Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-09-30

inB gaius could have no measure put
o ns s,S. ex,enr Of our endurance: And
snas :. The like occur again? Shall We not
VIZ -. uoar disposed TO rndure than we
: .se before If there be aisy maa 10 the
Wa no,rv who can Cause the fuads TO iall to-
s0a nd rise again tomorrow, and SO on
~ =. ! lsrgsh OF lime, IS IL not evident ne can
'o fr,m that source Whatever riches nc
u'a las Add why should not Napoleon
q inc same, if ne can, 10'fh impantty,
.ss..aten US 70 day & soelhs us tomorrow!
IN hes the danger. This is our great
mortal disease. Wnile the radical
-. zee Of our debility exists, there is 40
..s.,v for US nlpeace. Peace cannot last.
I, nav be honored with the name. but il
s,ll nav. 10 it nothing of the nature of
a.ace. Before we think OF any thing wor-
j ,by Of the name of peace, our pecuniary
.,is,rs, must undergo aradical reform. ---
Ioerr mus, be less leftin the power of the
sosmy at the stock exchange; there must
b-a ,cauetion OF expence there must be
,.lisf on shs score of taxes the people
,ast not besolely occupied 10 preparing for
,be moment when the tax. gasherer shall
.noek a, the door. Whether such areform
!. hkrly 70 take place the reader may be
able 10 Judge from the measures which the
Inc have bs ought forward, and which the
0nrs have cordially approved of, during
me presens session of parliament. Yet
,b-re must be reform there mast be a
l4ducSion of sxpence or, there Dever will
again bereal peace between Eogland and
F,ance. as independent nations. Pitiable,
,,ayv lamentabIe, therefore is It 10 hear
a,oa talk OF peace as a sontes OF tranquility
sod ease - they do DOT perceive the
change of circumstances, and il IS greatly
70 be feared they never will perceive II TIL
i,be TOO late, AK them why they approx
raof gciag TO war, and the answer is,
because it was impossible TO live at peace
with such a restless neighbor as bona
usre Wen, Bonaparte is still alive and
isis no, equally impossible 10 hive at peace
with him now Do you thick he, either
by Mr.. Pits chastlsiog, or by the effect
at adversely, become more moderate Ia
his views Or GO VOC taina that after
The third coaluon he hos more reason 10 be
reconchedso England than ne bad before !!
To these questions We receigeao answer
Eve ha,-. again 20 listense the uusrance
of vague, uade6ned hopes; aud we are re.
s .lucssosIy compelled 80 leave the hopers TO
be enlieh,enedin that school, wherein alone
wisdom is ianshsset69oois MY view of
the slsussioa of Europe in general, aud
Esglandin particular rsuders me very lit.
lie anxious upon the subject OF peace be-.
caGsewhesher there bsswar IN the name a:
well as 10 the thing, of whether there be
wsfnndsr the name Of peace, is of little
consequence aud as 10 The terms il is
ridiculous 10 hope that they viii, if peace
b made under our present pecunia5y cii-
cuDsssn6Ss, be s5eas4y so good as those Of
The peace OF Amieus II indeed there
were aretorm in national expenditure if
lhspGbfic dtbcwere brought, as il ni8hebs,
within manageable Bounds if cheap and
shcient military force were completely es-
tabEshed; thenyniehs an English minister
say, twil have real peace. or you FiaIce,
shAi oessr have moments traaqeisily star
can carry on the war with you fors.er.
Aud why are rot these ehings done? where
The obstacle 20 their accomplishments?
where is the reasenthat what is necessary
70 sOour Observation-Disclosures cannot be Adopteds
ine reason is, that while every man is
'aaag upon every other man 10 makeNsG.
tnPceS, no man ssill make sacrifices him
seg; bat, on The contrary, iswouid seem
as lord Peterborough expressed it III the
case OF the A,hol Claim. that there pre-
sai's general opinion that the ship is upoa
NE rocks, aod thas ~very one is endeavor-
cg TO rlAe the chests, 10 the hope of es.
Sapmg from the wreck. This is the rea.
son that nothing efficient is done and, as
We safety OF a nation depends solely upon