Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-30

was we'll iHiOlWcI aHd -. ''-'l.e 40 .-
tef;al information. ard bald rct oniy ar
eunnents but accola,ions, on ti'su,scs IN
Confident with iatts, peSlons OF warn
&c nper may uic expreilioas which it Is
not neceGaly fer mc 20 mention, beeau'e
your psmphle, lilew you are well &C
qaaia,ed with tie concileneis OF tie h:g-
hih language.
Another little inaceuracy may be wof-
,ty Of a moments notice in the rsipiie
trom official cares. In part OF your
ramphle, you have taken pains to ihew
thar New Orleans, while under the SPA
n:ih government, would not be conquer
cd wirhout great difficulty, ADD thai the
war with Spain which would inevitably
follow mutl prove ruinous 10 the Uni'ed
States. Ia the lat paragraph ofyour Taft
letter after fnging again your Hoisnnas
10 your virtuous and enlightened flltt ma
citrate, and repeating the ahurances thst
we have every thing TO expect from his
negotiations, you add "W We can never
fail Of rcd.cfing ourlelves, ihould the ma.
tional voice require the effort" Now
Fir, ifyour former aiiert;ons be true, which
Gnce they are your aGertions we are bound
to believe, il becomes lomewhat d'filoalt
notwithstanding cur perfect confidence IL
your judgment and integrity 10 fwaliow
this laA aiertop. IF then ore 70 humble
as am might preinme 70 far, ] would
venture TO recommend little modiilcati-
on in yous mex, edition.
But il is time TO core &c the true OBJ
jea Of my ptefsnt addreis. You have
taken great Pains TO convince Us thai II
would be msdneis to have a Ieipettable
fee,. For your kindneis en- this IS en- o.
,her occaiions, pray you 10 accept al
al this time, and il tbs way, The proper
Acknowledgements cf every honef man IN
America. " hile lresking Of orr navy
you have thought fit 20 notice crs en-
lishtened Plefdent's fnblime prcj;sd Of a
dry do,k, in terms 70 honorable TO his
Judgment, that they canrot but reHet;
luare on your diicreticf.. lfdesd fir, the
we'll turned ccmpliments TO 'hat gentleman
with which .yonr performance sioundS 90
infinite credit to the Iiberality ct your
dilpoGiion. Where juaice might Limit TO
fcanty meaiure OF applsulr, you know
how 70 be generous. And If ary ore
from fnPpofcd acquaintance with your
private opinions l,ouid be 70 imfoli'e as
to lsile at the irony your eApTsAlcns, 1t
is we'll that he ihould be rndeceived.--
WHO ihall pretecd 10 fet bound to your
cha.i.y But to retuSn-ln your ixtf
letter I fnd this phra{e-" It was under
this point Of view that Mr.. Madifcn's
famous re(olu,ions were introduced at the
period of the Btitiih treaty. ] am iatis-
fed thas fach reloIu;icns would make
more deep and eifstfual imPreflon aud rem
der Us more refpeaed and feared by En-
gland, France or Spain, than Aeetof 20
fail Of the line, equipped il the eompletfit
manner for lea." Really; Don Camillus,
this is thumper. ! cannot afk you to
oorrea the afiersicn, for it is evident that
your book is written for the purpoie Of
preventing naval Armament in the y.
nited States a, the pIefert OF at any future
period. This may in JON be right, IT
may coniil} with thoie interets which 1t
is your duty 10 promote. Your ithuenee
On the ccnduQ Of our rulers is highly no.
norable 10 you, and as II is proved BY
various faf}s Of pubic notoriety, 700 will
in due time receive, il is prefumed, tie
meg;ted rewards. To the honois of your
country you have jaf claim. But do
nor, bciecch you. fir, Judge OF this
country BY thofe who hold lis authority.
We are net holly without common ienie,
tI.orgh we do nor pretend to learning or
spliIofopby. We cannot, therefore, for
our fouls, help thinking that twenty fail
Of the line would make r,ore efeetnal