Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-10-20

From the Trenton feserahss. :.
Look at this Picture Native .dnerieans'
and then sau shalt the Present admit
nistras,on any longer reign
An eye and ear witness makes tins
brief and dissulsory statement OF STUB
BORN FACTS:
To take Canada very little mere than
5000 troops were collected at Platts-
,burrh the middle of September-about
500 were at Greenbush, and refused TO
obey marching orders, because they h~d
not received their bounty nor pay from
our fighting government. Alter the
mos, strenuous exertions to enlist, not.
500 could bs induced through ali Yer
mont to enter the ranks. In the most
democratic county, II out OF IA that
were drafted disappeared IL one town.
and out Of 8 in another. A large num-
Der of young men have actually gone IN
to another state to avoid the draft Nine
tenths Of the inhabitants are opposed to
the war, Notwithstanding the manner
in which the last election terminated
Two counties in New.York state draft
ed nine hundred men. When ofae'e6
to march three hundred and htty only
came to the place of rendezvous. Al
night SO went off; the next n'g'' 90
more elcped. Almost all The gratis de-
clared that they would not cross Tue
lines. Not seven thousand regulars can
possibly be collected this fall Oh the
lines. When collected they cannot at
tack the enemy. No man, who has not
been through the eastern states can con-
ceive the disgust they have at the war,
nor the distres. Of the ses-boaFd towns.
Through Vermont, travellers trunks
are every day vexatiodsly searched oy
custom-house officers. Young misses
going home from boarding schools have
had their trunks opened. 1t Is an ADO
mina,ion, equal to any thing in England
that land OF slavery.
On the presidential humiliation day.
the corpo, alton of Albany dismissed
all their workmen that the day nigh! be
religisuSlv observed.
Gen. Dearborn set them all TO WORK.
The recruiting party srummsd round
the churches to the great disturbance
of ths worshippers. An elder OF one OF
the churches went out and talked TO
them they continued their drumming,
so that the preacher was obliged to dis'
miss his people in the midst OF pubic
worship.
A deser,cs was tried ard condemned,
and the general fixed on the Sabbath tor
the day Of execution. TIE army ma
noenvred and thousands of people went
from Albany to Greenbush,. to witness
the execution. Thus have the laws OF
God and man been abominably violated.
win the Lord prosper such an army
] sincerely wish that all the men III
this state, who are red hot TOR war,would
make visit to our northern army, and
see the miserable state OF the troops, see
how wrctchedly affairs are managed
examine the immense expences-and
see for themselves the impossibillty OF
taking Canada by all the troops that Can
DC TQlSSU lOE SSNSh w. ~ %'''A S'.-
tain they would be sick OF war ; sick OF
our present rulers.
But they will not believe. Ibid no,
believe, till saw with my eyes, & heard
with my ears.
Take one sample Of un5elicf and in.
ea.uOtion. The morning Of election IN
Vermont the capituia,ion Of gen. Hull
was published. The democratic party
pronounced it a fsderl dr and this vc-
~ news, though true did IN fac: operate
seams, the f,deraiists. They would
have carried the election in number
q towns, had the news Of Huils capture
heen aelivved. Three weeks after his
surrcrder it was rot credited. Alter
Hull had actually passed through
number Of towns It WAS not believed by
nanv.
lie, aff.irs proceed five years longer
in inc present channel let taxes come
after taxes, then, though 1t may be too
late. these unbc.icyers, will believe and
tremble.
A TRAVELLER.