Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-03-02

by Great Hrlthlh We, HOS enc.
Has the war terminated in tho secit-
rity :. Free Trade 8 Sailors R;ghts'a!'
Il has not. ask the sapient COM
mittee, what has inc nation gained by
| the war! 1t has gained nothing.
| I will tell you whit We have lost
by the war; and which we sha'! not
regain even with another war. We
| have lest by it the benefit ofthe first
ten commercial articles which we
we're entitled to under jays treaty.
We have lost the right OF the Fish,
cries. And, what is worse than all
| the morals of the nation, particular
" Of the youth, have been contami-
mated by it. Because Mr.. Lewis did
all in his power to put I'm end 10
such a s0ar as this, into which we
were most wickedly drawn, We find
the Reverend Mr.. Littleiohn with his
committee reprobating him: holding
him up as unworthy OF public Goa
fidence. Can it be possible that
majority Of the Freehcidsrs of the
District will concur in opii,ien with
the reverend gentleman anu his wor-
thy associates
My fellow citizens. do you still
love virtue? Do you still despise
that conduct which goes to sap the
very foundations Of the morality Of
the nation1 Did you wish to see
your country at peace. your families
qniet and comfortable at home, and
yourselves and sons kept from the
,niseries and safferiDgs Of the camp
Then yeu will respect and continue
to confide in that inan who has con
tribu.ed all in his power to restore
peace to our late, suffering nation.
Mr. Lewis is that patriotic and homo
rab'e servant Of the public: and no |
man who possesses one spark Of gra-
titude for faithful public services
will desert him.
One Of the war measures which |
Mr.. Lewis voted against. q OF course
for which this committee rev en- !,
demn him, was the attempt TO c0m
pei that peaceabie part of the sscie,
~ called 4uakers. to performs militia
duty-to force them to shoulder
their maskets and fight tie battles
Of the administration. MIR. Lewis
did. by maeh exeftion. get the law
so altered as to relieve them in so,ne
degree, by permitting tsie.n topay a
eertaia sum in money, Which, To-
stead Of going. as Formerly, into the
public treasury, is, by the a2sena
ment he introduced, to be paid 10 the
class that furnishes the substitute.
But there are ether acts OF this
gentiema.'s in Congress. which
demand ymr gratitude. YOU
have. no hou;,t, witnessed his sues
cessfal excrtioas to prevent the re
msyal Of the seat Of government /
from the Potomac, and 10 obt4ining
AN appropriation for the rebuilding
Of those public etiiises which owe
their destruction to tue aeglsct or II:
capacity Of the administration.
Do not, the citizens OF Prince vii
liam, Fairfax and Lou.ioun, feel
deep interest in continuing the seat
Of government at Washington! If
you do. you must say that MIR. Lew
Is has, in this part of his conduct,
contributed much for our good.
Had The seat of government been
removed, We should have felt IT mo, e
than any other part of the United
States.
The writer of this address has a
slight personal knowledge ofMr. Ma
soa. He believes him to be an
honorable aud amiahle man in pri-
vate life But as a politician. he can
look at him in no other point OF
view than that in which he is
presented to the public by the com
mittee who have undertaken to sup
port him.
Mr.. Mason is offered in opposition
TO MIR. Lewis, because be is sup
porter Of the administration that's.
he would, had he been in Congress.
have voted Cor the men and money
necessary for the conquest OF Cana,
da, and for all the war measures.
Believing that, if Canada had been