Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-03-04
From the Federal Republican.

A CANDID CoNFESSIoN.-ih Inc BOSTON
Patriot has heretofore been one OF tnr mos :
violent and indiscfminatlng supporters o,
m. administration, ard of their trenchlheo
measures So undsguissd, however, aTG
20 incontrovertlbe is-the proof OF the con-
tinuance of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES
after the 1st Of Nov. that even the editor o.
the Patriot, to preserve his own consistency
is compelled to admit, that b"naparte h"'
not fulfilled the expectation OF -mocrats' nor
redeemed his promises. He has been COM
~ He'd to confess. thar he can ste neither
honor nor honesty in the course the French
emperor promises to pursue, even y he
should keep his 7v'rd;" and that by non
fnl6lment OF the conditions OF the contract
on the part Of France, we are ab,olVed
from its obligations" The editor OF the
Pa,rio, was formerly reproached with ter
eiversaton AID apostacy. tlor: federal Drin'
ciples to democracy, and 1t remains 10 be
now seen, whether the following petiorm-
snce has been dictated by temporary and
casual aHiaus Of intruding honesty, or
whether his present party engagements VIII
admit his good Sense To be iong-hvsd. lie
cannot at any rate retreat from his present
posi,ion without disgrace, and we shall
soon sec, whether the magnet at Washing
ton will attract him again to" aids the sta
tonary poin, OF .hs compass, where the
needle OF NAPOLEON causes reP"se.
His party Will not thank him ter ackrcw-
lodging them, as he does. to be equally
guilty. win federsiss. He and his vile
crew of eoadiusors haze attributed to the
federalis,s every political and moral depra-
witty which Imagination could ponrtfay
and j, can be regarded as no trivial adnl!s-
sion, thar his own party comes up to the
standard hetiliousiy applied to hrs adverse
ries. We justly deny the term zcickcd as
due to US, bui when Distinguished demo
crat admits lis associates t, raerit equal
rrproacb. his condemnation must remain
fixed TO them, because he is best acquant
ed with his own and their conduct and mo.
tivrs, and cannot be suspected OF PARTIAL.
" in his accusation Of men Of his kidney.
fTJe Every Individual wishing to see
tru. picture of the democratic admlnistra.
ton, by renowned democrat, and to Pc
ruse faithful estimate of BonaPsrte's pro-
misses, ought 10 attend to the following:
From thc B2sten PaUiot.
Thu NEW FRENCH DECREE.
We had entertained belief that the
French emperor won'd comply with his en-
eagement, that his Berlin ADD Milan de
creess ho, Id cease 10 operate in form and ia
fact on the FIST of Move mber.
Putting all regard 20 good faith out of
the case, it was supposed that his interest
would have dictated this course. He ap-
pears in his new decree to have studied o.
L. to keep the letter Of his promise, whilc
he shameiulv violates its spirit.
On the 5th August last he declared by
the duke Of Cadore to our minister, that
she DEGREES Of Berlin and Milan We're re-
realed 'od should cease TO operate on the
first Of NV.
This declaration was made with reference
10 our law of May 1--parricu'arIy that
par, which required repeat or such mo-
dfcation of those decress, as thai they
should cease TO violate our neutral rights,
as condlti0n precedent TO orr carrying
this IazO into effect on our part
HIS majesty now orders-" That all the
caus 5 that may be pending before the
council of prizes, respecting the capture of
American vessels, dating from the arst Of
of Nov. and those that may be afterwards
brought before the same court, shall not be
decided upon according TO the principles
of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES, but shall
remain susbended; the Vess Is previously
seized, bang only p!ace9 under sequestra.
tio9, 1" serving to the pr"prlrl"rs their right,
til! th= second of Frb. xt, the period
when in consequence Of the United States
haSing fulfilled the engagement Of causing
their RIGHTS to be respected; the prizes must
be declared null by the council, and the
American vessels restored with their car.
goes to the Propr,etors."
Thus far, if the Berlin and Milan de-
crees are extinct, their spirit rev!ves in this
new decree, which at best, under the omin-
Gus names of suspense and stqurstration,
nosrpones that jus;ice to the I'd Of Feb.