Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-10-17

the extent Of our endurance. And win
not the like occur againi Shall we not Be
even more disposed 70 endure than We
were before! IF there be any man in the
country who can cause the funds to fall
to day and to rise again tomorrow, and
90 on for length Of time, il il not eyi-
dent, that he can draw from the source :
whatever riches he pleases And why
should not Napoleon do the same, If he
can, with inpunity. threaten Us to-day
and soothe us tomorrow ! Herelies the
danger. This is our great and mortal
disease. While the radical cause Of our
debility exists.. there is no safety for us
in peace. Peace cannot last. Il may
be honored with the name, but it will
have in L nothing Of the nature of peace.
Before we think Of any thing worthy Of
the name of peace, our berunary affairs
must undergo a radical reform. There
nustbe less left in the power Of the enc
my at the stoek.exchange there must
be great relief on the score Of taxes;
the people must no, be solely occupied in
making preparation for the moment when,
the tax.gatherer shall knock NJ the door.
Whether such reform is likely to take
place the reader may be able to Judge
from the measures which the Tvs have
brought forward, and which thu Ours
have cordially approved Of, during the
present session Of parliament. Yet there
must be reform there must be re.
duction Of expense or, there never will
again be real peace between England and
France. as independent nations. Pitia-
BILE, traIy lamentable, therefore, 10 it to
hear men talk Of peace a. source of
tranquility and of ease They do not
perceive the change Of circumstauces,.
and, tits greatly to be feared, that they
never will perceive II until il be too late.
Ask them why they approved of going
70 Wi, and the answers, it was impuss
sible to live at peace with such festIess
neighbour as Bonaparte. Well! Bona
Parte Is still alive !; and, is II not equally
impossible tolixe at peace with Kim n7rr?
Doyou think chat he is either by Pitts
/" chastising," or by the effect Of aAversi-
y, beconte more moderate in his,views.
Or do you think that after the " third
coalition" he has more reason to be re-.
coneiled 70 Englandthan he had before.
Iothese questions we receive no ANSWER:
we have again to listen to the utteranoe
ofvague, underlined hopes and, we are
rsluctantly compelled to leave thehop.ss
to be enlightened in that school, where
in alone wisdom i taught unto fools
My view Of the situation of Europe in
general, and England in particular, rene.
dsrs me very little anxious upon the sub
Jeet OF peace because, whether there
be war in name as wen as In thing, or
whether there be war under the name Of
peace - oflit,le consequence ) and, a.
to the terms It Is ridiculous to hope that
they viii, II peace be made under our
present Pecuniary circumstances, be
nearly so good as those of,he peace OF A.
misns. II, indeed, there were reform
In the national expenditure /; ifthe pub
l:c debt were broughs, las il might Be,
Within manageable bounds If a Cheap
and Efficient military force were COM
P'etriy established then might an En-
glish ministersay, Twill have reA, peace
or you, France, shall never have 4 mo.
mentstrauquiiity, for cancarry on war,
with you forever. And why are not
these things done Where Is the otsta.
Gle 70. their accomplishment /? Where
IS the reason that what is necessary to
our political salvation cannot be adoptedi
The reason is, that while every man is
calling upon every other man to make
sacrifices, no man will make sacrifices
hiHas len the contrary, il would
seru As Lord Elieubofough exprsssed
itin the case Of the Athoi Claim, that
there prevails a general opinion that the
ship ison the rocks, and that every one
Is endeavourins to riae the chests, inths
hope ofescaping from the wreck. This il
the reason that nothing efficient is done |;
and as the safety of a nation depends
solely upon the win and the exeTtions of
the people composing il, what must be