Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-11-21

majority, cnuaDbSr tnS iHtciSSto HA4 1nuSS
Ependence Of the Northern States. They
must be opposed or we are ruined.
The Northern members, continued he.
must unite, our party disputes must DC
done away, and We must consult our sats-
ty and security by cordially blending our
sxertions for the support OF the Norshern
interest,"" Such were the ideas suggested
bv General Varnum, and thas assertion 4
solennly pledge myself TO support.
Political and Historical REMARKS on the
Ia0asi0a Of Eng land.
The sublugauon of the British islands
has been the tavorite scheme OF the French
politicians ever since shskings OF England
lost their territorial possessions III fraace.
--The civil wars betweea Iirench Roman
Catholics and Frenchs Protestants, during
the sixteenth century, the rivalry with
Stain. then preponderating power, were,
for long time, An insurmountablc obsta-
Gle. But as soon as Cardinal Richrhen
had crushed the French Professionals by the
capgureo Of La Rocneile, and humbled Aus
tria and SPAN by the Victories OF Gustavus
Adoiphus. his plots and emissarles began
to disturb the reign OF our Charles + and
factious Britons became, IN his hands, tue
tools with which he intended 10 destroy the
independence the brltishsmpire. Charles
|. persisted upon the scatoid, and Riche-
lieu died in his bed, bat his plans survived
both. Cardinal Mazariae, has Successor,
as Prime Minister, added italian subtil!y
to French audacity, In bowling to Crom-
wells usurpation publicly, hssecretly kept
up the hopes, anu .encouraee d the intrigues
and attempts OF the exiled or prescribed
friends of the Stuarts. After Charles Ii.
had been restored to the throne OF his an
ces.ors, Magazine and his successor, LOU
vols, employed tae republicans as the roy
alists were employed under Cromwell, to
disturb the internal tranquility, TO weaken
the power of the king, and to undermine
the resources Of the nation, preparatory to
an invasion from abroad. Any person who
reads the memoirs of Dalrymple, contain
ing the correspondence OF the French Ca
binet. at Paris, with the French Minister
here, may be convinced OF these facts, and
that all political parties, and all rsligious
sects were courted and paid by France, for
no other purposes but the ruin of their COM
mon country.
When the n,isied James II. was obliged
to seek refuge in France, Louis XIV.
threw off the mask, and threatened openly
this country, as well as Ireland with lnva-
sion. The fate of the Spanish Armada,
and the repeated repulses partial arma-
| ments, did not deter him. The battle OF
La Hogue convinced him, however, that
it's more easy TO mislead Britons by TO-
reign emissaries, than to conquer them by
foreign soldiers. Intellectual and trihlng
succours were sent by HIM TO the Scoth m
sugents of 1715, and by Louis XIV. to
those of 1745 invaslons were at the same
time talked ot only to create a division up
on the continent, and by creating neccs-
si,y, to withdraw the British troops Dur
ing the seven years war, when most OF our
force was combating IN Germany and 4
mesica, the Dake de Cholsul, Prime Mi
ulster o Louis XIV. collected $4,000 men
upon the opposite coast, and vessels C.
though 10 carry them over; bur the grea
Chalnasn was appointed 70 the ministerial
helm, and .nst.ad of waiting tor the ems
my, France was invaded, the Qualifications
of Cherbourgh were demolisheJ, the trans
ports in its harbonrs captured or burned
and Bellisle was added to oher British
cong uesss. During the American war, the
superior combined fleets o france and
Spain sailed riemphanSiy IN our chaanel,
but retreated after only threatening our
shores.
After the peace Of Campo Formio, the
Regjcids Directory c ted an army OF
England, built some gun-boass, and pub
lshsd It's intention Of IN, aiding this country