Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-17
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{" THINKS-I-TO MYSELF.

Is it genetaI or local patriotism that war;, q
the breasts of The Hon the Speaker Of n.
House OF Representatives, and other ,eaior,
advocates for war from the Western co,ntrr.
who are too brave to wait-for preparation ,.
1t would be uncharitable to suppose thev ara
looking forward to the harvest which t,ur
would enjoy in war, from the supply of pava,
and military stores, in which they abound :.
their beef, and pork, and hemp, and horses
sc. 1t would be still more uncharitable +,
suppose, that they can calculate upon deriyDs
population for their wilds, from the desoa.
ton of the seaboard and the impoverisbment
of the Atlantic states. But again, thnks.I.
to myself Amerscan Patriotism is one thing.
and Kentucky Patriotism is another-and we
Shall soon see whether the Atlantic states will
SO TO war before ne are ready, Just to oblige
the patriotic Kentuckians.
1t can truly be said to be with Painful amuse.
ment, we heard the strange debate in the
House yesterday, arising from motion to re.
fer to the Secretary of State one little item Of
French atrocity. See proceedings of the
House relative to the Comet One would rot
refer, because it was not of sufficient impor.
lance another because the owners Of the YES
sci had sent Mr.. Wheaton statement of the
facts, but had rot particularly requested him
to lay it before Congress; another would not
refer, because the property pine timber and
slaves might be contra band IF GaGr; another
because it might not be neutral; another be-
cause it ought to have gone FIRST to that effice
without the sanction OF the house, sc. sc. &c.
It was in truth only as we sincerely believe,
because they wished to hide evidence Of the
continuance of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES,
or the adoption Of worse It was, however,
gratifying, when The vote was taken, to i1dlt
carried by very large majority
The Montreal Gazette ofthe 3Oth ult con.
tains the whole of Capt. John Henry's dis
closures" and short biographical sketch Of
that willy politician 1t confirms the accounts
heretofore published respecting him, With tho
addition of few particulars not generally
known. From these it appears that Henry,
some time (early) in 1908, issued proposals
for publishing newspaper under the title OF
The British Coionist or Canadian Gazette,
signed his name, " Thomas Trafalgar, Esq
This first instrument Of deceit (Says the MON
treaI Gazette) was very long, full OF extracts
froIn emiBent writer's, and eyen from tAe ~
Bile. The Devil, we are told, can quote scrip
ture to suit his purposes. But mark the 1Se
which Henry made of the name ha assu'ileu'
In the Prospectus above mentioned, ne Says
g The Editors name Trafalgarl awaSehS
the recollection of an event which cXcltes Tic
honest pride Of every British subject, and a
inmates tHal deVotlon ol TUG poa''
king, country and friends" He Afterwards
observes that his object will be "to detect ="
expose the methods which foreign enliSsa'i''
and iacobinica impostors may adopt IN 0l0''
70 weaken the moral, social and political ties
piou. soul How careful was he OF poll'''a'
lies! Another sentence of his prospectus
truly admirable it is this: From INC "
beginning Of the world to the present '"'
saws Henry there never yas any greaf fNo-
lie or private ui!lamy acted by me" 0"t 90
uitted to, but mon the strcnsh Of so'afs''".
falzacv mt uhon their minds 6yJalse fil'FeS''
,ation Of good for eyAand evilfor so0e' 49,
~ has himself since proved the truth Oh '"''
assertion; and "upon the strchgIi .. -
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