Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-11-12

.Irateiligencer, IN the othciak paper OF
tom Ev-eu,ive, in the identical paper which
MS. ~ employed in recommending Mr..
a.-s,n 20 your favor, that abhorred rep
e,Taon,s Paine, has been suffered TO
w. s.cI,re, tint if the purchase ct L'atslsiaaa
~ 5,,a ns4ds dariag the administration q
~ w,s1inyt7a, or. Aa4ms, susPieton s00ula
l.sh,y. b,s1 ~ founded, that Il 1Vas PR
~ 'sss.l for tn. British government What
- you respecting the delicacy, the honor,
,be veracitv Of men capable Of giving
.':..,,,afion 10 such Infamous calumnies |?
.I.was.ia an evil hour that toe National
I,,r,ligsacer admitted that iast suspicious
n,nla have existed against the Integrity of
W,sbiaqtoa or Adams, if Louisiana had
Men purchased during either OF their adj
miaistrations. Susbicions haze existed Nth
r,sb,ct to tie actual purchase, 10 the minis
afihousands, and among them were many
t,b9 were friends ofthe present admlnls,ra-
non and who still endeavour 70 extennate
heir condact, We will now declare the ma
,urc Of these suspicious, and leave IT with
those whom il may concern to remove them.
~
this is no trivial object. A sum of FIFTEEN
MILLIONS has been added TO our public
debt: the annual interest alone IS ninr hun-
d,sd thousand dollars--au amount conslde-
raby exceeding the civil establishments OF
the wnoie sixtecn states. This great Ca.
ni,al. with It's accruing interest, is a charge
upon the property of these states. If we
could extend our view to period when
the Treasury would derive the least adoaa-
tagc for the sale of Hands, Westward OF the
Mississippi, still no prospect, derived from
past experience, would justify the exPeesa-
ton of revenue beyond one third Of the
present interest.
This enormous debt of Fifteen Millions
is devisable into two parts:
D0Aars.
First. The sum applicable TO
the discharge of debts dueby
the French Government to the
citizens ofthe United States
and which zoe haze consented
to assume. $4,000
Second. The sum payable in
Stock to the French Govern
ment, being the compensate
on demanded for Louisi-
ana. II ,zSO,oOO
Making in the whole $4,000 900
When for reasons, which are yet to be
explained, the administration relinqulsh-
ed point of honor, hitherto inviolable "a
Of
compensation for wrongs, she became
surety for the aggressor ,shen Philosopher
Jefferson, and Republicans sBonaparte bar.
gained for swamp, and amicably agreed
that the former should pay damages for
stripes inflicted OH US by the latter, accor.
ding to rule 100 prescribed by himself, i;
was surely TO have bsen expected that IN
dlviduals whose rights had been violated,
would at least have derived some advan-
tage from the dishonor of their country.
What are the facts in respect 10 this unpa-
rallelled transaction Bonaparte has re-
ceived MS eleven millions ot stock 1t is
IN the market, IL is transferable at par. But
what merchant has received any compen-
salion ter the detention OF his property
OfHhas xAluc is demand apoD our trea
sury under hr, Jcheroon's guarantee for
the Fr.ach Gorerment There exists a
treaty by Nhicl, tae obligation - pay cur
o~a ci,izer,6 IS transferred from Paris 10
WASHES .o5. aaJ there exists an aPPro-
prialior IL law fer she purpose. Why
then az s5se payaents Ge.erred! Perhaps
8 tlliS p2iat we cana 4sist the public II