The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-04-24

e with Macdonald. We hall thus recover
q the Freedom of navigation. During the
{" war between France and the Atlantic ttates,
{" our crops will be fure Of excellent mar
&c ket in the Wet Indies. Our exports fhall
&c be doubled; and Our dollars cotne back by
CT buihclS."
Ielnay he faid that the French tav6 nothing
60 gain by the eonquef, or alliance Of the
Weitcrn tates. As mere exteniion Of eTnA
pire, they are indeed rieleis to the republic.
But mark VI hat follows. In the late war, the
United States Night hare turned the fcaie, and
given peace to the world, Elk wears fooner
than it was obtained. This Pounds very
orange; aud yet nothing is more probable.
Al embargo Of American proviGons was inn
pofed in Spring, K7o5. This lated bat for
hxty days. A md in ninety days more. the
Britith in the Wet Indies nuit baye been cut
off by far,ine.~ England was the foul of the
war. She had nothing to hope for by vi6to-
res in Europe, 5hae could balance 70 vaR
nlutilatioit. Before France, therefore, begins
herncxt war with England, Che viii be care
the United States.
To ri9ct the rripe5 OF the w eftcrn States,
France could not have found ihorter or a
more Certain expedient than by planting
colony at the entrance of the MliIilipi. I he
immeniity Of her force by land will always
enable that colony 70 reilt attacks upon this
quarter, if the republic thinks itworth her
while to protect it. Her abioiute command
Of the mouth ofthe river mutt of iticlf COMPEL
sheI rai!failan c fares to cultivate her friend
flip, ar whatever eXpence it may cot them.
Thus, form able Judgement il made upon
the WeAern frontier. The numerous RI
vers which interie6l it afford aecefs to the
hearr of the country, The French are fully
CONTIGUOUS Of the advantages Of their iituation.
They will be iure to make tie mott of il.
On this fubJca, the Examiner of the 18th
Current has the following obiervations:
We cannot believe that this e7ert IS al
' all ptyad.eial 70 tie istersfs Of The Unit<4
Z" States. We cannot Believe that it is in.
" furious to America; that LouiEara is in the
{" pofEefion of inhabitants from the north, in
C iEcad CT ehofc from the iouths,iide of the Py-
Fenean mountains. On the contrary, If it
is any advantage to fhe United States, TO
& have weak and dfant colony Of the mott
powerful nation in EUROPE, lie expofed to
e their attack if It is an sdvantage, that
" France fhoald have An additional inreref
IN .cuitivsting peace with Americas then
" il IS to the intere9 of Americas that France
q iheuld poiIeis Louihana. On the profpe&t
of any difference between Britain and
Americs!, has non ,1aIizcla Sees ii y - E1sena
q toned as the frA point, where we could
wound tbefn7 Heretofore. was not this
g very country held up as a tempting bait to
induce America to go TO war! Is Harper's
Mexico expedition already forgotten! Is it
Jutt now that we have dilcogercd how iniu-
rIeuS It is 10 the United States for Euro
peaRs TO colonies the hncultiv&ted regions
" of Americaa Sr'biks L0ai6asa IS a soiony
&C ~. bnVs nothing to fear."
I he independence Of America lnuR un:
quefionabiy be iomewhat crippled by the
new French colony. Important hmtb oRgbf
net to be )nPpysLEd,mcrely 6ecanjrit may cbancs
to be painff! be Examiners reference
from Canada to Louiiaiia is nos happy. 1t
would Aave been very convenient Tor rhe Uni
ted States 70 drive the Bfitiih OUT of Canada
The principal reafon for this was that they
foitered Indian wars. But the cheapeft way
of putting an end to thcfe wars was by cor
rectihg the pyfErcip pies OF uGtInq them. I he
expulflon Of The Britith wou.s havo been
much eaGef talk Than that of the French from
Loulliana can De. The greater part Of the
Canadians are Of French deficient. They
would fee an American invaiion with fern
indifference or with ftcret Joy. The Briti1h
could nor bring into the field an army of any
very confideFabEs humber. The French, to
carry fayorite points could eafly lend fifty
thoufand men. TIE Britilh, by blocking up
the entrance Of fhe St. Lawrence, cot.'d not
injorc the commerce o. the United States.
The FRENCH by fhutting the Milifipi, can
reduce three or four wefeFn Rates TO their
oyn terms.
AS for Harp<r's Mtxaean exbe4ifian, we DO
not perceive what it has to do here, unlefs to
keep us in mind that Harper is fool. When
the Examiner tells US that we have nothing
to fear, wbife LaNiGana IS q eaL9ay, the facts