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

ttnat they no longer i!nd thcms-.cs
limited to the English bayers DINA
but that the Americans and even The
russians are entering into l'ivslshB
with the British in the beneficial COM
nerce OF china, 50 THAT they have
nothing to apprchend from an actual
uptare /; nay, they have taken up the
libellous notion that even English ca
lpital would be employed under foreign
flags to bring TO Europe their teas,
even if our East India Company were
totally excluded their ports Such
things they say have been, and thar
by men who call themselves honorable
British merchants
london, .Narch IA.
The tranquility which now pre-
walls throughout the country is good
commentary upon the extended pow
ers which have been granted to 20.
vernment. The provincial papers.
which have reached Us for some days
make no mention of any case Of riot or
disorder, and We may probably Con-
graduate the country upon the resto-
ration of internal quiet. without which
no plan of relief or Improvement can
be carried into effect. The unusual
authority which has Hccn conceded
for time to the ministers ofthe crown
imposes upon them additional obliga-
tons to see that the pubic peace be
not violated. They have used it as
yet with exemplary mildness, and we
have no doubt they will continue to do
$50, as long as the knowledge Of the
power they have in their hands is SUI
fcient without its application to over
awe disafection and check scditious
practices. But should this lcnity
have hereafter the effect of revivins
the audacity of these persons who
have so long agitatcd the country, and
impellcd the labouring classes to look
to violence against their employers II
resistance to the established authority
OF the state, as means OF relief, We
would hope in this case, that the fu!i
vigour of the law will be put forth Il
made to fall upon the asitators. They
have perhaps, too successfully tamper-
ed with ignorance and crcdulity and,
in changing the constituted authori-
ties Of the state with inveterate COR
ruption and a callous insensibility to
the distrcsses which arc felt at the pre-
sent moment, they have endeayored
to produce the alarming impression,
that under the present order Of things
no relief can be expected. The peo-
pie were taught to look to a revolu- :
tionary movement as the only source
Of redress, and though this doctrine
was not inculcated openly, yet such
was the disguised object Of the speech
es and writings, which have justly
alarmed the Legislature, and induced
that body to enact preventive means.
One part of the evil, we mean the
practice of irritating the publick BY
inllammatory speeches. is likely to be
checked bit the violence
0f these harangucS served in some
manner az All antiGote +; and the isno-
rance and ribaldry Of most of the
speakers, diSgnstcd every man oftaste
as well as every i,ricnd al good order.
1t is tic dangerous tcaets which are
inculcated by means OF the press. that
demand t,c Whole vigilance Of go
vermmcnt. and tie operation of the
new laws and unless this evil be
checked, the sentiments of the lower
orders will in time be entirely vitiated.
The greatest inh Gstry is employed to
make them believe that they are op-
pressed. and that this oppression is the
result of a systematic plan formed by
minister's and conntenanccd by their
in parliament. 1t is unne-
;essary to point out the deep mal;re &
rank falsehood of such all insiluation
,ut the absurdity and pornicious trn-
lency of an opinion does not prevent
i from making prose!y'"s, and the
srossest folly or fsIschoc-l that was
ever uttered. were it Only repeated
with sufficient industry, and a due adj
mixture of seriousness, would find be-
levers, whose belief too would DC OBJ.
'tinate in proportion to the rottenness
If the foundation upon which it rest
I'd. Also the dup, Ct s"phistry are
more ready than h i'liowcrS Of any
Useful or reasonable dogma, to TIL
COUNTER risks or emp!oY force in sup
porting Il ropagatins their errours.
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