Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-04-15

WhlCn soon IolloWeds from tear IL might
-wealen her connection with the United
States. - x u i
Now, had Mr.. Monroe been friendly
disposed 70 our interests, he might have
wrote back to America, informing Of those
propositions made to him by those mem.
bersof the diplomatic section, who were
then 50 friendly and warmly attached to
the interested America, and thereby the
important provinces Of East and West
Florida might have been acquired TO the
United States, had our Eastern brethren
been willing TO have accepted Of il. But
instead OF that, he being completely Up
to the base intrigues ofhis country, (Eas-
tern An'ericaJ he firmly and con6dently
replied, " he had no power 70 answer such
an interrogatery; but was Ireli persuaded
that Eastern America did not wish an ex-
tension Of TERRITORY. f y NJ:
The full and extended answer Of Mon
roe amounted to, this--a An extension Of
territoryse the west, would be too great
an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT tooar western breth-
rem, and their Aourishing state Of COM
merce, in 10 much a. they already possess
anextent Of fertile soil, so vastly superior
to ourss that they could greatly underseIl
US, and thereby draw the attention of al
Europe 20 their ports. And although we
possess the poorest and neanest country
IN every sense, yet by . superiority Of
numbers we hold balance Of power, and
are determined to make use oft to our
own advantage, to the disinterest Of our
western, fertile part of the continent. Il
Is therefore ourpolicy that the western RI
sers should mouth in the dominions Of
an European power which. power, by
our improper and unfriendly conduct, we
may render inimical to Western Ameri.
ca, as being part Of the United States,
and thereby they may be denied the adj
yantages ola foreign commercial inter-
course, and consequently WILDE beholdent
to us for a source Of inland trade, much
to our advantage. but of little profit to
them and moreover our markets for Eu-
ropean eonsumption viii remain uninl-
paired. : 7's#-~7@ r. a s,--- ----- -
So our eastern friends have twofold
view and interest, in having our foreign
trade cramped here, as have stated in
the above extended answer Of. Monroe to
the members of the diplomatic section,
thatis, list, our lack of intercourse with
the commercial powers ofEurope, makes
in favor Of their markets. I'D, Il win b.
nally come to pass, Of we win bear id
that they will be furnished with the live
stock of western America, q. E. our hor-
SEES and cattle) at their own price. For
having all other intercourse with the
world lopt of, we must ultimately come
to siis; and they win entirely monopolize
our traffic, upon their own terms. For
money we must have otherwise how can
we pay our state and continental taxes, or
procure those necessary cash articles, iron,
steel and salti If things 90 on thus, we
shall be more dependant on eastern Anne.
RIGA, than the Israeiites were on the Egyp-
tians, and our seryitude win not be more
tolerable. They were commanded TO make
brick, Cor what we caI cat clay) without
straw, and we are commanded to pay our
proportion for the support of q govern
ment, Whose policy Is to Cypress us4 with
out chance Of freetrade to procure the
money. For although we possess q fer.
tile country watered by navigable rivers,
yetit produces not the gold Of Ophir, nei-
ther has Il mines like unto those of Col
conda, Mexico, or Pers.. j.
The lands of eastern America being
poor, and generally wore out, they have
no doubt contemplated to live on the fat
ofoar fertile sol, withoutpaying Us . just
equivalent IN return, and calculate more
solid benefits fromour country, than from
the hard labour Of their numerous negro
slaves. Hence It becomes more necessa-,
ry to eeeede from the Union, unless she
abandons her politics. than it was for the
United States TO revolt from Great Bril-
/. The" interests of France, Spain, and
western America, would go hand in hand,
and fheyr( France and Spain9 @eala stu: