Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-15
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Dialogues Of the Dead.
Scene-THE RIVER STYx.
CHARoN--sOlus.

III.
well. this IS the first leisure moment
1 have Had Cor an age. these wars u!s-.
an the earth have kept me so constantly
endowed in ferrying over the Ghosts OF
the unfortunate Victims, that | have not.
lad time lately to enquire the news
from above-I strongly suspect however,
srom the slackness Of trade, that there IS
peace between Great Britain and the v.
States-Oh here comes atrayeller, per-
haps he can give me the latest intelli-
gence-
Enter a Ghost.
Well, friend, what's the news -
Where areyou from ?
GsoS-From America, and bring the
best of all possible news-.We have brot
Great Britain toterms-she istnow down
unon her knees to U.s. We have compel
led her tomake peace, and have obtained
a treaty most honorable to The Admins
tration, and to our Party-We have In
ane, gained every thing we went to war
FOR.
Gsaron-yYhy truly this is glorious IN
telligence. I thought zee should bring
down the pride of that haughtv ration. !,
Gtost-We have done it e8ecfaally-
we shallnow be respected by all the now
ers of Europe, and WHAT better than that,
we shall be able 70 keep our friends in
Gee. in spite OF all the opposition ofthe
federalists.
arop-AVellnow,I want tahear some
particulars of the different stinulations of
the treaty.. Tell us what is.to be the
form of government in Canada. whether
it is to be admitted into tie Union as a
State, or whetheritis tobe considered as
a conquered territory ?
Canada Why bless me what
do YOU mean
C,uron-Neau WHY did Won not tell
RE that we had gained ererp thing and
surely YOU have not forgotten that the
conquest of Canada was one Of the Lead
ing motives which induced our friends to
declare war.
Ghost-Whv so indeed it was: but
we found that it was not worth the taking
and that even five were in possession OF
II. itwould cost TIE government more to
hold it. than all the benefits they could
derive from it. But we've gained every
thing else.
C?taron-2Vell what does the treaty
say abont the Orders in Council?
Ghost--Aye there we have it: no SOON
er did we declare war, than they wee
rescinded. Yes, in fve daYsafter the ma
ton assumed {: an armour and an atti-
tuae.' of went those noxious elicts.
The federalists say that e war did not
nroauce this result. but TITS is only ano-
Their instance Of their deviation to the enc
my: the fact is. that G. Britain fore
saw from the warlike spirit that prevail
ell in Congress. that TIE people would
rise in the majesty of their strength and
assert their, rights: and they, therefore,
very prndently resolved to abandon their
piratical system, in tine, as they suppos-
q y, to avert the calamity with which zee
threatened them.
Chqrou--T'hen ] SUPPOSE the treaty
provides FOR the restoration of those mil
lions of property that were PLACED under
those Orders?
Ghost-0h no we did not urge that
point for two reasons; one was that mag
nanirity would not permit US to ask too
much from a foe already humbled to the
dust and the other was, that most OF
that property belonged to the party who
was continually opposing the government
in their prosecution Of the just and right
eous war in which they were engaged !;
and who therefore did not deserve our pro
lection.
Clsaror-Whv surely these are good
reasons, and | also suppose, that as the
President expected the greatest conces-
sions from the enemy upon the important
subject Of I. Sailors Rights" he thought
it Sest to suffer that matter to rest until
some future occasion and now let us
know what the treaty says upons.' Sailors
Rights.''-I, YOU know, am deeply inte-
rested on that point, for although, like
yourself and many millions of others, who
have advocated the war, am not liable
to be impressed, yeti have fellow feel
ing for my shipmates, and have long de-
sired to see their rights fairly establish
ed, as have no doubt they have been. by
the honorable treaty you speak OF. What
are the terms in which the quondam proud,
but now humble Britons, abandon their
RIGHT to impress their native born subjects
from American ships
Ghost-Don:t be so fast my friends-
Tsla,,o,, What ara tho terms | saw.