Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-26
Gail on the President.

FRENCH REPEATING DECREE.
YEAS and NAYS on the passage OF the
6rst resolution moved by Mr.. Webster.
YEAs-Messrs. Alexander, Aston,
Anderson, Archer, Baylies, Mass }
Beall, Beason, Bigelov, Bowen, Bowers,
Boyd, Bradbury, Bradley, Breckenridge,
Brigham. Burwell, Caperton, Calhoun,
Champion, Chappell, Cheyes, CiIly,
Comst OK, Condit, Cooper, Cox, Cfeigh
ton, Culpeper, Davenport, Davis, OF
Mass. Davis OF Penn Dewey, Duvail
Earle, Flv. Forney, Franklin, Castor,
&c ldes, Ghoison, Gloninger, Goidsbo-
rough, Goodwin. Gourdine, Griffin,
Grosvenor, Grundy, Hale, Hall, H,m-
son, Harris, HAYES, Hopkins, of N. Y.
Howell, Hubbard, Hutly Humphreys,
Hungerford, Ingorsoll, Ingham, Jack
son, of r |. Jackson, OF Va. Kennedy,
Kent, of N. Y Kent Of Md Kerr, Xii
born, King, OF Mass King OF NC Lei
ferts, Lewis Lovet,, Lowndes, Lyle, Ma
con, M'Cov, M'Kee, M'Lean, Mille',
Mofit, Mosely. Murfree, Murkell, Mel
son, Ne yton, Oakley, Pearson. Pickering,
pickens, Piper, Pitkin, Peasants, Post,
Potter. J. Reed, VIM. Reed, Rea, OF
Pen. Rea, of Ten. Ridgely, R'nggold,
Robertson, Ruggles, Schureman, Sewer,
Seybert, Sharp, SheGey, Sherwood,
Smith, of N. H Smith, of N. Y. Smith
of Pen. Smith, Of Virg Stanford, Stock
ton, Strong, Stuart, Sturges, IaggaFt
Ta,lmadge, TannchiIl, Taylor, Thomp-
son, Troup, Vose, Ward OF Mass,Ward
of N. ]. Webster, Wheaton, Wiiscn,
White, Whitehill, Wilcox, Wilson,
| of Mass. Wilson, of Pen. Winter, Wood,
Wright, Yancey-l37
NAYS-Messrs Bard, Barnett Brown,
Batter, Caldwell, Cook, Ciopton, Con-
ard, CraW ford, Dawson, Dashielies, De-
sha, Evans. Fmdley, Fisk, OF N. York,
Farrnw, Hyneman, Kershaw, Montgo-
merry, Ormsby, Parker, Rlcn, Roane,
Sage, Sawyer, Turner-27.
As the war thickens upon US, we think
the public attention cannot be too ire
ouently, or too earnestly. Called to the
state of the country. The government,
add their parasites, are endeavoring with
| all their might, to draw away the-eyes
and the thoughts If the inhabitants OF
the Atlantic states, from their own sui
E,rinys, either to The remote regions Il
Russia in quest of symptoms OF peace
or to the confines OF Canada, to dazzle
them with the exploits OF general Dear
born, and the conquest OF Little iorK
and Fort George. In short, as the ply
sicipn draws a blister on the breast o'
distracted man, to force him, by dlnt OF
external distress to forget the deep set
tied melancholy within, so our govern.
ment are exerting themselves, 10y sill
possible means. to make Us forget tna'
we are in the high road TO devastation
and ruin, while they are Iulling our SEN
ses bv the sing song OF victory and glory
In snme parts Of our country, however,
the minds of our people residing on the
abused, deserted, and betrayed sea'coaS.'
arc forced home, where they are occupi-
ed with subjects Of pretty solemn refiec-
tinn. Such is unfortunately the TACT al
New London, in this state, That port
having been made the place oil refuge
for several of our armed hips, the town
;s threatened with destruction, merely
becsnse il has been chosen as shelter
Tor our rsllent seamen And what strikes
the mind with peculiar force IN the case
| is the fact. that our state militia arc or :
dered out by the state authority, ana II
we arc served in the same manner that
MARYLAND, SC. have been, 1t VIII os az :
| our own expense, to defend the ships Of !.
I the limited States, whilst the troops OF
the said United States are ordered away
| from our sea-por,s to Canada s Sackets
Harbor, to perform feats OF knight,er'
rantry, to crafty an administration $40
| cether more scatter-brained than Don
Quixotte himself.
! 1t is probable, that tor our comlVs sn
ov has been told to Massachusetts, when
:. generous Kentuek" shall have been
| saved. these poor prescribed eastern
states may expect to gain some slsn'
!, attention from our imperial admih's'ss.
,ration. We hope, however ~neh pre-
siaen, Madison thinks it expedient u
,bew of his insolence towards TINS s'a' !!
| ,ba, he will fnd some other amahuehs'.
| Than John Armstrong. we snah ~, ~.
very patiently bear to be reH'lAoso ~