Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-01
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARI.

The debates IN the '2Vii"@o Va @''
tee ., the subject of renewing the bank
...r which we YESTERDAY commenced, viii
sb.iess engage the attention of our readers.
IS oftb, e. will be surprized at the Liberal
p-;men.s expressed by some OF the demo-
ATTIC members of Congress. The close OF
!, Crawford's speech, now publishing, IS
culiariy beautiful. &c Come, (says he) ana
ith me sacrifice your pride and political re-
Ent.nents ut the shrine OF political good Lex
hsrn be made prop;tia.ory sacnhce tor the
nbIic welr,.c. the SAVIOR Of which Will ascend
heaven, and be there recorded as hastings
n everlasting evidence of your devotion to
Inc happiness OF your country" This language
B Is worthy of candid, independent statesman
Blu, alas the invitation Was unavaiiihs II
WIS made to men predetermined on the'r
mode of conduct, in spite of all arguments
men who contemplated the downfall OF the I.
is. Bank with more pleasure than any othef
noI,t;coi syent--save the dettruction Of Eng
land.
As we expected, the Baltimore Wing is
20, At all pleased with MIR. Pinkney's apollo
s;s, IN last weeks Ineelligencer. He po-
l,ely STYLES it an attempt to wash the Black
ssnoor white" He SAYS Mr.. P. nigh. have
represented MIR. Madison in London, but he
hevcr represented the people OF this country.
yh.t people does he mean Why, those
no were eternally crying " havoc" alias,
w ,oast-drinkers on the fourth of July, many
BIZ whom we're probably ashamed OF these We
~ to.sss, when they saw them in print. The
,N-hi.. says, he will not insult Gen. Armstrong
BIZ comparing him with Mr.. Pinkney. But
ss,re have not forgotten the seryile letter which
"a rc,s,rong wrote to Bonapar.e, congratulate
I 6g him on his fortunate escape from con-
spiracy, which was VIGOROUSLY miserable
ISsretext for numbering the Duke OF Enghein'
kbasci,-seized on neutral territory. We re-
nolIect other pithy stories, but they are we'll
known. 1t must be no small qualification to
Mr. Pinkney to find, that his conduct has re-
seived the disappEobation OF men "whose
Horaise is censure, and whose censure praise"
such are the defenders Of Armstrong and
Wilkinson.
81 The New-York Election is shortly to take
Eelace, and Of course the patent republicans
kmal,ifes, unabated vigor. Being split into lit
tie fao,ions amongst themselves, the leaders OF
(which are all anxious for promotion, they ex-
#ercise Infinitely more bitterness towards each
9th, +, thaa ever they did towards the Federal
lists. The reason of this is obvious they well
| know the difference between fair and honora-
bic competition, and low and cunning artltices'
Thus it invariably occurs, that there is thous-
and times more cIamor raised when two OF
democratic kidney have fixed their hearts
upon the same Office, than when the candl-
dates are of opposite political professions. We
hope th;.t, ERE long, the people will get clear
of these impostors, with Liberty always in
their mouths, but tyranny in their souls /; men
who are constantly Cabling their unwary fell
low-citizens, by pretending
To feel such bowel hankerings
To see an empire all Of kings;
"Dcliser'd from the Egyptian awe
"Ot justice, government, and law.
A Soushern democratic writer has proposed
a resort TO direct taxes. These, he says,
=" flow from the wealth of the nation why
then depend upon resource SO uncertain as
the manufactures Of Britain :" When loans
and commerce fail, it must come to this at
L..
nc evening proceeding that Of my depar-
1'ie ron NItchez being beautiful and bright,
iwaiAed down to the Levee, in order to give
some directions 10 my boatmea. In passing
TWO ooa's next to mine, heard some very
urn words !; which my men informed me
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