Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-18

;axes-coilect them, the country is rich--sti-
mulatc the emulation Of the youth Of Ameri-
ca, by presenting the prospect OF tame TO
yiew--caIl forth a large army--bulld an efil-
e;ent nayy-iurnish All allurement to military
genius-excite their thirst for glory--chersh
their arlor for the preservation OF their llber-
ty-display independence and impartiality-
discard intrigues, Office hunters and the NIL
mons of executive credulity--act from prla-
ciple and not from popular vlews-act Ike.
Americans, whose ardent love OF liberty IS
yet burning, and wants nothing but little ST.
mulant, and the people will be with you
point where glory dwells, and thousands VIII
sally forth to gather laurels. The Americans
are brave, intelligent and enterprlslng peo-
pie; too much wisdom, unnecessarily TO DC
involved in war too much pride to knuckle'
yet too much feeling and discretion to be made
the engines Of pusilanimity, contemplate SUD,
terfuge, or dastardly meanness 1t IS urged
by Mr.. Clay, in his chivalrous strain, that the
EMBARGO is the precursor OF war Why make
it the precursor if every facility was al
forded, and information furnished to the A.
merican merchant that he could DESIRE 70
enable him to ship his property the tocsin was
sounded by the committee OF foreign relations,
and every preparation was made to ship pro-
duce, under the impression that the embargo,
instead of being the precursor OF war, was
the harbinger Of peace. II IT IS the Precur-
sor. the crisis is the most awful to the
American merchant, that our commercial
relations have Observation-Disclosures of dollars
are now locked up in the Golfers Of British
merchants, without the means of being remit
ted to the American merchant, whose anxious
solicitude for his property deserves the atten-
ton Of Congress. If the majority are friend
ly to commerce, give the American people
an opportunity of Withdrawing their funds
from England, and do not give the English
government chance OF sequesterlng the
annats of American industry. But the pre-
sent ruling party In Congress are inimlcal to
commerce in all its relations, and prefer the
sacrifice of the merchant to the defeat OF
their Quixctic views, using the Ian
guage of Mr.. Randolph, whose elo-
quence has been more profuse lately than at
any other period of hislfc his brilliant mind
expanding throughout, and philosophic ludg-
ment looking through their conduct, with a
single glance, has presented to his country
view of their situation, that they had no con-
ception Of His view OF the subject, Is that
Of the enlightened statesman, not the con-
tracted notion Of the student Flooding over
the horn-book. His genius inventive and pro-
Ii6c, has discerned their motives and pour
trayed their conduct in the most glowing CO.
lors and the nervous and manly manner In
which he unmasked the backstaiT secrets,
viii no doubt secure him his country's praise,
In GDe, the ridiculous light in which he placed
Mr.. Clay, affords an opportunity to the Ame-
rican people of distinguishing between the
wisdom Of the politician and the imaginary
efferyerscence Of the jealous enthusiast.
A FRIEND TO PEACE.