Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-10-24
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i u 90 1ne 1AcqinnooQel OF tno tyfnneB
ofenslaved Eufop. itistime tiiat we
should Be ahleto lay our heads o our
peaceful pillows, 1ndistusbed with TIN
drearAs Of Spanish or French rohbers.-
re itbe said tlnt m extenSiun ofberritory
is not desirable for the u. States there
are two repGesat hand, both, ID my udg.
ment unnnswerahle Who can set hounds
10 the federative system ! These states
from north 10 south, md from east b
vest, ofimmsnse extent, ere happily 10.
yerned by il Why NOT extend L 70 de
Isthmus of Darieni Why not 10 III
Straits q Magellan ! Bue if ibis @
thouel1k extxvagaut, which Il sertainlR
lisnof, lei de serritory cftha n. Sfatca
remain % @ present, abpe free ep1niah
America rounits dependahce On Eurcpe.
Thar this event Il desirable, : suppose
no one win denyi and, q I eSnnoi lore,
see ,apy objection % 10 praticabilisy, 1
win not solve dii6culties b snficipation.
Perhaps. though, itmay 3 thouEhs nsls
eessary that ! should show kow tkese :.
VEINS are 20 Be brought shout. This
win Lead me back 10 the tide of this essat
our foreign relatiom. Tie lass ~
yiees from En6iaud state, thsk cur dif.
sferenees with that country Gcvein train
of amicable and satisfactory sdiassmeneI
Mr.. Monroe himself lentertained 10
doubts ofhis success, and ealculatod, tho
last time the writer cf ibis heard from
him. through 4 private channel, upon
concluding hia missinns md xsfnfninE q
his native land II 3 few weekh Such
being the happy ssate O. our aifairs with
that country, Idonot hesitate % saythak
it l. the policy ofthe u s. 10 fosm an ~.
Eancs q 1ensive and defensive, Witk q.
Britain, for heexprsss purppsee throw.
ling our weight into her scale Of opposi.
ton toths universal ambition Uf Ronas
parte. We could do this, forsfeasons
before mentioned, without making ths
Smallest sacrifice. We could secure the
powerful and inyiucible aid of the British
navy Withoss paying . chilling Cor H.,
WhatWould G. b. expect IN return, for;
this assistancel She would expect whas
we could gise. her without loss tons, but
AZ the same timeof unspeakable advantage
70 herDelf; disadvantage % her ID that We.
~ object other ambition. for which she
90 braVsly and unceasihg eontends,-s
With our assistance Greatl Britain could
conquer and retain the whole West.In.
dian Archipelago We do not want
these islands We hive nct : Aeet 10 Pros
teetthesa Great. Britain has affect 70 Pros
tsefthem. itisour policy q sxpel eve.
/ ry European nation from tie confinenl2
of Norsk and Southl Ameriea, and O.
Britain would readily give up canAdafor.
the Weat-I Indies. Whist aneuvinble md
elevated happiness would then b our losl
The whole western world, from Cape
Horn, % tie north Pols, |. Ire - Airm
These views are extensive hue S6loOe
and perseverance, can work miracles. I
supppse that there i no politieal sseptie,
no Infatuated friend q Bonaparls, Nhe,
win deny that America and G. B lied,
in this manner, could suecessf1If ..
pose The rest Of the world. Hefe then,
iluould there be j barrier % the a lti(ion
OF Bonaparte: then might Nj. >ls1n
and Mr.. Fox issue their inpefatl< sman-
dafs: = thl, 81 thalt thoa 81 and no
farther." Is, /. NJ 81
SOM men pretend Is susertain fsars
FLOR our inestimabIe political institntiolD
from 4 Close alliance With Great Brinin ).
l.Bus to ne, these fears appear idle and
rtoundless. Two nnfi5as may form
i,she closest ailiance foE he great purposes
of defencs and national security, with-