Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-06

our flag q cover for the dssertion and
employment of EnglisA seamen. is con-
trary to every recognised principle Of
national Law and of course, as long as
we wish to continue member of the
great family of stations, u,Just.
No less hollow and delusiys are the
professions of the war advocates, as to
the restoration of peace. Their advo.
cate here tells rs Peace has however
continued to be the frat etjecs of our
government, and after war was declared,
Ehe elivs 6ranch zpGs nor guitddrawn = -
Was the ohve branch held forth, when
restrictive systems were made to ope-
rate upon Great Britain to the exclusion
of her enomy, who had treated Us worse,
insultsd Us mere grossly, plundered US
ten fold, and refused every kind OF re-
tributisn, bat the one, which was {rau-
anlently suppressed, Cor the purpose Of
iorclng the na,ion into war with her I
WAS fAe otroe 6raaeh held forth whom
war was declared against her, before il
could be known what the effects OF a
promulgation of the French decree
would produce! Wssathe eliue branch
held out 70 ber when war was declared
agains, her, upon tbs ground of her ip.
pressing our seamen, when we were ac..
tually dcco,ing and employing mr. sea-
Mrs, Rpea whose services her sexistsnce
/ dependst - tbs war she was wsgiug
against the gress ,baadltof Earops d
Was tie olive branch held cut TO her,
as this advocate prstends IL. was, whea
after the declaration of war PROPOSE,
ton fos an armistice was made, upon
the ground that our flag shoud protect
all sailing nrdsr IL, and that British sea
men naturalized by us, should be c ny
sidersd as absolyed from the natural
allegiance due their sovereign! Was
the oEve branch held out to Der, when
her provinces we're invaded and procls-
nations issued, inviting her subjects TO
rebellion Was the elive branch cour-
teously rendered by the man, who in his
various declarations respecting her, ha.
fallen nothing short of the pirulent In
vective, the foul aspersien and violent
abuse, Which is only to be found in the
speeches of Nspoleon and the reports
OF his ,ninisters! If such is the ei0c
branch cur administration boasts TO have
preferred, it is not difficult 10 tsresee,
that nothing less is in their view, than
speedy termination of the war. What
is the miserable leIusicn of an accept
ance of the Russian mediation, when we
are assured by the Court Gazette, that
nothing is to be expected from il, unless
Great Britain Yields the right. OF taking
her own seamen cut OF our merchant
ships, or the one, that We have q right,
By our NATURALIZATION law, tn depeivs heS
10 time al war of the ser'ice OF her
seamen, by freeing them from the allie
glance due to their sovereiga Ihey
have seen declaration Of the sPilncr
Regent, that this last right will sever.
be relinqujshed. aud by insisting np"a
il, they virtually reiect ths pretended
acceptance of the Russian mediation.
War then, believe me, my scllow-ciJ-
zens, is the determination OF the Exeee-
tive, if you can be deiuded into . sup
port of their men aud systems There
was a time, when these very nen tofd
vau, that standing armies were danger
Gus To liberty; that large loans OF money
and heavy taxes, by increasing eSeGu
live influence, would jeoaidize your re.
publican institutions The example OF
the country, from which our fathers
came, hsd TOO strongly proved 1t and
j. Ffsrson pretended to hod out, tina
Washington and his friends were III this
assinlilating ours TO the worst features
of the British eoasiitution. fSAre your
liberties safe in the hands of man, who
has shewn that be could, tor his OVID
purposes. deceive you; when that man
has at his disposal nediately or inme-
diately in one year, forty miliiohs OF DOL
lars, and fifty-6ve theussnt armed mer-
csnariss; when every act OF his pubic
life eyiaees dangerous Pteefiicctlon lir
the great destroyer of Rspublicanlsm
all over the world. Are We to suppose
that we shall be exempt from the COM,
mon destinies of men, when we o!inaiy
follow the paths that have led to ruin the,
nations thai have preceded US !! De We
suppose we possess more virtue, or
more devoted patriotism Look at the
list of court rctainers and sexpectants;
see the zeal with which they advocate
| the immaculate character OF their "a
gon, and tre,able for the existence OF Inv
stitutions, resting upon such fragle
props
But we are called upon to reflect sup
on the nature OF the principle We censend
for in this war;" and we are told. II =
one which concerns the right Of person
al liberty and protcctian, and II IS sa'a
if single instance only had occurred,
and the right to inflict the evil persisted
| in, on the part Of foreigR power, our