The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-09

penetrate the rudet nations. Their
ruling PATTON being money, no fcnle Of
Pertonal or national dignity mutt tand in :
the way Gifts qualification. 1hefc arc
an eaiy tacrihce 20 lult Of gain, and the
lniults and oppreliion Of foreigners are
cheerfully borne, provided they get
fecompcncc OF a pecuniary nature. In
tuts and injuries Jnat affect NOT the
Puric, a7cct no icnie that they pofcis;
and iuch is The ieeningy lncontilfentin-
Rucncc. II the n2ercepary PATTON, thar the
ptIa8s- OF their property, while it pro
duces infinite diltoa1enc and Glamour,
urges chem 80 40 revenge. The dictates
Ola generous nature, which prefers honor
TO riches, and will hazard property and
lite lfiei;, ii the aiiertlon of It's own or ics
country's wrongs, are itrangers to their
breaitS. When the council IS war, they
pfudentiy reckon rhe expcnce, and de
rermine rather TO keep what is LETT chem.
than to ritk it in endeavourins co regain
that, of shsch Cbcy have been robbed
Suchis lheir biltory tincc they have
groin 70 a fudicjcat Gze to attract hitfo-
rical a5r>ntion "
Here the nIem2raIG ffates che con-
duct OF the Americans in the war with
the French and indians, which was CON
ciHdeej by the peace of i763, and the
revolutionary war, which procured IN
dependence, and then proceeds.
Since this period (indcpeaience}
they nave grown in Wealsh ana Numbers,
ailj.have betn buily employed in bring
ing their dl,iointed members into lo.nc
lori = e2pnInatiop; in building up and
pulling down rheir fcpafare contributions;
IN quelIng tumuIrs cxcictd By attempts
20 levy taxes on a liquid potion, called
whlike} il duplicating France and
England, thar thcy would be good
enou5g1 20 repay the value OF the PUN
der com j'lCci by tilete nations on thcir
commerce, and Spain, rhar ac would be
plealed 20 let them pats up and down
tte Ml'iiilipl, and il the mol5 furious
and d'-gracetul aniinoGties OF parry,
tomented oy lhe TWO great rivals il E,u-
rope, and convertible at viii into more
iuccetsiul engines Of conquest than ar
mes md tieers. lnitcad CT providing
for rhelr own defence, agaiult foreign. or
doinettlc foes, by armed ihips and dil-
ciPilned troops; they have relied on
The power OF mtyeay, and on a rz55!e at
n's|ftie. lnifead OF Altering rhcil natu-
"a! Claims TO the continent Of North
America, tiley have left all their fouthern
diitricts, and tie mourn OF their mott
n.eful Fivcr,ln rhe hands ola nation, def
plcablc and dctencelcls; Whole claims
are groundle!s and ridicuiouflY ailerrrd
by themieives; but formidable and "a
gal when transferred to others.
e" W bat topics, likely to Droduce
convection, can DC urged by the advo-
7ates for hoi!ilc mealures? The fure oc-
cnPatlon of the weitern world, by a race
cnngcnlal TO rhemfclycs. the extenGop
Of their name and language over 70 large
. PafE ot rnc earth; the future acQuiG-
lions OF che riches Of Mexico; arc
iPlendld lma8es which might icduce the
iage III his ciofet, or the deipotic pr;~ce
whole prlVarc will is The law of the peo-
Pie' @'d Whoie private eaic would nor be
impaired BY the incidents of war, but
are idle and Intellectual dreams in the
We" OF the farmer, trader, or arrizan.
! h2le claHes mutt provide immediate
bread for their children, and comforr
and reiPcd for their old age. Chin
erica and difant goods would hardly
e@torr from them 4 petty contribution
70 nc public, d tempt them to march
4 hundred miles from home, with a tnuf- 1
ket on their lhouldcr; OTTO rifl rhe ROT
ting OF the corn in their granaries for the
wani OF market; the lols Of culomers