Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-09-24
FROM THE PEOPLES FRIEND.

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The public may lay their account with
having their feelings and opinions sportsd
with On the subject Of peace and war in
Europe, on everv arrival from that quarter
OF the world. To attempt 10 bottom an opi-
MON on the slippery politics of the consi-
mental cabinets there, would be indeed 70
build an edihce on the sand. The Influence
which the Cossicanihas, either by force or
fraud, BY menace or corruption, acquired 10
most Of the cabinets Of Europe has long
beene known and regretted. And i is 10
his comprehensive plan of corruption, more
even than the Fortune Of arms, that his com.
mon sense will leok for the cause of his
l:extraordinary and pernirious career. What
ever good men may hope, and in their vir.
tuous; preiudiccs endeavor to persuade
themselves 10, il is to be feared the conta.
gion will extend itself. It began with Prus.
STA, and it may lbu. Sod forbid IT'D have
reached farther north. In the bo.om Of
the two chiefs, the Corsican and the king
of Prussia, therewere SO many homogeni.
Gus materials that coaiescence between
them WAS not SO wonderful. Between these
personages as between two globufes OF
quicksilver there isgeneraily tendency TO
mutual attraction & amalgamation. Alive
}lier cons.rast tannot be imagined to both
these than the king Of Sweden and The
emperor of Russie.
To an understanding Of the highest or
der, and spirit worthy of a descendant of
The Immortal Cns,avus, the king Of Swe-.
den adds the firm out guard ofa military
education and the hasits ofa soldier. In.
trepid in the cabinet as 10 the field, and e..
qually vigilant and cautious ia both, the
Napoleonpoisnn wiHnot be easily adminis
tered to his counselloss, NORM all probabi z
ny reach himself. --He may with equal
strush, but on-a far more comfortable priuci-
pie, say with Macbeth, 81 will fight till
off my bones my flesh be hack'd"
Possessing IS great natural en5ow
ments as the youthful monarch Of Sweden,
the young monarch Of Russia is far less Sc.
cure. Nothing but the corruption Of Rus
sian ministers and mobiles y i'll induce Alex
DEF TO make peace with France. An arm
ed truce mayindeed take plaza. Any thing
beyond it, must be got aofairly & granted
uuwiseiy.
AS TO. peace between France ard
England We will brieveit whenwe see it
gazetted. but NOT before it does not re-.
eessariy follow that because Mr.. Fox ne.
gociates. a peace will be,concladed. Nego-
citation with such an enemy as Napoleon
NAV be made, and may be intended TO be
made sincw Of war. If France should
be Found unreasonable. and her terms ia
consistent with the security efG. Biesin,
heminisier will then be able to come for
ward with better claims for its support. and
to the, people with more lively appeal to
thsir feelings Negotiation may be good
policy. Twice lord Ma!mshury wenr to ne
gociate, and twice returned wlrh war 10
his mouth. So will lore LauderdaIe, or
whoever goes to Paris on the present oc'
casion. We repeat it. we will notsbelseve
tina. peace is made, tillwe see it gaze,sed,
snd then we will aver that the sun which
dawns that event will be the dArkest that
ever rose upon the face of creation, since !
the transgression Of our first parents bror
sin into the world. Ina continuance of the
war only can Britain look for salvation.
That star sncc exsioguished, all will be ],
darkness and eternal night over the face
of creation.
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