Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-05-16 00:00:00, page 2

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From th' cum-ma Countr
_ Left-et of" (him on the (wine and die-_
]m'tienc (] {in French comen-ent. in
Mf sin aie'w o Me - lhxatim of the ss
!mtc larpire, c. We.
. An alliance between tnts country-tend
France would be followed by the same es
scets that alliance with the latter has pro-ss
duced in so many instances, upon the conti- i
pent of Europe; an absolnte destruction;
of independence'in ths weaker power. A
lucre 'ar with England would not have
this issue. Our danger would consist in
the ineipled intrignes to which we
should exposed, inthat event, by being ss
drawn into the rorte: of French plsns, .and ss
French scltenes-os conqt'test or revenge. .:
We see no such dsogers is circumstances '
-shonld compel nsto take up arms against
France. The disiculties that we should
mondtcr in such a warsarc, would not be ss
so'pressing as they would be, if we wcrcss
contending against England ; and rclyingi
more confidently upon our unassisted .
strength, in the one case than in the- other, ss
ne should not he so strongly tempted, nor
indeed constrained 'to commit ourselves in
the terms of alliance. .
We src positire that nothing is wanting
to make these scntitnrnts universal and eﬄ
' cient, but a knovltdge of the spirit ol the
French government snd its springs of ac
tion, derived from (one and observations'
collectedsisndlnade instance -itscll'. - Thisct
Knowledge is to be obtained in the trot k un
der reciew ; which cannot be too strongly ss
"commended to the serious permsl ol st-e
ry lum-inn, without distinction 'os party .
We nuet that its dissusibpqill be- as wide
ussh principlessiaee Moiety-end -its insur-_
mation valosble. ' "Never 'I.) there a more
excellent political tract published in.-"this"
Mus- lts—ssets rest! upon no doubtsull
authority. ad make up.: quy of importsnt'
oonmnntestions never before samiliarizcd
to Antericsss; its deductionssnd illustrs-ss
tionssre founded open the -doetrines-.ofct
nonnd pliticalsciencc, and the-incontesti
usupcrienecoftheworld. We have no
huitstlon in sa ing, that it is impossible
' foes-ironfin nation to read it with
outbe-g' informed-and int used by it;'
nnd thstnssdninistrstioa itself, willbe pow
erfnlly intpresscd by its statements and
The-i: ohsi'eetoi the Lmnis to eat-blind
_*o make; 'Ttltu itbeltmgsthe tothc
_-tote,uitietheeyetme_tiepbnofthe
man of kneen-rup. et universal
WNKR nibvhiththbgipn
Milton-Iron her-elf,
zed-"6 "! Mssthu-M to dhich thess
"If manam-Watnhat
With: rich. pdctthensiz
kin man;-um
THE alain of thio country are evid'entlv ss
i'lsswoochioca erieie. lt iei ible that i
we should remain much longer n the uneet- \
tain otote, with regard to Great-Britain and
France,-in which we here no long need,.
ad are now "ending.-" With one or the o
1het' we shall be eotn pelled to go to war, and
In the view of evety eound politician. upon
this war rect our future lateand the hopee
essbs the human tace. ' .
Hutiiity with England. would, neeena- !
..ily, be accompanied with a communion
and alliance with the most corrupt and
odugnom government that has existed in
stooden tinue. A government that hunta
sdown both ltiendl and enemies in succes
.— lion—a government that annihilates all the
-ssfreedom that it can reach; that perfidioualy
entrapo'and tuinothoee who have labored
For it: aggnndizcmtnt; and thet sacrificea
in moot elaoiolt apt/one:; with ao little n
rmone on it inimolateo the victimo of itass
," hate.
my am e Deum pct m.
Gum Gaunt, 8 Dollan. .
Nothing ende" nere-um nisi thenne:
nium-,thd, thefthere hundred
lebor (or noieereel mqneetin the govern
mentof. France-fron the, day of the revolu
side. with Preeent hour. _ In the early part
of diverted ere new.-the notionel-eieenbly
Panic'-added!"- in the place,-and detiee
tng end dieterinssin the netne of the human
ssmefrfaOne or 1 eir body-noted the part be
fore them ofu oretor, de by the Im
m me:, to eolieit the one eleneﬂsiof ? rsienee
silneeery eonnttyeo nnrhe work ostmi
eerrel elneleipntien. r. Pin weedeeler
7 ed eo bon-teen", the enemy o! the!-um
l-rce, heeeuee he me the enemy of French
ss jeeobinietn. :.The [me-en me In every
wh—re deelered to be under the perticuler
cum of the eeeenlhl ; end in moeerehiee
were to be delivered ( then lrorn the op
usienien ol' hinp, end in republiee were to
bleeeed with ill-the nuributee of French
liberty in piece of their own eober emount
of srndomsi Thie moving prinei le of uni
vereel egency pened on through t e verioue
ehengee ol' government ; directing all the
projeete of the rnlere until in he been lodr
ed, inlly enblimeted end confirmed in the
boeom of emperor Nepoleon. . ln-hii pre
eumptuone concsieptione the world of men is
nothing but : dependency_upon hie will.
The insultinz languege ol epperiorit ie
ueed by him, alike to lriende 'end to oee,
and he edeieee iirh the imperotive eie and
tone of command. ' The lawe which he has
filed by the Life/um ced: are expreeely de
clared to be intended for the " world. or it
lean let the French empire." He neurpl
the ocean. in proepect with as little eeremoi
ny ee he: has the conti en) in reality ; end
talke of " conqucring the liberty of the eeae"
for the benefir of nentrale and of "certain-:
ing the univerenl law osnntione by fitting all
thinge to hie own particular wishee and the
benevolem cares which he loetere for the
good of the humnn rece.
" lt belonge" therefore, to use the words
of-our author, *-* to the nature as i: in to the
" ayatmatic plan of the governlnent of
" France, to grslp at universal domiaio'n."
The revolutioniets eonve rted' their country
into an immense camp ; 'ot'erturned the
public law and ordinary sanctiona of autho
rity insi "Europe. by violence and - intrigue ;
threw the armed population of France in
aueceeaive and increasing ;nomhers upon
their neighbora ; made plunder 'their sya
not of finance ; compelled every man in
the commuoity to turn soldier and aent hil
ahroad to gather hie pay. . After all this
it hat has happened is matter of come——
France must continue a military deepotiam
after suﬀering such violence-; a military
deapotitm can live only by war, and sue?
eessl'ul war alone, wherever it can be waged.
if it do not arrive at universal dominion it
must be owing to an unconquerahle power.
apdjpirit exieting in some opposing peo
p e. ,.
: Aait is the nature of the government to
aim at unitertal cenqueat so must ita tyr
temutr'c plan he to eﬀect the purpose for
which it is fitted, provided he who manage;
its powara hurt the requiaite- knowledge of
the usee of his machine, and the talents to
apply it with energy and skill - to its-proper
ends. Every saculty necessary for the pos
aesaien of a military deapot ate centered in
Bonaparte. He has all the phyaieal ability
required to carry him through the toils of
war andthe- sererer labors of thought. His
military talents are vast. He is learned in
the history of man, and has a genius ade.
vquateto me that history either by way of
example or of exception in all it: applica
tions-'He has no weakneaaes ; no acrupln ;
ne sceling; no morality; no religion. A;
a man and a warrior he stands unrivalled in
the power to do evil. To -do food ctWQuld
be as much against his own nature as it
would be contrary to' the spirit of that 50
vernrnent of Ihicb heisthe head.
France in saror of the grand eyatem eft-ni
veral conqueet: And, that; ekboussh she;
tyrant-who directs and commit-thin eyne-1
ia aeeretly ahhorred by the penple of France
yet that an aetive co- Operation vith himi
!apiaeteliethn nations, for the gioty "A
eu of their country ia (man and
W A nbeemeney to military my. ,
tition-4 'ta_allthe rdatienaofaoeiety- and !
the unsad" lahersia at the variou- depart-:
nenta osatate ded-inly mthat, teach!
,nen iactnteantta be mplhhed thanie
When; ——**Tbe lest;-um,"
and: letter,-" "Warm-medy}.
'The illustration of thia siret petition of
our anthor from an interesting had) of po
litical iaatruetion. The go to prove that
every sentiment, every eelia', every Pla
eion, and all the atte, talenta, virtues, vicee
and weakaeuea of- men are ealieted in
.
'wctl'atlrch mifuceﬂdeut long {refer-T
jhellliIVMOI of thnt. country ; till; it ll
not too much to title that time ding-lend
are cially well known end already "m;
tient "
' The iate practical inatnncee in trhich the
ache me of. French conqueat hae been deve
loped : viz. the ueurpationos the crown of
Spain and the attack upon Auettia ere taa
mined in the letter with exactnete end ahi-'
lity. The dethronernent of the Bodihona in
Spain and the introduction of a Bonapark ill
their eteed, fat-ted a common topic often
vereetion in Perie more than two years a'o,
and-net coupled with a pro hccy. of the tn- ;
eriteble sell o! Auetrie. A lthie too at a
time when both countrica were in alliance
with "France- ' \
The motivee that led to the ntteck upon
Spain ; the meane that Were- uetd for ec
curiug ite tuccen end the mode of thing
the conqutet in 1 eettled condition of vn
eelege are ebly noted-by our author. One
remarit it it well thet the public thould bear
in mind. It it that. although Bonoperte het
eboliehed the inquieition ot Spain, yet that ]
h'e hae introduced emung her pen le n etate
inquieition, ,a police, more . terrib e then the (
_one he hea ut down. ' j
; . Auttria ountl it neccseary. at the corn
mcncemeu of the Spanish content, either ss
to give up all her hopee of future desrnce,
for to enter into a new-war againat her re
*lentleea enemy. She chcee the latter alter
Znativc. -Thie war assorde, in our cetirna
ltion, the most ample demonetrntion. if any ;
s demonttration were wantin at the tim'e, of ss
; the infinite superiority of the power of
l France over that of Auatria, and of the en- ,
tire impossibility that the latter should op- ,
pose any eﬀectual rcaiatance to her enemy. ?
: Buonsparte not only beat -his adversary
tf down, but at the same time found himself -
in a condition to. spare more than 100,0CO
men, and some of his ablest generals to car- ss
ry. on the war in Spain. Austria, with all
-. her resources,- could not maintain-ths inte- -ct
grity of her dominions. : France ever-threw
: her in— one campaign, and carried on an in
tt-eterate war; at the same time, at the dis-.
tance of more than a thousand miles from
that quarter where she was most pressed.—
Europe has seen nothing equal to the mag
nitude of this, in her military history, since
' the—days of the Roman Empire. -
.si'. ln estimating the relative- situatien of
" "France upon the continent," Russia, as the
only-power that —has not yet Been complete
ly humbled, necessarily attracts the atwn
tion of the observerfss Ourauthor considers
her as in no one respect able to arrest the
progress of that despotism which has over
whelmed her neighhors, and as entirely
wanting in ell the great essentials of power
to stand forth as the deliverer of Europe,
or even as the preserver of herself. .Her
population and resources though great are
scattered over an immense tract of .territo
ry, and in every particular spot are feeble
and unavsiling. .T he gathering of men and
the materials lor a campsignssis matter of
serious difficulty in a country thus situated. ss
A single unfortunate battle, therefore, crip
ples the Bussisn Montrchy and is followed
by a long period of inaction on her part,l
while her recruited strength grows more
feeble at every renoration until it is lost in
utter impetence. !
The re-establishment of 'Polnnd as a de
pendency of—France, to operate as a check
and a weapon against Russia, is amatter
of course. Our recent intelligence from
Europe leads to the presumption, that thisss
event will shortly happens Russia cannot
remain long at rest after this design of her
insidious enemyis accomplished. We shall
then see with what esse Buonaparte will cut
asunder those pretended sacred ties which
now bind- him with Alexander in alliance
for peace and for war. A treaty of vassa
lage formed at St. Petershur h will fully
complete the issue of the treat: rous con
ference at Erfurth. There is but one pow
or in the world that can play the double-ss
e with impunity, and that power is
rance. She sulers none to rival her in'
iniquity, nor in any of the direct er iadirees
means of destroying the independenee and
happiness of man.
' ( To be continued. )
si . .. . !
L-L penan- having thine union the u
was-T'fo lsisssisiuened (Rsi'ct' me of Fctrsi'
, ss o pretend them to
perlx nnþeddcned to Robert ]. Tnyla'si: at
Man-dun. or to an when-ib.:- pt West-usi
hss-d convey—me! thou indebted to them
are nsiquiml " ilke inn:-dien puynm.
n. sun WTWO an
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.fiktsioA-cxbcidem n.,si, "" .,—
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,Arilzb * "'sisi-si "" ne.- .
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70 T.! IDH'OI- _ '
, Having el'renpirueeeed my ler]
the mue . of correct literature. m ,
("dilate-"to lend youreolumne to 97
I it, ] poss'w usikc theciiberry lo eead ;" -
' ioeeﬂion ents—termed yf rizmMrginJ
eeerch, ee ]! on ee anon he "miss,
to our eeerern'hrer -.'"* Mr. Wrbem,
learned eulhor, ienowdolrmmg an'
I contribmior'e in edvme, to the!) e If".
si complete hie free: D_lerionerysssse .
; which, ! doubt not, evil he enrrehed ,
\ merry other erymelogieel drducrim,
; important end 'eejuer ee rher now in n.,
hibitecl. ., ' ,
! Antioue ther every "erection" of rhe
ss iorsiehnuld hewe equel eeueþ foe rewerd'si'
LMr. Webere'r. for hie perrroric end .,
! l'ehure, ] would reepectiuiiy eubmit le N..
rwherhcr. ne be he mede e diet-over,.
greril' ing to then who sin under the 42—
mimion of "renne, it would neck
en eer osjussrrr'te 10.rhe people of rhe enuth.
ern ereru, to make e dien-very which "
cquelly gmisy then; end serrhie purp—
si n'ould recommend :hesihe sevor ue wish
\ (he Perer'an origin osrhe word "..Imjenle'
; ! am the more eolicirme rher he ehousd in.
; mediately execure rhie mk. become then
; ie reeeon to apprehend the! eqrue other pn
; sound eq'mowgiet, rpruþebly siDiedrigk
T Kriickerboekcr, will embrace ehe ideum
:_ :hue run ney with all the credir. 'llm
'Knickcrbocker will errempr eomelhicg a!
rhie eorr ie rendered. probable from hie her.
siing already. as ! am informed, noted,
3 confirmed Mr.. ?Webeter'e account of th
, Penian origin of the oword smite, in
: from his having himsect'fJurther discovered.
I that it wan setusuv the tune of 20!" Doc.
' dle, with which Timotbeqa, " at the top]
! feast for Pereia tun;" utench'd the lyre,"
when that " Tent-e: bin: or warlike. chief
Alexander, " state-on his lmperialthromf
and the astoniebing eﬀect of which Drydn
' has beuatisttllydeseribed than: ".with n
vished ears the murcbsibenrs, assumes the
god, assects to add,-and seems to. shah
the spheres." _ ! thobc whether the degene
rate pains of nuneountry can give that
tune the full eﬀect,, which the noble 3sn
kees, or " wartike which" of _.Greeee cti
dently accomplished
—-,-l should observe that the follow-ingeni
cle was published by Mr. Webater in : late
number of the ;Cmnecb'm fiend: and
Yet auch in the vitiated taste of some cri
t es, atnqn; whom is the editqr of the Fm.
man's Fortuna]. th tctthey doubt whethct'rt
could poesibly hav been the production of
the Americao ]uhnson, but rather .bsiliet-e
that it man have been written by some
wicked nag, whomas disposedto quiz that
great character. ] can, however. assure
the public, that Mr. Webeter-wae the au
thor; and that there isgood made to be
lieve he was, on that occasion, as rational
es usunl. "ltwas probably written for hit
dictionary, and will constitute the mid.
" Yaxnz." -
A I'n'md te Great Etyutelogistr.
As the originof the word "st has
been a subject osmue-h enquiry, and no sa- '
) tissactory account of it appears to have
. been given, ] send you the following histo
[ ry of the word. .
; Taniee appears to have been usedsisor
si merly by some of our common sarmere, in
; its genuine sense. It was an epithet .de
scriptive of excellent qualities—as a sm
, let horse—that is, a horse of high spilt"!
ss and other good ptoperties. ] am informed
: that this me of the word has continued in
ssaome parts of New England, till within
; short period.
_ lo the course of my enquiries'l have dit
l covered what ! presome- to be the same
sssi word in the Persia- language, in which the
ssl whole samily of words is preserved. lt is I
sifaet well known that the people of Europe
from whom we descended, are the wild"
which emigtatd from the ancient Medii
and northern part of Penis ;_ and if!"
him is a fact capable of being proved-—
lathe Peniaolao " fele: ithe
thatinbtsieeplaoee ourYumhon wlriteld'
"" -' P'F'. w W ] to
Englishj and th, aahjeynd then. Ti
the word which we write yoke, which the
Lenins wrotejo ' and the Greeks all!"
and man wi '- at. idal guide.-cold
be ju: and las—the Persians write ch ,
andit nayhewellwtiteeojqzser thm .'
out the Penis-, then;—tude are need [liv'
mien-nay in needs-Son the sense "'I-""
Hence "anthem- dtheA-isde river
smeeawritteaelso , 'aadwewriw
Thus else the name of the Made mo'
_ ""si-MMWJU:
fifteen. Stale &? Ch.
ssfron usi- Connccticut Bet-eld.