Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-29

rangement, popular governors, subject to your
-censure and recall and TO whom your permanent
esteem, your sntfragcs and affection will be al
WAYS necessary.
The public interests and affairs, far fron, being
inserdieied to you, will now be your own interest
and your own business, upon which your wise and
impartial opinions will be sure at length Of OBJ
tanning preponderasiag influence; and 10 which
even you cannot remain indifferent wishoIt sell
condemnation.
The epoch viii soon arrive, in which you wall
choose for yourselves form of government
which while il will be co1formablc to The sacred
principles of the social conpat 81 The tedssal uni
on, viii De adapted 70 y5ur manners, 10 yout ne,
eessities. to your climase, to year customs, soil
and siocal circumstances.
But especially, you will soonbr ssnsib'e OF the
preciou4 advantages Of an upright, and lucorueti.
BILE and impartial administration cf Justice
whose forms Of procedure are invariable. Where
limits carefully applied to the arbitrary appll-
cation of laws, according TO the natural and mo-
raj character ofjudges and iures, so as most eff
caciousiy 10 insure 70 the citizens their safety
and their property for this is one of the singular
attrioutesp peculiar to TIE government Under Which
you are 10 live.
IT'S principles, its legislation, its conduct, its
care its vigilance IN regard to the interests Of
gficuiture and commerce, add the progress made
in both, are we'll known toyou even from the
advantages which you have yourselves, people
q LOUISIANA, drawn from them.
Thete never has been, nor ever can be a me-
srsasiis, without colonial monopoly, more or
less eyclus've on the contrary en- tie part of the
United States, you have right TO expect liber.
ty Of exportat;on without limits, and that the
privileges Of importation viii accord with your
public wants, aud intcrnsl industry. From a
happy concurrence you will be able TO buy cheap-
" and sell at high rates, and will besides reap
immense advantages from place of deposit
The Mississippi, the Nile Of America, borders
nor On desarts Of burning sands' but plains nlofe
fertile and extensive, than any known in the new
world, will at the quays of this new Alexandra,
be covered with thousands of vessels from all na-
tons. Among these vessels, trust, people OF
Louisiana, you will always distinguish with CON-
plasance the Frencba flag, and its sight will never
cease TO gladden. your hearts. Such is our firm
hope; formally avow it in the name Of my
country and its government.
Bonaparte, in stipuiaring by the VII article Of
the treaty, that the French shall be admitted du
ring II years to carry on commerce with your
shores onthc same conditions, and without pay
ing other duties than the citizens of the United
States, has wished to renew and perpetpatc the
ties which mite the French Of Louisiana, and the
Fienchmen of Europe rev strength will be given
TO the relations already subssting between these
inhabitants of the two continents; the more salts
factory aud durable, as it will be founded upon a
constant reciprocity of friendly sentiments and
services. Your children will beour children, and
ourchldEen will become yours. Amidst you they
will improve in Knowledge and in talents, while
at the same time theyswil increaseVour strength,
your Instruments of !abour and your industry,
aud will reap with you the gifts OF unsparing ma.
tnre.
! have pleased myself, people of Louisiana,
with drawing at length this pleasing picture. and
OF opposing it to the reproaches of abandonment,
and the tender regrets uttered by many among
you, who are astachedsto the country OF your an
cestots. France and its government will hear Of
these regrets with gratitude and affection.
But ere long you will by your own experience,
prove tie justice it has shewn you by this emf
nens and most memorable of benefits.
The French government recognizes ia this
evear, the 6,it example offered in modern times.
of colony voluntarily erancipating itfelf, af,es
the example of ttoie colonies Of antiquity, which
we 70 greatly admire. In tie prclcnt time, anc
IN times to co.ae, may an inhabitant Of Louiiana,
and French man, never meet upon any f2ot Of
the globe, without feeling as brothers. May
this title. for the future, be the only one whicI.
wiloroly deferibe their eternal engagements and
liberal dependence,
At New O1eans, the 9Th Fri
MARIE, year Il, OF the French re-
public lNov. SO, 1909
Signed
I.AIysAT.