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

;nr ,he arm Of government and atai"s
the enemy .--Think you, Mr.. Speaker,
that the hon. gentlemen alluded TO: woula
! suffer by comparison OF puohc anu
| private virtues with the MEMBER lro"'
Tennessee I will not do irreverence to
| the grey hairs of the venerable and cx'
al.ed character: (pointing TO Ccl flick
crinp, lust before him, and meaning
| also lodge Benson s Col: stuart whose
| lives have been dedicated to the service
Of their roun,yv,--in whose besoms, the
fame Of PATRIOTISM still burns bright &
canno, he extingu:shed by the Snow a
bowel will not disparage their lair vir-
| tues ty any such comparison. NO, sly,
| there Du,a,ion of the models OF political
excellence and mo;al worth that we de-
light to honor, rests upon base OF ada
! mant. They are lifted high No above
| tho reach Of obloquy, or crialnation
from ,hat gua'ter: ;.
| The gentleman in his zeal, to cast odi-
ous suspicion upon tho friends OF peace
| has said the hon gentleman from. New,
| York (Mr. Grosvenor) F" out-tlcFocs
Hcrod, out CastlercaGhs Lord Castle.
| reaqb," when by his own eShlotion, tne
! gentleman from Tennessee ont boDoa'
! dis Bohbadil. s out Bassano's basSano.
! A, the same time lie loundlr calls upon
! the hon gentleman fom Ncw.Hamp-
shire 40 longer to support hIs'esoiutl"ns
| BY troay, when he himself was made
a m.u,ll- piece by the gentleman from
South Carolina, (Mr Calhoun }
The gentleman charges the minority
with being the cause Ct the war, sale
Mr.. II. Did he mean to scy MAJ they
bad been laughed Or ridicalsd Into Inc
measure This was Ta.yngo iei'-hartcd
comp,imen. indeed 70 the understanding,
and high political attributes OF the men
that rule the country, rs well AS to his
own sense s indgmeat. lhe truth was'
they had wadcd so far. it was better to go
on than turn ;ck. They bad so COM
p!cte.ycomn.,ted. themselves nthelrbul-
Wing systcm-.heir policy 81 addressing
themselves to he fears ct England, that
according 10 their own miscoaceived no.
lions Of consistency and honor, they were
Obliged to 60 on, all retreat being cut
| ofT-no avenue being left open lorescape,
M. ii. hare spoke OF a sell created com.
mittee OF congress men who called on
the president, and required hlHl TO send
,he house a message Recommending war.
! He said, tue first demand WAS unsuc-
| cessful, but the second exceed, when
nc was Given to understand, that his re.
election depended upon his recommends
| Ing war at once. Mr.. II in.e!shcd Iii
strong terms against such state OF
things, when presidential eicctloh was
made to>dcpend upon recommendations
| Of war.
! In answer to the doctrine Of moral
treason, MIR. Fl SIP Ike ct the Western
insurrcc,ion, and cpntrasted the Conduct
Of f deraisls now, with that If Tie de-
mocra.s then. Although groahlng aud
sweating under tho pleasure OF The pr
| vations and Affections induced by an IN
righteous and was,ctul war they had
u. YER combined to rebel asains! the So
vernment, and point their bayonets "a
| gains. their own country. They claim
ed nothing but the privilege which was
the birth right oil every man Ii tbs tree
| country, Ct opposing the measures OF
government ii! a constitutional way. He
! spoke indignantly oil toe conduct OF Gal-
| latin in that ineurrec.lon, who had been
| so well re wardcd, & was known to have
been the very soul of the government tor
many years past, aud was now sent to
| Russia, to Intrigue on the continent OF
Europe. After speaking OF the conduct
Of the present ruling party during the
French war, he again assaulted the slarish.
Asiatic doctrines advocated as mran OF
carving on the war. None buta heict or
a CERT could Ii. Dor in his bosoal such
hideous, dcformed principles, AID he
who did entertain them was unworth,
of beng member Of a free community
much less OF having seat on tbs
floor. He had not the patience OF phi
losophy 10 treat this subject a. it might
be treated by others. Even in The dis
,rict he represented, distinguished as it
was for lofty ard correct sentiments,
some men of reputed sense were so
borne doxn by clamor, or terrified by
the threatening aspect Of affairs, as &C
lually t. ask the opinion Of a lawyer,
hor FIR it was lawful to oppose war now
IT,, il vas declared Such was the IN
duS,ry and success with which tie doc
trne Of moral treason, passive obedience
and non.re sistaDce was disseminated,
wherever agents could be found base
enough TO Go such jobs for their employ
ers.
| There was no way of terminating this
war, flhe house, who held The purse
s,rings Of the nation, would grant The
| supple. to carry il on:-The hol,e
owed Ill its importance and authority to
the power Of the purse. They alone
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