Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-11

SIR--You will perceive from the accounts
that will reach you in the public papers both
from Washington and MISUNDERSTANDING the
federalists of the northern states have sue
ceeded in making the Congress believe, that
with such an opposition as they would make
To the general government, awar mustbe con-
fined to their ownlerrltory, and might be even
too much for that government to SUSTAIN. The
consequence is, that after al the parade and
menaces with which the session commenced,
il has been suffered to end without carrying
into effect an OF the plans OF the administra-
ton, except the interdiction of commercial IN
tercourse with England and France--an event
thi.t was anticipated inmy former letters.
Underwhat new circumstances theCongress
viii meet In May, will depend ON the state e.
iectlons and the changes that may IN the mean
time take place in Europe. Win regard to g.
Britain, she can scarce mistake her true poilcy
ii relation to America. If peace be the irst OBJ
;ect, every act which Can Irritate the maritime
states ought 10 be avoided because the pre-
vail 4g disposition of these will generally be
sufficient 20 keep the government i!om haZard-
ing any hostile measure. ii d war between
America and France be grand desideratum,
sometning more must be done an lnoulgent
concliiatory policy must be adopted, which
viii leave the democrats without a preteXt tor
Constitutes and Bonap arte, whose passions are
100 hot for delay, will probably compel this
government to decide whether OF the two great
oeiigents is to be its enemy To bring
about separation Of the states, under distinct
and independents governments, is an affair Of
iaore uncertainty and, however desirable,
he b,f h,-a of. re oJ1
iang continued policy. tending to irrltate the
southern and concilate the northern peopie.
The former are agricultural, the iattera COM
Jnercial people. The mode of cnershlng and
depressing either is too obvious to require II
luslration. This, i an aware, is An object OF
much interest iii Great Britain, as it would
forever secure the integrity OF his Maesy's
possessions on this continent, * make the two
governments, or whatever number the present
confcderAcy might form into, as -ase:'ri AID as
much sub ect to the influence OF e. Britain as
hercoiol,ies can be rendered. But 1t is all OBJ
iecs ONLY to be attained by slow and clrcum-
spcct progression, and requires Tor Its con-
summation more attention 10 the affairs which
agitatl and excite parties IN thlS country, than
Great Britain has yet bestowed upon 1t. An
unpopular war-that is war produced by the
hatred and preiudices OF one party, but against
the consent of the other party, en- alone pro-
duce sudden separation of any section OF this
country from the common bead.
At all events, it cannot be necessary to the
preservation of peace, that G. Britain should
make any great concession at the present mo-
ment; more especially as the more important
changes that occur in Europe might render 1t
inconycnient for her to adhere to any supula-
tons in favor of neutral maritime nations.
Although the non-intercourse law affords
but very partial relief to the people OF this
country from the evils of that entire suspen-
sion of commerce 10 which they have reluc-
tantly submitted for some time past, l lament
the repeal OF the embargo; because 1t was
calculated to accelerate the progress OF the
states towards revolution that would have
ptt IN end to toe only republic that remains
to prove that government founded on poiltl-
cal equality can exist in season OF trial and
difficulty, or is calculated to insure either Sc
carity OF happiness to people,
! am, sc. a. b.
To be continued.