Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-23
ALEXANDRIA.
TUESDAY, May es.

s.Js 1t peace, .Jehu2" Those, who
have attended critically to the preten.-
tons, by which Mr.. Madison and his
cabinetv oald justify Il cir making areace
without any stipulation in regard to
what had been very cnrninely and very
falsely called {: ,sciior's Rghts,' cannot
aare forgotten. that it was rut upon tins
footinr: :! Wenade war to prevent I'M
pressments; Great Britain impresses only
when she is at war; and when we made
peace with her, she was not at war, and
of course not in the practice OF impress
sing. It was therefore unnecessary to
continue the war for the purpose OF resist
ing a pretention Which could be no
longer practised Peace was made, be-
cause the war had no longer an object"
To be sure, war, like law suit, II
discrcetly commenced, should lave Tor
its object, redress of past injuries, and
seca,1,y against repetition OF them.
But the t'eat! provides nothing in re-
dress of the sroliaiols which have been
endured by, nor any thing for the tutare
security of, FREE TRADE" Nor is
compensation made to those who were
stated, to the nuTlei OF
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to be iynnured in the " fscting bells Of
ENGLAND" According to Madisonian To-
gic however. tie war, which had for its
.rofassed, and often avowed objects, re-
.tress e,sd security, was rot only just,
out necessary war. Nay, MIR. Madison
told US then, and in semany words, that
unless st;puIations were made for our
future security, we should s cease to be On
Independent nation" Now then, Mr.
,Iad,,on MAKES peace and treaty,
which contains net one word respecting
eitaer redress or security. Yet the good
amabie gentle San insists. 8 every full
b o,ued democrat is prepared to swear,
that tie peace vas no -orable, and the
war Successful.
1t is net now intended to disturb the
c ba chs of this sophistry. Or the poor
spider whom it sustains. But Go de-
sire to say a word or two, to those who
will so much exert their faculties as to re-
member, that just in proportion as 10
Ia ,arte's former lover increased, the
preteutions OF TIE American cabinet IT,
creased. and that cabinet declared
war, when this power had increased to
such a degree as to seem irresistible.
And asaid, jast in proportion as the
power OF 80 lapafte decreased, so also
decreased tie pretentions OF our cabinet,
aid when that power vas completely
Frustrated, SO also were all tie lretell-
tons of our ca5inet. The tides are not
uore in conformity to the courses OF
tie moon tl,an NsaGlsonian politics have
been to tie fortunes OF Napoleon.
Now, Napoleon is again.on the Imperial
Throne; Europe again at war; and the
British claim, OF a right to impress from
American. merchant vessels, will be "a
ga practised on.
WHAT will be Madison's course now
Will he resist these impressments or
will he bear with them ? Will he con-
tinue AT peace, OF plunge US again into
war?
AS before, so now, much will depend
upon how Napoleon fares ); but more upon
an early and earnest expression of the
National refusal SO endure again tie
distresses and horrors of an unnecessary
war.
1t seems as if Heaven had interposed
specially in cur behalf. The temporary
prost alton OF Napoleon was the true
cause OF tie peace; and many of the war
vnltures now express their regret that
peace was made. there are mulhtuues
who have lived upon the war, who Lave
been fattened on the spoils of TIE people.
I hese will he clamorous for its renewal.
The passions OF nary others will be ID
famed by those denupciations which
iacobin hlrelings know so we'll how t.
illuminate against England.
there is but one thing that will save
us from a renewal of the scenes from,
| whoa We have just escaped, and that is
the determination OF tie people, strongly
ard ieyemptor.iy expressed, that they
| will not support the authors of the war
| again.
This cabinethates England, it loves Ma
;,aleon; but it loves popularity above ali
thugs. Let it then be distinctly fel'
nat those who shall rlunge Us again int
var, will become obj cs of puDiic abhor-
renee, aud we snail be safe.