Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-24

tie aa1s. as eleced By tie late measures
Of aamiasstl .asoa. = pamphtst just pub.
l,snS,i ID. rhiladeiphia.
Concl1ded.
DEPRECA TING ,be ealamities Of
mar. aod 4. oidiog. as Ear as possible, the
necessity OF talangiaso state OF tossil'.
~. isyes become as 10 yield no righs. to
Ist 90 lnsult fail upon us With impnnity.
ard. 10 flae, 10 take the digpl6ed stand hat
is worthy. Of a aa,ioa just. Draws and ~
csnepdsat. Wnhaut, entering intn the
aaa.ess cabals aud ia,s igass d she cshissss
Of Eusope, itis pei the boaadsn daty Of
those whooa We have placed upon The seats
OF. aushott;y, 20 penetrate AND 10 soaHd e.
very trsovement IL that qdartsr, that may
stfsc, The harmony and welfare OF our conn.
try aud these drieSa,ed rulers do tail IN
their highest fuacsion If they Imagine thar
we are tot 20 follow with scrutiaiziog
exc. the proceeding the powers on the
olher side of the Asansic, merely, be.
csuse ii weaid be s,sr,ug folly, pursued
By rnin ior Us TO launch INTO sAs oRenslse
rancoYons hostl.isies of their every local
wsrf.s,e, Inc vitabie destruction and ss aft.
eat iufsmy swat oe as It either OF these
exfrs nsss,s fixed 50 the Standard by which
to nsasurs cur poiii,ca al mouons: and whaE
isSccBltuded tsan, the aae, CIR The other OF
rthrss pref as "a cots i she Converse ct whs,
follows Fl NJ .sl4e assump1on Of corree. ADD
leglginaats s,oaa6s
TtS ordaraiy pfudencs which attends
pla,n coa,msD sense assures Us, snpPoslng
no historical facts to be asdaced as proofs.
that. as soon as nation becomes eonsps-
euous for wtal,n or power, she must be-
GONE an object of jealousy aad hatred TO
thosr atoena her sad that they are ever
f.isposed 10 renGes her the bate 81 their In
sulls or the v,ctltn of their power or their
ar,s. 10 the plossof these oppressess she
must sopposs her eounser plots, against
theirscuanieg, she mus arraY hsr wlsdom,
their arts she must sa5sert by her penetras
ton, and their p wer she mnst trent Win
a dsupsless intfepidny and reso}u4ioFt
tina, viii eithe, strike her enc mics " X 4 asss,
or that win convince ,hen, thai, !! shs}
ever do effect a conquest over Der. II will
be completed. only, when astrugg!e pro-
lonretl 20 the Lass. has left nothing tenain
ing with which 70 crowD the dSstrQsrr III
sucfi be rot our cnndue. and Gu, splEsi.
the roin Of Our na,ien IS rot far distant :;
but, # we are wise aud resoluse and united,
we may defy the congreg gated nations OF
Europe marshalled against us.
Ia fact We gsin more than half Of our
ohiect, both as to peace and as TO security,
If We assume high and commanding sta.
ton. end preserve 40 intrepid and gallant
is an axiom IN politics, and from its
diesuus .hese is 90 exceptions, tia, natlen
with resources >meaps, and local adoant.
ages sufEcien 70 enabis her Go support her
indspesdsree, will never be engaged 10
useless wars, or exposed 10 needles dan.
pers. merely, because she carries herself
with d getty add bUidness: bot, shat such
q eiemsaior DOES secure her from the petty
insulyssad plund rlngsof others. and keeps
her aiaof 6o,h fron perlls and disgrace, by
shrwirg asempee ready sorepel or revenge
wheneser she sees proper. A digI,hrd
cosduct of this sort suPpl}es The wan. of
many an inferior talent or asavaaisge in the
government of nasions. cemmands re-
seect aud veoeras,oo. and, like the reve.
renee yielded 10 eushrosed majesty, il Coz
vers ali folbles and defects wittfthe mande
of sacred mysrery. We should have a
! cheap defence 10 state dep6rsmen. thus
resolu,e more excellent than,hs state OF
our arms, as representatives is better than
cure, more grateful 20 the feelings, as
ius,lce aad RICH, shew more beaut fol,when
unsaruished with human blood, and we
should thus proys ourselves verify OF en-
pire, and, shewto The woeld greatness
of soul aud honorable worth without pa
rallel.