Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-11-14
From the Nzw-YoSK EVENING PosT.

sesses the same magic charm here, thattne
sounds of Liberty, Equality and the Rights
of Efan, once did in France, and the bless
ed effects of each have been realized about
as much in one country as the other; tor
although used merely as h9dby-lorses, they
have in both carried their riders to the
Helm OF Government. The delusion that
has thus bewildered the people of,hls coun-
try. will probably continue another tour
wears, since ali the reasoning that has hf-
therto been employed 70 dispel 1t, has been
without much avail. In myremalks, there
fore, shall con6ne myself to that laconic
maxim in Hudibras,
/" No argument like matter of fatt IS"
It's not forgotten that from the COM
mencement of the new order Of things in
1901, the men in Office stood pledged TO
their country to prove, that the Federal
administration had not only lavished the
public money in various instances unwar-
ranted by law, but had even been guilty of
REGULATION, to the amount Of ntoM millions.
Three years have now passed away, VITA
all the records and vouchers. subjected to
the ordeal of the strictest scrutiny, and yet
these numerous frauds remain undetected.
Among the first specimens OF republican e.
conomY, which characterize the present
Administration, was the unauthorized ex-
penditure Of 1850 dolls. in repairing the
French Cor0ette lie Berceau; the original
cost of which was only 13,349 dolls. Next
follows the sale, or rather the sacrifice OF
fifteen government ships, FOR ,767 dolls.
which cost the United States more than one
million Of dollars. The average sales be-
ing 1884 dolls. it appears thai nearly the
avails Of Two soips were expended, or RAJ
der wasted on the French Corvette. The
celebrated Genevan hnancier nexs presents
the world with sample of rare skill in ne
eociating the sale of Bank Shares, at a loss
of more than $4,000 dolls. l will pass o.
yer the unprecedented remission Of fines
to favor:te convicts; as also the enormous
expences incurred in replacing ali our Mi
nsters at foreign courts, by genuine repnb-
licans; and endeavour to maks some caicu-
lations on the probable brsft and loss re-
sultine to the United States from tina, Co.
LIBERATED instance of republican economy, ex-
empli6ed in late 1ojld land Speculation, a
mounting to the triAing sum of FIFTEEN
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Was this money
paid for the right of Sol! in any lands on the
island of Newt Orleans? No, every acre
there had been granted by the former go.
vernments. Was it for the lands between
the rivers Iberviile and Perdido? Here the
Spanish Government and our own are at
variance the former sill claim aud hold
possession of that Territory. 1t was then
for the right of extending the jurisdEction
of the United States to the Island Of New
Orleans: and 50 far into the 7UiM morasses
on the west banks Of the Mississippi as
the Indians, the native proPrietors Of the
soil, will permit. A Jurisdiction that was
supported at an annual expence TO Spain Of
4OO, 600 dolls. besides The whole revenue
OF the country.
Most of The valuable lands on the west
bank OF the Mississippi have been granted
under the former government: still, it no
grants had been made, the y. States could
derive no possible advantage from making
settlements there for centuries yet TO come.
Laboiious industry has becn employed
nearly three hundred years, in s.s;ilng "a
bout one thirteenth part OF the lands con-
6rmed TO the United States by the, treaty
with Great Britain in 1893, which are es-
timated to contain 622, 28O square miles,
with population of about SIX miAlons,
exclusive of Indians. G. Britain, France,
Germany, Flanders, Holland and Swszer-
land, contain in the aggregate 4-le, 72o
square miles; a little more than t1po-thirds
OF the quantity ofland within the u. States,
with population Of about seoenty millions,
which is more than eleven times that of1he
q. States. No idea can consequently be
more prePosterous than that Of the United
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