Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-10

tiiat nc should Ouliy ChampaSny GU
of something. Russell entered hear
and hand into the plan, and actually
wrote so well. that though he recoy.
cred nothing, yet he was ordered te
England to scold the Marquis Wei
lesley out of countenance, and the or
dcrs in council. The little Marquis
however, who by the bye, is a better
state man, though not as good fight.
Ter as his brother the Duke, was no,
to be frightened by a well written
contingencies letter, though it die
smell Of gunpowder and sent brother
Jonathan home with nothing more
satisfactory than a little fame. We
declared war we promised to do. and
when join Bull was tired of fighting.
and felt disposed to bury the Ratchet
Russell was slipt in among several a
bic negociatOrs at Client, and put a.
side the sine qua non of the British.
here Russell was a stern republican,
and like a stubborn Yankee would no,
yield a jot against the interest of his
country. lie returned home, and had
actually done the =" State some scr.
vice.. new mission was to be pre-
pared for him, whether there was any
or not, and accordingly he
was nominated to Sweden. the Sc
nate, however, which is a very plod-
ding, sensible body, took the liberty to
reject the nomination, under the
PLAUSIBLE plea that there was no ne-
cessity for Minister there. This
was drawback, to use mercantile
phrase; but little ingenuity set all
things to rights ; and accordingly
our President wrote to the king Of
Sweden, a short letter, which ran
thus -" Send me a Minister and LII
send you one". lit for tat...this was
brief, but effective so out comes Mr..
De Kautzow, a very polite and ciea-
YER man, and famous whist play
er...now we must reciprocate: SO the
Senate, with a wry face, reluctantly
that Mir. Russell should
60 to Sweden. [ say reluctantly
consented, cousin ; for our Sen ate,
which may be called the Magma Char
ia Of American liberty, did actually
think it imprudent and unnecessary
to be extending our foreign relations
with petty powers, and encreasil.s
Executive patronage...but, however,
the new minister took his departure
Tor that country, famous only Ior hav-
ing produced one brave Sovereign, a.
midst fruitful crops of hemp and iron.
Here Mr.. Russell, probably, not re-
fishing the frisidity Of the climate,
grew sulky, refused to so to Court,
played the epuOlican, grew sick of the
vain pageautry Of crown, was not
liked, nor liked he any body...he sigh
ID to return to that country of pri-
nitl,e simplicity, hardy, honest, and
iignilied equaiity...he did return
=. and then, imagining himself a.
midst crowns and sccptreS, stars and
carriers, he went to church at noon
lay, in defiance OF the blue laws of N.
England, dressed in a prolusion ofI
White ribbons, and married a pretty
,irl with pair ofbrecches. So now,
ny dear COZ, YOU have his pedigree
ii professions. b. this time the old
;cntlemau had finished his breakfast,
md taking his usual pinch of snuff,
&c observed with smile, that he had
eased to he astonished a. any thing
low -a-days. MI Gdniruri is myl
notto...said he, within my own time.
have seen such changes from
What was once deemed the modest,
,nassuming. delicate, and correct
node of marriages, to the open, dash
ug, turbulent, and public display of
ms ceremony, tina: sometimes a
muse myself with conjeCturing +" thro'
What new scenes and changes must
We pass" 1t is very. true that the
Scripture advocates matrimony...It is
,lso very true, tha.t this part of Scrip
ure is scripulousiy observed...but
yherc is there any order for public OK
ibition now, can conce;, nothing
o monstrous, as to tell the world,
hat on such night A. B. is going to
marry Z. D...nay, the very publ
alton of the bands is shocking...we
annot check iTc gination.. Images
viii arise and play about the tancy...
nd then, even Hymen's torch ioses
is fragrant colour, d smells Of spell
naceti. Marriages, in the early Il,
- l.,fn,.t, natalNnf al