Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-04-09
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.an,-Thereiore by how mnch Il, ~e
snow our duty, by so much more we
are 8 udiy five depart from it.
Mr Chairman. there is still another
ab;ectinp to the war. You are about to
rails. nearly seventy Thousand men, Tor
what1 To defend your soil. No; but
10 Invade the soil of your neighbor.
rhe whole OF thsss men are to bespsae.
cd at the control. to ohey the rod OF a
single leader. WAC tina, leader will ne
is not known. Confident | am he Will
not be a Washington, Green, or Ia
mil:sn. They are no more, and 1t Their
nantes have fallen upon any oftheiT
sorvivors, no one of those survivors has
bsea invited or induced to take the
charge Of our armies. The conducting
Of the military operations has as yet
bean chiefly placed in the bands OF nleii
whc have given you pitliul security q
future glory. What can We expect,
&ir, but ultimate ruin, when the govern
n.ent shalt select to high nomma9d men
&bo have not scrupIed ~ sow sedlioa
.rnong an army led by Wsshiagt on, or
har,sr away the, independence OF the
coustry far Spanish silyc".s WHAT Sc
carity have you, sir, taat such men %llb
such an army aillnot II despite of gouf,
;o,evd,c,ianl beccne C9oars and pass
the Rubicco Of YOUR Ilbe.ues +! The
oyb,ia ousrNt got to confide in the in eg-
r;,y Of ssch a,nn The risk l. too grcat:
and 10 derive confidence OF safety teom
the inneotence Of the army when oppos--
Cd 20 the people, or by rehosing ." the
LOYALTY Of the troops. ~"ind he bn'
wre,ched security. S'.ouid the arms OF
such an army, headed by an ambitious
denagogue, be tntned against the coun
try, it veuld experience sad scenes
horrid discontinue, and IT would be
miracle if such leader, holding out TIE
itamense piupder to be Distributed a.
raong his troops, should not be able 20
merge their iuyalty AID virtue ~ The
sanguiue hopes of gain. What com
member OF an army ever tailed to cor.
rup. his soldiers if be attempted. De-
pend upon it, sir, we should hare no Sc
cufity from that source
These suggestions may De rscei7ed
with the fearless smiie cc iacredaity ny
gentlemen wis adyocaie TIE bill. But
il is not weakness or Jeaioasy that lead
the mind to fears OF this nature. Ii as
subject worthy of consideration Mvn
are still men; and the same iusi O! paw
or that could tempt the Jacobin Absa-
ION to rebel against bio good king and
induIsent father, might temp. your
chief TO seek athrone erected upon the
ruias OF your Republic.
Wben invaded, sir, we must have ar
mics. Bot IN that case there is lar less
danger OF any ambitious pooJect to tarD
their arms against tie country. La such
case the people are more generally u
nised by danger aud necessity OF COM
ION defence But where you teach your
officers, your soldiers, the lesson, and
prove it by example, that the idea OF
Justice and humanity 10 lost ID the pow
er of your arms, what else can you eX'
pect in case an ambitious and unpllnc,,
pied man shall be p!.ced at the head OF
rour armies, sent 10 commit acts when
i.y aside mortality and-reiIgion, than bat
he, whether he should succeed or tan
in the enterprise, should atte apt to pro
ut himself by the means Ia his own
oap,,s. Sir, the man who could wsn-
sonly and nickesly attempt to proH'ote
,edision among the American troops IN
The las, war, with The same black and
d.aboiica! heast grown more hafd by
rcoetiliou oil vile intrigue aud occult
yilaiuy. would rot hesitate TO seduce
from their allegiance the American ar
NV now, ard that nan stiti exists IN
orr county, and much TO t'fs disgrace
Of those who appointed him IN high and
responsible Office.
Tbs war, Mr. Chaifman, is wrong,
it was wrosgtei!y commenced, It Las
oeeh wrensiui!y prosecuted. Such
scene oil ridiculous misfortune and de-
!e at perhaps never was known. Why
then make iurtber experiments |! Stop
while you have any thing lett You
have eambled away the national charac-
ter, destroyed The national credit, and
nearly exhausted the national finance.
Shoeld new army be raised, snd a
new loan be 6hed, the men and money
are to be subject 40 the same indiScre-
lion, line same Profl;gscy. And sY,
prudepce fofbids that the public money
should any farther be, placed at tue
disposal of men WHO merge The desrest
interests of the people in their owe or
sacrifice to any extent the puhhc IL
nance in gratifying some fasoriie,
feeling, or passion,
Six hundred thousand dollars OF tie
public money, was most impruden,iy
cut in o the haDds of little governor
# New.Yetk, q mean DO disrespect
to that gentlemas, bpt that he was not
proper ofHicerto w n it should have
hsr, rs;d \, WHY was this money piac