Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-18

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by the predecessors Of the latter. And who
lwere they Let their calumniators answer
that question.
| After some remarks on the impolicy Of re-
|pealing, the duty On imported salt,-a repeal
(which, amidst all our rage for encouraging
domestic manufactures, threatens to destroy
1.-THE infant manufacture of that valuable arti-
cle,-Mr. Giles proceeded:
"He was not disposed, however, on these
lacconnts, to dstrust the splendid financial ia
llents of the honorable secretary; although
candor. compelled him to acknowledge, that
| he should feel more confidence in them, if it
were not for the unwillingness evidently mani
tested by that gentleman himself, during the
last three years, in afforeling their usefulness
to the government, in times which i'm
periously demanded their full and prompt
exertions. Mr.. G.. said, the recession of
the treasury department, from the trying diff
Ihculties OF the nation during that period, must
be evident to every impartial observer; and
be believed be WAS acquainted with circum-
stances which amounted to Knowledge, that
| all the measures (Which have aishonored the ma
ton during the same time, are, in great de-
gree attributable TO the imdishoSiion ofthe late
/ q Present administration TO Press on the tea-
sury department, g TO disturb the popularity 81
gehose of the gentleman at the head ofi. That
the inexecution of the embargo, is properly
attributable to that cause, he had no doubt
and Notwithstanding all the clamor upon that
subject, its inexecution produced its repeal.
The executive refused to incur the erflense,
and accept the means necessary for its effec-
tual execution Which, he believed, would
have been readily and zealousy granted by
congress upon the executive request, at any
moment. When we were driven from that
measure by the inexecution Of the law, this
honorable body proposed a substitute" sc. &C.
Thus, then, it appears, from testimony which
many will be disposed to credit that g the
late and present administration" have prefer.
red to "dishonor the nation rather than dis
turb the refose and Popularity of one of their
friends Let us state the case in plain terms:
The Embargo was favorite measure with
MIR. Jefferson, and, Of course, with a ma ority
Of Congress it was to redress all our griev.
ances, and our trade was again to resume its
once prosperous condition. Yet it's execu-
ton, it seems, was successfully resisted by
ONE MAN, in opposition to the wishes and the
interests of great majority of the nation
This man held his official station at the will Of
the president, and his opposition to this salu-
tary measure was known What was the re-
suit +? Was he dismissed? No: the executive
was afraid of disturtmg his retlose !!
Allowing this to be fair statement of the
question, as exhibited in the above extracts,
can it be possible that any man, even Mr..
Giles, should place confidence in an admin
stration which could thus aet,-which could
make such immense sacrifices to preserve
the popularity of a favorite The thing seems
almost impossible. We have no authority for
saying thar Mr.. Giles has positively arrayed
himself in hostility against Mr.. Madison, in
conjunction with Robert Smith & Co.; but
there is some reason to suppose this to be the
fact, judging from the above symptoms of OBJ
hugnation, & from the language ofthe Baltimore
Wing "a Smith paper) on this subject. The
Wing says: g If there has been SO much reluc-
lance in the cabinet to raise an efficient force,-
their declaration about "armor & attitudes 'Ssc
Sc. Notwithstanding can it be raised against
their will Can gve ever SAFELY go to war
with suchan executive Can We ever obtain
a full recognition of our rights '"-Thcsc are
pretty pithy questions, it must be confessed
The same paper, speaking of the dispatches
lately received from England. observes: