Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-06
PROJECTS.
From The RICHMOND, Enquirer.

ss7 REPRESENTATIONS. g,
s.. NEXTto our ownainsernal government,
and, with which, BY the bye, this subject
i. closely connected, there can be nothing
of greater interest OF importance, offered
20 the consideration ofsan American, than
the policy of the United States towards 70.
reign nations. The affair is now arrived
TO crisis our national dignity will receive
an indelible stain, or remain as heretofore,
pure and spotless upon the page OF history.
De Yruio is re.appoinsed, by his court, at
The CON mand Of B0naparte, minister Plenl-
potentiary near the United States 1t ne
is received in that character, we shall DC
the most degraded and despised nation up.
on earth: if he is sent from our country,
and repulsed, as he should be, with indig.
nifty and insult, from our shores, WAR Nth
France and Spain, is the inevitable conse.
quence. Since the battle of Austsriitz
there has been out one man on the ccn.l.
nent of Europe: on that eventtIl day the
political existence OF every other inhabit.
aus, be he prince or peasant, OF continental
Europe was annihilated. s'But the battle
Of Trafalgar, too, did mach and oppres-
sed human nature may yet boast that there
is ONE independent pasien in the eastern
world. That 6 little bit of land in the
ocean,'* called Britain, still opposes a
sturdy opposition, and inexpungable bull
wark 20 the views of universal empire
which it is manifest are entertained by Be.
naparte. This man, by series of won
derfal achievements, has elevated himself
10 the very pinnacle OF chimerical glory,
aud to ihe zenith Of human power.
" Highon throne of royal state, which far
!" Outshene the wealth Of Ormns and of Ind,
|" Or where the gorgeous east with richest hand
"Show'rs on her kings barbaric pearl and gold,
sSATAN exalted sat, by merit rais,d
stTo that bad cminence; and ***s *s**.**
ssThus high uplfted beyond hope, aafires
g .AsYlires beyond thts higt -
Yes, although Bouaparse is "thus high
uplif,ed, YET "asp;res 5syona fhus hlgh."
We do not deny that he has designs upon
the feeble states washed by the waves OF
the Mediterranean upon the Morea, sly.
ria. Egypt, aud possibly The Barbary shores;
indeed he may carry his romaasc ambition
to .,heIength OF stcnrting, ii imitation of
Alexander, an overland expedition to In.
dis: But does this prove that he does no.
also want g ships .eo!oucs and commerce."
here in our western world Will the al
vocate for a ro5ber say that his taking q
purse out of the lefr pocket is any proof
that he did not ALSO take oue Ncut OF the
right Isthefriepd Of this imperial despe-
RADIO repaired TO defend him upon these
grounds And hese, think, re,he-on.
sy grounds upon which be hasbeen defend.
ed. But on the contrary are not Bona.
par,e's views upon Spanish America. the
West Indies, sud these good old United
States" like the lies of Fals,aG, s.gfoss
as mountain, open, palpaole ?" Il not his
appointment, Of that little swar;hy, up
start Spanish monkey. DE Yrujo, ingend.
ed, to the a9preheasions of at! nen, as an
nsult to our government, fovAshe purpose
Of provokingths, war which, however abb
longer be protracted 1t is, aud no man
whose understanding isnos perverted, can
DENY it. Is,s therefore time enough for
US to strike blow. The isehmas OF Da
rien is the proper boundary betweenNesth
aud South America; and il is not visona-
ry to say, that the emancipation of the
whole of the country south of Paragra,
Panama and Terra Firma, is completelyin
our power, aud surely verySmueh our int.
rest to effecs. Our peace and happiness
have been TOO ngJeoparded BY the neigh
,borhood Of an lnsldious friend. This cir
substance has too long exposed. Us te the
Vaccinations of the greedy tyrants OF Gu
slaved Europe. 1t ia time TO expsl these
marauders from the soil of Columbia. II
is time that we should be able TO lay our
heads on our peaceful pllows, sundisturbed
with the dreams of Spanish or French rob-