Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-21

! England, that tubmltted TO tax on I'M
ported fprits, and on fuch as are made from
imported materials fill bears the burded.
We have no effective ihare in the govern
ment-We are called, and on plan and
deIiberation, to pay more than our lhare
Of the tax-The public debt is not abo-
lilhed. Yet the taxes that make The
payment of its interef fate are abolllhed.
The tree is not yet cut down, but IL is
giidIed. The Zap will not long Witt the
! branches. The trunk may ttand for a
year or two naked md whitening with
the forms before it falls. 1t will never
be green again. Why ? Virginia owns
no funded debt.
On this lubjea, however, we impol= on
| ourlelves the duty Of dilcretlon. We can
not refrain from thinking.
The probability is, that as every thing pre-
miled by the democrats has failed, as they
have faved nothing from the back OF labor
that was before imposed upon it, their care has
been to relieve luxury from the tax on coach
es and loaf lngar, as they have turned out of
Office, without regard to merit, and pu, IN
WITHOUT REGARD TO IT, the prcbabiii-
ty, il not certainty, is, that the Dew men are
footing popularity. The popular hopes are
disappointed, and that completely The po-
pular fears are routed, and that (erioufy.-
The powers that be have left alio the charm
Of novelty.
New England will, for fome lime elcape
being feyolationized, and by elcaping them
fslves, may yet fave the United Stats
Time we hope is afforded for Pennsylvania and
New York 10 dIlcover their folly in con,ri-
ba.ing to the aggrandiziog of Virginia, and
the moment that dileovery is made, Virginia
will be weak indeed.
1t is certain that French politics are l:fs
popular than formerly. Not tina. the tho
rongh Jacotins are lefs Frcnchmen in their
fouls, but they, Of late, dif:Iaiu.t becaule
they find THAI the people are no longer French
men. They, the leaders mutt court public
opinion, becauis their power depends on
Feryersing and mlleading if. This correction
OF popular itntiment in regard to the mon.
ltrous farce Of French Liberty is very i'm
portant fact in the account Of our national
iafeiy and liberty. For once delivered from
French plelIss and the influence Of French
e:nliaries, our elections will be improved.
[: IS al even chance, sha. at the next election,
there will be a minority Of Fedefalilts in
CongrelS. Then the angel Of deltrueiion
may be layed. Time will cool many CT
our paiiions and riPen fon.e OF our opinions.
Therefore, it is materially TO hold the prelent
federal contribution iacred, and to wait till
the people are corrected and GAINED before
any amendments are propcled. Even then,
luch only illould be favored as will defend
and inyigorare it. The fault is more in
popular Pal!ions, and in the power Of dema-
gogues, than in the theory of the Confitu-
ton. Let US, therefore, try even set, in this
day of our Encouragement, TO fave it for
lome ysars from Virginia democracy. 1t is
true, time may fllew lis defects, but it will
lhew its excellencies. It's great principles
will be vinaieated by experience, Truth and
tsderaliifn ara great, and will preyail--but
they may not prevail focn enough.
We have realon TO hope, that our concern
with foreign nations will tend as lfrcngly in
future TO make US patriots, as il. time pait, TO
MAKE Us fanatics and rebels.
There was time when France relied on
her arts. Her political principles were un,ri-
ed, AMI they promAled to make men angels.
They have been tried, and Frenchnen have
dilgrsced the name of men, and loft that OF
freemen. The pretexts Of liberty are no lon
ger to be allumed, and our very mob can no
longer believe that T anceis republic. The
government OF France will, therefore, depend
for influence in future en- her arms--on the
terror Of her name, and or the iagac!ty and
depth of her diplomatic art.
VIII France prove friendly or hofile /.
The United States We cannot forget our
wrongs. All the lpo iatons futtered by th1
armed fhips of all nations are little compared
with the piracies Of France. The aggrefIo
is ever implacable. She will not forgive u
for having wronged US. Great Britain has
paid regard to juttice, and put the lpolIation
5ufnefs in fuch tartran OF adjuRmept, the
he claimants rely on payment. 1t would be
inlult and mockery to calculate the claims m
France as worth fixpence for the million do
ars. This diainStion, 70 fcandaIous to Franc
10 honorable to England is irre6fable.