Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-13

the present cabinet are taken into view.
The charge of inconsistency is justly ap,.
plicable to the administration. If they at
one time assume a bullying tone, and then,
frightened at their own shadow, profess
amieable intentions, are they to be sur
prised if various rumors are afloat?
/" Great Britain at present." (saith the
National Intelligeneer) "acts like spoil
ed child, who first refuses the profered
toy, and then whines after it, Poor
Great Britain! to be crying for our "toy"
We hope, if she makes much noise about
it, Mr.. Madison will think of some other
triaket to keep her qniet.-The Intelli-
gencer continues his annolations thus:
5. These very complaints of her Editors
prove not only that she feels our measures
bat that she PERCEIVES, a Stand tax
en- in support Of oar rights, after so much
and serious deliberation, will not be has
thy abandoned" Here's a splutter -
What mighty " Stand have we taken
With regard to the s. serious delibera-
ton" spoken of, tits a complete satire On
the proceedings of Congress they had
spouiing in abundance, but very little de
liberation, & none s'serious - that must
have taken place elsewhere. Like MIR.
j. Q. Adams, they " 7could not delibe-
1t ought not to be forgotten, that
although the Non-Intercourse law, ope-
rating equally against France and Great
Britain. was ridiculed by democratic writ
ers as f" a weak aud pusillanimous mea-
sure" the Non Importation law, affecting
Great Britain alone, is applauded to the
skies as Ga fur and manly ground"
However, since, the Aurora has under
taken 10 praise this latter law most warm
ly, there are some hopes that it will not
die natural death.
/ Charlottesville. (Va.) June 6.
Mr.. SNowDEN. $50
The following Dialogue is circulating
here. I enclose it for publication it you
think proper.
Mr.. .M-d-n. $500 But i am at
loss to account for BOnaparte's motives in
delivering such a speech as this. [,n"sing.]
.Mr. .M-n-s. am quite at a loss my
self. Sir, assure you.
M-n. Surely he was engaged in the
most solemn manner to fulfil his promises.
Ne. All, that secret engagement
was a sad affair.
M--a. IHastily.] What do you say,
Sir, about secret engagements
M. Surprised. j say, Sir, his en-
gayement with IT'S was no secret
M-n. Much agituted. What will
the people say, what Gun they say have
declared, publicly, that the DEGREES Of Ber-
lin and Milan were repealed on certain
day and here Bonaparte asserts that they
never shall be repealed.
NJ. 1t is, indeed, but too true, Sir.
sW-n. or I1cdNCH > S'tNOs ny uoSA
friend, give me your opinion of our present
embarrassed situation.
.M-e. Your situation is truly embar-
RAISING, confess.
.M-n. Why, Mr.. Ne, hope
you feel lively interest in my future
course
III. Indeed, Mr.. Nh. DO feel
rery lively interest in it, | assure YOU
Nh. l was thinking that perhaps
il might be good plan not to publish TINS
speech in The official Great numbers
! might not give it credit.
M-e. 1t might answer very WELL no
doubt.
.M-n. How the Federal printers al
ways get hold of such matters Is perfect
iy astonishing TO me .HuS'ns.
M. Strange enough; to be sure
.M-n. And what a silly dispute is
now carrying on about one word as IL
+hora aa,.la ha the smallest shade OF differ