Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-27

BY conqucsts Oh the ocean. neN ="
terprizes and victories have been source
es of national triumph and rehs"h
Are not our officers and mariners, in ha'
val eombats, unriyalled by tame nave
thew not presented ih[aiIible sureties LOT
signalizing themselves on great oe'sf
sions I, How vain then is the nope u
tliuision or conquest /! Docs the ene''y
expect, by burning defencsiess towns
and villages, to promote MS ''s"s
Such conduct may entail on the natioh
which sanctions it eternal iniamy' pu'
canncversubiue the elevated Souls 0'oa'
brave Citizens; or even depless
the sublime mints-of our innocent 'a.s'
of tho ornaments of our country "ho
amidst the unmerited distresses inflicted
ON them and their tender offspring by
merciless foe, will sosrabove sympathy,
and claim the just tribute OF nnlsersai
admiration and applause.
Whilst the Executive, Ia the full eA-
ercise Of its authority, is left to test the
sincerity of pacific overturcs, 1t is nap
py circumstance, that the y States, at
all tirues DESTROYS Of an honorable peace
and supeNntended by an officer whose
capacious mind embraces, and whose
patriotic forlitude will pursue every IN
,erest of his country, thus meet with ar
dor an indispensable war. Is not Their
power pledge that they can, and their
sacred honor that they wlH with INTREPID
di,y maintain the conlict? They de-
mand justice; and can they relinquish
it, withouta surrender other sovereign
ty?
Great Britain is in collision with her
best customers, and once her CONNER
ciai friends, who had .ewed peace as
mutual blessing and Tho by their mo-
deration tad preserved ii, untll necesst-
ty has pointed to a different line OF con
duct. They had annually sent to her
their productions and specie to vast
amount, had thus employed her mocha
MICS, purchased her manufactures, eX'
tended her commerce. and become a
great source OF her national ves!th.
Hence her jealous and psrseverlng ep-
position TO their commercial restraints.
representing lio high s!rains) their great
injury to tbs country; bur preserving
s,.snce on a mosr important Poi0t, their
destructive effects On her own manutac-
lures and commence.
The United Ststes are row her enc
my, and Is II rot easy r. 'ore5ees Tat IT
the w.r should couuhue, the IcsGdss
will be REINFORCE AZ. :, pm sent q hsr
and as ,rjtT.Gs or allies to .he NnitGd
States will no ase' be insirYincHt&i l.
exciting 80 rr!fllung and sa|age Nar-
fare against or extensive and Gtie9Cc-
l4ss bsrao.si 10 snch iDkunlan acts, III
former times, were me Canadians ufgtd
oy France III hcr Albion wars /; and by
our coiVu,a, aid G.. Is. Obtained luIlsdlc-
ton owe. them. she in turn has abused
RS power, and has justified tae y. >.
IN ,helr en'o;ts to d!vest her If 1t. And
Is nsi their cnerg adequate to the 90.
ect ? Wal not th,s be evldcn! ~ view
uf thSlr effective national and STATS &C.,
vernmeE,s! ol their great AID ,ncress
and formidable numbers Of DER citizens:
of their martial spirit ? Of their innats at
tachmeLt TO their rights aud liberties:
and oil t.4eir inllex.ble determination to
preserve them? But if any one still
doubts, will lie not reco!lect, that al the
commencement OF our revolutionary waf
I which terminated against her, the united
colonies had not third of their present
population; nor AIMS or military stores
Tor single campaign nor all efhcieiit
arrangement for warfare nor specie in
their treasures; nor funds for emitting
a paper currency; nor national 60
vernment; nor (cxcepting two instances)
state governments; nor the knowledge
either of military or Of naval tactics
Win he not also remember, that G. Is.
vas then In the zenith of her power
that neighberiug nations trembled at her
nod that the colonies were qnder her
control that her crown officers oppos-
ed every mean for resisting her; excit-
ed amongs; the colonial governments,
icver WHICH they Presidedj unfounded
iealsnsles OF each other, and embarrass-
cd every measure for their union; that
she was loaded with less tnan a fifth Of
her present .oallonal debt; that she was
then at peace with all the world, and
that she is now at war with yrea part
of Europe, as well as with the United
S,aies? If Great Britain herself re.
fleets on these things, will she not re-
linquish her vain attempts to awe tie
citizens of the United States, by exag.
gsrated statements of her military ami
,nava! poweT-or by delasive views of |
lheir unPrepared state for war; 1T the
great expence OF it; aud of,the diffi-ul. |
lies they are 20 encounter, in defence OF |
ell that is valuable to men? If, in lieu
of ffutless artihces, she win make ra-
tional and equitable arrange nents, which |
the government of the United States