Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-08

laa fron, the preclpitatc declarationof the
president ofthe United States, that the freiich
decrees. which violated ourcommerclat rights
were renealcd. This assurance has been Con-
tr9d;cted Nv series Of events and clrcumstan-
ces, which leave no room Tor doubt. oy Tue
sinking and burning OF our vessels on tn0
bioh seas by the formal declaration OF the
French government enforcing and ampiifyihS
those DEGREES and finally, by the language
of the last presidential message to congress-
which. while it still asserts the repeal OF those
DEGREES, explicitly admits that since the Pc
Rod OF such pretended repeal, " her 60
yernnent has authorised illegal captures by
its privateers and public ships, and that other
on RACES have been practised on our vesseis
and our citizens and that no indemnity has
been provided or pledged for French spoila-
lions on the property Of our citizens. 1t IS
Tins manifest, that the mock revocation OF
those DEGREES is an insult to common sense.
Yet to disguise the Imposition practsed up
or our executive, to CRAFTY It's wounded pflde'
ana evade the retraction OF error, we are call
ed up0n to haz4rd all that is dear to nation.
Another and more remote cause OF THIS war,
we are compelled to refer TO d disposition In
many, whose influence predomlnatss III our
national councils, to aggrandlze the southern
ard western states at the expence OF the East
ern section Of the union. LIS unquestionably
true, dist TIE partial and local interests OF the
people Of the different states might, by spl'
rit of accommodation, be 50 blended and re-
conciled as prudace great harmonious
whole, capAo!e discerning the highest degree
Of national felicity aud strength But we can
not disguise our conviction, nat System CO.
eyal with the formation Of our constitution was
diqested and has pecn increasingly pursued to
create and secure pr ponderance OF weight
and power over the Commercial states
IVha,ev tends to check the growth OF the
navigating interest, aud prevent the accumu-
lation Of weaita ia tGose sites whatever
discouruges the increase Of their population
and encourages emigration from them; what
ever will contribute TO the extension OF terri
torv in the southern and western region, by
conquest or otherwise, will materially contrl-
butte to the attainment Of that object. The
war now commenced is adapted TO produce
these effects,
The first result will be wide and wasteful
sweep of our vessels by capture. The ship
ping of Massachusetts is her main slnew -
nc TOSS ., Il - ,,,antar th;s is a.
Capital oal ~ SUI" Pt:,, rea:, bntton's
most 'GHp e~ons - ,o,rFet r. the en-.
VIII carry Ms crops - ,', , h~S ottaasnt mon
DaErassmen's ana 9s.In c,"i e some no.
commerce II - VIC 80 ,',,,(,rthv &c
l'tclans tn"t It WIZ ~ ~, ,enresanted and
pf0'ecu0n ao 0easo " ~ y, NJ d;Ssrted frono
that }e attehleh Oh n0n WIN w a'' y, 'sa
Commerce PURSUITS al" w; ~ 'l ;Iean 49,, 81
promoted 10 countries ",q"'1" 80 nnrcbase :.
DC Soq"',e" ~ ,r ~. nriginal territory
%h'CN 10 ~ -" e i'1'' ,,G ve,t NOT included
q the ool's' % s'''0 49, -''
ID our ''"''''''' 90 ,,,.. ,,,ot no
Ano'nv' aus % ~ . rNn and cos,neti-
rets''s', - " - -, n,ist,tcn bcl;ef
ton WIN '',1',' ~ 80 ,,rnys,,re &c tha