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

FROM THE NEw-EoRK G oVhtEss
Perhaps ii would have been rude As
lsye|l 81 indiscreet, to have disturbed tila'
lioyous swell Of graduation and iestlvI'
lfy. with which Messrs. Galtatin al'o
fsnu were received upon their return,
latter those ssmany, moving accidents by
Hood and fieldv which have exalted
them s. far above the order of common
|d;nlo,natists. We are at length, how.
lever. recovered from The fascination OF
|the heroic manners Of Henry Clay, and
I've have ceased to contemplate with en-
|ti,usiastic rapture, g Che human face dlt
Vince which adorns the fore part OF the
head of Albert Gallatin.
Of Mr.. Clay's vehemence in favor OF
that war. which was to establish the ab-
|solute intracticability of neutral com
Imerce, which WAS to render British sub
|iects secnre inAmerican merchartressels
land which. above all, was to isst us in
|possession OF the Canadas, little certain
liy, need now be said. His utter disap-
Ipointment In these matters sufficiently
proves, stlaat although he may rank high
In crderof bawling patriots, he has shown
himself utterly destitute of that sober
practicable wisdom, which distinguishes
tthe statesmen from the yocifer0us de-
|Inagogue. It's one thing to atickle the
|ears of the gronndllngs,' but it is q diff
|ferent and an exalted talent, which en-
|ables the statesman to perceive what OBJ
|jects the prosperity Of his country re-
|quires and to estimate correctly its
means to attain them. To bawl for eve
ry thing may be very patriotic, but to-
attempt every thing, and BY reason OF
such folly to obtain nothing, reminds us
too strongly Of the dog who snatches att
the shadow Of his meat, to join in the APP
plause ofany Of those miserable bunglers,|
who have signed Treaty which ac-
kuowledges their own imbecility. lcan-
not for msseIf blow hot and cold in the
same breath. Nor could / as a frelndI
of peace, have hailed the return OF that
man. WHO had been greatly instrumental
in glunging us into a destructive and
unayailing war, merely because he had
signed Treaty by which he confessed
himself to be a fool. Nor, if had been
a sriendto the war, could have cordial
II greeted the man, who, after having
brought about the declaration Of it, had
lneanly consented to abandon every OBJ
ject Cor which II was coma'enced, nay,
even to leave part of our own Territory
in the hands of the enemy. This gen
tleman will never, | fear be ranked a.
mong these. obstinate martyrs who have
persisted for the sake OF their faith. He
resembles more the celebrated saint who
is said to have carried the torch at his
os,n funeral. To hl,n honour seemed to,
consistin being an ambassador; and not
in being, consistent and iniiexiDle.
NV principal business being with him
at the present moment, | must entreat
the forgiveness of the admirers of the
cienepan magician, for but little noticing
him. Nor ain / insensible to the an-
gu;sh which they mast have suffered in
doing him honour, who revere the me-
,nories and administrators OF Washington
and Hamilton, who detest the cold Blood
ed ambitions promoters OF iasurechenI
ard cyri.swar. But" a living dog IS bet-I
er than dead lion"
MIR. Ciay,having been duly fostered, !
ard feasted, and battered, at WORK
and toasted with abundance ofsavoury]
hreath-hut remember, | beseech you.
gentle reader. without the slightest ez-
preston Of gratitude for his mremittedI
exertions in relation to tie 6 DartmoorI
saassacre,'' departed for Philadelphia
there another dinner was got up, but
/ bslieve no federalist rendered himself
ridiculous by attending it there.
The next thing we hear of Mr. Clay IS
at Washington City. Even there-thereI
where he had so often and so loudly
yaar,s5 of what Ills redcubtable party
would .perfcs.a in the war--esen there,
they welg prepared to celebrate the ex-
nle;ts Of the hero, who had signed away
his own political reputation But MI.
CLAW was too much BUNDLED by the scene
he there beheId the ruins OF that very
capital from which he had Numbered his
inenaces against Quebec, probably exclt-1
ed some little compunction and urging
haste, he implored the citizenssof Wash
ineton not to wound him nor disgrace
themselves by a drunken frolick in eele-
bration Of his achievements. sosaid, SO
done.
The board Of aldermen, however, were
49,. \ ~ IL so,npfhino and accor-