The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-07-30

cool, and sensible review of the sub;ect n,
inc orders In council. Syha, Messrs. Cal.
noun and Sharpe had ably dcmops,r,,ed he
lore he has with dignilied clouuence cor,
nrmcd' No sLufiling is visible in his az.
gumen5; he appeals TO facts rncon,r,-
dictcd by the English, but (whot j. Dis
graceiul denied or misreprcsep,ed bv ,or,,
Castlereagh's friends here 7 hoe =
VINO voted against the war;" Il ;e mn, "a
be wondered at that the British rovcrn :
r ent take so little pains to cSnosc ,I,o;.
justice and inutility Of our war, VIC ,,,".
trouble Is saved them by their undey;,,; go
defenders, their strenuous supporters. ,bn;,.
pa!liators In our republic. Iybe,han
they do 1t through a love OF Britain or 49,.
IS imma:erlal in respect TO the cffec,
at-Brltain, from their conduct. bas coi
.uiateo, Goes and will calculate, on n ,,r,,.
I'D ms country favorable TO her wishes a,,5
her interests. Mr.. Grundy has proved
Clearly what MIR. Grosvcnor Il,,lv rsr,sa1
20 acknowledge when it was urged bv NJ
| Saihoun /; VIZ. that the British eo,o,,,
neht, before the war, and anterior 70 ,he;r
actuai revocation of their obnoxious orders
gave our government to understand ,h,,
.hcy would not repeal their orders rnIo.s
rance revoked her DEGREES, no, owl, -.
they affected the United States, bpt ,jso
they injured ether neutrQls-Th;s is No.;
rested both from Mr.. Posters cOrrcsna,,
denee with our administration and FROM, ~.
prince regents proclamation alluded -
W1s'ou government therefore 20 bclieya
me assertions ola violent opposition in nree
ference to what the British rover,,'on.
themselves declared on this ones,;on
nc only thmg that we can be surnrixcd ~
Is, that the anti-war and dove -,ii.a ror,,,
should have erred SO epreeiousiv ON = ract
oil SO rate date, and that they should have
ieuiated so stupidity on the forsetrulness
ana want OF memory of the pcoDlc here
and the people in England. If Ibcv de-
signed to deceive they ought to be desnis.
ed by every honest man in the pa,io, !. ;f
they did not contemplate The maxine. false
s'aIe'hehts' 'hey deserve The pity mingled
WIN contempt of the people. Such men
ought not 10 thing themselves f, RI hn
statesmen, II they are unable 10 rcmem-
ocf Wiiat passed little more than a wear 400.
"hat pleasure must the friends OF
their country, who elected this a,lmipistra.
uoh' anticipate, from the presidents COM
munication on the subject of Mr.. Web
S'cfs resolutions Let The people for
Hh"Iheht picture TO their fancy, false accu-
sers hanging down their heads in shame.
ana hiding their eyes from the g,are oe
ruin hedlpupon them. Although des.
perate band OK vili6ers Of honesty and in
tegnty discovering howeyerthat ihcy mean
10 be so) have been calling fer /" lights,
lights, yet when the lights como. tbey
VIII shrink FROM their blaze. The splen.
did illumination Of honorable truth will NOT
attract their sight. 1t vii scorch them TOO
smariingly 4 murderous king in Shake
speare, cried out for lights, to keep his
"secret soul from nightly fears But
these actors on our political stage, do not
wish conscientiously pure light 10 come:
and when 1t does rise, not from cir east,
yer a0ove their dark horizon, they will be
seen to scamper like the petty animals
which play about in the dark and creep at
night.
The accusation against Mr.. Madison,
tue opposition say, must eventuate liz the
development either Of his weak and cree
dulous folly, or OF his wicked plan to plunge
us into an unnecessary war If they do not
succeed In this adventurous cn;crprize,
they must not be angry at being termed
and thought Tools OF traitors themeives.
1t Is tar to denominate and believe those
to be fools, who fail in weak effort 10 prove
others so. And j, is equally fair, 20 look
on those as villains, who would take u de.
light in proving others so, ,r'aiiag he at
tempt, but falling short of their aim.
One question for the wise opposition How
can they reconcile Mese contradictory sto-
RIGS 2 At one time they tcll the people
Mr.. Madison neOer intc3l1'ed to advise z2ar,
but that he was driven TO he measure. AZ
anothet they Goolishly assert, that Tie was-
with England has been lis .frcd hnrhosr,
and kaf t zvss hianned with the French
rrnrernnlcnf OH ,uhat ri1icrfn,,c Ill.