Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-15
From the Richmond Enquirer.
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CONCENTRATION.
Private letters from Martinique an-
nounce fhe arrival at that island OF IL
ships Ct war, 6 Of which are French and s
Spanish.
2UERE.-Ts fha, expedition connected
with the plan Of attack on New Orleans
meditated BY col. Burr, and which the
Alexandra papers state 10 have been com.
nunicased by general Wilkinson 10 our
government? Foreign assistance is men
toned in that. communication, and tina:
assistance is.so come from the West lu-
dies. A certain concentration Of ideas 10
not irrational in the presen, case.
3ou may rely on the above neps, and
make what use OF it you think pro.
per.
Prom the Bah. .daaeriean, Democratic
Surprising Ito be the wish of any TO-.
reign na:ion so weaken or injure the "a,
'pidiy growing prosperity Of the u States.
aod to prepare and pave the way for effect.
ing such ,purpose-would not their first
care be to send ennissariss amongst US?
ard would not these emissaries be priaters,
or editors of newspapers?
What ought TO be the. principal aim of
these men? In The FIRST place they should
endeavor to SOW dissenaou amongst The
different classes Of socieiy--so prejudice
the farmer against the merchant, and the
artisan against them both, if possib!r; but
atsaii events create divisions in society. Ia
Ike next place they ousss to disceunte.
nance every neasufe of deience--let the
seaports be ali anguarded SO THAI when
the enemy mea6s to invade, they shall
j, find no opposition TO landing ard the in
habisau;s being disuui,ed amongst them.
selves, must become an easy prey. y
Persuade the British that all The West
iadia produce brought sto the u. S. over
aod above what pays The first cost Of our
own produce, is foreign properly, aud that
whatever arises from freight and chance of
market is good and lawful prize. r.
, That because Great britain, having fifty
foreign possessions to defend, IS under
the necessi'y>s,f maintaining as many fleets
and armies. We :nast not go 10 the ex>
peace IF 1--WE ships of the line, though our
most vulnerable and mos. valuable port is
a!mns. entirely unpso ectrd.
ihae because Great Britain has made
use of the bank Of Englasd in anticipating
herstages, and it has been one great mean
Of facilitating her wild ,lans of war we,
forsaoth, ought 80 discourage the banking
SYSTEM.
Although some fools will teliyou that
until you have foreign possessions to dc.
tend, a large feet can never be wansed;
ard that isisno. The use but the abuse Of
banks that is at all dangerous that the
abose of banks By individuals can never
endanger she patton; but that the evil will
correct itself; that nation or. government
wiilnever abuse them until it undertakes
foreign wars; that our government has
not ye, betrayed aay sufh disposition; be-
lieve not such idle tales; down with the
banks; down with The insurance compa
nies !; down with the merchants!
That there are printers in the u. S. paid
spreading such poisonous doctrines a.
moDgsrns as the forsgoiss 8, is not asserted ];
bun lhatsnch doc,ripe. are now preached up
under the sp. cious gasb ofdemoeracy, i.bu,
too true; and whether the design be wick
ed-or charitable. the effect to the nation is
equally mischisvous sad i. becomes the
I. duty of every good mau TO unmask them.
Although no particular printer lis accus.
ed of corruption, let it be remembered,
that while theceiebrated ]. Rivington was
preaching ROYALTY in New York, hereeeiy.
ed brides from US. and gave our COM
mander in chief much usefal iaforma-
ton.
Therefore, farmers, merchants, mecha.
mics, beware! Trust no, the man, whate-
yer his profession, who sows divisions a.
monpst us. and who wishes ns lef. nal ed