Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-30
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= IN, IieNiFg ~ stsaited States to detfay the ex-
pensss Of this Mar, and maintain pubic credit
On sor;a aosri,Smovable basis. shall now
crave the attention Of the house w9is ! sSse
another view ofsfbe SUBJECT oy adEefsnls -
the object 10 be obtained by war' ana me 'no4S
pronosed for the accomplishments OF 'h@ s 9ps
pr what IS tbs particular achievement 70
aoeoo,nt;she1 sy this armament, WINCH ID.
70 he kect. ND al such an enormous expense,
a,,d which IS 10 sbs5ag the war TO success4sl
.ts,,,;pation? NVev the conquest OF 1-ahaqa'
80 oo,netin,es. although more rarely, remote
- ~ ;ndirestIy.a glance is taken at Nova
= A. all events. Canada must be ours;
.,,;s ;s 70 be the sovereign balm, tGe uAl7
s'io -, .,,acea. w6ch is to heal all the wounds
ss.I 49, receiyed,e ither in our honor, mter-
We '''. eln,,tatiopss This is to be the boon
W. - 70 intinslfy US, for all past losseson
sss acean, secure lac liberty OF the seas mere
s &C. - nrotect our seamen from lmpressme4nlis,
aver : for all the blood and trea,
ans Itch ..S;ch is tone expended in thespreseh
safe onr righs on the ocean have been
waF, .d hove er Inconsistent may seem
assallsg., pa---474 ible from the ocean to seek
ass. sci Wis wiuld appear to be the policy
M Ire sSS it seems, 5y fighting the
3 Abash or at Tippec Canoe. or
siFiLsS "a iat MaIlen, al Little York
= 2 ngsppl 9S4do&reaI, and 1t Qpebec, l.
( in'y rs deeiusG equtIy Inconsistent igFsa nnA'
20 tias sRsNa his efe in q m.nner which
papHy 'sacSeSt hin from al concerns wit Is
\ ',ls1''alF gSass,sto atempl to say any tang
a3phS va AMest Of CAn.,la, as i wdstp the
I'M attSs@1lAfS(l
lsraa gue upon the military art In the pre-
ssgsce oSsEanoibl. Blu a, the numbers OF
this house Sre not all II lnnibAls, as some OF
thefn are men Of militia expsri%nce, and
Others sof lrle more than myself / shall
hazarda Demonstrations on the subject OF the,
cDiiqnest of C4nada, which appear To me to be
FUNDED upon the plaie dictates oil com non
S4nse. hope milit,ry men will partpn me
should betrav a wait, OF knowledge OF nv
subject Should that even be the case, 1t will
perhaps be an event not eEursly new I'D this
house. | Shall s1y nothing OF either the mo-
rainy or the humanity, or Of the reverse OF
both, which viii be hiSr1AIed In nif|'VAl az
inoffTustye ncIghbor, and endeayor to over
whelm a countr, which has done us no~wrnng
with a superior military force alone. The
Conquest Of Canada has been represented to
be so easy ~ t1be little more than party "f
pleasure. We have, it has been said, nothing
to do hut to marcia an army Into thescouptry.
and display the standard Of tie Y States, and
the Canadians will immediately flock to u and
place themselves under our protcctin.. They
have been represented as rips tor revolt, paet-
ing for ema4cipation from a tvr4nnicaf govern
mc,,t, and longing Ia enl1v the sweets OF II
betty under the fostering hand of the5U Ated
States Oh tlkmg 4 different view of their
sitnatioa, il his been suggested that, It thcy
sh .u.d not be disposed 10 nal us mn our ARR
val IS pr2teers Come TO e'nanc pate and not to
suhIIe taen, that they arc a dchasesl &C al
poiroons, incapable Of making any thing like.
a stand III IN ir own defnce, that the inele
sight Of an army of the Uoited States wouhi
iInnediNeiy put an end 10 ali thoughts OF re-.
slstance; tAt we had little else TO tlo oElv to
march ana tAlt in the Course OF a few weeks
one of our Valiant comntn derS when writing
a dispatch to tie President of the u States.
might adopt the phraseolegv OF Jntd, Caesar !:
Veai, Yidi Vlci This subject deserves mo-
ments consideration. To presume on the dis
affection or reasonable practices OF tn mia
bitants for facilitating the conquest viii pro-
badly be 10 reckon without orr hostaz The
Canadians have no cause Of disafection with
the British government. Tney have ever been
treated with Indulgence, They enjoy all that
security and happiness, In their connection
with Great Butaln, that they could reasonably
expect in any sltuatio2. Lands cln be ac-
quired by the industrious settlers at al easy
rate, Ibelieve for httle more than the Office
fees for issuing patents, which may amount to
three or four cents per acre. They have few
or no taxes to pay. | believe none oalv II
a. for the repairs OF highways, They have q
good market for their surplus produce, un-
bampered with emhargoes OF commercial re-
strlclions of any kind, ADD are equally secure
both-in person and property; bothih their
civil and religious rights, with the lhe citizens
of the United States What have they there
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