Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-01-27

Unniam,
Should Mr.. Jefferfon uawifsIv plunge US into
war with Gresr Britain, his c6ndHct cannot tail
h 70 rerain monument of weskosfs, ignorance
4 aud rsihaefs to the lateit poRcstty. The aFacle
which we yeferday PRETENDED 10 cur readers, &c
& the remarks undcr-the London h. al. relative 20
che third article 81 the Biitifh treatyl bears The
broad ftana Of min,tefias pen, and ne con61er
il 10 lsis ficisl than We did the fit mtrnssions
\ IN the Lopdon prinss, Of the mddnd-rfa ldiog
between Bpnapartr ard lord WhlSworth and
I there can be M doubt bat it IS as snu meant to
q prepare the public mind of England for fome
naserial chang: in their foreign relations. We
!. l. no know. but h1uld be glad 10 learn, what
R threats NJ. Monroe mas thrlwn out 70 the Bdtifh
4 vernmens, and we thould With afo to Under.
& klnd, what provoca,ion could S>ve induced him
that the treaty. as it food before, would he
4 sheesfully ae9uiefced in now, and renewed by
B Great Bfitalr, without the nse sity Of any sxsi.
n Reatms language wherever. Experience has
2swn, contrary 10 all the rant ana roar OF fhe
democrats when jays treaty was received, that
aaer the irhoence Of that very iuarmenc, which
one Of Mr.. Jeferfons's o6i IS. B M'Cteaagsn,
\ Voted haud !" b. kickea TO lel., !" OUT commerce.
has lncres(t with rapiditv exceeding any
thing With the annals cf hifory can exhibit
Why MIR. Monroe fhou,d flick out fer m1re and
ntemp' to bully tie Bfisifh nation into compi.
anee, We cannot account for on no othet ground,
than bis great prediction for France, TO whom
~ long ago w.thed to make Us and noW actually
slimsde US tributary.
q The raihcaton Of the l2th article, limiting
eur iO'e'courfe With their VII India i14nds 10
s'asis not exceeding 10 tons, the minittfy Of
0'esS Britain will not, cannot ar THIS day, ar.
Tempt 70 lsl& upon. They well know we are
e. u P'i tion Of Loui6ana, and thar, holding it,
ss axe Independent, OF sll their tropical ilands.
ioe oiputs cannot, therefore, be upon this only
',a'y obn xicus article. There are other afti.
Ne', '0Oit upon coptraband ESPECIALLY, which We
,00o WIN to Zee good deal notified bur E
.s,s ss they agree to pay US 10 per cent upon the
VIVA 'd charges OF hc principal articles included
a.s,s'0 i intercepted in going to enemy port
;, = Ana nix nofb.ng, much leis Our 1taee, or the
npe'al 'n'escoude they allow US with their Eff
.sais pndSfions, for any alteration of this pari Of
The Treaty.
Unpublished an address to the British minis
VII Mr.. Merry, few days back, signed by Is
y - British captains on 1he hArdships which they
suAe' ~ the ports OF Virginls. Adhering to the
spDr u he ssindhng laws of Virginia, Ieftr.
WI party have always loudly clAmoted against
Mu'e articles Of the British treaty which enforced
49, j. payment Of just debts due 20 British meI-
g OF which contracted for the delivery up
pirates and the auestng runaway sailors be.
ing to either perty.---We all remember the
s''n into which the ghost of Jonathan Robbins,
p'a'e, threw the whole nation. We should
Il % surprised. since the NIstc5 Of Euxer, Ned
@ssnSsion,, has bewltched the nation cut OF