Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-08-30
CONSIDERATIONS

to Span and britain. ---lrom a Lafe L0a-
dan pu5Acati0a.
The cession Of Louisiana 10 the United
STAKES Of North America, although il con-
t;ins IN itself the seeds OF the greatest pc"
li,icat revolution that ever the world VT
messed, has~been passed oyer $40 sIle21tt0,
as a matter OF no weight in the seals. q
European politics. NO axiom can, how
ever, be more seft.egiGenf than thar II Wa,
At NC very far distant pesiod, transfer the
stezvQrG&h;p (rf mey he.aHowed the tefnl}
of the South American treasures, from the
Spanish government into other hands; ahd
ecausea very extraordinary, II MOI a totA,
alteration in tle:system and relative state OF
.pohticsof almost every bnropean nation,
whilst dle United States are Theoretically
drawn itso the vortex ofEQropean politics
IA measure deprecated BY al the pfrlloso-
phicai ana political writer's who have en-
Ployed thfir pens on Americas a8airs, and
by none more SO than the late.Gen. Wash
,pgtoa.
Its tru3, That the free navigation of TIE
river Mississippi was q most desirable o.
iecF of the United States, and they have
etFectually aSained it by the possession OF
the Province Of Louisiana, forming its
western baok but they have attained also
more than tfFy had occasion for; they
'aave added Blk to what was before too
uawieldIyi s1l have laid an immense
charge on fheiflsefus possessions, II order
TO add those WHICH will rot only be useless
butburthensoms The purchase ofLoai-
siana, on supfhcial glance, may seem
beneficial to the United States yetwhoe-
yer will go deeperpto the subject will soon
discoverthatit EXHIBITS the s,rongestproof
of the impolicy andweakness Of their go
yernment. tt~Was pt measure Of sober
reason and sound pdicy, but temporary
shift to gain the presst administration po-
pularity, and to prevee a schism in the
United States, which,hy the very means
they have taken.to avoilit, is rendered alb
soiutely certain at futile period.
The territory of the United States, be-
fore the cesson of Louiiana, was too ua-
wieldly for their governAen two insur-
rections Of the western aginst the eastern
parts, within the space ofgx years, have
ascertained the impotenceof the former
under the restrainst imposedupon theas by
the Federal compact, and teir wishes to
have an independent goverrpsnt of rhelr
own. be most material ohacle 10 sher
wishes was their having no QUE to the sea
for the expectation Of their pAduce, but
through the channel Of the Missis ,1p. shl
navigation of which was only eloved b. q
treaty with Spain. When thaawas o.
structed at the expiration Ct thA treaty,
they threatened thrir government nj did
not Immediately d. Them justice (asthep
termed ~ they would instantly procur it
for themselves, by attacking Kew Orlaas
and the other Spanish settlements oa be
Mississippi, They accordingly began e
arm, and the American government saw
itself strangely involved In the ilazardei.
ther Of war with Spain and consequently
France, oref aciyil oommotion, d o tte
themselves from this dilemma, the Amer
can government applied TO chat Of Spain Il
renew the treaty for granting TO the lnhsbi-
tants ofthe United S:ases the free navlga-
ton oftho Mississippi, and the right Of de-
posting their goods at New-Orleans, ON
the same terms as they had formerly held
it; but Spain, at the same time OF this aP-
plication, was entirely under the conuoul
Of France and could not stir withoatl ls1.
consent.
France was again plunged into war
with Britain, and money was absolutely ne
eessary to enable her to maintain the con-
test. Bonaparte was fully aware OF the I'M
portancs of Louisiana. not only to draH
gold from the American governments, but
also 20 procure their friendship, Or az least
neutrality either Of which was lndispenss-
hiy necessary to his design against Britain.