Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-15

1Ua1rCS III 2-etcsS. ditti 5fliSu SiO mdS ~ 1O-
turn to ENGLAND fes Mr.. Piakney.
A letter iiro,a Vienna, received at Lon
don. states that the archduke Francis, the
emperor's brother, had embarked for Eng
land with about three millions Of money.
besides Jewels. ellis aAscondiuS (adds
the letter. causes sonle hustle in our cabi-
net"
g TIL Athenian bird, with pride replete,
Their talents cquall'd in conceit;
And copying the Socratic rule,
Set up for master of school: .
Doglnatic jargon, learnt by heart,
Trite sentences, hard terms Of art,
To vulgar ears seenl'd so profound,
They fancy'd learning in the soand."
The following modest remarks are copied
from the Aurora
/" During the sitting of congress in 1909
and 1910, we discussed the measure OF non-
importation-wc exhibited the effects that 1t
would immediately have on Great Britain
our reasoning was never attempted TO be re-
futed either In Or out OF congress, III tact 1t
Wa, assented to by every man who gave the
subject thought; but instead of inanediatelv
substituting it for the non-interoourse law, II
was to DC POSTPONED TO atMture day
No wonder COL Duane should daily abuse
Congress as pack of beetlc-headed dolts,
when it is apparent that he had to LABOR two
years to persuade them to do their duty. H (;
pointed but the proper course to be pursued !;
convinced them of its correctness yet, instead
of !" Immediately" adopting it, as they ought
to have done, they postponed it to future
day." Shameful! We really see no necessi-
ty for having an organ of the public Will,
if his dictates are disobeyed in this manner
Who can be surprised now,s to find the presi-
dents reconlne ndatioas neglected It ought
to be mentioned, in justice to col. Duane,
that the nation is indebted to his " useful la
bors,'' and not to Congress, for the blessings
We at present enjoy although the latter nc
yer once acknowledged the lights they had re-
ceived.
The Enquirer, after dsmissing the late
illustrious" secretary of state, proceeds to
shew that Mr.. Monroe was not proper per-
son to succeed him. The Enquirer's princi-
pal objection 10, that Mr.. NJ. signed the re-
jec:ed treaty. g And what reasons are there
to believe (the Enquirer asks that his opini-
ons have changed any more than ours ? We
know of none elf Mr.. Monroe has changed
his opinions he is bound, we think, to state
them explicitly to the Editor ofthe Enquirer !;
indeed, it is rather astonishing that he has not
done it long ago. The Enquirer promises
in his next to take up Mr.. Gallatin, and
frankly ayow why that politician does not COM
mand his Conscience. Then, to use his own
elegant language, we shall see what we Shall
see." 1t is to be lamented that these gentry
do not inform the President what Characters
toappoint to office al present he is precisely
IN the situation of the Old Man in the fable
hrst he rides the Ass himself then nc ALLOWS
the IS, to ride him; and still there IS gruinb-
ling!
The manner in which the Aurora now
Praises the wisdom of the Non importation
law, may surprise those who read the follow
ing sentence in that plper few days ago
The course of measures pursued by our
government for considerable time past, mas
koov.
tone, but feeble, weak, imbecile, and con-
tenpasle IN their operations and effects 4