Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-15

u @2@~Ot u TIC OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES iA"s VII
nsekshafiiy call fer ihs early attention OF
sdBatssaS The naannrr 10 which oss rave
nSe taws have BEEN eendusssd, for it cam
nor 1v I'D that they were executed, re.
qusfss every attention., which u IS a. much
ne autS cf c1ugrrss, as II ~ the interest
Of TIC pe0pIs, and necessary to the credit
of he soyerumens. sheuid be deliberately
andssriously sttesas3so. II there were a.
~ yrospec, Of this sabitct being taken up
10 E.e particular 5tace where i. has been
Hsan violated. We Should leave IL nnsoach.
edx bur che cause Of the complaint 1t -
Wsnch requires the remedy, AID must DC
APPLIED, or il is a mere tsrm TO keep eoa'
sSrsss sitting
1, is OF ve,y little consequence whether
{ H,vernm, Mt receive the appeliauoa OF re.
ps6lic or monarchy. Whether il be styled
an aristocyacy or democracy, IT any 'nl,'
Sidual IN the community is Invested win
! asthurity to dispense with the laws, TO re-
nut 6ny aud inalct pssalsies at his plea
SUR !; that government j. not whit better
tAan a despottc governIas mt, nor does It de-
.sry. any o.her name. That there is no.
thing more Intoxicating than power; no.
thing yha, 50 completely lalls iRia Oblivion
he recollection OF former principles X sen
timen,s; no,hiug ,ha, SO eEtetuaaly chang
es the whole tnan, as P9zVsf, IS "ot Only
kpswn from the history OF all ages but ny
ths aaly,xp ,ricnce Of our own time.
I'VE have 40 occasion to 60 back to the
time Of Nero or Calisala, tor evidence OF
this. w. need oaly turn our eyes to the
tyranny of the great European betlis"'-nts'
Great Britain and France, the Que upon
the ocean ,ae oher upon the land, each en-
creasiag their dsspolssm whsr.sorVer their
power xxis's
The !i.ncc nf a republican form OF
eoycrnsnsn, consists only II, shis, that the
n-oplr, through their representatives. enact
Jaws Tor .he snselves, and do not pat thcH
lives, lihs.,.es, aud property a. the mercy,
ar the 0 ice OF desPnt 1t the rrpres7n
ta,,yes OF free people should suffer any
man. or set OF caen except themselves. di.
trec,y or Indirectly 10 eaatt, or cause to Dc
I enacted, laws for the gavefamvat OF the
people or to dis3sass Nth or mise9nssrHe
Nth impu,aiy ,he laws which they them,
Us. ives had ebaltsd, then those reofss :ats.
tives would br guilty OF agross bvsash ct
I 1jaiy. and 4 sts.atson as ~ CONSTITUTIONS.
i here never wsss a pssied n ssssS hisless
Of this country tina, 50 loudly called for the
! Jealous watchialnass OF the representatives
! of the people, as the present Tyranny e
reefs its standard by grGdus9 and u"9er-
h. a
people is eF=cted BY s!ozv and .nssauoHs
moyeme ats; not at brss PereepIla!e. Ihs
;u,y;ouey ip.inuatcs himself into the COR
6d,nce Of Inc Pc pic, and by abusing that
cor6deace takes away the'r i'btrsy
The treasury department has OF late rs,
sumed a power dispensing with the laws
salemnly enacted BY TIC national see'''a
sure. A power no. ~~'j dangerous as
PRECEDENT. and absolutely ubiquitous anG
unjust, but highly detrimental to the int
rests Of the natioa, iaasmu, p AS the adms-
sion of merchandise into .he Upted States,
contrary 10 the provisions Ut toe non.Inter-
cour,s j. ~ spa.nst B.iiain aad France, has
injured honest s,ep, and psnrAl'ea knav 3
and by importing beyond INC proceeds
of our exports, our specie has hce9 drawa
orr, Of the nation, and this country IS Ia
danger of l,ay,pg 30 Circulating MEDIUM
but paper. LII.
Waas respect or Difference can tPs beh''
e.rents entertain ior 9auon whish cannot
Enforce Or execute its own laws or that the
re,y officers Of government laugh at 'he
laws which they are appointed 10 execute
far sxsmp,e, wnas must the French nail'n
think of our government or OF our Laws.
when they hear that our aoa .nterc"ur, s.,
wa. declared 70 be "mers pm pam!
Tia, Mir. Albert Galla,in took upo" "'n
self ,ose, it asils. and admit 10 sh'ry all
eoods ,ha, came $3.50 eur ws'sr,: what
mus, France tn,rk OF any law that Congress
pzsse. against England, when Mr. Ial's''n'
setting huns. Ii a6,ve al lJw, can ADMIT
Bruisa produces aud nsaptas'ats' at the
pleasure +. a;,;..
VIVA, must our good friead' the british
Government think Of our treasury a'spfH'
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