of their rights Continues the
lnteliigencer) the United States have taken a
stand they must maintain it. They seek on
ly Tor y respect FOR their rights they may by
perseverance obtain it. It'll to be hoped that
our government will not, by any hasty Oh III
decisive conduct, weaken the effect Of the
measures they have taken. Tie exreceed ar
rival ot the Essex trigatc with Mr.. Pinkney
will furnish us with Official PROBABLY decisive
intelligence fro,nEnglan as well as stomFrance.
Whatever may BE- It's complexion, we trust that
the acts OF our government WI be marked by a
decision worthy the justice Of our cause that
VIC shall maintain our rights as wei. against the
one as against the ether Of the belligerents
Les both do us justice we will be the friend
OF both. If both continue their aggressiops,
we must eventually set them both al defiance"
We hope TO person will be terrified On
reading this " decisive" Paragraph the
"stand" spoken OF, IS neither more nor less
than our yalorous non-importa,ion law, that
" defiance is nothing more than total Non
Intercourse with Great Britaia ard France, or
at the very worst, another E:nbargo. Hence
forth, let no person accuse our government
CT launching into an oceen Of experiments"
The language. of philosophers nowadays, is
not +" Stand off, or iR sho7t yon )" but, ''I.ct
me alone, or I'U sta5 h9ysey.f 90
1t may not be e1niss to notice the sentiments
OF the Enquirer, Oh this subject. In lis pa
per Of Friday last, speaking Of Donapartc's an
swer to the Hansetown deputies. he says:
GTbe DEGREES are, therefore, the tuntia.
mental LAWS OF Frarcc--.an r1.ceition is made
in favor OF those nations, who may rsaist the
laws OF Engiand Still there is some arnb-
guilty; for ii is rot explicitly sid what liae
OF conduct is sufficient to constitute rcslstanc:
---hosp jar nation must so to csf-nd It's So
vGreisnty and maintain the religion o. rs a.y."
Here We see most iaudable anxiety to dis.
cover the sovereign will and pleasure Of the
Great Napoleon patriotic inquiry IS to the
particular measures that would suit him. If
We full in the proper course, 1t is not our
fault: lie must b.@s.c Lis Own {: ambiguity"
la the rame Of common sense. cali any man
be seriously concerned about the precise
meaning of Donaparte's Promises, when his
contempt, and always Will be, when it suits
his interest? The distressed people Of the
Hanse towns know him too well to place the
least reliance on any thing he says ; and so do
the democrats III this country; bit the tor
iuer arc afraid, and the latter ashamed, to q.
vow thar rea! opinions.
The Enquirer seems also 10 think that there
is no hope from England, --.except Tor the Fe.
dcralists: for he most wittily saith, that
Mr.. Foster the new British minister, /" Is
coming to the United States to renew the
farce OF negotiation, 10 write and receive di
plomatic notes, with . view Of fostering the
zeal OF the Federal party, and the delusive
hopes of tho good people Of this country"
We refer our readers to the letters from
British officers in this days paper, for a speci.
men of the horrible excuses of the French !
in Portugal. Such cliabuIical cruelties are
without parallel, except, perhaps, in the !
Gallic history Of modern times: the desolat.
ing bArbarians OF Attiia's Train would have |
shuddered at the thought of them. AS it is |
probable tast similar cnermi,ies, almost too !,
shocking for perusal, have uniformly attead. ,
ed the progress OF the French armies in Spain
and Portugal, the day may be considered as
very distant when one Of Bonaparse's minions
shall be seated Oh the throne Of either of those +
two countries. Such barbarity will stimulate
every peasant to eAertion and the renem.
brance of it will descend to distant genera.
lions the glow Of indignation viii animate
every patriotic bosom the cry Of vengeance
will be loud and long with these two nations
---" there pale Ressmge
"Unsheathes her murd' rous dagger"