Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-09-23

r.endou. evil, and that is the Peroitioh
Of AN alliance with the Imperial Usurpe,r
&c France the ruGfian invader OF unoi-
Tending Spain and Portugal the eSeer-
m,r,ator of republics. the sPolief OF 'he
liberties Of nations, the iron oppressor
of Europe. aud the bloody aad pefnoi-
aus piliaser of the world,
That however our government may
Affect to disayow any intention OF such
an alliance, vet it is palpablo that having
combined upon the lnordlnate plan OF
tie continental system in war az ainst
En.lsnd. whose power is at this Time
RI. % Nv barrier between the Corslcah 5
,.b,n.a AMI universal empire, the ma
;,i.-i feet If the duration OF such war;
Ai.ica ,hc American republic and Ma
=. nc emperor and king are engag-
= .y.ins, common enemy, must
-. will eventually be to unite our toI-
,uncs i. d league with Bonaparte, the
breath of whose favor is more baletul
than pcstilence or poison, and whose
embrace of friendship is more terrihc
thin the clasp Of death ;-and that we
trust and believe the American people,
with the freeborn principles they have
inherited from their sifes, and with the
friphtfu! examples before them OF what
other nations have endured, ought not,
and that they never will consent to sub.
nit to ,hc'bondsge of an alliance so mon
strous and unnatural, under whatever
specious form it may be presented to
them.
That when our government were a.
bout precipits,ing the country into a
hazardous and expensive war, 1t was
their incumbent duty to husband the
public Golfers with special care, and
that it Was most objectionable at such a
time to squardcr away the public money
uDon the most worthless and suspicious
objects; that therefore the bride of 50,
600 dollars, given BY order OF the Presl-
dent. without authority of Law 70 John
Henry, the pretended British spy. and
the stipulation BY whic.. be was directly
sent oil to Fi4nce in public armed yes
sci of the United States, SO as to remove
lim out IF the way Of scrutiny and eXa
nina;ion by Congress, to whom the Pre-
silent had submitted bis disclosures IN
a message. MAS an IN arranta5ic and
disrcputa5le proceeding, highly dero2a-
tory 10 the chief magistrate Of the ia
ton, and that il Was most unworthy ar
,ihce to make use OF the communities
tons of this corrupt adrcnturcr, W con-
vev unfuuadcd mslnGatlon, against the
integrity # some If the best and purest
patriots of the Union, and to sharpen
the edge of resektnents and dlssrn Ions
in New England, wnere it ought TO have
heen the particular policy OF the GO
ver.meut on the eve Of toreiga war TO
promote benign spirit of harmony and
mutual cnnfd nee.
That instead Of liberal spirit Of con-
citation, We ta,e cbsc we'd with mixed
pain and ciisdain in The declarations made
on the floor Of congress, in the suppress
sion of the freedom Of d bate in that
body, in the tenor ef the government
print at Washington, and in certain pro-
ceedings Of partlz n, and adberents OF
administration in different parts of the
continent, disposition manifested tn in
timidatc into silence, all those who do
not approve of the ruling policy, and to
stfc the voice of just discomfort among
the people, by threats Of licentiou. vio-
lence and tyrannicol prescription.
That in connection with this subject,
and reviewing annng other ominous vi
stations Of the war. that phrenzy of po-
pular commutinn. which 1t was calcn-
lated to infi ,ne, we feel ourselves called
upon, BY considerations OF public duty
the most solemn and Interesting to the
whole community, to express the deep
and awful interest with which our bo-
SONS are Inspired, in refi'ctinS on the
late a,,rociuus and repeated violations Of
the peace of society, the rights Of indi-
viduals, and the free laws and constitu-
ton of Maryland. audacioGSly set at de.
hance and violated with impuni'y. Nv
l.wless rabbe in the city OF B'ltimore.
Tat we would in more special man
ner, fam endeavour to exp!sss the hor-
ror and indignation wi,h which we have
seen the measure OF those atrocities at
last completed BY the wicked. brutal and
d;al oijctl massacre in tine la'l OF Bal
tinn,e on the night of he 2oth # july,
attended with circumstances Vt tlIe most
shocking. and almost Incredible barba-
rity, deliberately planned and suffered 10
be committed on prisoners in the Gus
tody Of the law, deprived Of Ill means
Of defence. and left 10 The f.rocious but
cherry of their assassins, after having
been assured by the most sacred picdg-
es and promises of the protection of the
civil and military authorities Of the city.
That we cannot give utterance to the
poignant emotions by which our hearts
have been penetrated, in contemplating
the sufferings OF the undaunted. patri-
otto and honorable victims Of that dread
ful night; but that impressed. as this
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