The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-09
ALEXANDRIA HERALD.
MONDAY, AuausT lsIS--
Federalism of fhe Boston Sfamh

and unprinCipalled Faction whose object is
to rise into power by any means, no person
think who reads certain public papers
can doubt If every other plan should fail
the dissolution Of the union and the pros
tration Of the government will be a derpicr
resort. In order to promote their views
they exhibit the administration in the mos,
hideous form. There is no falsehood or
calumny however preposterous or however
plainly refuted, but is again circulated
and again advanced. They try to per-
suade the people that they are oppressed
and cheated, that we are engaged in an un-
Just and unnecessary war, in order to please
"the ruler of France" and to protect British
seameD against their lawful sovereign
That the British government never did
us any essential injury" and have always
been ready to make peace with us on lust
and honorable terms. That we are under
military law and CONSUMPTION, oppressed
with taxes and verging 10 National Bank
ruptcy; and that the salvation Of the coun-
try depends OH the election of fedcralists
who possess all the wisdom and all the yir-
tue in the nation.
"Our victories are deprecated and re-
presented as matter Of regret because it
tends to lengthen the war which they pro-
nounce hopeless. Failure is exaggerated
and made matter Of consolation or ill con-
cealied Joy, because it brings us nearer to
an abandonment of the contest with the
Bulwark of our Religion. Whatever cir
cuInstance may take place we are always
IN the wrong, it is us that ought to yield.
1.-THE British commit any outrage +" their
cfimesare palliated or concealed, their sue
cesses are blazoned, their talents arc mag
nifed and held up for awe and admira-
ton, their policy described as infallible,
their means inexhaus,ible, their power not
OF be resisted. Thus do those men labour
to destroy all sympathy with their country,
all Joy in her triumphs, all national pride
IN her glories, all generous exuItation in
her name, all interest in her cause, every
thing is represented III the darkest colours,
nothing but imbicility, venaity, prohigacy,
Proiusion, waste, and speculation on the
part of our rulers, on the part of the people
distress, misery, hunger, taxes and oppres-
sion; each topic is made subservient to
che same conclusion, that things are bad
and must be changed" Speeches in con-
gress which produce no other effect there
than exciting indignation at the cifrontery
of those who deliver them, or wonder at
their infatuation are widely circulated
amongst those who never see the refuta-
ton of their falsehood and caIumny. They
have oratioDs, dinners and rejoicing be-
cause some thousands of Frenchmen
were frozen to death last winter in Russia.
But it is not becoming religious and mo-
raj people to rejoice in the success of our
brave countrymeD on the base and Infamous
foe with whom we are contending.
If all these efforts fail, if the people
should not be deceived by their arts and
intrigues, but continue their confidence in
our present rules, we may then expect 10
see the last act attempted When the plot
draws to crisis, many of their present
friends will desert their ranks. Men of
property will be 10th to risk in so desperate
an adventure. The timid, the wavering
and the dec ni.rnL ,,.;lI drnru hacL G L. g.