Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-09
From he snnle.

From me Snnle.
Conversing win an Ea,tern member oil
the Senate previous 10 his departure from
this place TO Washington, We took occa-
sion to feTsrk that the present session OF
Congress would be an important one, an
asse ton which he seemed inclined TO con-
iradicr, as he knew OF no question that
would be- presented. OF great and para.
mount interest. We wonder whether the
Honorable member enterlalns that opinion
since his perusaI OF the Presidents Mes
sage, That document embraces sundry
topics, all OF which are ut very grea I'M
portance. The official annunCisIiOD thai
no more coionlzlng by the European pow
ers wfll be amllted on The American con-
tnent--the proposition submitted to- tht
allied powers, 10 abolish ~ iu'uIe wars,
the system of privaterring, alloeether-
that private CoEmerCe may remain tiee
and uninterrupted, except in case OF
blockaord port--another proposition ike
WISE submitted 10 European courts, to
make the de aIIng IA the blood, boDts, and
sinews OF immoral man piracy by TIT
la W of nations-rhe demand rpade on the
French court tor an explanation OF The re
iusaI OF thu blOckadIng squadron, to admi
an American Ambassador into the port OF
Cadiz-lhe noble aud paTlolit resolution
that all attempts on Inc par OF the cr""n
ed beads, TO PROSTATE the South American
republics whose independence had beef
.cknon !, uged hy US would he resenit .
by our yUvernmeDt-'he strong mtIIBatnh
held out to recognize GrecIaD mdep.n
drnce the proposed augmentation OF ID
tariff for the protection OF American ma
Duiac tures-the recon- DeDddtion tor ap
pTupriatlng part OF the national res0ui
ces, 10 The construction OF the Potomac
canal, are all gu. slioDs embraced ID The
Presidents message, and are in every
point OF view, Immensely Important, ana
we presume The honorable member !"
whom we ailude, IS ready now 10 express
The sane opinion hinseit We eau t'ii
him further, that THIS high toned, Incepen
dent and dlguihed message, Will not OF
read by ihe crowned heads Oi Europe
without revolving stare OF as,onishneDt-
The cunauerurs ct b0Daparte. with then
Isure,s suII green and blooming on lkeII
bIows, aud their disciplined annual ia
chimes, called arries, at their backs.
could not have anticipated thai then UNI
ted force ould be soon deie. by young
republic, whose existence as YET, caDho'
be measured with The Ordinary uie o. nan.
THIS message itself, constitutes all era IN
American history, worthy of con'memora'
ton, aEG the day on which 1t vas delIver.
ed. .!r.ulu be remembered as holiday 10
future generations. W. are con6de Mt lha
on this OCCASION, we sresk the great body
OF amt rlcsn sentiment, ssch as exultihg
iDIiiions are ready 10 r. echo ntart''
Iy rejoice 10 tlDd, that on the roll Ut he
members, we discover names whom then
country del,ghts.lo hoDor-ot men whose
,ut.llects are Ca able OF managing ques,
tions SO weigbty-oi turning them ~ all
the varied lights, snd OF niaIEiainihg he
high, dignfied anu imposing altitude,
assumed ~ The presidential message. We
trust that this is st sson OF business. OF
manly, decided, vigorous and patriotic le-
81 ton; that The poor IIllle deClaImers,
will receive no other reply, than thu
trowns OF the honest patriot; and the echo
of his own Idle speeches. We are very
far from being confident, that II Congress
do occupy til. bigh and elevated ground
taken in the mes sage, that IL may not un-
der the smiles of Divine Providence, be
the means OF breaking up the Holy Alli'
ance. OF this we are positively sure.
that all t,midity, wavering imbeciiity, ana
backward ess, on our part, will confirm
those delested tyrants in their coniedtIa-
cy, and psralize the exertioDs Of freedom
in every country-accelerate the tall OF
those young sister Republics, whom We
have so recently recognised, and perhaps
eventually destroy % swn, at The teet Of
absolute monarchy.