The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-16

poied iesEecy, bur, Of lhcir own free
wiu and Choice revealed the whole
tchetne ; and have thus laved che good
people OF the country from the unhappy
effects which might have ealued from a a
coo 4uddef excitement OF wonder ard
JOY.
nv ad4it'2naI hefya6t jrgm tie LsuiE.ana
pamphlet, qYotsI in tat W'ednelanys
Rec@de,.
A carelets ooleryer NAV inao;,e
thar IN a contelt between the Americas
States ana France, che disadvantage o,u(t
be whoig on our hie, bar this is 4
iTfange opinion' for in rhe irf place thc
nates arc vulnerable in every way and az
every paIne. They have exrenGye
commtrte, which is uhdrfendcd bv =
navy hey have long line Of lea
GOAT, On which al their greac towns ar..
Ataate5, and which hottie armamenrs
VIII and every Where acceiiible
greater part OF their national revenue
tow from their foreign commerce. =
0 n1oleit or detpoiI that, therefore 10
to 2lm e Iha f5urcc of all their hrenorb
10 pisIage Or dettroy their great towns,
IS re INTACT Wounds equally morcaI.
ileir milan, frontier is waite, defti-
Tu'e OF all defence againlt invadoa, and
unntlec Tor The maintenance. or march
OF armies lhto an hottie territory.
. bAI inc great weakness of thcfc
Nafes arifes from their form of govern.
menr, and the condition and hsi,;re NJ
the PeoPic.-1hclr form Of government
ana li'- tate OF the country, IS an bor
oea Tor iactlon and fedition. The ur
mon force OF all The wiiiom rhcy pol
lets' Is exerred ii keeping the holtiIe
paris together. Theft parts are Unlike
eaca either, and each one has the ;nd;v;-
ouailzng PreJudlces of a feperarc ttare
q! Fhc pucrde lsaloufcs Of the erearneCs
OF oIhe's; ali tao peCtv ani,nolicics which
HlaFe aesgabourS quarrel with each orh;.r
"1tboot caute. How flight an additional
Intuition Is rcqulile to lcs chs heterocc-
ntous mals INTO commocion2 ia make t5s
a!Dersnt paris i11!iHs diff s4 zyays. on
vac gf-Saf 9A:ftoH Of 50ar2
he matter OF ,hc Efidifippi viii be
14aced 70 as to concroul, in The MA
cfe6toal manner, thelc internal waves
IL IS acknowledged that he holds in bis
h1nd the 9rsaa of all the l,.Gtfcmcnts wen
OF che Hills He may diipenie, or with
hold at his pleallrc. See ae nor the
nIghty Influence tlaf this power viii
gIve rs over the Councils OF the itates4
!" Narure has divided rhis nation. by
the bills C.ar turn The grear waters on
pohIe ways The interclts OF rhoe wb0
i'lall occupy the two lopes OF tho great
valley are the fame. Mountains ic3rraye
mankind; rivers draw them together.
The maritime and the J7uvial aa1es are
combined by accident. The conGant
tendency is to part, while the tendency
IS 10 le1s ftrong in the ttaces divided by
the river, 60 coalelce.--T helc different
tendencies, il IS the eaty province Of
france III her new colony, to manage 70
as TO makethclr enmiCy or rivallhip harm
leis to Us. The peculiar colour Of rbejr
tactlcns Is, aiio, extremely favourable TO
;he deiigns Of a PowclfuIiand artfuI neigh
bour.Iheyquarrel abourforms Of govern
ment Iheie forms arc not iubgiic threads,
and tcarcely yiGble, drawn from the bow
els Of rheir ogn Inventions, buc arc die
grois and c1umiy models taken from Eu-
roPean examples. The fivalhip between
France and England has extended to the
of thi5 people, and by natural
consequence, a prejudice Is thus crealed,
which makes one faction friendly TO
france, and the other go England.
One party is extremely fenhble to all
the encroachrnents of the Engliih. Here
their vigilance is ali alive. They have
great facility at diicovering harm, when
ar Gomez from tbic c,,ar.- r.,