Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-22
ALEXANDRIA.
-csnAy MORNING, January %.
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q ,,ss AGE AND BODY OF THE TINE
n s 81 FORM AND PRESSURE
,.,ton for Directors of the Bank
= .,.dria, held on Monday last the follow
) gentlemen were chosen;
S;ao,. j. Thompson, VIM. Herbert, J.
-. John Janney, A. c., Cazenove' M.
<,l,r. F. Marsteller, VIM. Fowle'
4 ), Herbert, reelected President, & J. Dun
\ elected to supply his place IN the direction
!. .,ectio, for Directors to manage the
!. fine Marine Insurance Company, was
!, ~ Wednesday last, when the following
gentlemen we're chosen:
i VIM Hartshorne, John Janney, Jacob Hott-
:, lanes Fl. Hooe, Cuthbert Powell, }. {.
Newell lanes Patton, John Ramsay, Jonah
5rhomnson, John Hopkins, Ferdinand Mars
.u.r Charles |. Catlett, VIM. Hodgson, PHI
.sess Janney, VIM, Herbert.
At a meeting of the Directors, Joseph Rid
s!ale was elected Director in place of VIM.
|Hsrtshorne, reelected President James B.
|Nikols, reelected Secretary.
We all recollect the story OF the, mischiev-
Gus bow who so often deceived tie shepherds
|w the cry of svolf! gvoLf! when there was
|nodanger, that they were quite inattentive
when the wolf really came, and suffered their
fucks to fall an easy prey. Thus, we fear,
il may happen with the people of the United
States The men they have appointed to
guard their interests have so often rung the
alarm of war, that very little attention is now
excited by aclanor which was wont to raise
The scnsibllity of the nation to very high
pitch. Every man remembers several occa-
slons oflate years on which the people were
led TO believe, by the tone of their rulers,
that the country would very speedily be in
volyed in war--Without particulaisihHg every
instance, we shall notice one which NAV have
escaped the recollection of many of our read
srs
During the session of Congress which took
place immediately after the misunderstand-
ing between our government and Mr. Jack
'0u inc British minister, resolution passed
ns senate containing the following passages
-" AMI the congress of the United
''S'ss 40 hereby soIemnly Pledge Themselves
. me american teotle, and to tie zvorld, to
''anu oy and support the executive govern
"'u. IN us refusal to receive any further COM
:, from the said Francis ] Jackson,
M u eau INTO action the 4vhole force of the
'4'0H' II 1t should become necessary, in con-
'equVnce OF the conduct Of the executive go
.,l. ii' respect, 70 fepei SuCn IN
), anu 10 assert and maintain the rights,
States" 100 " 'N' f'''"
ms Was on the llth of December, 1909 !.
NM It was impossible for the American peo-
: " receive pledge SO solemn, without
'''s impressed with conviction, that war
'"'' speedily ensue Yet that disastrous even
- 'o' take place, notwithstar Ing the spi
:. language then heldby congress Either
10 good luck, or to some unknown
'' L Was not found "necessary to cali In
'on the whole force Of the nation" or
!, = Pa'' OF 1t, ant peace was preserved
rn VIII 1t be for America, should it still,
'sned unnecessary to pursue ssch e
;, :, Il is lar from being certain, howe
; '"a' this will be our good fortune at the
!; o'ne' The" dreadful! note of prcpa-
Z. sounded by MIR, Madison in his mes
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