Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-15

men. thus to persuade usto the con
trary. Weil-replied the fedesal !
YOU will not succeed you caas'o
succeed. You will produce great
deal of distress. you will shed a grea'
deal of blood. and when all is done
YOU will uol secure any thisg to the
nation. but a load Of debt, and con
|sequsntly of taxation. which none o.
lus viii i've to see taken OFF. Wla'
tories these icderaiists are, said 'he
democrats TO think we cannot MAKE
Great Britain do just what we olSie'
them 10 DO. BAT we shall show 'iiehi
said they. We shall settle the ooe
trine Of block AIDES /; aud We shaIi take
Canada besides
Geetlemen! do not go 10 war %
compel Great Briiaia to abandon ne
practice Of impressment, said the ie
deraIists. II is not the tine, we are
not strong enough yet While
ttler nations are exhaasfing theIi
strength in war, LEI US endeavonP e
increase our wealth and population
in neace. when we are strong enough
then let us make demands; and max
iag. never abandon them. But VIC
are not ripe for il now. U the 10
vies, cried the democrats But we
shall see whether e. Britain viii
not be glad 10 let her seamea serve
in our ships. without daring 10 search
them. We shall bring her upon he's
marrow bones in very little time
;. War having 6een declared (sa'd
Felix Grundy in ihe report which he
presented as Oh ,iFman OF the com
.mit,ee OF forpign relations. in Jan
1919 aud the ease OF impressmen
being necessarily included as one OF
the most important causes, 1t IS es'
dent it must be provided for IN the
.gaci)ieasion--Nhe omission OF II In a
Treaty af Peace would not leave II
on It's former grouad, il would 10
effect be an absolute reliaquish-
meni."
The same doctrine We presume sp
plies to the case OF bleckades. 90
iDg to war. is, ii seems. In Grundr's
opiaios. like & ing 20 law, If 20"
Lose your cause, you cannot go to la"
again for the same matter. Anu |!
do not see but ihis is reasonable
enough.
The federaiists. because they wee
ayerse f,om going 20. war scr %
jec,s which lhey thought una'ta'na
bic whereby We sans: incur dread
full debt. and sui,;ecI ourselves to
iniermiuabIt taxation, were enemies
to their country. But the demo
crata. who made the war. aod who
in their attempts squaBdeTed bi0vd
ind treasure, aud created an lnexia
enishable Gebi and a. enieroai tax
a,ion. ultimately give up all |; and
made treaty in whieh there is no
mention or blockades or impress
meats. leaving us according TO ihei:
ewn doctrine. i'm worse condition
than they found US j: these are the
patriots whom We Oughf TO love, the
accomplished and sasac!ous states
mes in whom We 0aghi 90 eonhde
When the m jority OF a nation
has become so insane. as TO believe
that the discreet Suggestions OF ao-
| Der pruienee are mere ,oryisat; that
the cautious cireu;nspecaon which
would save US frgn an enormous
debt and an oppressive taxation, is
e yidenue of treason /: and thAi a
desire TO avert the miseries and nor
|rors Of a useless war from our own
country, is proof Of .tiachment I"
foreign one, little hope can be en-
Itertaiaed tha, It's affAirs Will he
Irontides to men who are capable OF
advancing their real interests
But when instead of these. we
End the sslectiou uf iavoriies made
from those ranks, in which we meet
only With ignorant demagogues' ella
m0r0us for war, which they are
unable to conduct ; as pfoiase IN
the expenditure OF money, and as
lavish in the etfusion OF human
blood, as they are incapable oil turn
ing them TO good account, who
blame their political adversaries for
the defeats produced BY their Own