Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-09-30
ALEXANDRIA.
lTURDAY. sErTEMBER so.

| .sRpathy for Roqaperte-Tha the
| de,tratic editors IN the United States
| sh,d express a deep sympathy for Be-
| narte. is no way unaccouhta5le ::
W. It otheywise, fsderalists might have
rem TO suspect, that in accusing them.
/ ayiley have, of being influenced by Ma
l,eon and governed bg wicked devo-
Il to his views, that they had done
| En- Diustice: but as it is. the reason
apprchend;ng any such Injustice to-
Iards them i. greatly diminished, if not
Intireiy removed.
| Without stoppine to investigate the
sondacf af Great Britain in sending 30
hararte to tie island Of st. Helena,
(Which. however, We conceive needs no
defence. either as to the act itself or the
.t,anaer OK it) We would enquire, what
* Il that excites such sv,anaiiay jor tte
fallen tyrant in tie BREASTS Of men sty.-
no themselves american citizens /? is
i because. that not long ago, in an CT
iiciai letter to our minister at Paris, he
called the American people, a nas:an,
,;,;.s0st fa;ts Gaa ,cithoat konoq? We
sasll be told. perhaps. that he was in a
osss;on with US at the time, and there
lore we ought not 10 be SO crael as to
law ,s;s up against him. This must de-
ne,d unon tae occasion he had to in
Iu!ge IA this passion. This denancia-
lion against the people Of the United
states. was made while he was endea-
yoring to seduce tie American admin
stra.ion into a support of his continental
system. which was to destroy the COM
,nerce and consequently the existence OF
the British nation. Now. if the admin
siration Of this country had given Napo-
leon assurances, either official Or unof-
fetal. that they world league with INN
in support of bis continental system lei
tha destruction al the British nation and
thcY unrcascnably delayed so to do
there was certainly SOME occasion ior
| tliis temper on the part OF the tyrant
he ought not however, to have confound
| ed the innpceAt with the gal!ty-he
| should have vented his resentment upor
the Administrations aud net nrnn tire A
tneyican nation-he should have accus
Cd the administration OF being aosthou
faith and aG,;thout honor, and not have
cowardiy chast!sed AIR. Madison anf
his cabinet orer tie sbcaiders OF the a
merican people. Is there any thing II
s1eh con1iSct. that can excite the con-
passiou or iaove the sympathy OF Ameri
can citizens for the fate of Bonaparte
Passing over the millions Of propert..
which he has plundesed from America
citizens upon the high seas, under HI
maritime DEGREES. (which we shall b
told is alright and just, because thes
DEGREES we're retaEato-y upon the i5fl
r;sh orders In counci',) we come to
niece of Naroleon's magisasln'i!y an
5,;e towards the citizens of the Unite
states. that admits OF nc question as
the character oft. Hsyingby false aa
insidious appearances, Iured ten G
twelve millions of American propert
into the ports of France, BorapaEte D
one fell swoop, his kamboailiet decree
J, ,,,cea the whole of this property undit
| scnuestration, and afterwards conys .
Cd it to his own use--not one stl% m;
which has ever been restored. ndred
nefarious act, the families Of AuA0'e''