Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-29
From The Nezy.rOrk Corning Pesf.
BRIEF OBSERVATIONS.

The British treaty has been suHfred 10
expire BY It's own Limitation. The oppor.
tunity afforded by the last peace between
France aAd England to make another, has
been suffered TO pass unimproved. What
has been the consequence The law OF ma.
tions, as it respects the rights of neutrals,
being understood differently by the two 60
veraments, our commerce has been the
victim Of this objectionable neglect to pro-
vide for 50 obvisus and so important case.
We have to be sure contended for con-
structloH favorable to ourselves, and teel
confident we are right, but how IS oar CON-
structien 70 be enforced? Our utter de-.
fenceless Situation READERS it perfectly i'm.
material whether we are right or wrong.
We have no naval protection, and we care
not attempt any thing like a strong mea'
sure, least two frigates should be sent 10
batter our principal towns about our ears.
We have pe,itioncd in the most respect
ful manner, and oar petitions have been
signed by all ranks Of people, shat the ma
tional treasury would afford AS some share
fits means TO enable us TO fertfy and pro-
sect ourselves. A motion was made in con.
gress to allow sum for fortifying all the
sea- ports IN the United States, which is too
,rlfiag to fortify the moss Insignificant port
of entry. bat which met with the most vic.
lent opposition on the ground of being too
extravaganza. AT lsngsh however it passes,
and We are granted pittance, which is no.
thing better than mockery OF our just and
reasonable demands. This is called econo-
mics; saving the peoples money; with
what sincerity will presently be seen.
And here we cannot emit the occasion
to draw the public attention TO that parti,
cular species of defence afforded by Ma.
Oy.
The number Of the FrpERAL1sT, s0n
the unity efMe UNION in respect to com.
MERGE and Macy it not only marked by
the sagacioas and profound reflection which
always distinguished the immortal author
of the principal papers Of that work, but in
some parts it seems to have been written
with the spirit of prophecy.
"The Importance ofthe Union (saye hel
in commercial light, is one of those points,
about which there is the least room 70 en-.
terrain difference Of opinion, and which
has in fast, commanded the most gsneral
assen, Of men, who have any acquaintance
with the subject. This applies as well to
our Intercourse with foreign, countries, as
with each other.
There are appearances to authorize a
supposi,ien, that the adventurous spirit.
which distinguishes the commercial charac-
ter Of America has already excited uneasy
sensationsdin several of the maritime pow.
ers of Europe. They seem to be ap..
prehensiyc of eurtoo great interference in
thar carrying trade which is the support of
their Navigation and the found ation of their
naval susrgth. Those ofthem which have
colonies in America, look forward, with
painful selicitude, TO what this country is
capable of becoming. They foresee the.
dangers that may threaten their Ameri-
can dominions from the neighborhood of
states, which have all the dispositions and
would possess all the means requisite to the
creation Of powerful marine. Impress
sions of this kind willnaturally indicate the
policy of fostering divisions among US, and
depriving us, as far as possible, of an act.
i've commerce in our own bottoms. This
would answer the three fold purposes Of
preventing our interference in their naviga.
,ion, of monopolizing the profits of our
trade, and clipping the wigs on which We
might soar to dangerous greatness. Did
not prudence forbid the detail, iswould not
be difGculs 20 trace by facts the workings
Of this policy to the cabinets Of ministers.
LIZ ws son.inue united, We may in variety