Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-28
Fran Cab5etfs Wsesly Political Register.
SUMMARY or POLITICS,

Yep0ftS& 10 nave OGSu s&'s IA p"tAn''~sSs'I
upon oar dispute Win lhs Ansricaa states,
was noticed ln.she preceding aamoer, Vol.
Y. page 1907. Since thai, some re marks
upSa tie subject nays sPpearea IN the
nc wspapsrs, particularly "a the paper ca"-
ed tnr Courier. Bat, before sPeaS par
ticularly apon tne subject OF these remarks,
it seems necessary 10 aotics al oecafIsAee
of considerable Importance, winch has 81. 'S'
Gently taxed place intne country. 90 Wh'eH
these remarks relate; which occurrence
is 90 less Ihaa an accusation OF treason,
pgeferied By one of the aslornies general
Of The Unitsd States, against Mr.. Aafoa
Burr, who, az the public viii recolsec''
was lately yice president OF taas coun.'y.
Fsom the accoaais which nave rsacaea
this country, il would appear that barr.
who's a msn of great AMBITION aaa Q.
talen,s and courage equal thereto haa
formed a scheme, which scheme he was
actually preparing TO pa, IN PraeIics ior
separating the Westero from the Eastern
part of that immense country called the
United Ssa.es, aud to erect a kiagly go.
yernment in the Western pagt, ct which
he himself was to be king. 10 thus pre-,
ject, viewing it with a mere philosophical
eye, I see nolhing more Objectionable tnan
,he the nos eheircums tance of there being
king of the name of Aarca; tor, 1t IS
Impossible for aay man to G:ase me be-
lieve, thas4he Western states vii! reTnslns
or can remain. for ten years, al the VI.
:, fx.he confederation -
Separated from the inhabited part OF the
Eastern Tor, speaking more properly, per.
haps, the Atlantic states) by an almost im-
passabie wilderness Of almost four bus.
dred mites across; having their OUTLET to
the ses by channel 90 where communi-
eating wih the Atlantic states; paysulDg
the same sort of traffic as the 4tlantic
states aud driving trade to the same
markets uader these circumstances; the
Western states must necessarily be rivals
of tue Atlantic states, and the two sets
Of states must feel, with respect 20 each
other, as rivals fer gain generally feel
Aad, 70 check che effects OF this teelng,
there is waiting in America that Gs5dch'
nre,st to country, which sometimes oPer.
a,es So powerfully in other parts 81 the
world, and which has iFs foundation IN
circumstances of which a nattve Amesiean
hss M practical idea. MIR. Burr nay
fail; bur, / an no, the man to say he will
fail and, if he does, some other man
will not: at any rate, the separation mast
take place. ADD when it does take place,
il will astonish me if that whish is now
called the federal government should long
remain ia existence. The remacks, above
alluded 20, in the Courier, are as follow:
news having bcenreceived from Charles
ton, that some English goods had been
seized, in virtue Of the aon-imporsasion
act, q depuia,ion of American merchants
wai,ed, the her day, upon lord Gten
willie TO know how they should act, who
told them that the restraints, whatever
they might be, zvoul9 not be Of long dara-
sion; whence'the Courier concludes, that
our ministers have given up the polot.
Whsreupop, just as if the fact was noto.
rious, the sagacious editor thas gravely
proceeds: /" We" (fer they always speak
10 he roya! ssyle)" do not desire war With
Ameriea, but We as lissle desire to see thar
system of concession 10 America coutinu-
ed. which has been adopted since the aeso
ministers came into poDer. Wnat right
has America TO expect concessions from
Us? Have We received any peculiar favor
at her hands Concessions must be as IN
curious to our commerce as TO our national
character. Bot, we confess, we are aot
wilhoa, our apprehensions; the ministers
having shown themselves as incompetent
20 conduct negotiation, as 10 carry on
war with vigor sad decIsiou." The mo-
des.y of this las, remark. coming from
partizan of the Pitts, must strike every
ope What opportunities have the mi.