Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-24
Fran e Lmaoa ba3ey.
.AgRIDGElNENT OF POLITICS.

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foys ege 5rs5Jent q ye,vieuO Of 1be 053aiys.
Of the p4gi4g q0fet, il Is nefsyay to
,leur 10 t5at pa,t u onr laf refygtlef7
: qobfeb then afsnaed our lxmearateut-
teati0a. .4ftey Jome ,tiatiq's ttmarhs an
fbe relQtive f.uati0u q The fsrae6 Re.
pabGc, ia as regarded 1be jinaemaifies IN
GermQny, tie djlpgltiou ef Saoit:ssrlaraa.
Ge. qv<re advaneing to mVefIgafe ne.
PHO If B0ueparie, ,elpeaWg his e.
naneiation or helt declarations as6ieb
menaeea The ve,y esifeaee IT
ALGlERS,
The continuance of Whole political IN
Auence as an infamous neit Of pirates, has
been 70 degrading to the Maritime States
OF Europe. TIE Firf Coniul has taught
US TO believe from avowals fanttioned by
his own fgnature, that he had undertaken
an expedition againf theie robbers mere
liy TO ayenge. the wrongs Of the civilized
world. lnRead however, Of fulfilling his
'promife, by the determination Of thete
free hooters, be agtfully recedes from the
principle which he laid down as the rule
of his condast. He even pleads ardently
as the advocate of tie Dey of Algiers.
He attributes his depredations and outrag
.es to the want of intimacy with the laws
70 fnations, particularly thofe which were
more Immediately connected with the H.
terefls of Europe. &c They know no le-
gal infituticns Gays he) different from the
regulations of their own police, which per-
hitting acts Of individual violence among
themlelves, of courle authorizes fuch aets
with reipett TO foreigners, and even con-
fecrates them as aets Of courage with re-
gard toenemies +, This lsa very ADM
Table and we'll grounded apology for crl-
minal exceaes OF every kind What !! be-
caufe man preteuds to be ignorant Of the
diRinction between right and wrong, ne
is therefore to be pardoned, nay jufihed
in the violation Of the laws of iociety III
all ages and in ali countries. Admit once
the principle, ana there is an end OF every
moral inititution-the barriers Of order
and harmony are broken down--snd rhe
food gates OF anarchy are open to the de~
ilruttion OF mankind Such all execute may
be advanced with equal propriety in favor
Of every thief or murderer at the Old Bal
ley BOT will the Judge liaen TO fuch all
iniult 70 common lenls lucha Pervethon Of
iu9ice? No Then why connive at the
principle ID Bonaparte which would be
lcouted and Ieprobated in the mott venal
council at The bar lie might have align
ed }ome other cau{e- he might have talk
ed openly Of the found policy of cultlvat-
ing friendhip with the Dey of Algiers
he might have fated fuch conneeti-
on as very ufefu to the future interefs of
France--he might. in lhort, have done
any thing, or advanced any argument,
which had nor tendency 10 the certain
overthrow of every moral and political
obligation. The highwayman or aa4flin,
when armed againa Bonaparte himfelf,
might adopt the fame mode Of reafoning,
might attempt 10 juRlfy himielf on the
fame ground of action. Thus our enchanr.
ing dreams of the downfall of the Tyrant
of Algiers prove to be tie vain illuGons
of the moment, and Bonaparte is preclud-
ed from the glory which had been deftin-
ed to the conquererl Where is The plea
fare which be had promled TO himielt by
the emancipation OF the fnbje6ts or ilaves
of the Dey, by the introduction Of that
New Light to which the French Repub-
lie is iaid to be 70 much indebted " All
is vanity and sexation of fpirit," (faith
Solomon and the philanthIopif, when in
this memorable inltance applying. the pro-
verb Of the wife man to the rule of reafon,
will acknowledge lis truth and validity.
Bonaparte afterwards, in the heydey of
his pride, in the plenitude of his power,
recites the Glory Of tie French arms in