Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-15

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exnressible, as have before inform to you, a.
bout congress not to go to war Heias' ! ex-
claim inside myself, have any republican give
TO desc grand folk some human flesh tor his
dinnair, dat dey should dus. hold up de sweet
morceaux before our mouse, like lantalus'
and refuse to US de enjoyment! What bis
nces have dey for to promise US one grand
frolioue to kick up de dus, if dey don't intend
we shall neyair go to it? When de president
saw to dem to assume de attitude, did he mean
I de attitude for make speeshes Or don't Con-
yress know whish dey ike best, Peace orWar'
CONNIE certain animal between two bundle OF
hay
9 Alais dis is not all de affair whish puzzle
me 10 excessiyernent. When I hear of de
twenty Ave touseen men and fifty touseen vo-
lontiers who Shall enlist to take Canada, say,
Aha dis is. we'll !; desc ientimen will settle de
soup in good season But den one custonair
Z saw to me-. Don't rejoice yourself too mush'
Nicholas. de volontiers nor de militia cannot
Z BIS marsh out of de Nitestate tvs contralre to
de constitution. Excusez moi, Monsieur re-
ply; Mr.. Jiles proclaim in de Senate dat de
constitution make de militia for ereeute de 1aw
of de unior, and dat war is same as any udder
law. In dis mannair, if Congress say, Be it
enact dat dere shall be zvar, and DAT zoe shat
conquer Canada, de militia must go do it, 10
eaecute de lasv Ainsi, yous yoyez, Monsieur,
/ continue, dat Congress Can legislate Tor de
whole worle; parceque, if day make one law
dat ole King George shall marsh Spanish
from his trone, and de Angleesh shall have re-
publican government, de militia must start
sur lie champ ard ereente de laV De
ientimen was confound by my argument; ne
was stoneesh TO find know SO mush about
dis mattar. Eth bien, Nicholas, he say, seepose
Congress declare we shall conquer Gle Moon !;
how can de militia e.cecute dc laav oh, |
ansair accessitat, Mons. Fooltom shall send
dem allup dere in one steam boat, if Congress
give to him few more touseen dollar And
how will dey get back, he demand? En- We
rite, Monsieur, reply, de porcuplne IS not
sitch foolto leafe bis comfortable habitatlon
So he was silent; and overcome him ali to
pieces kordsen to Merrikeen facon-by steam
c'cst dire, by de hot brease ofmy mouse!
But den, Mons. Prentair, it IS de Glamour
ofyoa toree, What advantage shall we gain BY
conquer Canada? Who could ask dis ques-
ton, except he was blind by Breetish cool?
shall convince you in one instant. Is itno add
VANTAGE to gain tousens of people to make
good republican, instead of royalist? Q what
prospect for philosophair Soon as we take
all de Breetish possessions, we shall conquer
de Mexicos, California, walk across de istmus
ofDarien, and nevair stop one moment till we
get to Patagonia, and all shall be republicans
Francois, Indiens, Anglois, Americans, Es-
pagnoles, Creoles, Naigres,--all tribe, and
! kinfolk, and tongue,-shall join to sing
eYiue Ia h6erfe! Den de president proclama-
ton shall fly upon de wing of de wind to call
Congress togeddur in a hurry! Den we shall
be able to make laws in one minute, because
nobody will understand de confusion of tongue!
Ma patience, our gouvernement shall last for
ever to all eternity / could tell great many
more fine ting, but shall shew to you strack
Of lettair Just now receive from my fren:
C Washeentozvn City, Is Janvier.
.afoNcHss NICHOLAS,
have nudder grand intelligence for you
encore, One Congress jentimen inform to
me dis day, dat de president is going to buy