Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-14

is lhc .foilvwlng:
!" Notwithstanding the large sum.
money expended, crisis 10 our az,
would not fail to expose the inadsqaar,
cur fortl6catIons, aud subject o.eo i.
sion and humiliation. It's indeed bu,
probabIs thar in proportion to he er.
of our fort6catioos would be our ,em-,s
in counting danger, and that they Won,
in fact expose Us 10 an increase OF psrau,
can scarcely believe this to have b..
written ty an American--proud Ct l.;
birth right, and basking in the sunsaiae y j
liberty and ludependrnce. What! W
most neilher protect our commerce ao,f,,
uty our harbors from foreign OUT age. e,
we should make use OF oar power 10 FEM.
ling any offered insult! We mus, no. {.
our doors least j, should be an indaceu...
for the midnight roboer 10 break THO, ~,
steal! But what's worse, and wba, !. \
Iibslloos and dishoDorable charge su,;,,
the American character is, that # ", e.
ourselves able to repel an injury tia, ~
should De The. first to Commit it and /
If We are determined net 10 snbn;, = ="
lnsult we should be The 6,st 10 offer !, ,
have TOO high an opinion u the io,.o,;
and honor OF my countrymen, 10 be Al.
70 srast them, and 100 much regard e.
,heir persons and properly to see them ~
protected.
But MAX The disgracefui conclusion {
ials democratic paragraph:
+ !" Maay have thosghs ha; true aor,,
recommended our sardi0g on huna.
ground, unit! our strength enable US 10 N
Fish lh.se who wropged US. thus in ,5.,
opinion ensuring the earliest arrival, !
IN tstase Of manhood thar would ius,;f !,
in putting for ) par full sreng n"
lnolhtr werds it IS better to suffer +.
sulis and in;u les f5on, eyrry ioreipo 70.
'ion, han 20 place ourselves % SITUATION
to DEFY their power and to resent their IN.
science. Il was an observation Of our i.
loved Washing; on, I" The oriy WY 10 NAL,
you' seivesrrspscted IS to m ke yours / g,
feared" 1t we are prepared Tor var, ar
friendship will BE- cour,-d, bu, if W. VIII
not protect ourselves but s'stand hmm
bic Ssoond," we must pat up with Sue,
treatment as We May recelee. Durineth
fFecch rssolutien, when the rnyrmiaou
OF France were about to enter into SW,
2erlaid, the canton OF Basls assembled u|
determine on the measures they shculs|
Tarsne, whether TO oppose The French By
forth atone and armed host, or to le.
fHsIn quiet and Peaesabis at home and rua
70 ihe generosity of their Invaders. h
was determined that they should do d.
hitter. A but an old syndic, had rssot
cd upon this submission. He braysy sosd
up aud opposed thelr dassardiy resolution
and upbralded the Descendants of iElL
.ha they should quietly allow their sn,aa
GO seq upon heir country wphoat making
one sffort 10 saveit. He was taken out
aad shot. The French were received, and
10 return tor the freedom Of their admits
"'Sps Ss'N'c} Si TIC E1GlSEttC CCuiCOClNNIl
their liberty and their independence and
noi'ed them as a part OF the French re-
pub C.,
Where is the spirit which, in 17d
ronsed,the nation to arms and to glory
Where IS the congress wao taught oH
words 70 leap from their scabbnds Shst
,nr rights were invaded Wasa the Sf'
ish i'oo foared up)a our coast tas ni'p
vas IN arms-wc talked net of s,aldiSs
~ humble ground" while they placed To-
woke upon our enecks bat whea Freasn
principles and love or fear for the repso.a'
can Baosparte prevails in 1906, We say !,
Is better TO siaad on humble grouoa
.haa place ourselves ia a condition TO p'''
serve oar independence
A wAsHINeroS1M
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