Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-24

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a worthy undertaking. We shall not, howe
YER positively assert that such is the sast--lor
we are aware of tho old saying, there's AZ
WAYS wheel within wheel" Nor do we
consider it Of great importance to prove that
MIR. Henry forged these documents: that could
not iniure him he has acknowledged himself
to be a reyengeful traitor and spy, the most
Infamous of all characters. If it could be
shown that our executive knezp the comnunl-
cation zuas forgery, it would be qsite another
affair: But we are unwilling to believe on:
government capable of such atrocity. lndeed'
could they descend to such meanness,the dates
at least would have been adjusted with the
most scrupulous precision.
The assertion of the Federal Republican
that Mr.. Henry avoided turning out only at
night, is perfectly correct. We are assured
he never went out while at Washington, ex-
cept when darkness prevailed, cmblematic OF
his own heart. Not dozen people in the
city knew he was there. 1t has been sug-
gested to US that his retirement was entirely
owing to the dslicacy Of his feelings, which
prevented him from dunning the Potomac
Company for about thousand dollars they
have owsd him for about thirteen years
Htnc Hl@ lacAryme {! That, they say, was the
reason of his precaution and thereby, they
add, hangs tale But subsequent disclo-
sures" induce us to believe, that he is not so
very squeanish about receiving money
+" Sinners delight in darkness, because their
deeds are evil"
It is further stated that Mr.. Henry carried
dispatches from our government to France
Truly, he was hopeful messenger to en-
ploy Probably he had letters ofintroduction
to the illustrious Barlow: Par mobile tiutrum
Mr.. Henry's documents, as we before OBJ
served, may be genuine, but certainly have an
appearance of the most suspicious nature
They are strain of continued abuse of Mr.
acknowledges himself to be -- of the
deepest die yet these documents, and this
man, were employed to overwhelm all oppo.
s:tion, although the evidence offered against
| the Fcderalists rebounds to their eternal ho-
f-------------S~- PErr0iTocu IHrr1Su0SI
Mr.. Henry was unable, according to his own
assertion, to find dishonest man amongst
them! Does Mr. Madison send papers to
Congress without perusing them with stten-
ton? Does he suppose they and the Ameri-
can people are entirely guided by the coIoring
he may think proper to give? Or is this but
the commencement Of some paltry uaneuvre?
Whatever opinion may be entertained Of
Mr. Henry's production, the late Deposition
of a certain Count published in our Gazette
of Saturday last) must excite the establishment
of every man that reads it. AS we intend to
refer to this document more particularly when
leisure permits, we shall only remark at pre-
sent, that it is little singuIav that Mr. Henry
should have t'etested republican govern
ment, and filled the newspapers with essays
against it, as he informed the count, although
he had enjoyed the place of captain of arti-
lery which appointment he says he obtained
from Mr.. Adams through the influence of the
British minister. What will Mr.. Adams say
to that? Is it not probable that, if there be
any truth in the whole story, he might have
been SPY at the very time lie entered our
service ?-Again: The Count says he visited |