Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-02-07

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nars do / believe that ibey Vnl
sa,;e.l, snbuit 10 be enslsyedny ths ].
I Hand, or tyranay. either foreign ofs
llstlon,cstie. They have in t'me pas.
| - usorstrated against the Oppressive
! measures or their own goysrnn,en..4
lint without success. And noW lAsy
have nothing 70 expect but losrs.ss.
l0f taxes. 6.
II appears ia me that these whos
"a : boIa ,l,e .lvstipifs Of this patioD..
ara ~ inscrsiisle Of the disfrssses
and leyr;satiens aecasioned y .he'r
assures is Il they we're licked up
| In THE iosnh ofdsa'h.
The administration say that iEey
wans aaaury. and must have i. Aaa
they lei, vou inlapguage which eea-
not he misunderstood, that they ~
t.na to employ the money o. INC
n..nie. aaa the courage OF the poor
ID snb,iuc the Hsighboring provinces
Y,hey seem to have fatal passion
-for war. and With no better motive
for lis eontinusace, than to resehSc
/ their own modification.
j an, ready to admit that money
1 = the sipew Of war. and am scas g !;
BILE that the government cannot ear
ry it on without Money; and am
| ennalIy sensible. that they cannot 90
tain money sco,nmcnsaraie with their
objects without depressing INC peop'e
4 "a people too. Sho complains anu
not without cause. Of their pnhiic
burtheps, who are inaocent and mn
offending; who resl no interest ID the
sneeess Of this Canadian war. ana
who have not in the slightest degree
been the occasion OF il.
/ T am aware the government are
!. ernbarras sed-th maRe,y has beer
wasted. and that the treasury IS
4 empty ; but notwithstanding The state
1 efour public funds,I do not feel NY
self bound by any rule Of duty. mo
1 ri or pasi.ieal In good cepseIs nee,
| or sound paliry. to ys,s for this b'li'
az auy otter revenue bill, kasainS
the q je.t 90 which The money Is 20
! he app.icd. Sir ! weusd sooner cor
I cent. wee these taxes pow assessed,
| collected. and ,slp money in he haads
ef the government. that it should
sy!rsr The same fate aiih tho nav,
ard asd there he consumed. under
lt,,e directi4n and superiutendence
I az ihu Pgrsi9ent, and the heads Of
/ the slepartm.nts, than il should DC
laa,,iea e. narse, ,h*n waste, TO the
! support Of 81 offensive war.
+ The government. for years. have
| heen ,rakiug experiments on the pes
|,4e; and, in ag opiuiea. have been
| marching On she bread read TO DIES
truetiur-ihey have expended sail
! lions sf ,naney. and are nov desii !,
Ifnse. aud unable to fulfil their PRO
| mises OF 80 execute their contracts.
Shall tie, have more money 10 waste
! in the same useless manneTi | say
I no. FURNISHING them with mere
,nonev. 10 be aa,.lied to their schemes
Of agsransizrmrni, will sea! the fate
| oe these Il. States, aud render their
lruin more certain.
| We have secured no important ad-
vantage by all the blood and trea-
sure which have heen expen'isd tor
! foreign cnugn 81. we have gained
nothing. either in reputation or ter
1 ritery. ard have realised little else
| than disaster and suffering.
] Il ,here moi reasan 10 call in ques
/ tiln tie neral, as we'll as the Poli'l
cal ,eciuutlr OF The measure And
liz We are lighting against him. whose
| arm is tsmai;,oteni. we shall surely
| he dettai.d. We cannot succeed. ~e
shall re disgrar. if rot destroyed.
III haye been naiformly opposed to
/ lie rresenl war. aud do not feel sem
! sible tha. lsye. in my political
Z. conduct. i.eea srccssary 10 the de-
i ,,iu,,..lr situ,,tion in which the coun.
a., uaw is, nor do feel responsible
! ..r the present sssiem OF measures,
,r far money, TO enahic the admin
,stra,iou 10 aerpetuate the Misoaiets
/ which they have originated.
4 q,ha rrantiny of money and the