Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-11

ly as queens.
We see prepal atoms making for the pub
lication of great work, on criminal law,
from the papers of the late Sir Samuel Ro-
milly. And We congratulate the friends Of
humanity upon it-any thing will be ac-
ceptable. AT present-but Tor Bentham's
Theorie-we have nothing hut barbarism,
absurdity and contradiction, throughout the
whole world, on the great subject of crimi-
nal jurisprudence. There is also work
publishing in FIVE volumes, at Edinburgh,
called, ga Statistical, Political, and His
torical account of the United States, by
Dr.. B. Warden. Is he the author of War.
den's letters?
Itseems the good people of England are
far from being satisfied, that sir Philip
Francis is .Iunius-perhaps in pure obsti-
macy and contradiction to the assiduous Mr..
Taylor. (the author OF Junius Identified: }
we are not far from their opinion Mr..
Coleridge, the inveterate Mr.. Coleridge,
has cut his profession of authorship-or at
least suspended it, and is now delivering
| lectures upon Shakespeare! Heaven help
the bard Mr.. C.. is sat" the sophists of
Greece, too he had better extend his IN
ouiries-there are more sophists in Great
Britain, at this moment, than all Greece has
ever produced.
We find among the London extracts from
our papers, general illusions made to the
"bank bubble :" reduction of our stand.
ing army I; and the necessity of general
bankrupt law, in a manner that indicates
grea, watchfulness in our guardians, on the
other side of the Atlantic. They are. GER
tainly, very obliging in their superinten-
dance, but we are, probably, not so gr-te-
full as they would expect. We find the
names of Com. Taylo Messs. Pinkney,
Writ, Glenn, Hoffman, and Winder. occu-
pyinga distinguished place in the London
columns, in note of Com. Taylnr's trial.
We wish the editors had heard the trial -
there have been few such exhibitions Of ia
lent, law and eloquence, in any courts-not
excepting those Of Westminster Hall.
Our Presidents speech is republished
in Bells Mercury, with numerous ohser
vations, and highly judicious observations
too, of political character thereon. The
writer speaks as an Englishman should,
of America, with affection and respect. He
has done himself honor. Would the men
Of Great Britain treat US with proper con-
sideration, they would have no reason TO
complain of our want of courtesy. Eng
land, we can say with the poet" Eng
land with all thy faults, we love the still"
such magnanimity, or rather such Justice
by the men of science and politicians OF
our parent country, would have All invig-
Grating operation upon the best feelings OF
our heart. 1t would silence all the block
heads, puppies, and miserable detractors
in both countries, whose censure is al
ways bitter, unqualified, and indiscri:ni-
nate. There are things for reverence, and
thinss for adherence Ito sturdy republic
cans) in the government and admlnistra-
ton, and character of Great Britain
She is a great nation, with great vices and
great virtues. But we can neither wor
ship nor a5hor her collectively. We, as
Americans, thank the writer Of that arti-
Gle. He does Us justice, he treats US as
generous warm-hearled people--fresh with
the impulse and activity of Youthful of
ambitious experiment but, perhaps,
little inconsiderate, as nations and indivi-
duais always are in their youth. He adj
mires our general policy hut thinks we
are extending our empire too unadvisedly
and he thinks right. Every link now
added, weakens the chain. We lose in
power and vigor what We gain in extent.
1t is difficult to WELD an interminable .cep-
ire. The Romans, the Greeks, Alexan-
der. Napoleon all nations and monarchs
have found il so. The shorter it is. the ca
sier il is to be handled, AMI the more ef-
feetual in its application.
FRANCE.
tits said the Duke of Richelieu has ten
dered his resignation. He cannot fnh the !
materials for such ministry as the French |
empire deserves. The change is attribu-
ted to a clashing between certain domes-
tic politicians on the recruiting and cleo
.tion law. The Courier speculates with !
wonderful freedom, on these charges; speaks |