Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-09

i there. WILL now E!veft SAass Q
lyou have brought upon the country; ana
| 10 strict conformity TO their inventive M.
3bi,s. will produce any but the true ones.
IThey. Ingenious souls, once found out that
your semporising conduct was the way 70
Eiasurs respecr and peace TO this country !;
now, that eonsempt and war are dashed 10
| ito face, they will find ou. that, not your
temporising conduct, bat the reproaches OF
tyour political Adversariss, aud their exhor'
,a,ions 20 you 20 arm the country, havs been
rhs cause. they will say thar II was no1
Your ,imidi,y which tempted, nor your o
vefsight of Miranda that 'enrageo, Du1 inc
tiasulss offered to yountricnd bona2ar.e py
.he federal prints, which angered Spain &
France into war. And it's likely that, WIN N
no less truth and modessy. they VIA, ny q
/ by, say tina, il was your hatred ana Inc ,n'
sulting language of yourself. your leglsla'
ture, andyour agents OF shePress 70 otea1
Britain which indsced her TO afford you as
probably she will. protection from your
friend the Corsican. This farce, however,
draws near 70 an end; the iourof iDdigna.
ton, and the snecr Of iaefaele scorn SIT
upon the public brow. The deluslon IS all
MOS, over, and the frat shot thar is hred
on oar western possessions, will be the s'g-
naltor rending in pieces tina. veil Ct artlhoe
by which the true character OF your admit
n;straticn hiss been concealed from the pub.
lie.
Ibelieve, Sir, only repeat the univer-
sal epinion of mankind q pos,ulate which
has never been couuoyerted, whea say
tha. between nations, IS b7.ween individu.
ais, The very bsst security for peace, is
pron pti,udc and capacity for war; while
on the other hand simidisy not only exci:ss
contempt, be, encourages encroachmeat.
and collects suacks. Individuals being un.
der no responsibility to others may, with
OUT cay harm, please their fancy by IN
plolisg the justice which tney have r;gat
60 demand. But the Chief executive na.
gis,rate Of country, who. e':shlng his
fancies, or shivsr;ag under his tears, sup,
plcates for hrs country that justice which
he has gh, to demand, ard bu. tor his
impolicy, would have the power 20 enforce,
prevarica,es with his duty, pfosuases his
coun,ry's honor, aadif war ensoes (Which
is mos. likely is not only cu'2able OF war,
by neslectng the legitimate natnTa! means
of avoidingu [rrcparasion] bus s.ands in
the sentence Of having aggravated the evils
of war. wKh the disgrace Of sapplics'ion
desPis-d, aud his isnominy of humiliation
rejected with siisdsin.
WHie | thus address yon, SIR. owl
that. different from my language to Mr..
Randolph, l,speak no: .prospectiT.iy with
view to any amendmrnt IN your s.nti'
ments, oraoy alteration 10 your system .
YOU are too fer dtscsnded iasu The valc OF
wears for the one, aud you are too near tbs 4
end OF your power for she other. And 4
TO speak ny ,i.ind, I very much fear ,hai
your coil was fran the beglanlng 100 sandy !
for Improvement. My purpose is, 70 make
you turn your eyes backward on your past
conduct and persuade you 10 renent. 20,
sir! Contemplate what VOC have done
view 1t a,,eutipely in all Ito Natural as
poets ADD IN ali the attitudes inc which
yoor Ingenuity can throw IL; aE'!. then ask
voar hear, what confidence in yuor cco.
duet, what faith in your professions can
you reasonably expect from ycur coenfy
or fran the nations Of Europe. wlIl for ]
.theprescns put,the disgraceful affair OF At \
RIGA and zen. Eaton out Of the question 4
and come at once to the more i.lsport ane At /
fair of Spain. By the nleanest diplomatic
traffic with France aud Spala you commit
ted your country 10 their deris,u ssd con-
tempt, aud while you tempted sseir cupid.
ry, exposed your coantry's weakness, You
endured their encroschmenss, their spaFns.
their acorn. You suffered the coanciis Of.
your country to be dictated to, and lis chief
executive msgissracy(in your person alas !
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