Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-07-11
From the Baltimore Ielprrnnl


Porcupine, is now at his oil tricks ac ,s'
In letter, which he addr sses 70 fo,;
Liverpool, he expresses c rar and a.
tinct opinion that America will eDe N.Y.
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the side of France. His argument On an
this subject is peculiarly weisAty and Nd
impressive, which goes to this min, %
If all the allied sovereigns in Eurnn ,,
have right. from principle of sef.rTs.
servation, to say, that Bo1aparte sNsIl
abandon the throne of France. Aner;cs
has the same right to declare, that toDre.
serve our independence, he shall hold
possession of the throne. We are deem.
~ interested in the welfare of Bonarar,s
we have now fourishing commerce
which was formerly plundered l. burnt
by this man, who aimed to restore The
freedom of the seas.
We are bound, by the Porcupine mod,
of morality, to remember, with gratitude
and affection, every outrage offered BY
Bonaparte, humbly to thank him for ali
his indignities and insults, and most
heartily to solicit their continuance. We
are bound to infer, that his imperial and
royal majesty loves the Americans, be.
cause he treats US with scOrn, and our
national independence is deeply impi.
Gated, not in resenting such atrocities
but patiently imploring more. We are
bound, by motives of honour. to shed our
blood to defend the plunderer ofour com.
merce, and to have a fair contest Of
strength with him, whether any possible
degree of outrage or ofinsult on his part,
can exceed the submission, on ours. We
are insultingly told that the prosperity
and the glory of this country are indS'
solubly connected with the fate Of tia
man who mas done US the greatest injury.
Yes-as Peter says, he has promised TO
DO so no more. He has promises ike
naughty boy, that has been whipped bya
tirchen rod, that grew in the ls!aad' Of
EIba, to behave better.
Yet, at the very time, while his marin,
myrmidons, made the ocean the funeral
pyre of American commerce, he couldm'
struct his Minister to say that hiS Ma.
jesty loved the Americans while we had
such Flaming proofs of his regard. b.
naparte, himself, must pity such PrOdlgle'
of forbearance such inyeterate obstlDacY
of humility and disgrace, Can we won,
der at the aff1uence of imperial and roys!
contempt displayed to Barlow, VINO rs.
presented our administration at TIE oOUH
Of the Thaileries, as well as he mlsreP'
sented his native country, if Peter tol'
cupine, the idol of our administering
holds such language ! In the paper, "nI.h
is published by Joseph Gales, the au'neI'
tic record of the sentiments Of OUT az
ministration, the sentiments Of PoTcTPlnS
are applauded. We have right mere
fore to believe that the former tena" u
New gate speaks the language Of our a.
binet. He may be privately and cO 1bs;.
instructed to speak such language in'
is one remarkable fact, we'll worm!
our attention, that PorcuPlne ~" ~.
speaks a different language from Inc +
pers in the confidence of the ca0ln sTI, -.
He is commonly their Precursor'-i .n,iy
opinions, whatever they are, aPIa l.;naI,
suggested by Porcupine, are exI' ~ IL
published in the journals devoted ~ T r..
interests of Tie cabinet.--Ihey ale . Fl
published by such Editors WIN ,o waite
enconliums. Not single ds" S'aSs.
paper, within the range Of our oO - NJ
ton ever suggested the ne'essIt! opbicb,
again in war; 'rO"' .nd pol
we have BY divine Providence, s tratjon
~ the wisdom of cur admlllS'''
We ask how this could happen III III b. b.
,ature of things (! how it en- Ph'' or.,es
1 bat the oninion that we should eIP Say,
1 the 'e Controversy Of Europe, should q 't bs
, :, y,er been preached by any pap. ri ~ F5r
,on6dence of the cabinet, un1l .n' tIeir
.ors lave received, like school OG i,.s ths
essen from Peter Porcuplne :; ;. ~ besns
,hsracter, resplendent with , all 'ni Of
If Newgate: been the sole d 1e Pc aur Nj.
a ms sse at the Court Of St. nss is to
# #, John e Quincy Adams, for =, we F''D
S1 Fellow Ib Citizens We wi not 'ots sne' Of
" what means, or by what 4 poreaa1ins
With what motives, Peter .monss.
peaks sentiments so approved S ys