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I bargain.” Joel closed with the pi sal, got
poor Barnet turned out of the con ite, and
Lee put into it. Are these men, \ should
be near the French government ? offer to
prove these facts, if necessary. 1 Ameri
can* here arc getting out of all pa ce with
our new function mes ; they hear regret
the removal of Russel, because he rulcl not
have played into the hands of the I ich go
vernment by com eafiirg or misre seining
Lets; he would not have given out, >m time
to time, that all was wt II, and that &*y thing
would be settled, and that treaties on the
point of being closed, when every n in Pa
ris who had studied and knew the iperor’s
policy, and way of doing business, icw the
whole of these demonstrations ' a mere
feint' I shall keep you informed m time
to time, as I can find conveyances, 'he mi
nister's privy council is made up |he two
ycnegadoes, Daniel Parker and ri* Leu
•ve?iHVf'-r*{h nig Lee and NancreJe I Frenclv
booksebvr ar.d sp*, who formerly lit in Bos
ton—What \ pro*tv game may jj expect,
when sum f M ws a*s \ my afc cttAilers i -
times dr fa liga.io ■ ? P rk r, 'Lemit'&yrth*
/■anerrd :uul me w; ie: r .re all hitch citi
zens de Leto as well as dy jure.
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~ ALihXAN 0U1A. J
SATURDAY MO * VlXG, |/e 6
'*• TO. «>1\V
XHS VERY AGE AND IIODY OF 1 HTIM*
HIS FORM AND EKESSkURK.*
SENEX, No. III. I
TO THE PEOPLE OF AMRICA.
That a war will probably emjtger the
existence of cur federative republics one oi
those propositions; which is of sobssible t.
nature, that every man really altated to its
duration, will say, that for this cauPahme, r
ought, if possible to be avoided. !be great
Montesquieu says—u The genius ondnuichy
points to war and conquest; tliej>iritot a
republic shews itself in peace an modera
tion.” One would suppose the pdicians at
Washington were far wiser than M<tesquieo
for their spirit bi eaths nothing buvar and
conquest. It i» not the r publican Mrit th i »
but the monarchical that gov£fR*-4i:n. But
these men say they arc i^pubh can intend* t .
*e publican government* fiends to ^ pencl »
friends tojiberty and i. m >cm vn< e. [f M
tesquieu be right, and ihe a,) ne e *>f in..
world has proved his portion v u f »»v'e* ;
then are they the reverse «;t -v r. itig they
pretend to be. There: w * u ti e when
these men thought war the of all
evils, a standing army the rmns* dmgL u* tin
to freedom, and loans and taxe^VMiytlve o(
political safety by increasing ex influ
ence to a dangerous extent; mr **-i\ I that
was vrhen they feared a war > Fijice—a
war with England changes th6F- ^atre, and
makes these things right. F't "'c jndidly
put it to the recollection of e cry honit man
in the community, whethe r v is was bt the
language of all these me s. at ’he -:lov^f Mr.
Adam’s administration; and can we (xnect
more economy from the p»u*ch - '-s >f 1H en_
ry’s nonsense, or more safety from the irrat
er.e-rs of punishment, for the free decimation
of opinion, than from the passionate flly of
John Adams.
If a war is professedly undertaken ith a
view to conquest, as the war we are abdt to
engage in, it is a certain truth, tliat theton
quest when made, must be kept by the }me
means with which it has been atchieved. The'
conquest of Canada is useful to us, or it isiot. j
Jf it be not, it is worse than folly, it is tea
sonoble wickedness in the government tot*t
tempt it. If it be useful, then when madj it j
must be preserved. How is this to be d le ?
Vvre must exterminate the inhabitants, owe
must keep up a standing army there to (im
pel submission. It is not in the naturj of
things, that a conquered people will contiue
submissive, without a continuance of ihe
force that caused their subjugation. *cn
thousand men will hardly suffice for thi»—
These ten thousand men will cost us n- j
nuiljy at least three millions of dollars*—
Ucr-s then commences a threatening soute
of cur political ruin. If no danger cn
approach us whilst a Dearborae is ourleadj,
W£ ;j.£y see a vigorous man exchangji
j
•' ' v- A' * *v J \ f f •. ^
for an old woman* If fie commander of the
army should be true,Ht executive influence
will be then monarchal. The presidential
office will become like election of a Polish
Linir the certain souJxepf civil war and blood
D / d
shed. The councils otthc country, directed
(as is now too mu^h tip case) by the presi
dential will, must caui irritation, when (as
new) the interests of oc part are sacrificed
to another, but no reliejean be expected from
free elections•
•The genius of the prthern and southern
people, differing so ireurially as to the exer
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cisc of power, will ah be another cause of
separation. Montesqipu says—“ Northern
| people are. obliged tolvork much, without
which they would wantpvery thing and would
become barbarians, jhis is the cause that
has made submission atural to the southern
people. A* they can esily do without wealth,
they can at easily do without liberty. Rut
northern people requis to be free, as that a
lone procures them thjrneans of making use
of the gifts bf nature. IThcy are therefore in
a forced stite, if not ree or barbarians, as
»
southern people arc fi some measure so if
not submisive to arbjrary government.”—
When oppressions suh as the embargo law
and its suppbments, ttre submitted to with
out a murmir in oncsection of the union.
which went U ruin thother, are we not war
ranted by rcaon and Experience to say, tha*
reflections lity? Montc^uieu’s are founded in
nature ; and \lhei: the agry passions are once
roused, as wal must rase them, will have a
baneful effect upon a union, composed of
these differing materia.
The nature of lax&bn likewise, will be a
■cause of threatening anger. We ad kiv w
that one of tty most pwerful arguments a
gainst the present confile ration, with the very
men now in poyer, was|hat a bich transferred
from the states to tltygcneral government,
the power of .taxatio, It was contended,
that the states beslknq their own resource-,
what their people youl best spare, and how
that could be most tysilcollectcd. The pro
bability that commctyij duties might answer
all the purposes of tmkJ, prudent, economi
cal and moderate repljican government, was
one great inducemenjvhich led to its ath;p
tion ; and I think we iy see something of an j
inti federal spirit, of jvish for thc.t disunion, I
rich tr«3 an ohjeejo dear to the greater
i»a: t of our present ters ; rn this spirit of
taxation, (for the pubses of foreign con
quest) which cannot i by the inequality of
its pressures, to produ the object they la
bored so hard to accoiiish.
But what shall we y to the intrigues of
foreign nations, and hj pressure of foreign
power? What will lijie consequence of a
French alliance, v hi bit seems the design
of our rulers to force u in us ? Look at the
fate of the republic?ofEurope, and if you
can turn your eyes a^jay jatnout dismay, look. J
at vour children, if 'ou iave any, and see j
whether a spark of ne fie that animated the
breasts cf your sirci, vij not make you re
solve to shun the daigcr tat ruined the free,
unhappy people ©f SvHzfland and Holland.
War brings in its tuin, 1' successful as the j
wishes of its prompt's ippe for—standing j
armies, heavy publiidebt, jrbitrary and vtxa- j
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tious tuxe-, dangers reductions upon indi- J
vidual liberty, impose incirase of executive j
power, the probably of run from foreign in- j
trigue and corrtftion, and that inequality of
; public burthen,(Which mult inevitably lead
! in a country so/xtensive a* ours, to discon
! tent and disunite Will nit these evils en
danger our regblican iostititions ? Will they
not threaten ^tsoJtition'to ?ur federative sys
tem ? Who then is the man of refleciion, j
the friend ofihei ty, the fjiend of his coun
try, the prdetor of his irjnocent offspring,
wlio wishefthem to enjoy that freedom he
himself pc/esies; who will not avert it if
possible ?*^nd whert is the man who can put
his haiid /Son hU heart and say, that the situ
ation of /*r country is such, us to call impe
riously /r the hazard of dangers so great and
so cer/n, for the cuie of the evils now pres*
sintr ipn us ?
fa 7 - SENEX.
i/’” '• ,
Both houses of cvngress were sitting
^it/closcd doors yesterday.
/he ship Citizen, cf and for Alexandria.
Mu St. Ubes, was spoken in lat. 32, long. 67
*out56days.
WAR.
W,e feci impelled bv a sense of duty to our
friends and country to warn them against en
tertaining delusive hopes of a favorable41 issue
of our affairs with respect to the great ques
tion of PEACE or WAR. Wc are decided
ly of opinion, that so far as the House of Re
presentatives are concerned JVar was declared
against England on Thursday evening last hy
a vote of 79 to 49, and that the bill or reso
lution to that effect was sent to the Senate
on yesterday for their concurrence.
Capt. Baker, of the sch. Patty, arrived at the
port of Newport, (R. L) from St. Barts in 12
days, informs, that on the 1st of May, while
lying at Barbadoes, the inhabitants of that
place were greatly alarmed by a surprizing
shower of dirt or ashes, which commenced a
bout 1 o’clock, A. M. and continued until 5 A.
M. At 8 o’clock in the morning it was so dark
as to prevent the discernment of objects at a
very short distance, aifd continued so till about
half past 3 o’clock, P. M. when it began to
grow light. The inhabitants could not con
jecture what gave rise to this wonderful phe
nomenon—but on Capt. Baker’s arrival at St. j
Barts, information was received there, that it
was occasioned by a volcano, which had broken
out in the island of St. Vincents, and which
was supposed to have done considerable da
mage. Capt. Baker had not learnt further
particulars. The ashes on the deck of the
Patty, was two inches and a half deep, some of
which Capt B. brought home with him. May
24, spf»kc in 1*1. 39, 10, long. 72, ship Lydia,
Fi^k, of Boston, bound from Liverpool fur N.
York, out 28 days.
BOSTON, May 50.
From Sout/i-jf/nerica.—A letter from a re
spectable Ameiican, received here yesterday,
cLicd at Pernambuco, April 19, 1812, says,
ik The Montevedians and Buenosnyrians are
*ir>w united together, and have declared War
(gainst the Prince Regent of Portugal. Rio
Grande South, and St. Catharine, it is said, are
captured l>v the Spaniards; and their next at
tempt will be on Rio de Janeiro, There is
n< t the Pa^t doubt but they will conquer the
Portuguese. The English government have
ntered into a treaty with the Spaniards not
| to render any assistance to the Portuguese ;
and no vessel is -suffered to trade cithe» at
Montevicdo or Buenosavres, except the Eng
lish—«I1 other foreigners have been obliged to
quit the country. This account is credited,
as letters have been received hero giving the
information. ”
LIME.
4?o Casks fresh Thomas ton
STONE LI oar, in b-si order, for i^aie by
June 6
i\) jOiil 1 ill/,
AND IMMKDI\rE >jSSASSION GIVEN,
Convenient i Story iincK. Huiue and
x Cellar* Urkk K«tchen and Frame Sta
ble and Necessary, with a WelPof the ver>
best Water, on the Mount Veruoa Road,
near Mr. Robert Button's, with 6 acres oi
G ass, promi ing a good crop, The Gras-4
muv be h ,d Witn -utthe House. For terms
apply to
Andrew Jamieson.
June3 *
wenty Dollars Reward.
RAN away, some lime in Oecci*ner last*
i Negro Woman named i'KE ACE. 28
oi Jo years obi of a very cark complexion
a.nd when spoken to, is anxious to make her
self appear very poiite ; she h s o’'c of her
eyes weak, < c :<sioned by having sore eyes j
on the back part oi her neck there are seve
ral scars by haring seat ms put in her neck.
This woman has extensive acquaintance
throughout Charles county, htate of Mary
If.nd, and from her extreme art 1 make nc
doubt she h-s a< q tired them in Prince
George’s county^Washington city, Gcorgt
town at d Alexandria. Only a few weeks
pint she w:i3 seen in PiscaUw«*>, where she
had charged her name and caile.l herscli
Jenny and had a line with the subscriber’s
name that she was authoiised to it ire herself
cr get a master ; and has lately applied to
Mr. Davis n Rozer’s ferry to purchase her
where it is picsumed she is % till lurking
As to her clothing it is deemed unnecessary
to mention as there i* no doubt she has
changed them.
Thomas Burgess. '
Charles County, State of Maryland. i
N. B All persons are hereby lorwarned
from harboring employing the above dc^
scribed Negro Woman, at their peril, or (
under t*he severest penalties of the law.
T. B
June 6. tf.
CREHORE’S
Hot-pressed Playing Cards,
OF A. SUPERIOR QUALITY,
Just received and ior sale by
Cottom & Stewart.
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Twenty Dollars Reward
rh'\N?uvyy from the Subscriber on the I6tli
oi l1 y, inst. an Apprentice to the House
Carpenter and Joiner trade, named
jrJse Hurdle.
19 year* of age, about 5 feet 5 inches high^
chtmcky and well marie, short brown hair,
! hazlc eyes and good complexion—had on a
! new b:ue Cloth Coat, domestic Waistcoat and
j Pantaloons, striped blue and white. It issup
l posed be.is gone towards Winchester. 1 will
! ghe the above reward to any person w ho will
•secure him so that I get him again, and rea
sonable charges il brought home.
ir dwa d 1'aiiey.
All persons are for warned against harbor
ing or employing him, as I trill put tl r law
in force against offenders. E. D.
Alexandria, May 25. 3t*
Vaccine Institution Lottery,
NOW D'i-MVIN’G.
IK iriMClf THERE ARE
4 prizes of ' 0 000
‘i Of 5,-0)
!0 of 1,000
Present price of Ti Vets S 7 50.
Medic-1 CoLrgc Lottery,
Commences Drawing on the II h of Junej
IN WHICH THERE ARE
2 prize:, of fc> 3 ,'00
l of 20 000
1 of ~ lit ( 00
3 of 5,t'U0
10 of 'oo Tickets.
20 of & 1,000
' Present price of Pickets I t doll, rs
Pickets in th above Lott* r?es, and in the
Rockville adeni) and fJot'.m;can! She
nandoah Natigattou E- o- L . irr . gv
Robert Gray*
N. H. Holders of 'l < ,, * , Zl * in
the First t lass o: tl e Potom ,c tt d -h . ao
do* h Hotter), m«»y get th*nr. cxuhyi e< lor
rickets in the Second < Lss. R tj.
L sy 25
******* ■inw.i'i <"rn • *■>■» m+ ■■ ■ »rvturn
ruaurshF,."
ih" ub et be*'.
BEING appointo Frmne l)v the High
Com- t i C vt ce y of the siun ot .Vuj),..k(I,
for the pm porfc oi S' ii iig and c'»n*t) nig the 4
real osum <1 JVlujoi WiLium \\ C i rkk*, bite *
of CL.11 s County, deceas» d, for the payment
of his debts, w ill «>ffVr at Public Sale, on tho
Premises, the said Estate, on Saturday the
13th day oi June next, if Lir, ai u it u t, on
the first fair day thereafter, Sunday excepted.
This Land consists of about five hundred «cres
(of which an accurate survey will be made be- 1
fore the clay of sale) i« situated on the Nanje- i
raoy Creek, about two miles from the Poto
mac River, and five from Port Tobacco, is ve
fiy fertile, has the advantage of good water
rsh in abundance from the Creek, and wild*
fowl in their season.
There are on this estate an Apple Orchard
of excellent a variety of o»her fruit trees,
and a sufficient quantity of TimU r usd Wood
for the support of the yilC improve**
ments thereon, consist of a very tap|0
Dwelling House and some few other conve
nient buildings. The land will be sold entire,*
and the purchaser required to give bond with I
approved security foi the purchase money, to
the trustee, payable in twelve months; and
on the pa) ment of the whole purchase money,
and not before, a titic will be given by deed,
to be exec u cd as the decree directs. \
'anu ( hiiprnan, 'hustec. ■
Charles County, April 28.—May 1. latvte
A Store to Rent. m
rr^:TFsn S'i i ici.clnt< to Jttxorr fifb
X &ng-v tret t ih * 11 ( US F u l it h i c at
.;i se- t u< upicvns a '.hop rMi Iviih : '-'’ret, SA
will he to HEN It is well t akubud f.,t\:a *
Retail ‘ t>re. in l on cli i;dr St rid f r I uv« IS
;ttss Possession nm\ he lu.d (hr first of j a
next month Apply to Robot 1 Taylor* A
Etq. or WA
Richard II. Li tie, »L
4thmo. 14*h. dStlawtf ’ J
WOOL. Kj
THE Opoquon Manufacturing Company wA
will purchase h LEE E E WOOL, and ' Kr
give from 30 to <0 cei Ih per lb in c ;bh, (ac« IF
cording lo quality) delivered in Winchester ft
to either ot the subscribers. The Wool lo W
rje washed before shearing, the h; iiy locks H|i
n d tugs taken off', and each fbccc to be kept
mure, rolled up and tied, with a bbel oR HE
;ach* describing the different kinds* nx
Rams- Suckling Ewe** Lambs of the fns
shearing, Wether** &e 4 or .5 days shout & ,j|
dapse after washing the sheep before thr; : mjp
ire thorn.
John Davanport, Junr. I _
i.ewis Hoff, or to I
Andrew bchcifieid, I
In Alexandria.
May 25. eo
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