Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-17
WEDNESDAY MORNING, July II.

HIS FORM AND PRESSURE.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, July II.
An anonymous writer in the baltimore
American, a paper patronised by the
Smith family, has commenced a reply to
the Review published in the ln,elliSencer.
Lie appears to consider this defence as
s. all that MIR. Madison can say in his own
yindication." He severely censures the
Non-Intercoursc law, as a ruinOus mea-
sure, calculated to demoraiize the nation
and ridicules the proposed substitutes
(Macon's bills,) as fantastic pro-
jecl." The following paragraph in his
essay is worthy ofparticular attention:
Mr.. Madison's friend has deemed it
expedient to represent to us the policy OF
the proposed bill Alacon's No. l.. only as
it related to England. II is much to be
regretted that he has not also vOuchsafed
to afford us glimpse Of its policy in re-
iation to France. It,, however, is not
unwo rtny of notice, that this. furorite bill
of the erecutive dit contain precisely the
same clause as that, I'M the HoH-interconrse
ia,c, 1olich had afforded to Eonaparte the
pretesrt Of SeiSimg american property to
The amount Of HlttIions. And it is equal
ly worthy Of notice, that few days
since we read in our government paper 4
labored apology for the French govern
mcnt, wherein we were emphatically III
formed, that the emperor Of France g has
complied with the letter Of our law
What will the mercantile part of the
| community, whose property has been sa-
| eriiiced, what will any honest man say,
respecting this conduct of MIR. Madison
and some others? They knew Bonaparte's
| pretext for Selling American vessels !;
! they consent to the repeal Of the law
which afforded it, indeed, but attempt to
procure the passage OF another containing
| the same obnoxious clause, and of course
furnishing the Great Bandit with Tie He-
~ same prelcxt for plumber which he HAD
once aliedscd, and we had submitted to {:
and to complete this scene OF iniquity,
they publish IS iabored defence" ol the
| ,yr.nt treacilery We are much, very
| LlUch deceived, il the commercial con-
Germs oi the United States, OF indeed any
other concerns, can ever be considered
| safe in such hands. And we are persuad
ed the majority Of the house OF repre-
sentat;vcs must have been duped into so
nefarious a proceeding. This favor
ito" bill having been defeated in the Sc
nate, this writer betrays much scnsibility
at the language used by the Reviewer re-
spectins that august body : he says:
With an indecorum, that must shock
every delicate mind, this hireting has as
serted that "through federal aid alone
was Mr.. Smiths brother with his little
phalanx enabled ultimately to defeat this
Till" Thus has been exhibited to public
view the huniliating spectacle ola Presi-
dent OF the United States, through his
confidential friesd, representing members
of the highest Legislative branch of our
government. as if they were gang OF
slaves, under direction as absolute as
that Of Negro Drirer. In delicacy to
these much respected gentlemen forbear
here to Introduce their names. In the
list however are to be seen members not
! inferior to AIr. Madison in understanding,
in education. in probity, and confcssedly
superior to him g in just political views"
| in manliness of character and in indie
pendence Of mind"
The writer concludes with a refutaion