Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-05-29
ALEXANDRIA.
FRIDAY MORNING, Mar 90
"To sHF.w
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF The Y1sx
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE
" TO SLEW
CABINET COUNSELLORs.

The editors of the Baltimore Whie and
Philadelphia Democratic Press, lave exnrss.
ed their opinions, in advance, on what cour..
ought to be pursued by this country in reIa.
ton to France and England, for which no doub,
Mr.. Madison will feel himself very much a.
bliged to them, as he may thereby be saved
the trouble of sending special message :.
Congress on the subject.
The Democratic Press, after presuminp M,
the news by the Hornet is as unfavorabe rs !,
is represented to be, and that Barlow has made
no treaty, proceeds thus -
+" The most interesting enquiry is, what, if
any, alteration will such an event produce in
the previous arrangements and determinations
Of government, and how viii our relations
with the belligerents be thereby affected -
We are Of OPINION that ina5much as n,
conduct Of France, hozyeUer hostile, cannot il,
any degree tighten the crimes qyhich Great B,i.
tain, the first, the greatestea and most uuceasjus
aggressor, has committed, that therefore J,
OUGHT NOR TO nfuence oar conduct 10.
qvards that unreienting enemy Of the United
States. NE MUST gvoge 7oar tromht and
vigorous zYar against Grtat- B1itQ,n, or con.
sent to be bye word among the nations, and,
which would be much more to be depIored,
to be despicable in Our own eyes. # after
declaration Of syar, after the national encrsies
and resources shall be uHfo!ded, trance shall
rcfuse us justice, gyhy then lat as make var
UPON her also !; but .et Us NOT ,ashly and
without adyisement make war upon both the
beiligerents
Here We have the opinion Ct this Patriot Of
rs, this student Of tzrenty one uniUersitie,,
that 7vAateUer may haze been the conduct q
Trance, VAR WITH ENG LIND lust
TAK-E Place, and that then if France
should still refuse TO do Us justice, MAKE
WAR UPON HER ALSO.
After bestowing the vel meriteG need OF
praise upon Mr.. Madison's message and the
reports of committees of Congress, not forget
ting at the same time, to accord to the federal
papers portion of his tolitc notice, he con-
cludcs in this manner
"We are clearly and unhesitatingly OF Cpl.
Mon, that let the Hornet have brought what
she may our government will not, nor ought
not, to deviate one single inch from the psth
which they had previously marked out Let
government steadily pursue its purpose, and
its friends will be re-nvigorated and us enc.
mics COMPOUNDED and dismayed We HOPE
and TRUST that within a fortnight the VA.
ton will have put on that armor and assumed
that attitude which its honor, its interest ma
independence require. Perhaps the mad 2c'
examinations of an Infatuated cabinet may ;s'l
US to arms, yes 10 arms, for our homes and
fire sides, even before tortni5 ht shall el4pie'
We presume, after this clear and uLcS'
guised esfresgion Of the PUBLIC VIII, as
made known bv its legitimate organ, tIS va
liant american Col Binns, ald-de-can1 INC
sage governor Of Pennsylvania, Congress VIII
have no hesitation in pursuing the track marx
ed out, and that therefore the good peope OF
these United States may prepare 10 ehle tn'
bLoody arena with England, within the SORT
space of Fourteen Days!