Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-09-25
ALEXANDRIA:
MONDAY. sEprEmnEn Is.

( En-
General Duane, when he undertakes
Ito describe his own party, employs al
Ieacrgy and truth Of expression altoge-
lther unusual for his pen. His exce!len-
lev speaks, we presume, from feeling,
land gives us a faithful picture ofhis own
heart. We may, with propriety, call
them the dying confessions Of general
iDuane.
g Active only in iniouity, industrious.
Ionly in fraud; most iilsidious when they
jprafess most openness; hypocritical even
when hypocrisy IS not required, but
(which seems to become a second nature.
|either from habit or from the constancy
with whichit is esnployesi--they will stop
lat 40 means, they VIII betray the most
Idisinterestei friends, aud leap over the
,baands Of gratitude and honor and lie
with an earnestness of zeal that would
ALMOST compel beiief---their means have
neither laws nor morals to control them,
land in the true spirit of jesaits, every
lpast crilne. every established dishoaor,
Ievery cid sin or current shame is sunk
lin their union: SO that they seem to In,
woke republican union as the only con-
Is,.nmation of that d;abaiical spirit Which
linduces the wretehed 70 wish all man-
kind reduced to the common condition OF
their miseries."
| The general, we presume, when heI
declares, $ that neither laws nor moraisl
Twill centrol them, the Democrats" when
lhe SAYS that g they will stop atno MEANS;
land lie with an earnestness that almostI
lcompels belief" means to refer pointed
Iiy to the publication of Mr.. Harper's let,
tier. which was stolen from bis pocketi
book. The lies must more immediately
Irefer to the democratic comments madej
ion that Observation-Disclosures Telegraph.
| The democratic attachment to Bona
parte, we conceive will now be abundant
l,s manifested, when they make sacri-
lice tohis glory of the ashes of our depart
led Washington. They have already de-
Inied him a grave, and now as last
Infering TO The bloody outlaw of Corsi-
Ga they take his Wondering remains---the
following is extracted troma Boston
Idegnocratie paper.
g A. to Washington's talents as war
lrior or statesman, we had better not
(allow our seneration to degenerate into
superstition but restrain it within the
bounds of discretion. In the virtues of
lpradence and moderation, Washington
Stands higher than Napoleon, but in
GREATNESS Of character and extent OF
GENUS, there is no coiparison between
lthe tvso men. Washington acas It phteg-
agtic Gaa,l, f@itta agoadeJM portion 81
. ihe sang {froid.
8. We I've IN 4 country, where we
: freely discuss the characters CT the living
as we'll as of the dead. We crlt,cise
prophets and apostles, aud speak Of their
defeets as we'll as OF their exceilen,ies
aud we should guard against that super
snticn; which has asendency to seal the
mouths of:seemen. Through On excess
Of eeRe,utiea, we call Washington !" tie
.. }rtaer Of car Rspsi5lie,'' whereas, the
Tact is, our republic had an hundred
sathers-among whom Washington was
1.-THE chief. Without detracting an iota
Iirom tie great merit of our !llustrious1
Ichicf let US do homageto truth by allow
ling that the Corsican, in point Of intel
! Ilectual powers, has had no equal in Asia,
Africa. Europe or America. Whether
Napoleon ciitters on throne, or waists
away lis life III a dungeon we shall never
alter cur opinion Of Elm and Shall ne
yer be afraid or ashamed to say, that heI
lis, IN our opinion, the GREATEST Man
that has ever appeared en- the theatre OF
, this chegnered world" 10.
DESTINATION OF BONAPARTE,
st. Enthusiastically arrived at this
port, the British packet Rolla, captain
Julian, from Falmouth, Via Halitax.-By
, Isais arrival, we have been politely favor
led by a merchant OF this city, with Lon
don papers to the 9th of August, 8 or 9
, |tIays later than before Ice lived. The
! principal news contained in the papers
which we have received, IS the account
: fof tie final destination of Bonaparte ;
fIwho. before this time is far on his way to
: The island OF st. Helena. The intelli-
. Iceace that he was TO DE conveyed to st.
: Helena, was to him news OF the most ap-
I,a,!ing kind; as it went to deprive him
iof all hopes of ever again resumlng the
s;mreri3i diadci3.