Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-17

,.,r;s;or a sassciencs; and those, for
Ish1m. no sacrifice, no atonrment can
nnrcbasn this invaluable privilege
Yes the quaker, when summoned
- the discharge of his military duties
.Oox If he be rich man, and has the
n"cI fortune to be thought so, by his
Commanding oficer) exempt himself.
trom obligations, which his con
.c;rnce Gisavows, and which his reli-
.;or farbids him to regard. lie may
SS,cmpt hi,uself-but at price cal
snIated to appal the stoutest heart !;
Ne NAV exempt himself, by the pay
mont Of fne, which the caprice OF a
retty officer may, and which necessity
created by the law itself will, no
Ioubt, in many cases, render encr-
nous. NcR is an appeal to a jury Of
his countrymen open to him. DC
nriycd Of this right also. he is thrown
upon the mercy Of the court and by
pmcess Of the most Summary cha
rarter may, perhaps. in the short
sDsce of ten days. be cast off from
every means of support to himself and
A dependent family.
But how stands the account of him,
who is really posr. or whose com
mandins officer thinks proper to sus-
meet him Of the horrid crime Of power
y? Let the law speak for ITSELF
GHe shall be compelled to SO in per-
son. and serve in any other capacity,
tbar that Of soldier bearing arms"
We understand that at the last cleo.
Son several very respectable quakers
warmly advocated the cause of Mr..
Nesnn; and VIC believe some E'w are
stn enumerated among his personal
AMI political friends. To such we ap-
neal with confidence, TO know. whe-
iher they are prepared to sanction by
tboir votes, the enormous principle.
contained in this single provision !
Are they willing to see their generous
and high minded sons degraded. be-
cause of their poverty, not to the sta
,icn of common soldier. but of an
humble mcnial. bound to minister to
The wants. and to o5e, the commands
of every petty tyrant whom the law
has clothed with little brief au-
thority Z" IL not, let them shew it
by their conduct at the approaching
election.
Among the numerous and various
frauds which the exclusive circula
ton If paper money. has given rise
to. We have TO notice one which is
NOT the least ingenious of the o.,a.
logue. A stranger having pur"has.
cd some articles Of ismall amount
ID u store on Main ST. last evening,
rendered a s. dollar note, apparently
OF ihe Mechanics Bank Of Alexan-
dria, in payment and requested the
change. The proprietor Of the store
although he had very little doubt Of
the genuiness Of the note, Yet not be
ing perfectly acquainted with the
credit OF all the district Banks. took
the note 10 a neiSh5or Of more ex'
perieuce upon that subject than him
self, who Instantly discovered il TO bt
genuine note OF the =" Merchant:
Bank OF ,leyanaria. and conse
quently worth lite moro than piece
OF blank paper Of the same size
The alteration il jhad undergone
however was very well calculated t.
deceive the unwary; the ~"'t
" Mechanics" cut cot Of tdu,lal
note o. the Mechanics Bank, va,
neatly pasted over the word Mer
chants, and nothing else than tint
signatures Of the President ant
Gamer. could have exposed the de
ceoiOu upon slight examination
The man who had itin p session
is skipper of N Eastern Shore hos
be saws his name is Robert Savage
and that he received the note duriu.
the day in payment for corn, whiei
b. sold to peI son, Of whom he roult
give 40 account.
Norfolk Herald.