Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-07-21

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being at the head it. But why mention
him, since the insurrection was the work
and the glory of the whole faction collec-
lively. Were that dangerous crisis TO come
acros this country, in ibis our present wane
Of executive vigor, during which the ener-
eies of the country decay while It's mind
runs into madness, we should soon be un-
der the conlroul Of France and under the do
minion of Bonaparte. The wisdom OF
Washingtons ceunsels, and the tiunshaken
intripicity OF his soul, saved this country
from that worst Of deaths. But wisdom and
valor cannot act IN full physical force with
out the aid Of money. The great, illu-
mined mind, to be sure was there to direct
and to decide, and the brave heart to lead
to victory but the sarms of bone and
muscle, and the arms OF steel were want.
ing; and soldiers are not to be had, even
In this free and patriotic country, without
expense. An army was necessary, and an
army did march. I he firm clenency Of
Washington alone prevented is being en-
ployed in the business OF dezta. # this
and other services which kept America out
of intestine and foreign, perhaps endless
wsr, or saved US from subjugat:onto France,
cost the country SO much more than the
kind OF peace which we now enjoy as to
make tia matter Of regret to Americans,
The, have to blame not the Washington
administration but the men whose traiterou5
conduc. induced the necessity Of arming.
That very peace, on the fruits OF which the
present administrator planes itself, and
upon the Strength of which the Anti Sc.
deral agengs make such fine calculations
Of ec0noM1Es, is greatly owing TO the ex-
penditule or that money. Thus the arts
ofthose men turn thu thing to double adj
vantage setting of as their own doing the
savings Of peace, and helgtening their me-
rit by comparison with the expendi-
ture by which former administrations had
established that peace.
IN the administration Of President A.
dams, the call for al army was no less ur-
gent; and navy Ga very strong one too,)
becamenecessary, Tor the safety Of our COM
merce, for the security Of our SEA ports,
for the honor Of OR flag, aud for the
character of our country. Let any one
look back to the proud the lofty emiaence
on which America stood at that day, and
then at the contemplate figure we make at
this let him rcoolect the daring insults,
che dishonest injuries, and the rufian
wrongs huddied ppon our ships and citi-
zens, III quick succession, By France and
then let him remember the issue. Let him
call to mind the noble ACHIEVEMENTS Of our
officers ana mariners; of 'Fruxton, NJ
Neil, &c. which for so manv, ecualled
those Of our bold prog -n;tors, the master
mariners of the globe. Lethin1 behold in
retrospect the naughty, feroc Gus, bloody
regicide, his arts defeated by the wisdom
and intrepidity of Washington his mari
time arms lutted from the fee OF the ocean,
and himself compelled to a humiiltating
compromise, by tina, navy then let him
look to the despica5le figure we cut at this
day to the insults we endure to the in
iuries done to our commerce to the stains
every day dying deeper and deeper into the
grain of our flag; to our nation dishoAor-
ed to our ships made the butts, not only
for licentious outrage and pilags, bur for
the finger Of scorn to point at insomuch
that +" There goes Yankee wen
have some fun with Jonathan''" Hawl
away; he is but All American Us the
word or board every scoundrel pirate or
privateer. Let him read the details OF In
sult, plumber, and capture III alnlGst every
days paper let him compare the one al
miniStra,lon with the other, estimate til
incurablc evils on one side with the expence
and the attendant benefits Oh the other
and then let him lay his hand upon his
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