Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-22


emf mower our own depend--is intelligent and
,sflct;no democrats themselves well know.
and some of them acknowledgement whose
downfall and subjugation to France many Of
their brethren appear heartily to desire.
And what arc tic blessings OF frenchmen,
which seems so attractive III the eyes OF ma
nv of our citizens They are such as these
To be dragged in chains to the armies, that
they NAV have the honor 20 endure all The
m;series of war, to fight and 10 die, not tor
their COUNTRY. bat for the boundless amDl-
ton of an unfecling tyr,!nt to be wretched
themselves, and the Instruments to bring
down misery and ruin on all the nations
round to be taxed at his pleasure ; and II they
DELAY payment, to have soldiers quartcred up
On them, eating up their substance until they
can find the means of payment TO have their
commerce destroyed, and be deprived OF All
its comforts 70 be beset by spies employed
by the cmpel, to watch their words ana ac-
tions so that before "a Frenchman dare
omen his mouth on amy public affairs or
any thing relating to the emperor, he looks
round 10 see If amy suspicious person DC
present. And here he is often deceived
For since the French revolution, such has been
the increased and general prostrauon OF mo-
rails, such scope and encouragement have been
given to vices and crimes, that not untrc-
ouentlv the father bctrays the son and the son
the father and ga mans enemies are those
OF his own house" In a word, the will OF the
imperial tyrant is law; and the most grevlous
expressions art inflicted on the people. His
DEGREES in hostility to commerce, have spread
J J,
France Bordeaux for instance, once 50 active
and fourishing, with population OF upwards
Of one hundred thousand persons, has by the
loss OF trade, lost half OF its Inhabitants. The
like destruction and misery have visited Hol-
land, which had grown ard existed by corn-
n,erce, and all the other countries where the
empero.'s sway is established. Amidst these
mighty ruins spread over the nations of Eu
rope, appears Napoleon's court, IL pomp, N
splendoir, in luxury, SURPRISING All example;
and which the many millions plundered .iorl
the citizens of the T. States have contributed
to support: piunderings which 60 efficient
means have been USED W our own govern
ncnt to repress and the restoration, or IN
dcmaity for which have been but falntiy ask
ed.
ness, this serviity towards France to be &C
counted Tor? IA my second address, allud- |
ed TO the general cause.-- / hat as Mr.. Jcffcr-
son ana his fellow .abore.s rose TO power by !
inflaming the love of the people to France
and their hatred to England, they have also
thought it necessary to keep alive these pas
sions as the surest means for the continuance !
oftheir power. They representa-, the I'M !
as "sys.en 0: insrAsitade & injustice towards I
France, from which they would ALLEVIATE the /
people OF the U. States, to bring them under
British influence" These are the words OF !
MIR. Jefferson in his letter to MaZzci. And |,
as the cry of ingrat;tusc to France and OF Brit |
ism influence was well adapted to promote his |
ambitious views, its origin may well be ascrlh-
ed to him. 1t corresponds with the slam
ders against Washington and Adams, tori
which he afterwards paid his friend and cor
respo. dent tue INF NOUS James Thompson |
Callendev.--W similar views his partisans
keep up the cry to this day
Having thus led the body Of the Peop~ in
to fatal errors respecting the two great nations
at war, and the character and views CT tie CT .
tizens who before administered the govern
ment, they dare not undecelve them. They ,
cannot now tell the people the TRUTH, with
out justifying the sentiments and policy Of
their political opponents, the followers of
WAsHGNGToN, and thus hazarding the loss OF [
their offices and power: and their measures
for the last four years especially, are in evil
dence that they would rather sacrifice the
rights, interests and honor OF our country,
and put in jeopardy its liberty and indcpen.
dence.
Another means employed to undermine
the federal administration was, the raising a |
Glamour against the taxes which were indis-
pensable for the support of the public faith
in regard to the debts incurred by the revolu-
tionary WARRIOR carrying Oh, during several
years, an expensive war against the Indians,
for the defence and protection of the frontiers
and for providing the means Of protecting
our commerce and our country against the
aceressions and hostile views of France.
Although no government can exist without
reyenue---and no revenue be attainablc with
out taxes---yct no person Of any experience