Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-16

NIT fines 10 the libellers of PRECEDENT A.
dams, thereby approving their crimes and
rewarding their baienels Did he not diff
charge Diane from prolecution for mali
cious libel on the Senate Of the United
States' Has be not charged his predecef-
iors with intolerance, and vauntingly
threatened to correct the procedure Has
he not acculed then, with waiting the pub
lie treafure and multiplying Offices with
our neceliity : II fuch are the examples of
relpett which Federa!its are called upon
10 imitate--for The honor Of federalifm it
is hoped they may never be initiated
Tie article from The Gazette de France,
pu5lilled in this paper fome days fnce,
demands, imperiouly, the attention Of eve
ry American. Without commenting on
the charges of General LIE Clerc, refpett-
ing the iupplies Of guns, cannon and am
munition, found at the Cape, being fur
hifhed by the Unitei States, or the confer
ences. faid to have taken place, between
the Commercial Agent Of the U. States
and TauGaint, to declare St. Domingo,
independent Of Ersnce-We with earneil-
ly to point the attention OF our readers,
to the paaages which relate &c the intend
ed colonization of LouiGana.
Americans, behold in this extract a
clear expedition of the views Of the French
Republic, which dllelaims every idea of
felf-aggrandizement, and holds up The ne
cedity for all Europe, Englan Especially,
to combine in checking the growth and
progrefs Of your empire. Be atlured that
the mere occupancy of Wet Florida and
New Orleans will never fatisfy France -
The latter is undoubtedly the key Of cur
Weaern Countries, the pofleiion Of which
mutt controul the Upper Settlements.
1t is to the fubjagation & Improvement
of thar part Of America, thar the future
energies of France will be directed he
viii difgorge on cur South Weitern from
tiers, thofe who canaot live in a fate of tran
guilty at h me. Pretexts will not be want
ed for reviyeing the ancisnt pretences of
| France, not only TO Louifana but Ca
NADIA.
The arms and ammunition alluded to,
are more than fufhcient TO juaify the pro-
| ieeted invaGon of our weGern territory.
Poland has recently been blotted out from
the map Of Empires can the rights Of the
United States alone expect to be treated
with refpsa, when the conyeniences CT
intereas of proud and imperious nation
demand the iacrihce. Great Britain pol-
fbly, may be cajoled by an impolltic fpi-
rit of reientment at our Revolutionary
fuccels, TO connive at the intruiions Of
France on this continent. Should fuch
Infatuated conduit blind her, lhe will al
70 rue the iiIae. The extenEon Of the A
merican Republic, is pohtiveiy, the ag-
grandizement of Great Britain. The in
create Of her trade and manufactures, de-
pend on the PROPERTY Of the U. States.
Neither Great Britain nor any European
power, have any thing to dread from US,
respecting the Vet India Hands, the poi-
FELTON, of which would prove curie laitead
ola blefing.
The hint is merely fuggeGed, to excite
if podible, the jealouty OF England.
Should the latter from fuch milfaken mo-
tives, conceive it polite to permit France
to curtail our trans allegheny boundaries
the United States of America, concen-
1ering their own ilrength and relources,
ought TO put every thing at hazard, rather
than fubmit without itrnggle, to the
leaf territorial encroachment, which would
eventually tend TO the difmemberment OF
their cmpire.-Fier hardy Yeomanry, ac-
qusinted with the country, and accuitomed
10 the mode of warfare peculiarly adapted
to il, need nor fear, even the Inyircibles
of Bonaparte.
Ne5y- rork Dail Adverf5ler,l