Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-04
F.y. tie CoKnseticat Mirror.

| RTJUsTITIA-RUAT C9ELUM.
wehave observed, ever since the ce-
.Satsa bottle Of blsdensburgh, and the
.atsrpoanaous fight of certain great
rafpai tae field Of danger, a disposition
iiane men, and particularly some news
swfs, to make the conduct OF those
peat men, on that occasion, a subject
| frprsach. ard sven of sidicale. We
| \. sa shoald not have noticed this aat-
stattais tine. ifathad not been intro-
5gesd INTO taasts, AZ The late anniversary
Independence. TIE transitory para
gEMspfia gazette may Sc awsyand be
aspteh, hat, in tais enlwh.ened country
| tasss are the vehicle @si,eh is employed
sisF cesntrynfea. ss a sort of baggage
sas.on, to transmit rot only their senti-
Neas. bQt their faae. TO fature genera
TINS lie effect which they are calcp-
aA,l tsiS way, TO produce, renders
len. st al! tines, an object Of regard
mnnetines. ofjealousF: because, it
ssNarent. they may, by a kind Of
nsA, if suffered TO pass alons the
rean Of time annoticed, and unrufled,
ssne future PERIL, be considered as
finishing evidence of facts that never
twtsd, aud as establishing regulations
Sef N truth would be entitled to no Gre
c. In this point of iisSt, it is impo. tant
least, to make an sff,9t. to stem this
VHat' which sets SO strongly against the
l'aas o. our satien, and to the managers
Que government shocking, IT.
ssa wcuid it be, if after having Iaboured
aard togain illustrious characters. and
Des0ne so thoroughly equipped for a
Hass to future generations, they should
sa themselves aground on this miserable
!, = saere instead Of rioting On biack-dsh
- Seeps-head--those Injuries Of tue
ga aaesF, they would be in dancer OF
ssalsg on such vulgar food as-eock-
Sm, and crabs.
-. ss not our intention to deny. that, as
rs -" danger approached, Mr.. Madison
s1aader IN Chief of the armies and
~. ~ o. the United States, Mr.. Monroe
/. as OF State, and heir apparent te
Fsna, Mr. armstrong;, Secretary 0.
,,'s ana therefore cG-sg;eio, brave and
|, -s ~ Ar Jones Secretary of the Ma
XIV s'o theush ont of his proper elemept
ss ~ "a and, has a legal right to The re
Ss ,-,sa OF a hero, and Mr.. Rush, Attor
J;. uvsefal. and Constitutional Advise
NJ rest, cid, aae and all fee from til,
~ y Were thet dstser was supposed Il
a., sae With al convenient spec,
S%'ed themselves 10 places Of great
"a. On the contrary the objec
lap present. article is-I'O JUSTIFY
AN In TIE COURSE THEY
eSs II we succeed IN tlis attempt
Nor indeed disop e some Of our goo'
'ey s,Nho may tnlnR IL not
an msa'aole employment to be spend
dny, ae In protecting the reputation
men but our consolation mus
,,,d from the rejection. that we hae
!Ases wording to the dictates of STRIFE
,as;,sa.a dison, by the provisions Of ii
"a, .a''Dn. is.--s' Comnaaaea' "a Che
Aa,s ard .sivpy If the q. States.
aass'. zion, then, is one as the most re;
lsss.ss and important, that can b
aarv Without pretending to al
als,s - 0I naval skill, we have slway
as,'u II to Be the duty OF Gener.
e coy Or the Admiral os a feet [
fasea,ss care Of himself, aud not bv il
ssci T - N the course Of an enterpriz
'asasassSs safety, or It's success. An
" an oiaeer unnecessarily expo