Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-09-23
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others which allaheh feel who have !
proper respect for themselves. IA 80.


proper respect for themselves. II II
Admit, Tor argument sake, that III,
treaty shall turn out u Be ! bad one, vii
i not be time enough % say 81 when W
have formed i solid iudement upon !
khoWledgeof facts / And supposinc 4 q
be = good one, (Which Il surely I sup,
poseable case) Wilt not Be better IS IS.
joiee without the pain Of prefacing con-
graduation BY retracting mistakes!
Let as give slight glance 81 some 81
the most prpminent objections. Bur
first LET i be prem. that 10 insinuate
charge ~ Interested motives IL our ne.
gociatost, y either 81 them, i impro.
per, vitho9 evidence, o. ii least 4
strong presumption. II Is said thae We
DO nofa3iit flhe western add of = n1iss
aissipPi, hayiugalready land enough, per.
haps TOO much, and curious spcculations
may Be made = 70 The probable eject az
such vast possessions on our smofal and
political state, butwe need not enter this
wide field, for il win Be readily admit.
ted by coincidence men, that our present
extent i suficient 10 produce the mis-
chiefs fwhatever they may BEL which
arise from wide dominion. The n.
crease. therefore, of onf territory gives
no just cause. for apprehension. But l.
i NOT on theother hand, desirable totake
from foreign powers every plausible pre-
text for coming within the bosom 81 A.
merica and forming establishmehts,
which must Be injurious TO ~, whether
they be military, politicalor conmerciall 3
There are come arguments respecting
this river which Il would Be imprudent
70 press. Suffice Il 10 say, thar proper /
lorts and garrisons 4 the mouth ofitwill
give . security % osir Empire which Is
nototheruise aftainahle.
The second objection is, that our ho- J
nor Is tarnishedb " purchasing what We
might justly have taken, and might easi-
y have held, N spite of anything which
could bedone BY France or Spain. There
i certainly force in this objection, but It
Is proper 20 hear both sides before We
condemn. To plunge nation into war
= easys whereas, 40 ger our Off on efms
honouorablc and advantageous Il FIRE.
quently difficult, and sometimes impos-
sibie. Its true, thar BY vigofeas mea-
sures We should probably have establish
Cd . reputation favourable to our future
repose and il is also true, that paying
for aggression, under whateyer name, !.
colours or pretext, invites %, and may
perhaps occasion renewed aggressioAs.
But on subjects Of this sort men general
y reason according to their feelings
Besides, Unreasonable 20 suppose that 4
he administration possess knowledge
of facts NOT within the compass ofpriyate
At the time when this
reaty was made, war between Great
Britain and France was indeed inevita-
,le--this we knows bur there may be
,ther farts ofwhich wcare Ignorant, and
which, when known, win give the busi-
,ess avery different complexion. sz.
May Il not, moreover, Be said, that
{ I've had taken this country il would
ave been lawful for France to take L
'ack again at the FIRST conyenient oppor-
unity; whereas, now that We have pur-
'A1s@%A JIG - OQuuO III AU1uL - HCspuKs
base If abe should hereafter wish for the
,ossessioni And may il not be added,
hat We can, in such case, lawfl1ily insist
n . good round Price, perhaps three or
our dimes what It cost, seeing that such
) the usual profit on land speculations !.
Nay, il these positions can be well esta-
'lished, may i not be argued that this
reaty . . proper supplement- 10 the act
making provision for the srhei< ofxhe
public debt p " /
You win perhaps smile, Mr.. Cole
nan. 1t the idea Of binding France
by these, which you may call !. Lillipu-
ian ties Il and itmast Be acknowledged
hat the sword ofthe First Consul has
occasionally cut asunder s6fne bands Of &
strong stuff. Bat is ii fair to conclude
from the transactions If France with abb
,olute Princes, the conduct she viii pur- !.
,ue towards hersister Repuhliel Mayit
not also be said that our fellow citizens
avsil fiUht with Z hefke !. i.sr,,,arh for what