Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-05-31
FROM THE sALEM GAZETTE.
Mr.. Picke,1ng's ADDRESS
TO THE
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES
NO. X.

EeHoW' CfffEeUS,- CiCSeQ my last ACE
dress with the plain avowal, by distin.
guished me mber Of Congress from Virginia,
during the last session, Of the real policy Of
our government, III the management of the
affairs of the nation. present it again, at
the head ofthis address for it we'll deserves
asecond reading. 1t is text on which many
interesting comments may be made. He
said, hat cur government was govern.
'ment OF party: that they were obliged to
shave recourse to such measures as uoukd
'enable them to retain their places: that they
'never would go to war for the rights of the
<ocean; commerce never would be protect.
sed by force; not even if there was block.
fading fleet at the mouth of each of our har-
'bors and government [meaning the par.
sly now in power and administering the 60
'vernmentl hever would risk war until
\ our resources were sufficient to defray the
expenses, .aUithom creating burthens to
"nder them atnbopu!ar."
my first address, said you had suf-
L sv many wrongs during TIE administra-
tlons OF Mr.. Jefferson and Mr.. Madison)
"not for your ultimate advantage, but that
your LEADERS, PRETENDED PATRIOTS,
might obfajn and hold pawer and place, and
ihe emoluments Of o0fce." In the above vo-
auntary confession ofthe Virginian delegate
you have direct evidence of the fact. That
such was the governing principle ofthe men
now in power, has long been manifest to
large portion of my fellow.citizens: but the
majority, deceived by plausible professions
OF zeal for the public welfare, have placed
their entire confidence in these men until
at length. presuming the deception COM
plete, they have the boldness to avow their
plan OF governing, and their motives.
pray every citizen, and especially eve.
sy merchant, every ship builder and other
mechanic whose busineEs is connected with
navigation and commerce, together with all
a.faring men, seriously to consider this
declaration of the plan and the motives on
which the government is administered. In
them they will see their miserable doom
and the cause of the degraded and suffering
conditioH OF our country. Our rulers have
not taken, nor will take, the measures ne
cessary to save the country: lest the means,
10 which recourse must be had to carry
those measures into execution, should rem.
der them unpopular And thus the inter.
ests and employ ments O; the multitudes
VINO live by commerce and navigation, are
TO continue to be sacrificed TO the selfish
views of that small band of men who have
gotten into their hands the reins OF govern
ment; and the great interests and the honor
OF the NATION must be sighted or abandon.
ed, lest these parriots should lose their
places! Like spaniels, they submit to be
spurned and kicked by the French Empe.
ror, who tells them they are without lust
political views, without honour, without
energy" And after series of such iu.
suits, which no nation not a, open war ever
before offered to another; and after pira.
eies and fobberies (under the names of cap.
lures and sequestrations) immense in NUN.
Der and value the Emperor adds one insult
keener and more bitter than all the rest: that
his Majesty loves the Americans %
1t, feEow-citizeus, any Of YOU had asso-
Grated With man who had called himself
your triend- whom you had taken Infinite
pains to benefit and to please-should rob
you on the high way, pick your pocket,
spit In your face, call you blockhead, with.