Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-27
From .ae REPERToRY.
No. III.
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II is left to others TO cohpu'e, ~"
aeu,ial part of the national weai'" eop,
s;s,. sf property in the national debt, ano
how much poorer the nation would DC. "
anung;nr il of. Such measure wooia
) orprsyste necessity, but we cannot con'
ceiye how il would supply means. As 'a,'s
violation of the public faith wouid DC u'I ~,
/. most tremendous. as also st1e mos. naeq ua.
and unfair tax, that ever was iss'ea % g
: state. il is natural 70 suppose the -dfeao O
!. !, and The dread of the enemy wouio saoe- :.
s tion other very strong measures TO ger :.
the wealth of the subjects by taxes, anu
,ba, ,hey would cheerfnlly acqutesce'Sss
least in their mporary adoption.
lis therefore, we confess, beyond ons
,.ucomprehension how the stoppage otfhe 10
,erests Of the public debt, IN other WORDS
sbe .nnnpe for such il would prove, could
). relieve The. dis,resses of Grea, Britain, ',os
: aupnly thereseurces for the prosecution o.
!. the war. I, might ensure anEogiish reso'.
: Iu,ion.s The work of destruction may be
; begun by choice, but It never stops wniie
! there i. any thing left TO destroy. his nos
: tility would be felt by the British govern Z.
near and derided by that OF France. :
we know not how the British ministry
5, ran and money for their enormous charges,
!. bu, nevertheless re believe they Will Ind
irbecause il exists, and enough OF H. IN the
hands of the cppulent snRjsess OF that mo-
narcny. !;
We believe, too, they justly dread me
!, terrible and ircalculable evils ot-a bankrupt.
-cy. sns that they will fnd means 10 avoid
IL. ia senss of common danger ever
mites men. the British nation will be united,
and if united and wisely governed,sw hope
y they will prove unconqaeraole.
Admitting then that Great Britain wih
not be forced 10 .ubmitto peace, which ls
30 submit to the yoke OF France, from the
failure of her finances, IT remains 20 en-:
!, .ouire, how long and with whar prospect OF
success shsscan pursue the war -,
IL does not appear thaesae eep!d- ROT
nyosper in commerce, and private wealth,
IF the war should last half a century,
70 those who fear the war may last forever
and therefore seem TO think bad peace
mite time or some precise object could be
proposed, as the end of ths war, j. is g
sufficient answer to say that war is hard
condition of national existence but psefera.
Bile to their subiugation By France. Base
are Euglishmen, unlike their ancestors, if
they would no, sooner toll Tor taxes TO sup.
port the war, or bleed on ships desk than
Z. &yea, uncer the dominion of Freeeh pre-
: feet. Perhaps We may wonder at their
ideas; bit EngHshmen zelA drtal ign0miny
S more than ta:seSSr mounds.
While the Bnth navy continues miarefs Of
the feas, it is icarcely pofiole tina: Bonapar,e
lhould ute his threat OF an inYsilon. Il then
I'll: E1gliih Cannot make war on tkc land, no, the
French on the fea, II would (eem that military
operations and military ~fp'rt naf langnlh.
There's fesfon to fear that this Fate OF drfrriive
langoul will eogender discomfort in Eogland
Bur though the expenses rnisht be diminifhed if
Britain had no les, and As out no expeditions
they would ftill be enormous. The dissant colo
mics of France arc vulnerable and won,d yield to
an attack. When the fashionable folly of the
Z volunteer army fhail be no longer IN vogue, an
efficient and large regular army would enable g..
Britain to Rrike her enemy in many vuln.: ab e
: points. She ought to provide fGch an army, on
which alone Che could depend TO expel the French,
if, by chsnce, they flould land On the idand.-
The employmentof the forces would cherih the
military fpirit of her fahjeas, and conqucRs are
among the bea expsdienss TO preerye harmony
and union in the nation.
A Colcitade about the ability of Great Britain
60 reff France WILDE underRood by (ame Of the
weak and will be spifrepresented by all the batc
s ard uupriucipled, as implying a dc6te ,hstthc
United States, in respect TO maritime rights and
national dignisy, aould lie at the mercy Of the
-niftrels of the ocean. On The e0atra,y; let eve,
s. xy real American patriot inGR TIA, car govern.
ment fhcuid place the nssion On its proper foot,
ing, as naval power. With uiiiisn tons of
merchant fhipP'ng, and hundred thousand sea
msp, equally brave and expert, itis the tault of
a poor fpisited naturalization. thar we arc mfg.
nifcant and defEscd. It is their fault thar our