Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

SATURDAY MORNING, Sept. 14

A writer in a New-York democratic paper seems to entertain different notions from some of his brethren on the subject of Peace or War. We extract the ensuing passage to shew that all belonging to the ruling party are not in a desperate fury for the "tug of war."

He says:

"Compared with these solid and lasting advantages of peace, the glory of arms is lighter than the dust on the balance, and fleeting as the wind: the former lays the foundation of the happiness of one of the greatest Republics that ever flourished. the other is pregnant with calamities, and will inevitably produce a tremendous political tempest, and blast, with sure destruction, all our anticipated extension of human felicity, and real greatness."

The Aurora-man seems very anxious to quiet public apprehensions with regard to a British fleet. After reminding us that these fleets accomplished nothing at Genoa, Boulogne, Constantinople, and Teneriffe, he adds:

"They did indeed effective mischief at Copenhagen--but they have thereby thrown Denmark into the arms of France, caused the Swedish dynasty to be changed, and caused the whole coast of the mouths of the Elbe, Ems, and Weser, to be converted into three departments of France, and added five millions of people to its direct resources for naval and military conscription, and the commercial and naval resources of Germany and the Baltic."

We think Col. Duane has been rather unlucky in selecting this particular instance as a matter of consolation. Our situation would be deplorable indeed, if the consequences of a British bombardment of one of our ports should be, to throw us "into the arms of France," and add our "millions of people" to her resources. Yet the Col. says, that such an event has changed the destinies of other nations; and a belief that it might have the same effect here, is one reason why we have been opposed to a war with England. We dread the ruinous embrace of Bonaparte, and of course deprecate any measure that might lead to such an issue.

It must be gratifying to Col. Pickering to find himself attacked by the same meddling Frenchman, ycleped Citizen Genet, who impudently attempted to set our government at defiance, during Gen. Washington's administration. Democracy is welcome to all the honor of such a champion in its cause.

Our readers will perceive that there is no notice whatever taken of American Affairs in the Prince Regent's speech, published this day.

Different conclusions may be drawn from his silence; but is there not reason to believe that the affair of the President and Little Belt has not excited so much sensation in England as the War-Hawks on both sides of the Atlantic would have us believe?

"Read the Expose of the French Emperor! It shews that he is firmly and unalterably bent on the conquest of Spain--and Spain must fall."

I read the above in a paper styled the "Enquirer"--will you please tell me, whether it was written in Paris or Richmond. The sentiment certainly is French, and I hope you will find that it originated in Bonaparte's Paris Moniteur.

QUERIST.

We can assure our correspondent that he is disappointed in his expectation--the article in question, is from the Enquirer of the 6th instant, and we presume nothing would tickle the vanity of its author more than to have it copied into a French paper, prefacing it as a proof how generously his majesty's love of the Americans has been reciprocated.