Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-30

Republicans OF the State Of Ne~-York,,
to their Fellow, Citizens, Mr.. Madison
may read the repeal Of his power IN that
State. and the termination Of the Virgil
MIA Dynasty.
From The Nepy- York Evening Post.
The manner in which the war was de-
clared, and in which it has been carried
on, is thus truly stated:
" The declaration Of war was carried
by slender majorities in congress, and i
is believed that majority of the Amen-
can people were opposed to the mea
sure. Uoder those circumstances, the
sword was drawn and will any man say,
that honor required aud policy demand
ed from US resort to hostilities, at a
time when we were so defenceless and
unpreparcd, against Que of the most
powerfsl nations Of the world, with nu.
merous and well appointed armies with
mighty fleets; and with all the expert
cnce aud military skill derived from a
long continued war? A war declared so
improyidently aad unseasonably must be
managed inauspiciously. We have seen
the blood and resources OF the natlen
expended in profasion and without adj
vantage--wc have seen the important
fort of observation-disclosures captured Tor
the want of information to the garrison
that the war eXisted-we have seen tue
entire command OF the great lakes IN the
hands of the enemy, whereby, the eX"
penses of the campaign have been IN
creased an hundred fold, & its disasters
proportionabiy aggravated; and we have
seen our militia called from their homes
in all directions, * converted into stand
ing forces for offensive purposes, against
the genius of our constitution and the
best interests of the nation and were 1t
not for the illustrious exploits and gal
liant achievements OF our navy,we should
mourn over the lost honor OF America.
"It is in vain to palliate our condition,
or to conceal the series Of disasters aid
follies, which have assailed our country
We are degraded BY the mismanags-
ment of poiilica! empyrics and state jog.
glers Before the commencement OF the
second campaign, national debt OF up,
wards of forty millions Of dollars has
been incurred Oae year of prodlgalty
has destroyed the savings ofmapy wears
of economy. A standiag ar,ny of $4,000
men is to be raised Axes of the mos,
odious and oppressive kind have been
proposed and will probably be levied
A system of prescription and denuncia-
ton, of prodigality and patronage, has
been. established TO prop up the govern
ment and the worst MEASURES OF John
Adams have been copied in spirit of
servile imitation, and to a degree Of aug
menta,ion, alarming and unpiincipled."
The slavish doctrine Of the admins
tration party that the war being declared,
all opposition to it, and to the admins.
tration, must cease, is amply discussed
and put to flight in the following pas
sage:
6, But we are told, "Mr. Madison is
reelected; that the nation is at war !;
that governmc nt ought TO be supported;
that the unity of the party ought 10 be
maintained and therefore, as al present
circums,anced, We ought all to support
the man we SO recently opposed, and the
measures we so sincerely reprobate, Tor
that )" a continued opposition would be
an attack, not or the administration, but
on our county"
I" Doctrines SO preposterons, so mis-
chievous, aud so subyersive Of the fun
damental principles of our government,
deserve AND shall receive an ample re-
fntailon
"That Mr.. Madison is the rightful
chief magistrate OF the nation for four
years, and ought to be obeyed as such,
when acting within the sphere CT his con
stitu,ional authority. must be universal;
~ admitted. His power and cfficial ex,
is,ence arc derived from the social com,
pact. and all that is required from us is
t. acknowledge him as the executive OF
the nation, and TO comply with his legal
acquisitions /; but the same constitution
which vests him with high authority, also
establishes other authorities, legislative
and judicial, and renders them indepen-
dent of the executive and each other
and il moreover guarantees to the people
of the U. States the elective franchise.
Congress may support or oppose the
measures of the President, as the good
of the nation may require, and although
he cannot be displaced, except by i'm.
peacbment, until the expiration OF his
term, yet at that time the people are at
full liberty to do so, if they think fit
The doctrine commended for, renders all
other elections a matter of form for if
the reelection of President in time Of
war is to supercede all opposition to his
measures, then it is our duty to carry
this rule into effect in our elections for
the national Legislature, and the state 60
yernmer,t: for If we are to make no Cd.