Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-31

and love Of freedom than he once fell. y
may be-being now in possession of :,
he does not discover foundation f., !
apprehensions, or the necessity Of thai,
full jealousy, which he cndeavored ia
even against Washington himself w.
mind "conscia recti"; with a heart vh;,,
yer felt selfish or ambitious throb. -,
every pulse beats only for the happipr,.
nor, safety and liberty Of his country
perhaps excusable if his jealousy be lulls,
sleep, when the military force is Conn.,:
to the hands of those patriots en- whose g.
ty, from long experience he can re,v
when it is subject to the control Of ,b,,
gress, over which he has acquired such
cisive influence. For ourselves, we Ar.
much disciples of Washington, the ,rr
motives Of whose conduct were love cf1t..
lope ofcountry, and confidence in and ,,,.
for his feYow-eitizens, not to agree with "
Giles that such are the innate principles 4
freedom, such the heightened spirit ofho
which animate our countrymen, that e,.
such an army as he proposed, and which :,
gress have resolved to raise, can never
slave US or endanger our safety.
But while we agree with MIR. Giles that,
wage war against Britain and Spain the ar,
proposed by him, and voted by congress
not too great for the object-and while ,,
think with him so highly Of the virtue rl
courage of our ccuntrymen, that even an 3,
my Of thirty thousand men cannot end,sn
our liberties-we are not so we'll satisfied
the Foley and necessity of the war abp
to be undertaken-or of the hracfrosgs
Of raising the proposed army. But the d.
cussion of these points will be waved \
present till we take short view Of SOM
other parts Of Mr. Giles speech and Of ts
report Of Mr.. Gallatin specifying the ways AM
means necessary to provide the revenue nd
pensable to defray tine heavy and inevius.
expences Of the war. Mr. Giles observaiu
on the conduct and ability Of aIr. Galsd,
a fnancier, are acrimonious and scwn-
whether they proceed from personal eAFd
pique, the most ignoble passion OF lSSn's
minds, and therefore unlike the lofty spNhs
| Mr.. Giles-wbether they be the mere effect
of that rivalry for fame, which too often sxlss
| to the injury of their country between I'd
eminent statesmen vi ~~ery nation ; or wheus
from an high and virtuous burst OF indlsa
patriotism, against the minister, whose col
duct, in his opinion, has brought on his tNn
tryits present perils and difficulties, we v1D
undertake to determine. But feeling dls0Ss
to attribute to persons holding important a.
conspicuous stations the most generous mo
tivcs of action, on the present occasion veal
inclined to ascribe these observations 70 4
oyer-ardent zeal for the honor and Interest,"
his country.
The non-execution of the embargo law
imputes as crime to Mr.. Gallatln' h'u -
Gallatin done his duty then, he seems w.
dent that Britain by that measure, w0u'o u.
been brought on her knees-out here M "
sure appears severe and undeseF'Su' -,
GalIstin was only the minister OF "'"
Jefferson, and it belonged to Mr. 'eH''"
have seen that he performed his ou'' NJ
| have provided another minister WIN II =
| have been more obedient. That nc '. "a
! remove Mr.. Gallatin, is proof ''''' = Il
satisfied with his conduct. 1t is i" .n
Giles does not conhne his censu'' ..,9
Mr.. Galhtin-but with his chara''.'' ,0
! nece snd frankness includes MI jew 4,