Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-18
ALEXANDRIA.
csTuRDAY MORNING, January IS
Sc TO sHEw
.,s VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TIME
orc FORM AND PRESSURE.

ur,r in earnest.''--lhe enlightened rulers
!, orr country, and their dlsinterestsd adhe.
rents, appear to be sorely afraid that the Anne
.;.oo nsople and foreign governments, Will
y. believe we are in earnest about going to
v.r Very good reason, indeed, IN our Cpl
,;oo, have these worthy gentlemen for their
,rnrebensions: since the history of no nation
Alters an example OF war being preceded by
80 much silly staggering. We are far from
,b;nkinp, however, that although we should
escape the calamity Of aforeign war, all will
he ouiet at home. No: abundant are the
..aas &c discomfort and confusion scattered a.
rooncst us !: we have manifest indications of
,beir being duly cherished and all chivalric
spirits may at least console themselves with
the prospect of civil discord, the result of ca
&c. scrambling for Office among the erclusipc
friends of the teotls. such state of things
$ perhaps more desirable to needy adventur-
srs than any other; Tor in all great national
lamentations, the dregs of society are exalted
to the surface.
Our attention has been particularly directed
to this subject at this time, by some parts of
Mr.. CHESS speech, lately published, relative
to the additional army. That our readers may
know what opinion GREAT MEN, brethren
Of the same principles entertain of each o.
Their, we present them with few extracts
from this speech not that we intend, in Con-
gressional phrase, to deny the facts alledged
BY Mr.. Giles.
"The gentleman (said Mr.. Giles who ex-
press so much concern for the treasury depart
ment tell US, that Tie gentleman at the head of
that department. possesses the most splendid
financial talents, sc. Mr.. G.. said, he hohed
he did, and he was not disposed to detract
ought from this impression but he could not
help remarking, that he should feel more con-
hdence in that gentleman's financial reputa-
ton, if it were founded more ON facts, and less
onrumor and anticipation. The honorable
Secretary's financial reputation was made to
his hands by others. Re has had little or no
share ia ii. He has annually given us the most
lucid views OF the amount and manner OF reve
nue. received at the treasury, which was pro-
vlded by others, and the manner, in which it
mas been disbnrsed for the purpose of the go
vernment. But this is no difficult task, and is
no evidence of financial skill, which he under
$1,000 TO consist lii the faculty of getting the
most money into the treasury, with the least
inconvenience to the contributors He was
not disposed, however,, to complain of this in
activity on the part of the honorable Secreta-
~ because the government had never called
upon him tor greater exertia.,s, and perhaps
had no occasion to have made such call I'M
u ABOUT three years ago. But, sir, what
uoes .his gentleman tell us,upon whose splen-
uu financial talents we all rely? That the
n~'ioil'l resources are equal to all the nation
a e$sgencles. In his last report, he says, in
substance, there can be TO doubt of the ability
"''u the VIII OF the nation to furnish all the
!I9esssafy supplies. II, then, reliance can be
p.aoed on his splendid financial talents ); only
s"e mem scope tor the action apply them
E.. ""iity anu Will iCt ljic1u per-
. urn the Simple task of pointing to the true
%o oherandi; and what reason have we to
u ~ OF the republic? What reason have
- % doubt OF the abundance of the treasury
s~pp'leS Until now, the honorable Sscreta-
i. "AS nad no scope forthe demonstration of
~ sPieho'd financial talents. Of all the reve-
receivable at the treasury, he knew of but
:u'o Tor which we are indebted to the sug-
c cu" OF that gentleman. That is what is
,nnu u INC Mediterranean Fund and that is
And ny presented to US in very awkward
u aIa crooked form. But against this may be
'ba the repeal of the salt tax; Que of
h. .n %ost nnpgovidcnt measures ever adopted
= .H's' or any other government.
we Shall pass over MIR. CHESS repeated
1''.s respecting Mr. Gallatin's "shlendid f.
N'''al tatents," as it is not our business to re-
!. Ieiie such differences. But We cannot over