Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-06
Schoharie, Oct. Is, 1911.
From the .Ne4u- York Evening Posf.

War or not ssar, that's the qusstion.--W hat
is intended in the cabinet as to this important
Question This is asked ten times day'
How to answer it, we must confess ourselves
at loss if We are to depend on the same
sources of information that have formerly
served as a guide i'll absence of all sthers ; l
mean the democratic newspapers.
First, let US see what Duane says:
He says SO much it is impracticable to quote
| it: But he asks if there is such a wretch In
the United States as to desire peace with Ing
land! Aud the Boston Chronicle contains
series of pieces under the signature OF Wal
lace, of similar import; one of these contains
the following
"Hhy am an advocate for liar Because
the national safety requires it; the national
honor demands it. WAR alone can protect
our possessions from violence, and our pro-
pertv from depreciation WAR alone can re-
store us to our scat in the council Of nations,
and save us from infamy and ruin"
Another democratic paper in the same
place, the Patriot. has the following:
f" Nh uoice is still for Uar,"-We are hap
DIV to observe, that the writings OF "Wallace"
are copied into almost every republican paper
on the continent. II argues an aceulescence
in his doctrine, and conviction that war IS
necessary. Newspapers do but appear TO
lead-it is the public sentiment which gives
the tone, papers only echo it.
This is all plain emo as plain as PIPE
stem but on the other hand we are met With
the following in the Columbian OF Tuesday.
"When republicans appear to be secondlng
the military, or naval scheme Of the federal
lists, they are only hearing the minority
Republicans know that the voice Of the heotle
are n2t for zvar. 1--we must fight, we shall
fight bravely, for our affairs, and our friends,
for our wives aid our children but the free
and sovereign people of the United States will
never engage in the horrors, calamltles, Ger
tain losses, and uncertain events OF war, tor
the mere carr ing trade or for NATIONAL
GLORY. The people have SO little concern
in one and the other, that they are not tor war"
And now for the Baltimore Wing He
comes also piping hot for war, but seems ra-
Their doubtful whether the twelfth congress
possess sufficient energy g to retrieve the de-
graded character of the country" War, says
this Bullvrock, would cement all parties"
ana " tories Woulu oC pun Seu - oii LIN |ouii
try" What blessing But this adopted
patriot shall be heard in his own war-whoop:
" On Monday next Congress meet-but
whether they meet to retrieve the degraded
character Of their country Is doubtful. They
must indeed be lost to every sense of right and
Justice if they require a long deliberation on
the course to be pursued The national honor
and individual protection demands energetic
measures. We have arrived at that crisis
when "putting off till tomorrow will not an
swer-some change must take place, and what
change can more efectually cement all parties
than Uer. Party distinctions would be lost in
the national concem-tories would be purged
from the country. The same necessity that
exists for an individuals defending himself and
property, exists with MISUNDERSTANDING
begets contempt in either.'
In this syar of opinion we leave every man
to make up his own mind. We take no part
in the question. Settle it among yourselves,
gentlemen.