Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-11-08
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Martinsburgh, Nou. s.
From the Alexandra Gazette of Nov. 4

The session Of Congress Which commen
ces this day, is Very naturally looked 10 5oith
the utmost anxiety in the present pasture Of
oSsirs. The happiness, the we5re, me
very existence Of The nation, is intimately
connected with the course Which may be pur
sued By that body. Some If the leading de
mocrdtic papers, with modesty peculiar 10
themselves, have already decided in very
PeremPtory manner the poiicy mat ought to
be adopted: this is no other than an im1iedi-
ate declaration Of uvar dgainst England
The aurora, that soeA knoSOn p0Liicai or
gan, denounces all 1uho shall dare to oppose
such measure. The Baltimore IVhig, the
humble BAT steady imitator Of Duane, JoI-
i0uOs his footsteps, and endeavors to exceed
him, If possible, in viruieace. His Ian
uVhen - putting off till fo.m0rroso" Diu no.
aaSzUey--some change must take place, and
zuaat change can more efectualiy cement all
parties than War-Party distinctions 1o1uld
be bstint the national concerns-tories Dould
be puyged from the country" Il is a mis-
take but too generally prevalent, that these
and similar newspapers express the voice Of
the nation. The fec. is, they are rather the
GUIDES than the Ecaos of public opinion
Degraded indeed should 1oe be, soereit true,
thar one or tzuo foreigners, who have conrri-
ved to get possession Of printing offices,
should be the sole depositories Of me nations
will. And equally degrading wouM it be,
far an american Congress to suffer itself to
be dictated TO ndbuihedby a handfulof dis
organizers-by men, zoho after having, for
particular reasons, abandoned their native
country, are using every exertion to bring
about her dess ruchon.
What zoiA be the bokcy pursued by Con.
gress, aue do no: bretends to anticipate. II great
deal depends Of course upon the tame Of the
Presidents message. Should that be of a
pacific tendency torvards England, Which 1Ue
hope 1oiH be the case, in spite Of the buster.
ing Of ho'.heaaed partizans, we may soon
expect more prosperous days. Should il be
81 a contrary nature, and Congress yield to
IT'S impulse, zUe may calculate on still mare
oppressive times, if not ON desoiation and
ruin. But uue indulge the expectation, that
Mr.. Madison knows his true and solid bobu-
Aarity is connected with his country's .,Uei-
fare; and further, that he himself must
share IN a general caiamisy--.for in the fury
Of TEMPEST, the mast exalted are the most
exposed.
Whether or not our governments sway
ed by French influence, is point which
cannot from its nature be easily proved by
direct testimony. All evidence of such
fact would of course be concealed as care.
fully as possible. Circumstances, howev-
er have occasionally given rise to very
strong suspicious. Among those is the
similarity of sentiment observable in the
ministerial prints of the two nations on ma
ny subjects. Our readers will recollect
that some of the government papers in this
country have lately become strenuous adj.
vocates for naval establishment. This
was matter Of astonishment even to some
Of their own party. Now hear what the
Paris Moniteur says on this very subject
the remarks are introduced by way ofcom-
men, on toast given here on the fourth of
July last, in which wish was expressed
that our Navy might be augmented.
g Then it is (says the Moniteur) that
America will be truly power, her citi-
zens cease to be impressed, her flag to be
violated, and her commerce subjected to
the arbitrary taxes of the court of London.
Thirty sail of the line, and thirty frigates,
would render her state of high conside-
ration and thirty sail ofthe line and thirty
frigates, will cost her trade less than the
embarrassments of every description to
which it is subjected by England. 4 good
citizen Of america DUG II ITO vofe any sum,
and make every sacrifice, to obtain thirty
sail of the line and thirtv friuates or eise
renounce his Independence, and submit a.
gain to the iron yoke of England, as before
the year one thousand seven hundred and