Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-11
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ii.
From the n. York Commercial .adrertiser'

coasts, say the democrats, and now we
shall have war in good earnest. Already
these bold fighting gentlemen are calling
for union--all parties must unite and hight
for their country. Allowing the fact to
be as they claim it to be, viz. that we are
to have a war Ga thing that is conceded
Tor the arguments sake only before you
can certainly count on firm ana cordiai
support from "all parties, you must sa-
tisfy the federalists on several points.
4. You must conrince them that the 1cdr
1cil be lust. Federalists will support the
lust rights and liberties Of their country,
against all powers that may attack them.
But they can never be brought cordially
to support weak OF wicked adminstra-
ton, in an unjust contest. A war Win
at-Britain at the present time, cannot
be Just, without there ar 5astliiabie
causes for it. A mean and yfhdictiye l'a-
tired is not a just cause Of war. A das-
tardly fear of, or an ardent attachment
TO, France, is not good cause OF war with
Great Britain. The constant impertlaent
interference of foreigners with our public
concerns, merely for the purpose OF vent
inc their low ard malicious resentments
towaels G.. Britain, is not good cause OF
war. If there are any good causes OF
war in the possession Of our administra-
ton, and they intend to have the united
aid Of the country in supporting the war;
they must come ont with them.
2. You must c0urince them that a 7car
is necessaru. Even if there existed JUS
tifiab.e ground for war with Great-Bri-
tain, lift is unnecessary, if it might have
been honorably avoided. it will not meet
with very cordial support. The fede-
ralists believe that there has been no ne
cessity of pIunging this country into war
with Great-Britain. They are well as
sured, that every dispute betwixt the ma
tons might have been settled upon rcs-
sonable basis many years ago, and in that
way, all the irritation and pickering which
has existed, might have been saved. The
federaIists know. that the British minis
try offered to renew Mr.. jays treaty,
when it was about expiring, but Mr.. JET
ferson refused it. Now they firmly be-
lieye. and the opinion is founded upon ex-
Derience. that the state Of things under
MIR. Jays treaty was immensely better
than il is now. or has been at any time
since II expired. Our trade fourished,
our merchants grew wealthy, the meeha-
mics of all description found employment,
the farmers always had ready market.
and full price, for all their produce, the
revenue OF course, was abundant and con-
stantly increasing, and the whole country
progressed faster i'm wealth and improve
,ments. than any other nation ever did in
the same length of time. 1t is true, that
now and then an American seaman was
impressed-an evil that necessarily grows
ont Of the resemblance that the English
and Americans bear to each other in conf
pIexioa, features, language and character.
But, under treaty, the evil would find a
regular remedy. Now, zoe .federalists
cannot but think, and feel, that such a
state of things is far preferable to that
which has existed, with such a variety of
evil, since the treaty expired. AS might
have been expected, the moment that all
regular commercial relations between the
nations ceased, depredations and impress
raents to certain degree multiplied ;
and as the British made various success
siye efforts to adjust the difficulties which
existed, but which by some fatality on our
part always fel! to the ground /; irrita-
lions and Yexations increased, and the
differences between the nations, widened.
This course of conduct. which was GER
tainly well calculated TO convince the Bri-
fish that we had no sincerity in our pre-.
tended efforts towards settlement, has
brought us to our present predicament--
a predicament not very pleasant either to
the federalists, or to large proportion oi
the democrats and which, il is now sup
posed. must terminate in war. Tthen the
federalists reason correctly III this case
ifthe state of t!lings under Mr.. Jays trea-
y was preferable to embargo and non