Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-13
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M ~; an uDdeniable tact, that by the deClaTa-
- &c war, our government became Pledg-
e. AK that was warranted by preceding
aarotiops. < Wlnt can we do :" was to
~. sr al interesting question. Its answered
ans sweeping DISH, By writer in the Pub-
Il. Ad4ertiscr. Read his remarks, and 40
r,ore complain that the war spirit is confined
me aaor Of congress Do you entertain
nb,s whether the author was I'D American
H. is At east no farther removed than Ila-
Enr,lized foreigner See with how much fer
~ be declains against she sdisturbers ofoar
nssce the murderevs of our couAtrymen!!"
rsinst that ration which retains American
eiizens on board her floating dungeons, and
sias. and racks and hangs them when they
,ommur;" in fine against that nation which
has consunnnned every wrong, every insult,
eye-y outrage, and every act ofviIlainy against
mi. county Here language must have
fEicd or.@hat prevented bin from Just men
ftiori & some ofthe friendly acts of the other
: eat European power, towards the beloved
Americans? Could lie not inform US, whethe
France ever insnIted or imprisoned orr sea
men ever burned or sunk vessel; ever
co06sclled our property, INDEBTED our com
merce ON the hign sea-, or detained ship
( bier ports; or ever jbtringed q treaty, orrio-
hted her pljghtod Gsith S silence Ia que
rie,, Tor we yet h2Rs TO be favored OF Nopo
LEON
q "Whtcm We do - & We must djscou-
Fag fsct,cn, and trampe Upon the Fl ST sur
pins ott,e replle who eould dare to cross the
sbps arouat}'s Just indignation and peo-
'fplr's vengesGce Here the author is ambi-
guout is pr babie meaning might have
been cxprrSs "a Ia 'lrese words. LIT liberty
sof speech 81 stepped, liza member of the mi
'n,rity 10 CongrcsN dares oppose 4 ruinous
put popular measure, let him be silenced by
zthe overbcarrg strength Of the majority
y private citizen dares to deliver his senti-
snents, and openly discuss tie actions of our
sFsIers, let tarring and ieNhering be the pc
fns!ty OF his crime Let the liberty Of the
press be abolished ara if the editor ola pub
JIG pnnt, deliver MOI the sentiments of a nil Is
tenai hlrehag, let the rabble destroy his press
sand raze his building to the ground.'--It IS
laO alarming fact that men. OF influence begin
10 oeleyes this may be done.
''"t I"t' We 20 " IA YOU talK or Inc
&Sea' letthe days of Paul Jones be revived.'-
4ista handful of seamen, with less than ten
SlIlgates IN service, by their contempt of dan
&ser and death, defend themselves from the
3p'"eliNi marine Of our enemy, and vindicate
OUT f'Ft IS on the ocean At any call Of their
.Ouo'fy' iuli reliance may be placed on the
"aNe'{ otour scanen, but while we com
meme tlelr spirit, We lament their hard neces-
~! OF heme craospeolin their exertions.
WHAT carve DO 90 " Why, We tlnid and
#FFeTrng admirers Of British power-ue can
tSO"' ge The embargo And, Heavens Can
H. "a IFS he 50 desperate Can ANY one sc.
t'SP advocate FOR an efficient war measure,
'S' mas asgraced and almost ruined our
4 'ua'y Ia umc Of peace Can the writer Of
49, esSay create confidence in our powers, OF
soV"''e INV TO ihe war, by binting at another
"o''sq Thousands of our honest citizens
e. At taelr fortunes, which survived those
= laid, and 81, ken at tie thought of
I''' fesortmg 60 another. Let the embar-
go - 0DlInued and what are the beneficial
49,. o4peFces! Fac answer is hard, as the
i VT tFils US he . Viii not Drag or gasconadc
ra,I - NNC toI q illOucSt aIlu COnUQCI(
o;a - thla Viii starvc England in the pc
Nv ,''ula' We can starve and ruin the British
4 -, indies We can destroy their manu-
.so'ies Powerful nation, lay aside YOUR
IT, 80 @iQ Preparations for war Your ends
r.. "e accomplished BY one potent embargo
Rsy. N S,.. OF our granaries have become the
|sorla W >'~'''' = : la $ p0'''0'' u '"0
b. al''sr-" We can suspend the payment of
|s,nr a'n commercial debts. We can seize the
k0s neld by British subjects in our banks
bin, dS. To conclude we can do more
f lsa5 y England in one year alone, than
lpo. ,0e has Performed in twenty years of The
6u'oooy and saDgainary warfare y
Ia se ass rtions display spirit dctcrn,in-
sbs - succeed but shame is put to the blush.
b. IN. ne zeal OF any one leads hin. TO flattel
Love, with such faIlacious hopes, which
'a4 be realized. An embargo may