Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-05-01

ty OR character against Presidential ,.,,.
ton !! Ahere are 20 them points Of in6nrc,,
more moment, than the hacknied dec,s,..;
about few impressed seamen, or even the a.
ders in CounciI-.rhese are objects tbat Co.,.
Germ Us aNnow, and viii our children after =,
1t has been only in the most corrupt time. >.
under the lnost nrohigate rulers, tbs, cub
practices have been made use of, or submit,
TO; and such moral depravlry has been alw,,s
the precursor Of the loss ofliberty. H5g "a
we to trust the expenditure Of millions to ,bo
Man, who thus squanders the 3uhic treas,r.
Or be safe with a standing army at tie disno
sal OF him, who hesitates not at the means 10
employs to accomplish his ends
why too, when every wind watts 70 or.
shores, proof as strong as holy writ, that ,Ae
French are daily burning and sinking our !.
ienceless ships, is proclamation suffcredI3,
stand unrevokcd, that declares The DEGREES ;,
be repealed under which these outrsces rra
committed, ard WHY are attempts made in
Congress to suppress, the Information from
coming with authority before the public.t Thir.
teen sail Of American vessels have been burnt
aud sunk BY squadron which Sailed from
France in January last, with express orders
from the Emperor to do this to all vessels cons
ing from or going to an enemy's port But
Wright of Maryland says the Emperor is our
selected friend, and Mr.. Wright is an honor.
able man, and SO are they all, all honorable
men, and we must not mplair--besides Mr..
Barlow our French minister, tells Mr.. Gran.
ger, our Post Master General, that he by and
by, erhects better things-how dare we then
complain. From England with her dependsn-
cics s allies, we derive all Our present CONNER.
cial advantages, and yet we are told by these
honorable men, that from her we Can erhec.
nothing. From France, whose trade is loss.
whose plunderings are boundess and whose
lnsolencc and abuse is outrageous, our MI
mister j. charged to ask for redress, and VIC
are to take it for granted the meek and dove
eyed Emperor will give it. Can The Difws &c
men be honest, who thus talk and thus de-
Judge my Conntrymen! but luGge prompty,
decide accurately and act vigorously! lour
lives, your fortunes apd JUur sacrId liberty
demand 1t Of you. WHen Great Bgitain re-
fused to ratity, the convention OF Elsklne, how
promptly was this announced by proclamation
to Us. When Ftance, withou gjpmg Us he
least intlmaticn Ct II, wickedly and wantonly
acts contrary TO her promises, all is silent as
the grave and noting is heard but War!
War from the commercial heroes Of Ken.
lucky, that our attention may be directed from
this abominable partality-Let us expect from
Congress, from our Atlantic patriots at least,
redress for these our wrongs, or let them
know that frcemeE can redress themselves.
HAMPDEN.
t See the speeches of Burwell Bassett and
others in the affair OF the Comet
Tuesdays National Intelligenccr has furnish
ed the American people with an interesting
theme for contemplation. An appeal is made
to- the federalists for their aid in furnishing
The government with the means of waging war
against Great Britain; reminding them OF the
necessity of unanimity in support of the mea-
'ures of Congress--the rare production OF SIX
months labor. Is it possible that the govern
ment can expect the aid of federtlists, alter
having been denounced BY Mr. Madison, az
concerned with Henry, without