Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-03-14
"a Tie Ffssh2usrs Of Loudaua, Fafar and Prince Niam
FELLOW CITIZENS,

! FELLOW CITIZENS,
BY the friend. Of fl the admin st Saar
this district nue your Mr. Lewis In your
With aag nm ng@ gans a %ea
s ua ae are published the
satisfy that Mr. Lewis though 0 h 10 DUB h
disposition to pr0Dide for the dsns q As country
00 " s ama Of RECOMMENDATION President put the
into an armour and attitude demanded by the crisis variety
Of bills and s h s ars ssd for BY Mr. Lewis
DEC 9th Resopd That the military as au'ho
G G;sss ,y completed By filing up enlist
the troops and ha encourage hoans now u1dn
land ought to be gwen IN sou'0n '' p'' ''
y s s ,a.a Rpd That the president be
time such deachmens militia us opon
public service require
FEB t2"An act making atuFther
% our An act supplementary to an act making provision
r amne and equppg whole body the militia OF the United
hills and resolutions passed previously the de-
claraon thereto several attempts were made TO turn
the invasion of Canada defence OF the
try accompanied pledge that the supplies tor ITS hoaa
in this ea undivided The following were
Lewi friends and advocated oy hsel put
failed of the opposition the
party ,,,o which shall he enlisted BY virtue Of this act
be .mv bo shall be limited service. the defence OF the
territory the States such part thereof as the
Pa That bending the negotiation
dent prosecute military against the Canadas for invasion
g d That the militia called forth, should not be liable to
per- as and execute the laws
the fa;ure of these conne the adm
farther prosecution ohe war; 70 'ne n0
try the following bills the sanction of Mr. Iews VOTE
DBc esd fS2sA bill to increase the navy OF the u states
IN bill deayng the expences the navy the u
Nov a9t bill provide additional revenues TOT aells
maintaining the public credit Y lay
ing duties distilled within the u States ms TAX was
estimated to produce six millions of dollars g ,e;.
New 18i4" bill to provide additional revenues LOT
maintaining the public credit ey lay
for the persons anu the harness
therefor"
To these may number of other supplies passed s without oppo
receiving OF unanimous vote. ~ ese "a" o'
;mnortant are auhong the government to issue treasury
notes to the amount twenty eight millions of dollars
The measures opposed by Mr. Lewis were generally either oan,
for the Of the Canada taxes uequa
and cOnpon laws nehGea 10 ce
he free citizens country the regular military service OIL the
-s government. ~, o.,.o. r.
ueb fellow citizens plain unarnhe statement OF the conduct
taken from public records Opposed 10 the pfln
o on which the declared and satisfied that the interests
M would by the invasion or even the
his constituents 10 oppose WIN
OF the public money on SO uhhah"-
ell an With regard to the defence OIL the country
bouever his opnion accorded with that OF every other po
conntry defended at all hazards Anu
where sound poiy and the
ufv IL we find uniformly recorded IN support o. 'no ne
cessary appropriations The navy the militia tue seapo
sufe from his neglect ,........o, 10, .ro :,
e to snppor in the person Mr. MOn9 After having uauacu %
hr or HE country the Washington for the acceptance OIL
honorable to his country I'm
v treaty. under the auspices OF one OF taer own
iov and nv him considered securing every ht Anu
for the conquest Oh Ianao' io "
Iom If the seas and property Illegally We m
fro,o con abandoning OBJECT deeia'ea 70 DC
their fisheries lost tneir tiaue
orn 6rther territory ceded the enemy ana ABOVE All h
thirty thousand Americans rising uus ,. cn
Far epl;d them which themselves nave peen Inc hS
fow citizens have felt still doomed to ieei the Woel
recollectOns that aeu uay
when torn from of families you were eu'