Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-11

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and computing the go:uen ,eaa' u,alas3
mines: T. was nor their faals, GOOD -. Ou'
pie, II our nation did ROT run ions rs''
like the French With Laws sys,sm en- "as
the English with their M,ssis,,,,; s AID
ia t7so. But those who kep,,hsrr v v.J E.s
not to look far tor the consrqusne. A' ~
the purchase, and Of course .hey eon =,
neither partaks the JOY nor echo ths ,s,s u,a ,
aattsries Of Mr.. Jeaerson. "s
Ia the hrss place, they said, ali p,,,;;,
agree that we had rights by resy 10 I n.y.
navigation Of the Mississippi. sps;p ,,on s
ped the river and hindered the e.erc;..c
them. Here then were ysrpnss asprav,,sa
by insults, and not pslllated by excuse, :.
covered over SO thinls by pre,ex,s: s,ksd
palpas!e wanton wrongs. 10 Us. aoId;n
atesd OF iros tor redress, was covardIv
and stamped America with infamy on ,bs
forehead. We ough. to have ,ouyb, -,
dress by navigation, Blu. we should has.
prepared onr force, if no, used it, BY v,r
ofreprisal to make the adequate sa,i,f,c,;
on sure. Had We done this, W. should
have had no war, no money to pay. Au,
we chose to buy ever our right. iawsad oi
asserting them with spirit, of cours. v.
havs none left tia. are supposed BY Sp,i,
or,France TO be out OF their market. Tb.v
are to buy again.
For secondly, Spain contssts the bounds
and what can we do? What can an admin.
is,ration possibly do whose popularity i,
its life and brsath and being, bu, suya.
gain md Drag Of the acres added by Sc.
cond purchase to the FIRST. in:!ead Of hgh.
isg which would require taxing. TAXING
What animal SO stupid as to choose is
death lie do any thing to protsc, cur
country would drive Us from the post of
ruling it say they. True gsalsmea you
cannot hold your places bu. by continuing
unworthy of them.
Thirdly. The territory wa, cedsd 10
us only because the war with Great Bri.
tain, then opening deprived Bor,pare Of
ali hope of keeping it six weeks longer in
case the smalles, British squadron should
attempt to take possession of it. Both
France and Spain Showed the most IN.
conquerable holiness to part with Louisi.
ana. And if Bcnaparse should setthe up.
perhand in Europe it is as certain as bis
ambition is Unsuitable thar he resumes bis
land again.
The quarrs! with Spain about its bouad'
shews the disposition, and furnishes more
than pretsxt enough for the French En-.
peror. We nigh: efer to buy it a third
time, but when we have no more millions
of six per cents. 10 spare. he will have 1t,
and il would not cost his military three
we, ks marching TO take it, nor his mln''
ter at Washington, three Nstss to reconcile
the Democrats to his Imperial good plea
sure.
FourthIy. The Uaited States as they
were before the purchase must be strippsa
OF their relative power, weight ana iONa'
ence in the Union, as soon as LOUISIANA -
admitted into it. What for instance WIN
be the vote of New York, ana the i've NEW
England STATES in the Seuate, when aa'' :
dozen, perhaps dozen, Few ul''a n1u'
tame members are admitted into the LONG
deracy.
If the vast territory of Louisiana sn0o'l
never Gil up with Inhabitants, we na'u w. I.
heavy burrhen TO bear for nothing W..
must occupy, and, five can, govern u' a.
region. We mus, buy ii over ana ote' :"
gain, keep Ell intruders off, fill 1t WIN 'o,; :,
civil officers and garrisons. ouppose
should fill up with Inhabitants, '0ss W. ".
have sold oar sovereignty SIS STAKES, y" ~
have not only got masters, but nave Ave Ssv
foolish enough to pay millions 10 D''
them.
Fifth!y. The republican liberty OF . ".
United States cannot be preserved on ''.'
plan of the Constitution in such 's''''O'y 2,
O! republican empire we may truly ."
as the peer said Of old Rome.
!" Issa moles nocef."
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