Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-01

actly this tame kind Of creature, and were
Boney to box one ear, the Eltient and phlo-
sophie Joel would turn the other, purely on
the principle Of equal rights and that one OF
those members should have no cause OF quar-
rel with the other Besides, Joel having oeen
French citizen s candle! tte for the nstional
Convention, sc. dare not act otherwise. were
his own character and dispositions different
from what they are, as Boney will have no
scruple to consider him his lawful subject, and
(were he to give himself airs) would soon
have him safely lodged in the temple, or more
probable in the Bicetre, the prison Of lunatics
and madmen and poets and priests. The appoint
ment was therefore master stroke of policy in
this view of it, and trust me you will never a.
gain be agitated b. hian truths and spirited
rsmonsrances against the proceedings of
France no !: these bring trouble; they open
the eyes and raise the spirit of the nation, at
the same time, whereas our policy is to shut
the one and dcpress the other.
I'd. Joel's own wishes and convenience were
consulted ON this occasion. He had been long
enough here doing nothing, and as the national
university scheme did not take, something
else was to be done for him, and what more
proper than to give him mission to Europe
when change of climate became either useful
or agree liable to himself OF to his family Can
tell you, friend, our government are very con-
slderate IN things like these and as 1t VIII
be more cOmmodious for Joel to go in frl-
gate than TO pay thousand or fifteen hundred
dollars for passage in private hip, there
Is no doubt but this new accommodation VIII
oil lNa Il Ard -l,,-n
not one Of the frigatcs be put in commission
for about al halldred housand dolIars ? And
what is q sum like this to the United States III
the present ilourishing condition Of tl4eir Com
merce ard Treasury Besides have VIC not
done sc for Master George Erying, who has
been wisely sent to Denmark to ask money
from one Of the EmpeIor's Projects? 1t Is
true that Munoc and Armstrong, pinkney
and Adams, were all sent out OH their own
bottom, md made their way as we'll as they
could, but Whit are they 70 SUE, men as Or.
Joel ard master Gcorg"
81. Joel's appointment W un' rlisagrceahle
to some folks ii Washingto,: so, however,
dis!ike IAN rs mach Oh pMvate grounds is
they tbAor hiln Oh public ores. But he was
or might be troublesome or opposiaE to Their
future and personal views; vino cares, think
YOU, at our court, or 1t i. /: loGrt whether a
thing be right as it regards t.,e public, whcn
it is so as regards themselves So1uc II our
great men arc longer sighted than you ina
CINE, aid am well informed can actually see
bevond th,ir noses. Particularly ii tho 4: be
short ones, or Hat ones, 50 that they may look
over them, sc.
4th And finally Dc you know that the
Tcrpedoes are to be sold to Bonaparte, by way
of protecting neutral commerce., and who SO
proper to negotiate the sale as one who has
already negotiated the sale Of them to Eng
land The five thousand dollars granted to
Fulton, were therefore actually so granted, to
make them fit for Bonapartc: acquit tie
President and Congress of ali knowledge Of
the plan but that such q plan does exist do
not entertain the smallest doubt. I repeat it,
The 7brhedoes are to be sold to EonQtGrte, and
we by our drapery are making them fit for
the market. But have done FOR the present
Think of this, Master Brook, think of this
You shall hear more from ne aron.'
Nt7c-Yo Evening Post.
Extract of alctser from Mr.. Gideon Young,