Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-05

eXpTefieS degrees OF !aEcainl on our government
and the people, which no American can read
without emotions OF difplcafurc. He complains
/ Of our trade with St. Dotlingo and animadyerts
on it in a naughty and cenforious tone, and Tai.
leyrand in his letter to General A n,ttrong, our
ambafador at Paris, after Gmilar strain of eb.
iervation and cenfnre on our government, fays,
g France ought to expect from The amity of the
United States and his majefy charges me, Sir,
10 regasa III bis name, thai tbty iaterdia eyeyy
private ad.ventart, which under any pretext or
defgnatlon Whatsoever may be defined TO the
ports Of St. Domingo, occupied by the rebels
And our congrels, according to the ,egasf of hts
Imperial and royal maieay, Bonaparts, arc about
TO PATS law by which the trade Of St. Domin-
60 is entirely inte,ai3ed.
The Spanilh mmiiier informs MIR. Madifcn,
that the Preident has given 10 his neGage TO
coegfe(s a wrong Rasemsnt of our conduit rela
rive 70 Spain, ADD anmadyerts on the language,
at once indicative OF his contempt of the igno-
rance and weakness of orr executive.
The neglea ofour government in not renew
irg our treaty with Gieat Britain, has fubjected
our commerce 70 nuinbfrlels inconyenisnces. -
This treaty made by Mr. Jay, which was 70
much rcprohatcd by The democrats, as facr hce
OF cur nstiona intereit, has proved ltielf by tie
event to afford advantages, which our pniianl-
NOUS govcfamenf is icarce able TO iecure inaead
Of obtainng ottter terms.
Let any one deliberately compare the preient
fituasion With what it was In 1901, when Mr..
JeffsRon got INTO power, and be viii be anie 20
fosm correct Ultimate of the msdlngcs, which
bis partgans have been appauding 70 highly, as
dsmonif,a,ivc proofs Of lis wiIdom and pstric:
ifm. He will tird folly AMI weakness the lead
ing traits of his acmin.tEation and the pFejad'ci-
al tendency OF his Z" doings," 70 o!tea predicted
and expoled, mott lsmcnta;.iy verified
GF,e4erirk Gsqun Herald
Tie Hcufe of Representatives CT the State of
Madachuletts, in their reply to Governor Stfons's
ipeech, obferye,
Allied to the ocean by our agricultural indus
try, by our fheries and our commercial genius,
We cannot but feel the iiveliea frnGb,lity on the
fuojea Of our European relat ons. We know
thar rights which can be promptly and etieetuaily
dt tended are rarely sfailcd. With a respectable
navy, (which can never be irimical to frsedom)
we conned in our imagination, ncceiiafy protec-
tion TO individual property aud the uoft deffablc
national importance with its abFence, we con-
meet Offerings, lodes and humiliaticn-~ The ag,
gfefons which have occurred, may, we are Gill;
cially informed. compel the American cation TO
facrifce their laudabie love Of peace 70 the ncces
lity of vindicasing their rights by force. On
fuch an occaiion we confidently true, that the
citizens Of the Uaited States would have but
one opinion and hould the government find It
necefary to commence the uopleaians contet
with any foreign nation, all difference OF polit
cal fentim-ns will be loft in the unity OF The A
mercan character, and in the efforts of ALL &c
fupport the neafures of the exiting adminiitrau.
on, in the vindication Of the national rights, and
the independence Of our common country.
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