Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-26

il benseful to propagate them, who more
/ than you, Iribunes, would hasten 70 EN-.
/ pioy all their influence, TO enlighten the
people on their interest, and duties VINO
more than you has the right to excite their
zeal, fidelity and gratitude towards our aus
gust Emperor!
| The President made the following reply:
Gentlemen, Orators Of the Councilo Of State,
Posterity will scarcely believe that whilst
I'VE were fighting for the independence OF
the seas and the free commerce OF every
people the Emperors of Austria ADD Russia
| should wish to make diversion IN favour
of the common enemy, cealesce with him
| against the faith of treaties aad their own
interests, and declare the most unjus, and
! absurd war against Us.
This unlocked for aggression IS the mel
! aacholy result of the ancient hatred vowed
against France by the Court OF Vienna,
!. and Of the corrupting gold of t,lat OF St.
t James.
No doubt but tina. it must produce the
effect of dividing eur forces; and OF sus.
pending for time the vast projects whlch
the genius Of the Great Napoleon was at
length going to execute against the English
Government.
But the signal infdelity Of the Court OF
Vienna will shortly receive its just punish.
rncnt, and the Monarch whom France could
twice have despoiled of more than halt OF
his hereditary states, will not be long before
he repeats having renewed the continental
war, actuated by motives foreign TO the
true interests of the Germanic Empire,
and in contempt of the solemn treaties
which had re-establishsd peace on the contl-
nent.
Gentlemen, Orators of the Council OF
State. the l'ribunate which feels the tail
value of the independence and cons1dera.
ton of the French Empire, is about to u
nile all its efforts aud use all its influence to
preserve them full and entire.
The finest armies in the universe, who
feel their own force, who possess the en-
thusiam of French honor, and the habit OF
victory, people whose dissentiops have
rendered them more energetic; all the re-
sources of nature, the sciences and the arts
directed by Napoleon, how, whatever the
chances of battles, can we dread the issue
of the war ).
The courage of our warriors produced
the most brilliant triumphs when France
was rent by interior troubles; what will IT
no, now obtain, when all the cltlzeRs OF the
Empire have but one will
Ambition and augmentation OF power
are spoken of, bu, do not these reproaches
apply to the rapid progress Of the British
dominion Ia the richest country IN the
world. 20 the maeaiavelism OF the means,
il makes use of To destroy s C there
which have rot yeeics, hsir independ sFce?
Do not these reproaches apply TO me Nus.
sian Empire, three times more extensive
than the territ6r, Of all the states in Europe,
1; which d ally musip!es lis invaslons threa-
tens civilized countries with new deluge
of the barbsrians subject TO its power, and
which il arms with all the resources OF CT.
vilisation. >.
France is indebted for its safety to its H.
, luetrious chief. No man. whatever may
have been his opinions or lilcal conduct
| in the course of the preceding divisions,
can denv tina, he alone was able 10 oppose
an iDsurmoantable dixie to the fury OF FAC
items. We owe TO him the preservation OF
every thing tina, isdear Us, and ms enemies
deceive themselves SO far as 10 believe that
| when reuouncing, after SO many glorious
/ exploits, the sweets Of rspose, he is about
to Dnt himself at the head of Its armies,
| Frenchmen could remain cool spectators
/ of bis efforts Let them AT length discover
their fatal illusions, experience viii teach
them ere long, that whilst our troops shall
continue TO merit our gratitude beyond The
| frontiers, every Frrnchmsp in the loter'-
or will second them by his wishes, his sa-
crihces, and his zeal to maln'ap good or
der and the execution of the laws. How
liver numerous may be the armies of this