Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-09-07
From the aurora, Of august 81.
IMPORTANT STATE PAPER.

Il u
Republican, of Georgetown-'under the
influence Of extreme iRtatuation alone,
such a paper could have made Its ap.
pearance in journal Of what is called
the federal cast
| We look at this paper and contemp.
late its character wiz Judgment very
differently affected, & in many respects
from both the classes Of politicians who
haze already animadver,:d on it
We see in it paper conceived by slman
Of very al dent mind, very earnest IN the
discharge of the duties OF tie station in
which he was placed, not as much &C.
ouainted with the nature Of this govern
ment or the feelings Of the American
people as he ought to have been, ard
therefore plunged into several gross err
rors and sbsu dities but at the same
!! time sound and solid on the great points
hich are involved in The que stlons which
in fact arc the foul datons ct the var OF
The last 20 years and which have been
growing into importance and etfectiDg
| the destiny of civilized nations rom the
peace OF AK la Chspelle to the present
| day
On those points, which relate to the
general interests IF nations. Turreau is
sus,ained by the interests OF all nations
that are concerned in free, enlarged &
uDp ,turalIy restrained commerce.
On those points " hich refer to the pc.
H., 6 ~,,r <,pp rouptcc he npforfnpafe.
" speaks truth, which cannot be evsded
or repelled- land which have their ORR
gin in the fatal policy which succeeded
the triumphs of the revolution, the abo.
mipable imitation of the British system
of government ard finance, and the ser.
vile Imitation Of all her sordid inapplica.
bic, and anti social policy.
When Turreau rep,oaches our Go
vernment with this seivllity, with this
condescension, with this tame toroear-
ance under all the humilIsting Insxlts,
contumelies, wrongs, injuries, and par
tial restrictions he is ei0queEt. because
lie is fortified by the dignity OF !u>uce
and truth; when he talks Of our cold ln'
difference to our rights, he is severe but
within the bounds OF truth; wh.n he
talks of the influence Of England in our
public affairs he falls of only in the i'm.
perfection of language to paint the me-
lanchniy shame in terms sufficiently i'm.
pres i've.
In simple fisure he has only given
light blushing color To our shame, but
he las exhibited our impolicy in rays of
light.
He has only told truths as to the pow
err and influence of England in our pub.
lie affairs, which all rational men have
ielt by their firesides-which honest
men are ashamed to av0w--but which
every wise and discreet man. who knew
md valued the interest. AID happiness
# free America, has long deplored and
which the fatal policy OF i79 riyeued
upon US with letters so massy & strong,
that nothing but the sword could disse.
yer them.
1t is impossible to overlook, in touch.
ing this subject, the correspondence OF
Erskne-which alone establishes all
that rurreau alledses concerning the in.
fluence OF Englano in our public coun.
CHS and our national concerns.
But when Turreau undertakes to in.
tertere With the freedom of the press,
when he attempts TO oserawe or intlml.
date our government. and impuie to Its
administration the follies or even tue
reasonings fthe presses of the country;
Turieau sinks the dignity Of his cbarsc..
ter. and casts shade over the lustre OF
the CHEF OF whom he boasts to he the
representative when he affects 10 make
the rawlings and oslumnIcs of the prints
bred by England in our cities, or the
SANDERS and foiies of others ac,uatcd0y
passions less beinous though quite as
ridiculous, he sinks The cha acter OF him
self, by embodying those chimeras a0o
allowing that they are so formidable al
To be objects Of painful reflection 10 The
greatest hero Of the age. Villa, tolIy'
what childishness, could be more eS'
travsgant than this
But VIA, should we say to the weak
hlnckheads who have brought this do'
eument to kght---how will they dIvIoe
he authority Of its euidfnce so as 10
shew
That our government has been SUD-
servient to France.
Thai F-eneh bfncnee has hresnHeS
in our councils. -,
Or, on the ether hand, if they WIN
take the whole Of the record, and adm"
that Turreau speaks the whole truth