Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-07-12
From the Connecticut j,n,ra,t
SPEAKING FACTs

IN ele's ai'l,e''sS iiis,e ASTONISHING thanA,
whole political conduct Of a gcoljy n.
Der of pre-eminent characters in tIa l T.
States, conduct which ought 10 10 III ~;
i'm perpetual remembrance, and which s;a
furnish rare matter for the pen Of f. w. pa'
Itorian.-While their prediction, . .,,i
partiaHties were manifestin all their ' ~
Iiings, they treated with scorn the ;mrn n.y.
ton of being in the French ipf.a'.
Whensoeyer told that they were np5''
French influence, Or that they were wy
|tial to France, they fatty denied i, p p'I
sometimes very angily. And, to do fsn a
justice, they were considerably in tta
right in that particular for their ann.
ent love To France has turned ont to :,
"a love merely to the tyrants of France
During the first reign OF terror in tSs,
country, when Frenchmea were cast ina
dungeons by scores OF thousands: and
were led TO execution after mcck.lri,t
or without any trial at all, wien in Pa.
ylS tie heads OF scores a Gag fell under
the guilotine when. through the heIEA
Invention Of suctj0n- GOATS, mutitudes a
men, women. and children, were daily
drowned together in the river Leiy:
when France bled at every core fcM fe
bands of the Internal bandits Il at uhl
fer-wben these awful AID abcminsh,
scenes were passing, there we're mena a.
mong US. arrogating to themselves ezclr.
siyeiy the appeIIaticn sf republicans,
who were in high glee thercat, and even
shouted aloud fer Joy. The Robcspiee',
the Dantons, and the other. who filled
France with srcans and misery were
meanwhile the objects of these mei's hgh
regard and veueration. With them i
was no matter that the French peCp.
we're made miserable beyond any con.
garrison of former times or othereOuHtTes,
in their conceptions it was apparently
30 matter that millions Of French N.t
iaurdereG-that two hundred and
fifty thousand French women were MW.
Gered, and that two hundred and Thirty
Thousand French children were murder.
ed, as it appears by the statement IN
uiffords history. The tears ard blood
d so many men, women, and children,
tie sons and daughters of France. nCcd
thensnot at all, the wretches who commit
ted these murders Wel" their Idols.
And with yet more abundant respect
and affection did these same ren
iegard tie Corsicars reign CT terror IN
and over France. From the beginning
even to the end of hi bloody career
thelr wondering eyes were steadtasty
h4ed upon EIm alone: and in proportion
IS he poured cat the Was Of lis wrath
tlcy poured forth TIE incense Of tex
homage. They knew very well fiat
France was miserable, fiat France sroar'
ed tram the bottom OF ler Eo2rt under
lis horrible Iyranny--that Tie youth Of
France we're saeraEced, even BY millions
to glut his ambition; they veil knew all
THIS, but regarded it not. ILcy vera
touched with 10 co;amisse ation for tie
people of Frapce. They had nosTityrP,
on French striTIinss and boys, dragged
away from their parental roci IN cfsIr''
TO perish in foreign wars: Trey Lad 10
pity IN store Tor t!em, or Ior theIr %aa'
.is mothers. Their heats were se'EF
III tie tyrant siDgIy, and by how p''l
tie mere misery lie rrodace6, IN i'aII'
Itself as we'll as in OTHER corTtnes'
80 much tie more did they lesTe'' AZ
seemingly love Inn. -,
II there had been any donh ufon ~" y"
point formerly, that doubt is HlSD,
.emoved. The veil that core:ed tLS,t
Men is rent. 1t is a proven iaGt' us'
DIZZY regarded not tie people Of F.ap ,5,
out tier oppressors and wrants' H., Nv
.frerch people were ec'ancipated, asa ,J.
,eat occasion they rejolced win G E',r,1
lng Joy. Almost unanimously '"e from
}eoFie rejjoiced at thei' lsilHe'aDes 1--we.
what tiey openly proc'a.Med ." }e,.
been trighttul and all cons','aIns .tor.
potism. sld did the AreriGarS 49, ar
mentioned did they rejoice win = '% %;J f,r
rather Die they notwal a as, -, I rage 10
not almost gnash tier teen VIZ: ; az sgcl
the self same event fiat had gwen r'.a,s
rapturous JOY to the people l:, .. l I isrc
,f6iis thing admits Of DO DENIAL; ~ !; ii;
fori0usiy true. And be:lf@S IT, ~, me,
equally remarkable and eHp a.. certain
Eat as soon as it was known ' I"et otlcr
fiat France lad abandaEe's'0e yah '.,bI;cas /
fyrapts. these American 'slnn.tyct
fnfj,wita abarhoned her. Al '. ,.,e sl'
tbev we're assured that Bora a'' 'aer.fd /
allen ttley ceased, all as ore 10. - cared
F Franc With partial feeii'g', ,t a"" did lr |
- more about France, tan tot;, ~ II