Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-05
COMMUNICATION.

So4h VI C4NiCA kOIN.
Good men were anxious to hear from
abroad in hopes of learning that the Eu-
ropeaa powers had settled down in peace,
and that a free intercourse would hence
forth take place throughout the civilized
world; but alas! how short sighted is
man as to the events that may take
place in succeeding moment, and as to
their consequences. Instead of what
was hoped by the well wishers of the hui
man race, Providence has permitted a
,carrin@ spirit to break forth from his re-
treat, probably once more to trouble man-
kind. Whether or not our government
will profit by past experience and exam
pie, and in case of tie renewal of former
scenes, and putting the country ina state
of defence, endeavour to preserve our
aerttraIity, in defiance of foreign and de-
mestick influence and intrigue, remains
to be known. Whatever may be the
declarations of man of blood at the
head of an ambitious nation, the other
powers will no doubt arm, and if the
flames of war are rekindled, our COM
merce will again be interrupted.
In the paragraphs of onr brother Editors
o. Connecticut, there is sly, quaint
pungency, that at once tickles & wounds.
Seldom does it happen that they leave
more than they ought to leave to the
readers imagination. In the following.
however, which is excellent as far as it
goes, the Editor OF the Courant seems not
to be aware Of the fertility, or as Dennis
Bulgrutldery would call it, the proliiica-
ton, of our Presidents genius in the ways
and means of corruption. Ii the goor
ply has not teats enough, he will soc con-
t,ive to find substitutes. Nanny Goats
who have. never had Kids, are, by the
sfhilful in those things, made to give milk
by rubbing their udders with nettles.
There can be little doubt that our notable
national mixer will contrive to find metz
les enough to answer his purpose, parti-
cularly with the aid Of his friend Dallas.
who. heing a Ca,nbro- Britain by birth.
lit is said cannot fail to be well versed in
operations of that kind. Fed. Rep.
A PUZZLING AFFAIR
One great difficulty which Our virtuous
administration must now have to labour
under is, that there are manifold more
pigs than teots, During the war while
the president had SO many millions and
scores OF millions at his disposal, he was
able to fill all hungry mouths with good
things and, to do HIM justice, he seldom
let certain kind of merit go unrewarded.
He had remarkable righteousness Of
that kind of charity, which, both begin
ming and ending at home, gives away
], ely what is not its own and through
the abundance OF that sort of muni6eence
he had closely attached to himself nu-
merous family, consisting of chequered
group Of all conditions, the drift of whose
patriotism twas to fill their own pockets.
But no longer can he satisfy the long
ings of such vast multitpdes. He has no
longer thousands of lucrative Jobs to let
out to his favorites. The most part of
those that had been feeding SO long, and
had grown SO sleek, at their masters crib.
must, alack! be driven away to shift for
themselves; and it remains to be seen
how they will take it. Probably their
zeal will cool for want of the only proper
aliment to nourish and invigorate it.
If the peace establishment of 10000
men had met the appreciation of congress,
even That might have been considerable
relief OF the distressing exigency in cues.
ton; as it would have made provision
Tor q goodly lumber of army providers.
and jobbers, as officers. But the lauda-
ole plan failed; owing to the blind obsti-
macy OF congress, and their refusal to
submit to executive Influences the Ma
tional ntelligencer has lately limited.
Connecticut Conrant.
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