Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-10
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y Fy0m the PEOPLES FRIEND.
TO THE PRESIDENT.

1 cianS IN this country, Could Dy any MSsuS
be compelled TO adhere TO the ssne,s which
| they have hitherto most earnestly profess
ed. the measures which it is likely you vii
| be driven TO adopt, would aeon place you
| On the same side with that party whom you
have made it the buslnss, OF your life un'
| Justly 70 pull down, or rather sxtinguish,
/ and who have with no less vehemeDcs than
truth, censured your measures, and con-
demned your designs. While, on she
other hand, those who have foryeafs, ei-
her danglsd 10 delusion as your train, or
pushed You forward IS their stalking horse,
would be found your advsrsaries, crawling
over your character and beginning IL win
their yesmin slough, jusl az they have to
your ka0zvledge bcgrimsd The Character OF
Mr.. Adams, aye, aad of very Washing.
ten himself.
The same persons wac scw depreea.e
the abom,ashle idea OF resentlng the insul's
of Spain. and in the cve1t Of We. with
that power, OF accepting the aid OF arR'
ish navy, will soon, if err nor, be driven
to the alternative of either preaching shs
necessity of tn. aud 10 dong SO, of 70
liuquishing their tenels on those points, or
else abandoning Yourself personally, while
these who have be6u continually arguing
for the expediency Of war with Spain, and
paiatiog out The obligation which the civil
;zed world owes 10 Great br,t&ia as ths
barrier between ii and Bonaparte and. IN
endeavosripg % de away the isrs.josai po
pular prslud,les OF hls couairy sgains!tast,
will be placed in the dilemma OF either sup.
porting you. or renounctug their pa9s cpl
nion3. No dou5y il must be 10 ,he after d
gsievous violation OF then feelings r. be
placed ia such state, with person wa1sa
they carno; bu, lunk upon as ihe very wofst
and most injurious sight 70 this connJy
that it ever saw aid kn0w 10 BIS the Us.
derhaad ealuunissoy aud opcR PcTsecuEor
Of their bea, tfis nds while on the other
hand it will, (" Ikea poisoaous mineral,
gnaw the iawar1lan af the former 10 abau
don the friend aud advocate 10 this coon,
sry OF France and democracy, and To aP.
prove, or even a5s;sia frofa condeuaniag
any sor ofcon'acf, eyes though II were fer
tie country's ssisa'icn, ~iih that naioa
which frs. s3otched and then eu,a,e II
pieces he dragon ofjscob'aism mat mon-
aser whose tech. ike .hose OF Csdc,us,
have been sowa heye, sad ID euch baei9l
luxuriance, sfowa up i1sa chanpions aFd
agents for France.
Isay this wpon the presumption 'ha' he
manifold wrongs and insuns ,ecsi>ed ifom
Spain and France, VIII ri izsi rouse ths
eouniry inta aciIye hos,ili;y ena; Ia; VIA q.
view to that unwe.come eren:, yes az ncg
taking advantage Q! rhe tasosatle dlsrosl.
tion 10 America shewa by It's presses cs.
biues Of S., Jau,e>'s, and shaking zach 81
sangemests wirh il as viii scouts ~, soas.s
from the hosssie incufsjoos OF F,snib agd
So o sh agmaments.
own, sir, THAI this presents az aspect q
Thugs which no good citizon can ike
since, as oa the oce hand, oac shaulc is.
great officially III Withholding ne jast stosrs
of appreciation from goad measure, il sy
chance you should hereafter ss&acbi2 uPon,
or under the impulse Of peecsssty @toqyst
1t rs with 70 iess dliiical,y &c ecuid rccaa
cils it ee himself . bury all resenIEgscut Tor
ruiaous ADMINISTRATION OF sepea yaags, 20
one measure adopted by coa'ppSsoa or
rather resortedso in despaiy, to prevent iH1
last calami,ous effects CT us weak & WICK
ed measures; aed fer she sake OF oae set
Of SQUAD policy, whethes foresa or sossu-
;teus, to slur ever snd give impoaisy 10
long series Of ssraiciaas coaase!s, aad
to vouch safe az amnesty TO their author.
All this which have said, weald be
true even though Jour former errors had
been but casual and durable wounds IN
the couasry's wesl, which sfser- measures
might bs supposed capable OF healing. But
il carries with it icatold force whsn accom-
panied with the rehsc,iea, that it your ex.