Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-24

comm upon our divisions. How what
does she know of them : Can they ever
EXPECT greater unanimity than prevailed at
,he LAST presidential election.--No sir,
,rs the sgentIernan's own conscience that
soueaks. Blu, if she cannot calculate up.
on our divisions, at least she may reckon
npon our pusillanimisy. She emayswcll des-
MISE the resentment that cannot be excited
70 honorable battle on ITS own ground the
mere efusion of mercantile cupldlty. zen.
,lemen talk of repeating the British treaty.
The. gentleman from Pennsylvania should
have rhoughsof that, before he voted to
carry it into effect? And what is all this
fer {! A point which Great Britain VIII not
abandon to Russia, you expect her to
WELD to you. Russia indisputably the Sc
cond power of continental Europe; with
half million of hardy troops; with sixty
sail OF the sail thirty millions OF SUBJECTS !;
a territory more extensive even than our
own. Russia, sir, the store house OF the
British navy; whom il is not mereShe Pc.
licy and the interest, than the sentiment OF
that government, to soothe and to- conclll.
ate her sole hope of diversion on the
continent. her only efficient ally. What
this formidable power cannot obtain with
fleets and armies you will command by
wr,t--wish pot hooks and hangers. am
for no such policy. Frue honor is always
the same. Before you enter into contest
public or private, be sure you have fortl.,
rude enough to go through with It. Hyou
mean war, say so, and prepare Tor 1t; look
,Sn the other side; behold the respect IN
which France holds neutral rights on land
observe her conduct in regard to the Fran.
CONAN estates of the king of Prussia:
say nothing.of the petty Powers----of the
~elector of Baden or OF the Swiss speak
of a FIRST rate monarchy of Europe, and at
q moment too when its neutrality was the
object of all Others nearest TO the heart OF
the French emperor. If you make him
monarch OF the ocean you may bio adleu
TO il forever. You NAV take your leave
sir of navigation, even OF the MISSISSIPPI.
What is the situation of New Orleans If at
tackled tomorrow Filled with discon.
tented and repining people whose Han.
guage manners and religion all incline
them 10 the iuvader;a dissatisfied people
who despis Sc the miserable. governor you
have set over them; whose honest Preludl-
ces add basest passions alike take part a
rainst you. / draw my Information from
no dubious source from native Anne
Erican, an enlightened member OF that
odieus and imbecie government
You have official information that the
Gown and its dependencies are utterly de-
fenceless and untenable--a srm belief that
s{apprised of ,his1 government would do
something to put the place IN state OF Sc.
CURLY. alone has kept the American por-
zion Of that community quiet. You have
~held tina, post, you now hold II by the ts.
nure of the naval performance OF Eng
land, and yet you are for British naval
war.
There are now but TWO great CONNER.
ialnatiops-Creat Britain is one-We
are the other. When you consider tbs
SYnany points of contact between our inter-
ests you may BIS surprised that there has
been so little collision. Sir to the other
ibelligerent nations of Europe your navi-
CATION is convenience, Emight say ne,
cessary. IF you do not carry for them they
mast starve at least for the luxuries OF lite,
which custom has rendered almost indis'
pensible. And if you cannot act with
some degree of spirit towards those VIII
are dependent upon yos as carriers, dc
eyou reckon TO brow beat jealous rival |
who the momenr she lifts up the dogs o
war, sweeps yeu at a blow from tie ocear
Aud cur Bono :? for whose benefit? Th'
planter Nothing like IL: The fair,h honest
real A m -rican n,e rchant No, sir-For re
negadOes TO day americans TO, morrow
Danes Go to war when yeu will, the pro
perry now covered by the American, vii
thrn pass ander the Danish or som
other neutral flag. Gentlemen say thar