Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-12
D.aILY GAZETTE.
~ I" TO sHEw
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF The TIME
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE.
TUE sDAY MORNING, hoyember u.

TUE sDAY MORNING., .novem5er u.
The following Standing Committees have
been appointed by the Speaker:
Of Haas and Means--Messsrs. Bacon
Cheeyes, Smile, Bib, Burwell, johnson and
Pitkin.
Of Commerce and Iaanufactures-Messrs
Newton, Lowndes, Mitchill, MKim, Tall
madge, Seybert and TollnaA.
Of Public Lands-Messrs.M Morrow, MKee,
Gold, Breckenridge, Blackledge, Boyd and
Smith.
Of Czaims-Messrs. Basset, Butler, Shaw,
Brown, Moseley, Stanford and Archer.
Ofthe District of ColugSi4-Messrs. Lew
is, Ringgold, Piper, Pearson, Barker, Stow,
and Ormsby.
Committees OF Accounts, of Reyisal and
Unfinished Business, Post-OfTiices and Post
Roads, of Elections, and for the Apportion-
Ii ent of Representatives, have also been APP
pointed.
Robert Smiths Address to the People OF
the United States appears to have almost sunk
into oblivion. For several weeks past we
have heard little respecting it, although tor
short time it excited uncommon attention.
While Smith preferred charges of no ordma-
~ magnitude against the administration, they,
ia return, belaboured him most numerically,
alledeing that he had committed crime by
his disclosures which fines nor haltrrs could
not reach" and that he was as stupid as a
barber's block, with great deal more Of ST.
nlilar polished and courteous replication. Yet
all this has passed away ard the people, al
ter having heard both parties, seem to think
That putting all their proofs together,
cts three 6tue beans to one ,blue bladder y
Latterly, however, the subject has been rsviv-
ed by champion on each side. TIE phila-
delphia Democratic Press says:
& In TIC London Cou,i~r, VIC find re-pu5-
lished, the letters of Timothy Pickering. His
writings ard those of kojert Smith, appc.r
more valued By the British ministry than any
oftheir rrgljiar hired 7oriiers either on this, CT
tie other, side of the Atlantic
The Baltimore Wig, speaking of the Pre-
sidents message, has the following observa-
tons:
These facts are incontrovertible these
sentiments, patriotic, ust and honorab!e-lt
would not detract from their merit to express
our tirm. belief, that the unpopularlty OF that
Submission, and the proof OF that me6icisncy,
proved by Robert Smith IN that defence which
( ,apss have lahored u heruert, mercenGries TO
docry, and Joola TO missppIy) have reused the
president from his icthargy, and led him IL
emulate the national spirit. Mr.. Madison de-
serves credit for t-kiBg prudent hlnt |. on
any circumstances.-ltl IS the part OF folly to-
reject counsel, but wise rlan respects 1t.
Whether therefore Mr.. Madison WIS fright
cned or advised Into energy. we most Cheer
fully admit his Claims on tbs occasion to pub
lie app:obatlon.."
The admirers of the true Billingsgate can
not fail to De pleased with the epithets hired
WRITER'S" knayes, mercenaries and fools"
used with such spirit in the above extracts.
Mr. Smith may congratulate himself on being
abused in the same sentence with Mr.. Picker
ing: But we do not conceive that Mr.. Madi-
son will compliment himself much upon the
"approbation" of the Wing, founded on the
superstition that he has been frightened
into his duty, and that too by his biuerest E.
nemy. He must attach small value to such
commentator for he must know, that
"Ofaltmad animals, if the learn'd are right
6 1t is the slaper kills, and not the bite
Congress Of the United States.