Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-29
TUESDAY MORNING, October 80.

e-ress about TO assemble, which we should de-
light to repose in the Representatives of our
country, we should not be in the least alarmed
by the war-hawks that infest us. But in truth
the character of the present majority affords
great cause Of apprehension. A few men have
set themselves up as the organs OF pubic O.
piuion; and these men, by their lncessant
cries for war, may succeed in misleading the
unwary, and in deciding the conduct OF the
wayering, in congress-
In a Baltimore democratic paper OF Friday
last we find another strenuous advocate tor
war. He says:
~If SOLITARY spark of the fame Of patriot
ism animate the American mind if honor has
not been buHeted to insensibillty; If the spi-
rit OF resistance 10 systematic insult and
wrongs has not vanished from earth, war, in
some shape or other, must inevitably DC de-
nounccd against Great-Britaiil,
Itnay be 8 consolation to observe, that even
some of our democrats are inclined to doubt
the Due of Cadore's assertion, that we are
without energy, without honor" This
writer supposes it possible that we have some
still remaining. But how is the fact to be es-
tablished? Why, by denoRneins war, in
some shape or other, against G.. Britain"
Yes, if we Go that, (and nothing else VIII an
swer) even the modest DUO will perhaps allow
that We possess some honor. Look at Prus-
sia, for example: What a dignJfcd attitude
does she maintain She has been deuouncinS
war against G.. Britain for some time past );
she too is seizing and con6scating British
merchandise and how prosperous, how hap
py, how independent does she appear in Car
rying into effect the Great Napoleon's CONT
mental system
The tropiso in the above denunciation must
To, escape due attention. war (says he) IN
some state or other" Here now we have a.
mother dish Of Alternatives; if powder and
ball are not agreeable to the palates of our
knights, we can suit them with proclanlations,
speeches and embargoes,-all as spuESy as
heart can desire. For ourselves, however, if
we are to have battle, we should be In ia.
svor of the oId-iashioned way, OF something as
much like it as possible for certain We are,
that the British would adoptit ii, return; and
powerful as the other shapes" above mentl-
oncd may be, we TO not believe they are a
full match for either iron or lead.
Our champion proceeds:
"Great part Of the house of representatives
is constituted of new members, who were "a
vowealy elected on the principle that they
were determined to adopt policy at once Vi
gorous and manly
We should feel obliged 20 any sage who
the American Congress were elected for any
other purpose thon : to adopta policy at once
vigorous and manly" Is it about to be &C
knowledsed that they have been heretofore e.
lected merely TO hold caucases to appoint pre-
s;der;s 1t IS true, indeed, they have done
iit.ie good Of late but We sincerely hope they
will 4. Future pursue vigorous and manly
policy. This viii not be, however, by sacFi-
fcing the best interests IF the nation to graft
fl Corsican braggadocio, who has treated
our government with as little ceremony as the
petticst vassai upder MS iron rod. No: sure
ly the AInerican Congress cannot seoop SO low
as 10 become tie tools of Bonaparte; as to
substitute w4f for honorable negotiations, and
thus ultimately involve this country in the
greas vortex OF ruin which has already swai-
lowed up continental Europe.
.sfs. SSo-DES,
YouWin please to insert the following in-
teisiseEcr IT y1ur Gazette. as Il interests ma
~ individuals both In inis District, and the
Cl'y OF New-Yofk, but more especially the
E:e,ees ofthe Sun" IN Baltimore.
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