Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-06-18


part of his life, he was . merchant Of
this place, and when he removed
from 1t, VIC believe he did so, in conse.
quence OF his failure as merchant, and
the want OF means to support his family
onger. He raised a large family here !.
two OF his sons are at this time prison.
ere oil war, as we are informed, if one
OF them is not dead. We do not how
ever, mean by this statement, to express
our preference to Nm Watson, over O.
Their Candidates for the Post Office in
Alexandra, in whose favor we or some.
OF US may be found to give recommen-
dations we wish it used merely to re-
pei charges, if any have been made to
the injury of Mr. Watson and as an evi.
dence of our belief, that he is entitled
TO the confdncee from the citizens Of the
town.
The following detection Of an infa.
nous forgery, will prove to the good
bat misguided people of these United
States, the base and yillainous means
which are resorted to by their pretended
friends, in order to inflame their pes
sions and to mislead their minds. LIE,
it be read with attention, and after being
read, let it not be forgotten, for it is an
excsllent commentary upon the whole
art and mystery Of Democratic rule.
II most disgrGcefni .falsehood.--It is
bnt seldom that we can feel ourselves
justified in noticing any thing which ap
pears IN the Democratick press; but
the following lie, thought no more gross
than usual, is so told IS to be better cal
cua;ed to obtain belief, & ought, there
fare. to be exposed. Be it known, then,
that the following paragraph, with the
dates and the name Of Charles Thomp-
son. which was printed in the press of
Monday last. is downright forgery
No such resolution was adopted by the
old Congress, at the time mentioned,
nor can any thing like 1t be found after
dllisent search in any part of the jour
nails OF that body.
; TIE Revolutionary Congress-
When the storm of the revolutionary
war was raging with all its fury, the
vile atrocities Of the British, were met
by the then Congress, with such re,a-
liatory measures as soon put an end to
the daNardly conduct of the enemy.
The following resolve passed that
augussoody in 1878, & its tendency and
effect was such as we have here des
cribed.
I" In Congress, Oct 81, 1878
Resoived, That immediately wnen
the enemy begin to bern or destroy any
town,H be recommepdedt"the grodPeo-
Die ofthcse states to set FIRE to, ravage
burn and destroy the houses and pro.
nerties of all tories and enemies TO the
freedom and independence OF America,
and secure the persons Of such, so as 10
prevent them from assisting the enemy.
alaays taking care not to treat them or
their families with any wanton cruelty,
az we do not wish, in this particular; to
copy after our enemies or Germany.
these negro and copper-colored allies"
Extract from the Minutes,
"CHARLES THOMPSON, See'ry.
U. S. Gazette.
The article headed The Revolu
tiona,y Congress" and published IN this
paper of the 9th inst. was copied by us
from the Virginia Argus, most resPec'
table newspaper published at Richmond.
The Gazette ofthe United States OF last
evening, affirms that the resolution SO
published as resolution oil Congress
is forgery.-We have very entire
copSde nee in the integrity oithe editor
of the Argus. we arc sure he is Incapa'
BILE of tie offence charged spd doub;
not BIZ, he will promptly and sati'taeto'
ry repel it.
Dem. Press.