Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-30

DHsilianim0Is and diScOrdant CONGRESS-,
GionA .studious to divide than unite.'
and not possessing the ability 20 promote
the welfare and secure the interest OF this
great and rising gencra!ion---Th true in
tarest Of nations would be best consulted,
by preserving this great fundamental i'll
siitutc OF government, which may be COM
prisad in two rds-PRGTECIION
and OBEDIENCE. Security to the per-
sons and properties Of the governed. is
obviously the design and end Of civil go
verament-N hen this IS denied or with
drawn, il cannct be either virtuOus or ho-
norable to support government which
maniiestiy ads to render the persons and
properties ofthe governed insecure. For
some years past we have lost the high iia-
vor and mantlins OF our revolutionary ho-
nors. and ali regard and estimation in the
eyes Of mankind-since the astonishing
era of the British Orders in Council and
the bloehading DEGREES, humiliation has
been cur elcmcnt-our yaiitudinary habit
We have grown more nlalieable under
the blows of England. Fortune, that
common scapegoat of poor politicians, had
become our chief and only reliance.
Another corrsc! Democratic Account Of
the late Engagement.
From the Stamlon " Spirit Of the Press"
:. Satisfactory proof having been sent
to government, Of an impressed American
citizens being on board the British ves-
sci, the Commodore Rodgers) was sent
out with orders to demand him, and if he
was not peaceably surrendered, to use
forec-This he did, ana after warm en-
sass:ncnt, the man 7cas delirsred up ~!
The Salem democratic paper contains
an advertisement calling a meeting of all
those "who are opposed to religious
establishment, and are ready to stand
forth in opposition to the disoganizins
measures Of Boston, and the prosecuting
spirit of the Salem federalists." The
meeting is very appropriately invited to
assemble q" at Mr.. Ward's UiStHl House
Those who are acquainte'! with the VIZ
tues Of a certain delicious beverage (the
nectar of democracy yclepcd .Ns1c- Eag-
iand Ram. will perceive the propriety Of
the call and oil the appointed place Of
meeting, and will easily anticipate the
rcsuit.--U. s. Gazette.
NATCHEz. .Hny i.
4 detachment Of the U. States troops.
of about three hundred men, under the
command of Col. Simonds. arrived here
on Sunday evening from Pittsburs, dcs-
tined for the Cantonment near Washing
ton. -
We understand that the military court,
ordered some time since for the trials Of
Col. Gushing acd Lit. Col. Sparks, of I'd
Regt of Infantry, convened on the 10th
ult: at Baton Rouge, and adjourned to
meet the 18th, for the trial OF LII. Col.
Sparks. as Col. Gushing had not arrived.
The court is composed of the following
officers. yiz.--Presidcnt j.: Col. Smith
.,Iembers Ut. Coils. Pike and Milton
Majors Mae Rea, Russell, Nicholas, Bow
yer and Darlington Captains Wallace,
Atkinson, Morgan, Bankhead and Piatt.
Since the above was put in type we have
conyersed with gentleman who left Ba-
ton Rouge on Saturday last he says,
that Lit. Col. SPARKS had been honorably
acquitted by the court but that the SEN
tencc had been sent OF to the Presldcn;
ofthe U. States that Col. Cushing had
arrived, and his trial was pending.
We are also informed, that 1t. Col.
Pike has been arrested by order OF Gen.
Hampton.--U eekiy Chronicle.
DJsCONTENT At NEW-ORLEANs.
From the Orleans Gazette Of .aIay 1.
The legislature of this Territory adj
iourned yesterday, 7cithout day. g May
we never look upon their like again"
immediately after the legislature adj
ioumed yesterday, the governor issued his
proclamation convoking them instanter,
we presume this step has been taken ID
consequence Of the confused and untinlsh-
ed state of the public business.
,J'be Eo7.prror'S directions.