Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-27
Fyeia ihs Na,e York c0lrie,.

VWUcu We ftl1 ltot HESITATE W att coo " "a
tanxiety for the success Of England & her
lallies, against Bonaparte We believed
THAT the late Emperor would be content
with nothing short of universal dominion :
land that if he should be defeated the n
Of the states and kingdoms o.
! the world would be preserved. We be-
ilieyed that The success of bonaparte
woald endanger the liberties of the eoan-
TRY; but bis defeat could deus no injury.
lThe present condition Of the world does
not lead us to think that there was any er-
Eror in these opinions.
! For these opinions, however. we have,
lin common with our political friends, been
accused how unjustly, is new evident, Of
partially to Britain.
j AssooDas the contest was decided be-
! tween the allies and Bonaparte, Britain
became to Us, like every other power, IN
! different. In protecting herself, she had
j protected US. She was useful to us, but
! not because she felt any concern for US.
j We owed her no gratitude, because she
had never intended US any favor.
i We Geplored the war declared against
Der BY this country, because it did seem
to US, that whatever cause Of complaint we
might have against her success, if it e.
! Ventilated in her overthrow, and by con
sequence, IN The extension of Bonaparte's
! poweF, would in tie end be to US, the
greatest Of evils.
i The success of Britain has not effected
i the independence of the United States
I She did not, indeed she never can possess
\ that sort OF power, which can eDdangel
our independence however unfriendly She
may feel towards US. The late war has
sufficiently proved that.
j The treaty ofpeace was entirely salts
factory to US ; because we thought it as
good as, all things considered, we had
a right to hspe for. And although ii was
liar from being what the administration
! INTENDED, when war was declas cd, to r
:, inmate the war with, yet even they de-
clared it not only satisfactory, bat honor
able.
:, All these facts certainly prove how cor
rect these politicians were. who wished
! success to the allies for it is now ascer-
| timed, that that success was not detri.
)imenta! to the independence of nations IN
) general, nor to the happiness OF the United
Il States IN particular. They will not
{ however, be the less stiglnat;zed as Bii-
! tish partizans nor viii the & Cussack
! Dinner" be less bitterly reviled than ii
/ ma, b en- by those, who have 10 loftier OBJ
l'Ject than to preserve popular faysr b.
.pronS ing popular de!usion.
j But what is, at this particular neyiod
worthy Of remark, is the TACT, that tie ad.
: ministIation is now evidently DESTROYS o!
concIiatlng the favor OF that c0antry, and
!, o! soothing and eEtiagGishing tie ammo
:. sity with which it has heretofore iniamed
i It's followers, towards that country.
We have already seen, that democra,
Icy, although il once shuddered, at Gen.
! iiamilton's twelve REGIMENTS, can very
quietly PIT up with a startiug army Of
i ten thousand men, in 6ae Of peace
We have seen, that although it abhor-
red Hamilton, for making provisions for
! the debts Of the revolutionary war, by the
/" funding SYSTEM" denouncing him fel
saying, what he never said, g a national
debt is national blessing" vet democra-
Icy can, with perfect ompiacency, behold
the national debt piled up, mountain
high ?
TO pay the interest of this debt, and
the officers and soldiers OF the standing
army, democracy rejoices in paying tax
es, which have no example in our country
and can have nc termination.
| The nayyls not less their favourite.
than it was once their aversion.
High salaries, and multiplication CT
Offices, corruptiDg the community. aid
extending the pernicious patronage Of 90
vernment. have also become great repub-
lican blessings.
! Even national bank has become very
constitutional, and Z consolidation OF the
Estates fayourite project.
1 Let no one therefore wonder, II the ad-
ADMINISTRATION of this country, and the mi
nist.Y Of Britain, should establish On IL
ltimacy as cci dial. as that which pow hap
! PLY subsjsts between the iacobins Of
jConnecticut, and the members Of the
church of England in that state.
iempora Aa'antur, ct mss mutamus
cum ellis.
The following article from the Nation
al Entellgencer, is the practical COM
mencement of the conciliatory system
And we think. under these circum-
stances, Goblet viii bring his Register