Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-09-07

A, ;,,aI,s wretches as to be unwilling or
Pps ~. % assert their rights? Are they des-.
uns0's arms or ammunition Has the Al
ll'S NJ sent blight upon them to wlther up
IN VS. aud to freeze their hearts Is
tsrt Gre Of 70 exiting uished or are. we the.
~ p ne descendants of those brave spirits.
1sS words achieved the independence OF
SDO No.-no--tbere Is no blight sent
Ae sao,one US there isno degeneracy our
- '.ns,,,en' are still the same men who once
tOu s.sd Burgosne and CORVALLIS to dis
rsaus ,e,I combinations We appeal to their at
g..'san,eats AT sea, to the intrepidity with
W. thev have boarded and carried the arm
Na.sels Of the enemy. We appea! to the
.oos who fought at Tippecanoe. We appeal
Pm. .hs action at Bro@nstown, where they drove
De p. itish two niles,at the point OF the
We appeal to the glowing enthusi-
H,hjcb now fires our. country. a drawer
a.. more ea,efprizing people the sun does
@.t;pe anon. There is an energy and
&c hardy enterprise in their character,
s:.s7 will accomplish wonders, if 1t were
w pig reused and directed.-Let itbe reus-
Pr and is mextinguishable direct 1t, and it
rill ufoye luvincible.
W. Were then does The blame lie, even OF
..e;n;,ate advance aud an lgnomlnioas re-
p.a,s we must speak out. The times re-
wv rs 70 be frank and explicit We love
~ we respect the P>U. 5. and we would
mare his feelings on the present occasion, II
=. cond reconcile it with our dates to our
.oao,rv or to himself; but this misplaced SEN
'S;lv has been carried too far. For our own
nrts. we confess ourselves guilty ofthe sin OF
raisson. Sore weeks ago we wished to
have disburthened our mind on the SUBJECT
n, the wel-neant importantly OF friends
r.bheld rs. Yet the friends OF Mr. Madison
.bouId have united in telling him Of the bum
Ne repute in which the Secretary at War was
held by his countrynen. Every man who
kt for the honor of the nation should have
od him ofits nlistrust; he should have been
told that the Secretary at War ought to be
displaced, ii his own modesty did not lead
him 10 retire that however Fitted he might
be as Peace Secretary, he was not calculated
for the brunt Of war; and that there was no.
thing in bis nilitary or political life, which
had proved him to be one of those master spl
rts wAico ride in the whirlwind and d.
rect the Storm
Why he was made Secretary at War, we
are at loss ia divine 1t has indeed be-
come sort OF fashion to parcel ont the dc
partlnents of government among the divisions
Of the country as so many Loaves and Fish
cs. Thus, if the President takes Secre-
hry from The north, lie must maintaia the
balance by Borrowing another from the south
We have no doubt that the rule was adopt
cd from the test motives; that 1t WAS sup
posed to be calculated TO give every part Of
the country a SHARE IN the administration, s
to sllay the iealousies and heart-burnings
which arise from suspicion of partiah;y.-
Mr. Madison bur followed the role which
vas Sc, by others, and he did only what his
predecessors had done before him. But be
might as we'll have chosen a Secretary BY
tue color of his eyes or the length of his
rose, as by the place of his donicil; mel
tier eff them has any thing to do with his
qualifications and Dr.. EUstis has fatally
proved the danger OF the precedent. Since
he has been the War Secretary till the pre-
sent campaign, he has had but little to do;
which has perhaps been the principal rea-
son Why he had dane so little TO disgrace
hia The confusion in the camp. the
quarres Of bis Generals, the mortality OF
Terrc au BoeuE, and the defective equip
mcnt of our troops at Tippecanoe, to which
some have partly ascrlbed the misfortunes
Of that night, were indeed but poor presag-
es of his decision AID his skill. But when
the sound of war began to blow IN our eats,
every eve was naturally burned upon the war
department.. The confidence which the Pre-
saient seemed TO repose III DR.. E. produced
It's effect Upon many OF the many who had
PLACED an unbounded confidence in Mr. Ma
olson, there were many who were willing to
Share his confidence in DR.. Eustis. But the
6rst steps of PREPARATION were discouraging.
The recruiting service went on at q shails
pace. Young men were seen lounglng IN our
cites, after their appointment, before they re-
ceived their letters of commission; and days
and weeks flew away before they had their