Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-30
From the Federal Republican.
NO NEWS.

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NO NEWS.
There has been Of late LOUD com
plant against the newspapers that tpelf
naoe. hsv. bec6me cold, dead and uhin-
ieresting. To the shame and scandal o.
the Editors il must confessed that Bona
parte has not broke loose trsm ms cage
Fat st, Helena. Europe Is new enjoying
\ state of ;ntolerabie peace, and we have
ne rapcs. robberies, murders or condas-
rations on q large sct'e, to grahty a
craving curiosity. What is to be done
in this deplor.ble dilemma 7 How much
lit is to be lamented that Alexander VIII
nut set Gre to Petersburg, or that Fer
'dlnaiid would net voluntarily renounce
a throne for dungeon. for the benefit
of those who have such Unsuitable appetite
for novelty. But the season is not sure.
|ly entirely destitute Of interest. we
have In all concience enough house-
breaking. robbery aud counerteltlng at
home, to rouse the ennui OF the reader.
But it seems that these examples are not
parely to the American taste: they
come too near our own hearths and fire
side we cannot sit and peruee their
with such quiet satisfaction, as we can
do, when the Atlantic interyenes. We
begin TO talk then, about giving more e.
nergy to the laws, and lending our as
sis ance to the officers Of justice for the
apprehension of such notorious offenders
Man, who feel sore under the lnflctio
of sue h evils. would be nothing to lament
If whole continent was arrayed in
arms and murder, robbery and conflag-
ration were pepetrated on grand and
magnificent scale. Ii we bring such
examples nearer home, we shall see with
what unjustice we complain against the
barren character Of our, newspapers.
To say that we have no Intelligence to
communicate in every arrival from Eu-
'rope.i is thebest of alllintelligence, 1t
proves that the nations Of Europe are
basily employed in cuItivating the arts
of petce-that the laws are regaining
their proper tone and energy-that the
people are happy and contented, and re-
pairing the rayages of war. l.
p' owes that Europe is purified from those
turbulent and ractious spirits who can
not exist in the calm sunshine of peace.
All these it is true, are transformations
blessings, they are not promulgated to
THE world by the sound Of a trumpet, the
thunders OF caunen, the tramplug Iof
steeds, the groans Of dying, or BY the
shouts of conqperihgaheroes. But while
Europe presents to US spectacle of such
imposing tranquility, let Us not be al.
ways so perfectly sure that when we
wish for change Of scene, merciful e
protecting Atlantic viii pour his pillows
between Us aud the theatre of such aw.
Iful contentious as he has hitherto done.
We may be gratified with more than
our wishes. The time may come when
some longing European when he sits
beside the smoke of his paternal chin.
Iney, may wait with anxiety for the
journal whose pages will beipolIuted by
American blood. A dark cloud already
lbegius to lour on this western armament.
While priyateers are fitted out of our
own ports, supplied with all tire nuui-
tons of war. which by changing their
aags in the tace of a solemn existing trea.
fty, plunder the commerce OF the subjects
iafhis Catholic Majesty-while these
vessels extend their ,avages, and cap
lture vessels sailing under the Gags Of o,
lther independent powers, with whom the
United States are likewise bound by the
faith OF existing treaties to preserve ami
cable relations, it requires no spirit Of
olhecy to foresee the issue OF such
fragrant enormities. 1t will be found
that change of the fag, will be bat a
poor apoiogyfor such downright fragrant
robbery, and violation, Of treaties. l,
may indeed be said in extenuatien, thai
these privateers do not commits greater
outrage On other nations, than they de
upon their own countrymen; that since
their own csuntrymen do net complain
OF such deplayity, other nations have nc
right TO demonstrate. We. shall endea
sor shortly to call the attention of con-
gress to this plea classification for rob.
berry. .ss
Butte return to the question, it sure
ly does not become US as nen or as
christians, constantly to be deplorins
tie absence OF those calamities which in
Iosdinary parlance make the pages Of a
pubic paper interesting. Our curiosity is
indeed satisfied al too dear a rate, if no.
thlns bat lesalized murder, conflagra-
ton aud robbery will answer. We have
reason to be grateful to bene6cient