Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-07

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bic cation can loosr-eyery thing that I
war like snd rapacious nation can Jesir,
10 gain. All that we have except libeT.,
and independence, is the child of peace
II has known only the calm and sunshios
! ofpesce, andit has never been prepared
10 rssist adve:si.yit viii perish with !as
6rsl blast thar ovcrtakes il.
10 war then. we at once perceive The
merchant aud the marinerreduecd 20 bank,
ruptcy and ruin-'he arti6cer deprived Of
employment the farmer ivithout market
for his produce !; the progress OF internal
improvrmen. suspended the inhabitant o!
l.he CITY rendetrd insecure In his hs5ita.
ton; and the While na,ion reduced from
opolcnce asd comfort, to poverty and dis.
! lress.
But such are not the considerations with
which alone would a.tempt 10 restrain
the ardor of the people. I.isnot to their
selfish passions oniy, mean TO address
myself. # 90 o,her dlssuas:ves from war
! than such as are founded in acar:ce aid
fear could be justly urged against it, my
voice would not be raised 70 prevent an
imme diale appeal to arms. If the univer.
sal wreck OF private enjoyment would make
US as high spirited and magnanimous as
poor; would destroy faction, animate pub.
tic virtue, rouse just love of national
glory. and impress upon US marked and
h. norable national character, the purchase
even at so great an expeDee, would be a
blessing But 10 such consequences will
Aaw from war with Britain. Il is now no
,oriously wished and sought for by q most
numerous aud powerful description of per.
sons, as the eaec.ual engine Of faction,
eo1Gsc ,,ion and prescription. They avow
,h-ir gladness 10 obtain at any prce. the
means If destroying their eppepen.s 10 po
liics. o., as they are pleased to terra them
/" the British jactian." They koow 'ha,
in reducing the high to the level Of the
l-w, they would raise the low to the level
OF the high; and that by no more success.
lul means can they destroy the lille infu-
race which remains 10 properly, than by
producing uar which would destroy pro-
perry i.self They ate no, deacienl in
cunning, add they readily sec that with a
government so feeble as to be incapable Of
pursuing itsplans by its leSi.lmate strength,
they, under pfe,ence Of supporting it,
would be enabled 10 ususp revolutionary
energy, which would effect all the obj-css,
because it would CRAFTY both the ambition
and revenge Of their leaders. The 6rs,
sound of war was indeed their signal for
reducing the government 10 q pure, 20.
mixed aud literal Dc mocracy. Committee:
Ct public safety were immediately created.
who assumed wi.hou, hesitation the duties
of the public fupctionaries. In one place
they actually conducted our foreign rela
sious, and in ano;her. from COED motives,
! but with little regard to souod principles,
they unhesia'ipgly stopped the course ct
justice, and superseded the proceedings of
she regular msgis.r.cy. Great Indeed and
! ta,al will be the mistake, If we suppose
| that under the present auspices. the con
,ess we all appear 10 be seeking would 10.
vigorate the springs of regular government.
lis Legitimate powe.s would be neglected,
or their exercise Hresistby ebstruc,ed,
and the ascendant party would maintain
the war by systems Of partial taxation Of
overwhelming oppression towards those
who no longer would have shs. pewer, per-
haps not the courage to resis. them. ----
! Surely such posture. Of affairs, instead
Of being the parent of national harmony,
aud the pledge Of united exer,ion, pretnis-
es TO generate boundIess scene of domes.
| tic discord and civil con.en,isn.
Even the iuaamed * inveterate auimosi.
,y.which war would justly kipdle towards
; Great Britain. and which, during hos,ili.
ties, would be 10 many points ofview, both
useful and necessary in others, would be
an evil OF enormous Rsgoi,ude. Inordi.
nate hatred to one nation often converts IL.
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