Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-10-06

Irreat and becoming CRAWL iiic Sua :
j ;S0 manner IN which they have beer
|pIeased to notice his services. '-ifther
lis IN 4 compliment as such or even NOR.
sweet than sour, Frenchman, it is said
,Ialwavs makes you a bow ! 1t is yer,
clear that Mr.. Clay is net an English
imam.
If the diplomatic warrior had said ns
.more--ie. as 1T m. n. and Philadelphia
Ihe had at Washington, rounded up BIZ
shoulders, and contented himself witt
|sturdiIy bearing up under these masses
lof undeserved applause, until ne was
safely noored in one OF the whlske.,
shops Of Kentucky, pen OF mine woulc
never have harmed him.
But | cannot forbear to ask what
mighty service this gentleman has rem
ldered his country ? What hand he
had IN the noulislling letters Of ou, am.
/ know not. He was certain
iIy never SO famous for elegant compost
Ition as stump oratory. But let us, II
Echarity allow him, his due and equal I'M.
divided fifth part, and is it q mattel
Iof marvel that four Americans and one
|Geneyan, with all the right on Their
side should make cut to write three o.
-four good letters Or is any bvdy stu
Ibid enough to suppose that these letters
were SO potent as to persuade the Bri.
fish government to abandon their unjust
land exorbitant claims. The whole a.
mount of their five ineritsis simply this
that they had the right Of the question
and they would have been utter block
headsif they had not had the best of the
argument.
In what, let us ask again, did they
exhibit frmness. G.. B. insisted up
oncutting and slashins into our terrific
Iry by miles and bundred of niles.-And
our ambassadors duly instructed, declar-
ed she should have nothing but Moose
Island, unless two or three kings, to be
chosen arbitrators, should decide that
she ought to have more.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Clay has put in
writing in his reply (using has gerry
,cords) I" A great object Of the war
has been attained in the firm establish
ment of the national character ~
The reader will remark that the as
sertion here made, is not that to which
the bireling presses of administration
have had the decency to confne them
selves. 1t is not. that the {. firm esta-
bIishment of the national characters" is
at least benefit which has resulted
from the late, and in every other re-
spect, unavaiIing war; a proposition
which | am certainly not disposed to
deny ina certain sort. Although, to be
candid. notwithstanding the despicable
administration OF Jefferson and Madison
Il was one of those who did not believe
that the national, but that the administra-
tive character, bad been brought into
contempt, and deservedly too. That
the Americans CaE agght and will hight
lis not secret the discovery of which
was. according to my notion OF calcula-
ton. worth bali thousand million
osdoilars--I had thought that the reyo-
lutionary war--tbe Indian wars-and the
French war of 90 and 90, had sufficient
Iy proved that. The Fith Of this very
ridiculous pretence is, that every twelve
or fifteen years nation ought to go to
war just for the purpose of establishing
the national character, especially II an
der a crazy and rickety administration,
there is suspicion that its character may
have suffered. But then that administra-
tioA is nevertheless to be so, Zealonsly
supported that aiE these Who shall attempt
Ito Get rid Of It must be set down as the
most inveterate of tories and traitors
Jacob Radcliffe may reconcile all tins
Ito his conscience | cannot. seven
Thousand FIVE hundred dollars, however,
makes all the odds in the world, In some
eases, and with some men. My power
|ty and not my will consents" said the
noor apothecafy of Mantua, who would
Ifaip make living BY selling poison.
Mr.. Clay, however, is not a turncoat,
and shall be treated with the most studi.
ed respect that can possibly be reconciled
Ito a sense Of justice.
6 A great object of the war has been
attained in the firm establishment Of the
national Character
Is it true ?--or is it false p Fedora.
lists ..-Democrats! On your consci-
|ences-is it true, or Is it FALSE !? Was
lthls a GREAT, nay, was it one, even a
uong the least Of the :. OBJECTS OF the
warp Ehen was it SO !? Where was