Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-01
following remarks headed The /" Par,

tue latest papers, tue 4asrnta9g Pest, 81
February Is.
liz caaaot be denied shat1ihe new as.fn.-
4 abstraction come 10 The helln OF state under
- circumstances of a nasure extremely peril
Gus ana perp!s king. Aimass the. @ntis OF
Eusope liss PROSTATE beiose BonaPafss !;
8 the enly power on the continent that now
stands. q ast him, is one that cannot vi.
tally rea1.i MIN !; and tha,ls wall doubtless
be one of hi. first measures. TO shut a.
! caiust our commerce all the lnlets to Ger
many and Italy. while ~ the same tine ne
holds out against Our shosss the terrors oil
an Invasion. But these pSTils aed rmoar-
rassrnsnts are less imputable TO those VINO
haya4exerted themselves 10 Rssvens theaa,
:, than TO the eGscss OF that great Polisieas
: connection winch, coming On vi sncn "a
conjuaciure, must have been attended py
5 the most decided results, dissolved inc re-
: ciprocal relation. between the legitimate
& aosereigns of Chrissendom, and given a
s new aspectto the existencc and the tate OF
empires. Europe is now in ti,s tass ago.
l airs OF the crisis thar has lang agi'atsd hE
frame. Several states have been swallow"
rd-up; others have bsen degraded from,
their Independence; but among those that
stand untouched, Il is with conscious pride
: we may observe, that Old England emf.
Snently raises her undiminished head. We
have grappled close, and fsught hand 90
hand with the COLOSSUS, that now weighs
{. with all bis poaderous pressure upon all The
= adjoining states, and in that struggle, -in-
stead OF losing any of our strength we
have eucreased II; Instead OF sustaining
ySreserses, we tiave gained splend'd victo-
ries we have even quickeusd our indus
try, extended our commerce.. and there
breathes amongst Us a spirit that llfts.us
J above fear, and al ardor OF patriotism
which no face of danger can damp. Such
pcrity cannot long sndure, unless It rests
: on reasonable grounds, unless those who
enjoy u have also the concurrent adyanta.
ges Of tranquility. Warts political evil,
it drains and eXhausts empires, even thro,
the successes that flush them, and unless
an endeavor car be made to bring II to end,
i, must be pregnant with disasters, 1t can
accumulate only ruins.
Such is the posture Of things, that we
have uotiiuS gain cy a Prouacneu OF
the war, no sonquests 10 aim az that can
Indemnity US for our sacrifices: we are
now merely consending to asser. our indie.
pendepce, rs maintain our security. We
can no longer look forward TO continental
. diversions we must now solely rsly On
our own ensrgies, our own resources. We
must therefore essay more active kind OF
warfare, or seriously think of endeavor.eg
at negotiations for peace. Our hostilities
{ can no longer be confined oihe blockade
of 40 eneray's ports, or our exertions to-
maintaining certain positions where our
forces langush IN inactivity. 1--WE must
throw back his threats on the coasts OF the
esrmy, aud visit them with semtthing Of
those ravages which MS rage nnedha;es
against ours. We do not think that nego-
ciauons can be catered upon before We
have adopted sor,e vigorous resolutions, 4
Rnd displayed the imposing, aspect of for. j
Ynidable force {; & should BoNAPAREE open
9 she Temple of Peace with all the prowess
AMI proud Rretensions Of conqueror, we
should also approach and enter it with all
che confidence and pride, justly inspired by
long continued successes, and by the con
: seriousness of energies that canno, be brc.
Ken dawn.
We should not allow ourselves to expect
that Eonsparte will again come forward
with any pacific proposal, such as he made
to hrs majessy, when he was anxious TO as.
sams IN the eyes of Fraoce a pacific tone
I and attitude, aud TO discourage the idsa
that the eeminss,at war which had broken
out was kiudietl by his ambition. Now
Shas ne is drunk with success, swollen with
inc tnsgnl,ude of his gigantic pToiects, il
can scarcely be imagined that he viii sic
down aud write to sovereign who has re.
fused 70 at knowledge him. he rpaa who