Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-15

, nsr,y and their leaders were criterion
to Judge by. ~, ~. .ni.
ri nerscyerancc and patriotism OF the
federal party had saved the nation 80
,snr from falling into the iangs o.
France. They cIeaved closer and CLOSET
70 the country, as her danger lncFeaseo
RI, for their unconquerable attachment
10 liberty, their ardent and uninlermil.
;,r~cxcrlions to save the nation from
The greatest of al! suhIuhary ".'sefl.s'
wears ago we should have fallen into the
snare Sc, fer us by the FELL destroyer o.
cations. BY slow but sure process
said he, has the existing state Of intense
suffering, alarm, discomfort and danger
been brought upon this people AS d.
rect and as constant as the Sahc upon
the s,eeplc points to the quarter whence
The wind blows, aud shifts with every
adverse breeze, as faithfully as the nee
die desiena,es Tic north, have the mea-
surcs of the present incumbent OF thS
palace, and his predecessor & preceptor
hoiuted TO this 7yar True, they bad &C.
easionally varied and shifted their n'ta-
SUI e. in matter of form as circumstances
requircd-aow relaxing, now bracing &
invirorating their sys,en'--but the poll
teal barometer never deceived Us --
The state vaac always she"ed whether
the wind set from Mount Monticello or
G,Eia's shore, which the wca'herwise
con,ilQrcd as cDe AID tie same thing,
in regard 70 he ea2ct upon the po'itica!
season. YES. sir. said he, as regularly
as tue compass * the heavens conduct
cd he g.s al mariner Cooks around the
globe, and the breeze propelled his bark
along. have the prcdominatlng minds OF
the ruling party, driven Oh by head
strong passion, haycrhe master magici'
ans behind tie scenes, Sc beautifully dlz.
zencd to arnuse the eye and divert the
judgement. conducted this deIudcd, pco-
pie like the ailurins hight lamp, into
swamps, through brlars, thickets and
quagmires. Bur, to foreteil year ago
the disastrous events that have passed in
review before US, in almost " one lorg
uubroker funeral train," betrayed a
di&,cm 2ered imagination. A peculiar
prociyisy TO error was perceived IN al
our speculations, and a reasonable ex-
element Of false alarms was charged p
gainst those who foresaw and were hcld
to foretell abortion and disgrace in all |
the transcendent schemes oil glory, cor.
quest and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, engentc'ed
in The disordered brains OF their authors.
Indeed, Whoever had the hardihnod to
venture prediction of miscarriage, was
s.sallcd wi.n he ready argument OF MI
mons ard pcnsioncrs-the cry OF tory I
VS. thrown into his face like bowl IF
.. Ii wa'er, Ire lamp post. The guile
,ne, or the ealows, was d punishment
scarcely inumn,inious enough fer the
c,an no dare oppose this most righte.
Gus. honorable and profitable war
Nh. II here proceeded TO sacw, that
HE war had no other foundation but
false and mistaken data--in word that
;twas bottomed on fulschood, * there
fore The minority should net be strung |
up IS moral traitors, or have their threats
cut for opposing it In constitutional
nay-.u'Iike tie opro>ers of the French |
sal OF '9S. tie OILY WY in which il had
been opposed, and he hoped would con
,inue to BIT opposed, with zeal and con-
s,ancy commensurate with the great and
salutary objects TO be attained.
He began With The celebrated "trlan-
gulsr report" as it was called, OF 1908,
which assumed the alternative OF war.
embargo or Submission, declaring that
"war with enc of The belligercnts would
be submiss:o to the other" He assert
I'd, (and called upon gentlemen then 10
the house, who we're OF ;he committee
of f. cien rel..ions III l8s 8, to Contra
die. him if they could undertake to do
Sol that the report mentioned, proceed
ed from tic pen IT The President, WAS
net the production OF the committee,
but u. handed over by the Executive To
ore of the heads of departments, who
handed it to tie committee. OF course
the stand taken, was by the Executive
it was thcir act, & they were thus pedg-
ed TO the y. States, AID to the two srea.
belligerents Of Europe, to preserve a
strict neuirs!ity, faithful imPartiality
towards them, sc.
He then cited tie law Of May 1910,
hnlGing out the same terms to france
and England ard empowering the Pre-
sident TO suspend the law q non-in,cr-
rourse a. z, Orr OF eitber that should &C.
cede 10 our ofTer, and inforce it against
tho power,i,at should decline an arrange
mcnt-the "jact" Of such repeal 10 be
declared by proclamation. He explain
ed how ard wherefore tie word ".facf"
WAS il tro uccd into The non-intercourse
law of 1910. Because il was thought,
by those opposed To tie arrangement
witb Mr.. E;ssine, ,uat the Executive
had transccn. edits powers, By proclaim-