Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-04-23

this however, did no: giveyto their
Opponents, the majority on which
They had confidently calculated and
although contested election is spo-
ken of, we have tno much respect for
1.-THE character and understanding of
Gen. Mason, to believe, that he will
ieither risk the former, or trust the lat
ter in a conflict, to which he is une-
lTual, and from which, he can derive
neither profit nor honor. As to the
district, we are perfectly satisfied, it
was never more secure.
1t to be hoped that public justice will
not be suffered to go TO sleep upon the
atrocious outrage committed on the 10Th
of March in SEw-ORLEANs but that the
men concerned in it, will be made to feel
that the peace and harmony Of the Union
are not to be interrupted by their foreign
attachments, or affected zeal and enthu.
siasm, whether it be for loyalty or usur-
paiiOn-for legitimates or illegitimates-
for Lauis or the shade Of BUnaparte. 1t
was surely reasonable to expect that
when the republi7 of the United States
had settled al its own differences with
the European bellig.rents, and by the
cessation of hostiI;ties between those bel
igerents, had cleared itself Of the en-
barrassments in which they had entangied
her, she would have been left to her ma
tural repOse, and that whenever the tur-
oulence OF her cwr conflicting parties had
so far subsidized that the breath Of party
animosity was scarcely heard to break
upon the happy silence Of the times or in
terrurt the soothing caimness that over
spread the whole face of the Union, We
should be LEFT st rest BY foreigners in orr
own ports. 1t could not have been ina
lgiTed, or, il asserted, believed that a
storm would arise from band OF foreign
hearted mock zealots in the cause Of a
foreign prince, who not only does not
wish tor but would ahhor such acts
OF fealty, ard whose chief, perhaps We
might safely say, Cr!y glory is the chris
Itlan benevOIence Of his heart, aud his
diversion to every violation of the duties
of man. If the persons between whom
Itnis scandalOas affray took place had
lcomnittcd the outrage in their own re.
Ispective countries, the marder that ensu
ed would be punished with the giobet.--
II the Englishmen committed riot in
England, in which any human being, no
t natter what his ycouptry might be, lost
This lie, the principal, assu.edly, end
: probably some of the accessories would
De hansed.-II those Frenchmen who are
said to have killed the capt. committed
, that act in their own country ] cal!
, France their country, because, though
sold with the soil b. Rcnaparte 10 the U.
States their hearts are evidently still IN
France and slTian ed to Is rulers they
would be condemned &hd executed tor
the bloody deed :--No.hing could save
them. Shall our republican soil then, be
come an arena 70 the psrpetratono! such
iabon ib!e murdei sand riots '-chaiI the
world say o! US that our laws, either pro-
vide 70 punishment at ali Tor the srcGte''
Iot all earthly crimes, or else are dead
letter, impo,ent and imperative '-shaI'
Ii be competent to every saHgaiHaTy rut"
fan g. band Of ruffans taking shelter IN
der tae Give the Unted States, to as.
lsume a JURISDICTION, which the wisdom OF
our laws denies TO ths highest magls-
,rates, to trump up imaginary offences
and to make themselves at once judge,
Jury, and erccutonsr for their punish
Iment s-Above all, shalt they be per-
United to do acts of ON rage upon stran-
gers soioarning among US, or 7esort!nS TO
our ports for the lawful purposes 81 COM
merce, asd reposins in confidence on the
Inretec;ion Of our laws, thereby cot oniy
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