Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-08

G, ,.s. 60 long as the great mass 81 the peo.
~ Hi rema;n cnder the fatal deception, that
p.s s "aan who Inv. administered their govern
,,ept for the last ten years, are exclusively
Nc. honest and patr;otic.---But such extreme
srss,1:,v. such easy confidence, such ready
snh,a;ssiou. has surpassed the. IDEAS Nr. 5si-
sr,.ft lined at the time when he "fOte
~. -, Mo,es IN Virginia. He didnot then con-
&ceiye it possible that the same peoP's WV
had commenced their o2posllioh 10 NC soSs s
men, ofthe Parent State, more 70 rcsis1 d ueu'
.perous principle, than evils acthalys ahhlcteu'
would patiently submit, not merely 10 INC Wv
,ation Of principle, butte positive oppresssora.
One of ,he complaints against the Sing OF y.
Pr:,,;p. and one Of the grounds OF The deciara-
~ of ;ndependence, was, his giving his as
ssn, - an act for cutting of our trade with
III , ,srts Of the world,"' But MI. Jefferson
.pot NV asssnted to, but was the father OF such
IN aot..-the EMB, akeo, imposed ~ l'isreeo'i-
,i,io,, ana influence, unlimited n ITS form'
s,.,l cslcrIa,ed to endure. u!lul the foreign
con,me,ce Of tie United Ssatcs would DC an
nibi,ated. II vas in fact conuAuecas iofs as
.h;s Successor thought your patience wouia
endure ito this fainous measure NY. 'ei-
fersoD was SO welded Chs special MOVIES may
hereafter be ullfoldea---) that I'd yuiy' l0oo'
when the evils OF the embargo mao oooo'.io .p-
parent to every eyel,ot b'Rdea'oy PrsJueice
ar deceit; and it WAS observed 70 hihi' = tnss
the i.;,,ries to the yuaitea sss1tes soaio o d,
orc.. re- than tl,ose o. any herugoyer1nen!
so,.be ansgeasa--- 'fney were mistaken In
EQUATIONS and that re sscoHia Ta!Aef-
ses a,uepca sa.aSt, !is: qaEs lGHy aaercF'oH n
,,l,,t had had GSen done BIZ this SoufrnF'elf, RasH
Bzitn;a 7a34La: rcfsc! hsr orders III cot:a-
ouo-,f these oreess had been the Cause o. the
eo,tars O. there would have oeoe some colou'
for tic contieuauce until thcyF sboa.d DC re-
n.,Ied. hit haze formerly SHOWN, on tbe.'
soor al the Sanat., and in the course oi these
aa,,r. s,esI viii more inliy SHOW, that -af
I.s,rsf,n's embargo was imposed without shy
,,.s-,t;,n to she ortiers IA. council, whose eN-
:, tsor,. evan vas ..ot kposSn to ham wien ne
.,-....,,,.,,iefi ina, measure The above rccjt-
-, d.rIara.iou CT MIR. Jefferson, that ne Wonid
rather see America sunk than chshse 'ia
ten. was repeated to Mir. tiiinouse anu Inc
by a gentleman OF reputatlon' TO Us wen
known. who was present at the ccnveSsauon'
md on the same d y noted down those extra
ordinary words L.. &c .o,,.
= ri NV next number, the subject OF COM
merce will be continued. ~
'-'0'0' " TIMOTHY PICKERING.
.strsl 2o,-lSli.
]. Mr.. Jefferson might have added anothcr
re,,,ark...Inat if all men were honest, oshe-
y,lent aud ,rcc, We should hear OF no .inJus! &C,
mo rnk;ndness, no deception. And then what
q DELIGHTFUL world would tbs be 70 i've IN
Ere1y re DIR will pcrce;vt tE.t all such re-
marks are Idle; and when srave!y pronorac-
ed by philosopher" quite ridiculous.
Such deet observations are not un+requc..! IN
Mr.. !eAcrsoa's writings. hut they are net
without al, Oh iect being calculated 70 impress
the minds of his readers witt! the bclef, that
he possessed feeling heart, alive to every
human woe. He knew th4t beneVolekce hid
a charm TO conciiiate coed viii AID attach
ner,t.---Wish ere.t authority, these questions
once were asked /" Whence come wars and
feb,ines? Come taey not oven otyour lusts go
The lust for power, for dominion, and Tor all
the objects ofavai.ice and ambition :-H.,s Mr. |
jefferson, since he came On the pubic stage,
witnessed any abatement Of these dangerous
and nischievons passions? Has he learned to
rcpress his own!