Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-04-05

merican people. Who have been told by a
nobleman of France, that they
were destitute of honor, energy, and just po-
litical view; which they not only shrunk from
resenting, but have bowed assent, and re-
warded the Emperor by following up the
blows against the common essessg.s Who
are such constitutional towards, that they
permit Negro Emperor to seize and con
fiscate our property, when two frisates could
batter his town about his ears, and enforce
our own terms of restitution.--These are the
men who tremblc at the name Of NAPOLE-
on, hate and fear England, and even turn
tail when negro adventurer commits an act
OF war-these are the men who presume to
denounce the federal party, and threaten them
with the ssrofd and Uengsanee. A brigade
OF American gentlemen would drive into the
sea as many of these desperadoes and cut.
throat Jacobins excepting Bonapartc's army
amongst usl as could be mustered between
Washington and New Hampshire five NAV
judge by past events, even Jack Falstaff. at
the head of his ragged regiment, would drive
Mr.. Madison from his palace, and all his cabi
net into Goose Creek or the Potowmac. I'm.
less defended by the federaIists of the district
Let these dastards first retrieve their honor,
let them obtain redress for French insults and
robberies, let them cease their school-boy
winnings about the Chesapeake, and accept
or take honourable reparation; let them give
some proof that they are not afraid even of
Christophe, and federalists may then permit
themselves to apprehend they have the spirit
to plan and conduct civil war; AS matters
stand, the patriotic portion of the American
people, although they may well be vexed,
will smile at impotent threats like those con-
tanned in the paragraph above.
Fed RepeJlicdn.
The extreme solicitude which is discov
cred by the public to perusc Col. PICKER
ING's letters, has induced US to devote a
large proportion of our paper this week to
those interesting publications. This vene-
rable and virtuous statesman win ever com.
mand the attention of his countrymen,
when he submits to their consideration the
experience of "a long life devoted to the pub.
lie service. The democratic camp is al
ready in an uproar, and while they affect
to contempt, it is perfectly apparent they
dread, an attack, the force of which they
have neither skill to evade, capacity to re-
sist, nor honesty to submit to. This
country has rarely if ever produced wri-
ter whose style is more pure or forcible
than Col PiCKERINC's. No country has
produced man of more mistaken irmness,
or more unsullied integrity.--Con. Mir.
The following paragraph contains the opin-
ion of democratic member of congress,
respecting the incompatible patriot,
TIMOTHY PICKERING:
.Unless the forcing act, passed in the
last days of the session, should produce a
change in the relative strength of parties
in Massachusetts, it was certain that Mr..
PICKERING would not be reelected Ssna-
tor, whose time of service expired with the
session. This the member said he regret
ted ;-ihough he was directly opposed to
Mr.. Pickering in polirics ;--yet congress
wanted the benefit of his talents and infor-
nation. No man in the government, he
observed, possessed equal political know
ledge and knew SO correctly the history of
our government and while he remained
in such small majority his vofe was
matter of no consequence. He was man
of the soundest integrity, and his failings |
were his strong and unyielding prejudiees."
y. S. Gaz.
Congressional Anecd9fe.--It will be re.
by those who have read the pro-
ceedings in congress on the supplementary
non. intercourse bill, that the "previous
question" was called by Mr.. Ringgold.-