Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-07-07

/ onour commerce. Great. Britain has more
than once injured it, ard it was not extra.
ordinary to fee France initiate the exam
pie. Yes Americans who view the con-
| dua of other nations towards the United
States through the medium Of inpartiality,
will conilder thoie two powers as Scylia
and Charibdis, in endeavoring to avoid
the one we have run foul of The other.
But although our exertions have been
cramped by the injurious conduct Of other
governments towards us, we hall teach
! the nations of Europe, in procefso of time,
| to refped thofe they do not atprefent fear.
Even at the prelent time our navy, altho'
IN its infancy, commands the reipeef of
| many otthe iecondary powers Of Europe.
/ Recolleet, Americans, there is natural
force CT things which governs all in poll
tics as well as in phlGcks, which in fpite
oftke fum.uary laws and proh.bifory Eegu-
lations Of defpotic governments, RATES. one
nation by regular gradatlon to the fun
nit Of human grandeur. Whit by its in
Auence the Liberties of Others are fwailow-
ed up in the vortex of political misfortune!
Our country is r;Gng rapidly IN political
confequence, and altho' the iuterehed ma
rovres of European Cabinets may for
while retard the advancement of our prof
perity, fill we look forward to The Gay
when America will hold primary not a ic-
condary rank among the nations Of the
earth. With a government lenient and a
people yirtuops and enlightened, II would
hafle al political calculation was this not
to be the cafe. Our government altho'
complex poaeGes all the advantages and
none Of theinconyeniences either OF monar-
chical or popular infitutions. The 5everal
tate governments revolving in their dit
terens orbits as it were, around the general
government affcrd;ng aflifance tc& receiv-
Ing protection from it, prefents auaifonifh-
ing tpedacle to the politician, Of the me-
chaaifm and excellence Of this imEnenie &
complicated fabric. With lenity fnfici-
ent 20 be rstpeeed and energy enough not
to De opprefhve, our government jufly
commands the admiration Of the world;
and while we yenerate it for its equity
we may with exulsation hold it up to O.
ther nations as a criterion verify Of imi.
tation.
Whit amof all the nations of the
wefld are ruled by defpots, paimed upon
fhem through neceaity, and againf their
inclination, we have government OF our
own choice; and there is probability
amounting aimof to certainty, that
that government will exit much longer
than any other. We have only to judge
of its comparative excellence by contrae
ing it with thofeot other nations, and we
we ihall fee that we have abundant caute
TO condole with them on their misfortunes,
while we have luGciens reafon to congra-
tulate ourielves on our own liberty.
Governments founded in force may ex-
it for great length of time 70 alto may
thoie which are founded on the free content
of !virfuous and enlightened people
The former fuppole the people vicious and
corrupted, the latter, enlightened, and ca
pable Of governing themfeIves.
The people of Europe have long ilnca
given up the fuppoGtion as chiperical,
that they are capable of governing them
ielves. The inhabitants Of America with
10 demonara,e that virtue YET exits in
the world. Corruption cannot, at leait,
for great length of time, reach the IN
terror parts Of America and if the peo-
pie OF the United States give into that
rational and equitable maxim IN politics,
g that a majority ought TO rule, we may
indulge ourfelves in the pleaGng belief,
that Republican form of government
will exit in this country for ages to come.
It's here, under the auipices OF Re
publican government, we enjoy uninter-
rupted the free exercite of our religion.
Here no religious .periecutions difgrace