The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-26

JoHh OuiNark IN peace IL nearly
completed by the progress of the a-
lien act. But, this measure has no,
been carried into effect Without grca,
deal of exposure. There is something
so awkward; something so ugly some.
thing so much like a lurking lear on
the very face Of the thing and when
in addition, the opposition TO the usca
sure wss taken up by such man as
sir Samuel Romiliy, is it no, wonderful
If great degree Of shame has not
stuck TO it! Accordingly the hired
writer's have laid on, upon sir Samuel
with great fury aud filth. Ofthe man.
ner, In which they perform this sor,
OF work, you will easIly Judge by the
following specimen from the Courier Of
the 10Th inst.
Sir Samue's extraction and per-
sonal situation may, therefore, vel.
excuse The tendency of his mind against
an alien bill /, but we are much at a loss
to guess why such men as sir James
M'Intosh and Mr.. Horner---thcy ave
persons for whom, though we diffc
from the general course oil thsir pe
liiicai conduct we have much res
pect; they are cstimable IT considr
ration of their own individual talent )
aud character, but they are doubly st
from comparison with those amones.
whom We find them we are, tber-
fore surprized and mortified to Fl &
them opposing measure which We
think strictly constitutional, absolutei,
a Al A
English interests end English feelings
What says sir Samuel Romiiiy-" Viii
you exclude the skill industry. and PC
Pjus of foreigners from England %
Yes, we reply, yes, We do not lack
their skill, industry, and genius !;
we want them NJ, ither in COM
merce, nor in handicraf,, nor in the
church. noe in the law. We are come
20 a fine pass, indeed 10 be told thai,
it is good policy to introduce foreign
ers 10 assist, that is, TO rival us in arts
and manufactures. No, no, sir Sa-
muel, we have had enough Of these
gently, and John Bull will be but too
happy so get rid of this plague in fu
lure But this is not the object of the
pTesenr bill, which is purely political
putIntended, as lord Cas,Iereaeh ex
pressed il, hot 10 carry into effect any
policy of foreign powers but TO pro
'ect British policy from being disturb
ed by the misconduct OF strangers. IL
private lille, we ell have the power Of
turning an imprudeht, 2 knavlsh, a ri
o'ous or even an iMpeitiDeDt stranger
out ot doors; why should the state MOI
have power that every subject pos
sesses! Why should England not en-
Joy protection that every other ma.
uOn In the world has! In looking o
yer the debate We observed curious
Not one English gem
tleman opposed this DILL there were
Hamilton ard Broughan, Horner aud
Macintosh but not one knglishman.
We Bag pardon there was one--sir
>amuel Romilly."
This is the way in which these hire
lings 90 their work Now, the gentle
man, whom this writer attacks, thoup b
not politician such as the times cali.
ID for, is allowed on all hands TO BIZ
the most able lawyer In England, and a
ibdu VI opOttCoo WING
ser and Macintosh, who are here
praised, arc nothing more than what
have before described to you.
But, only attend, for moment to
he shameful language Of this writer
OnIy think OF bill Of this sort being
called an enjoyment for England. Thus
II is, that these men induce the pe ople
coBfound the government with the
,ation. What talsehood, too, to say,
hat every nation in the world have
such a law You have no such law I;
and you are patton and though not
so old, full as stout as big john Bull,
Tbe Morning Chronicle answers his
opponent thus:
I" When me Courier states that net
an Englishman vo,ed against the alien,
bill, the editor should have added, tia,
the bill itself was not brought in by all
EnglishmaB is the measure of lore
Castiereagh, ano comes from the con
gress of sovereigns against the cause
OF freedom, justice and humanily. II
is bill Of inbospitality, the preamble
TO ~ hjch should be to refuse an asylum
TO 81 who trusted TO frs, the proics
sions OF the British court, that they
wCL Id not impose on the French any
form of government or family without
their coDseut--aDd 10 all who should