Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-02-25

ID of cali to union. For such objects
ere is not, there cannot be, but one
cart and soul, in this people.
know, Mr.. Speaker, that while J
inter- these things, thousaad tongues,
nd thousand pens, are preparing
without doors, to overwheln me, it POS.
,;bIe, ~ their pestiferous gall. Alrea,
~, | hear, in the air, the sound Of
s. traitor"-Brtish agent"-" British
pold."--and all those changes OF vulgar
o,lumny, by which the imaginatiens of
the mass of men, are affected /; and by
mich ,hey arc prevented, from listening
70 what is true, and receiving what is
reasonable.
Mr.. Speaker. 1t we'll becomes any
nan, standing in the presence of such
nation as this, to speak OF himself sci.
dom; and such man as am, it be-
comes to speak of himself, not at all;
except indeed, when the relations, in
which he stands to his country, are little
known, and when the assertion, of those
relations, has some connexlon, and may
have some influence on interests, which
it is peculiarly incumbent upon hiaa to
support
Under this sanction, | say,-it is not
for mau, whose ancestors have been
planted, in this country, now, for almost
two centuries; it is not for man, VINO
has family, and friends, aud character,
and children, and deep stake in the
soil it is not for man, who is self
conscious of being rooted in that soil, as
deeply, aad as exclusively, as the oak,
which shoots among its rocks; it is
not for such a man to hesitate,
swerve hairs breadth from his countrys
purpose, and true interests, because OF
the vsIpings, the howiiugs and snarlinss
of that hungry pack, which corrupt men
keep. directlo or iodiaectly in pay, with
TIE view of hunting pnwn every man
who dare devclope their purposes;
pack composed, it is true, OF some ma.
tive GUS, bat for the most part OF hounas
and spanlels of very recent importation,
whose backs are scared by the lash {;
and whose necks are sore, with the col
las Of their former masters. In fulfill
ing his duty, the lover of his country
must often be obliged to breast the
:hock Of caiumny Iicalled to that ser
vice, he will meet the eXigency VITA
he same fiymness, as, should another
occasion call, he should breast the sho~k
OF battle. No, sir, am not to be deter.
red by such apprehens'ons. May hea
ven 50 deal with me, and mine, as ! am
true, or faithless, to tie best interest," :
OF this people May it deal with me.
according to its just judgments, whenl
fail to bring men and measures to the
bar of public opinion; and to expose
projects and systems of policy which +
realize to be ruinous to the peace, pros
per!,y ana liberties OF my country
T0is leads nc, naturally, to the third
and las. point of view, at which pro>
posed to consider this bill as mcans
for the advancement ofthc objects g('the
hcrsonaI, or local AMBITION. If me mem,
6ers ofrhe american cabinet. With re
spcct to the members Of that cabinet,
may, almost, literally, say, know no.
thing of them, except as pubic men -
Against them | have no personal az;
mostly. know little of thcn in phi a
life and that little, never made me am
bilious 10 know mure. look at them
pupiic men, welding powers, and pn'-
ing in operation, means S Instruments
materially aFecting the interests and
prospects of the United States.
ITO BE- continued.