Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-12

for thcJ, all their newsp aPers, called
/ Il an act of retail linton. See the proclanla-
ton itself IN page a49 Of vol. XII. and say
whether team be an act Of mere precautions.
Ii was the mildest measure they could adopt,
Mr.. Madison says !; and say i was the
harshest, because they had It notin their
power to injure or annoy US n any other
way. It was the worst they could 90. It
was not blow, for a blow they were unable
to deal us but it was splitting in our faces.
1t was too, measure stilhin existence, at
the same time when Mr.. Rose arrived IN
America and, therefore, f. have offered
reparation, until it was rescinded, would
have been disgraceful to us in the highest
degree. II would have been begging par
don with cane suspended over our shout
ders. It would have beer going one step
further than the late ministers, who entered
upon negotiation touo.sing the right Of
search, while the Americans had a Eon-ifl-
portation act passed for the avowed purpose
Of compelling US to give up that right, and
kept suspended over our heads ready to be
put in execution, in case we refused to aec-
.cede to the terms proposed" |" America
is as much oar enemy as she can be. No
thing can possibly make her more so. She
would declare war, but she dare not. There
is no fear Of throwing her into the arms OF
France" She is there already as much as
she can be. Our ships OF war keep the two
dear friends asunder. What the revolution
in Spain may do, by placingthe countries,
Joining the United States, under the imme-
date control Of France, know not. 1t
the Americans were not such miserable
slaves to their envy and hatred Of England,
this event would al ence produce an alliance
offensive and defensive between us s them;
but I am OF opinion that it will produce no
such effect, until severe suffering (Which is
in store ior them snail have. taught chem
Justice anG nodes,v. The Floridas are IN
nabitcd by Spaniards; Louisiana by Spani-
ards and frenchmen; the key OF The Mis-
s;ssippi is in their hands. Without the aid
OF England it is impossible for the southern
and western states of the American union
to maintain themselves against France, IT at
tackled BY her; and to avoid being attacked
there is but one way, tina. is, BY doing what
Napoleon shall command in other words,
Weld TO him without Resistance What
fine field would, by this revolution in Spain,
be opened tor grand cooperation OF Ing
land ana America, were it not ior the lead
ers in the latter country The way for
them to proceed is so plain, that it needs
not be pointed out. How natural, how glo-
rious would such a co operation be But
it is let ter Us 10 endeavor to hasten it,
the first motions towards it must come from
the other side; and they will not come till
the people, the real people OF America shall
rouse themselves, tranapie under foot the
slaves OF France, and resolve to act tor their
own interests. This event can be of no
great distance. They know what French
armies art. They personally hate the.
French !; and, when once they have them in
their neishborhood, they viii begin seri-
ousiy to think of the means of defence.
Drive them from the continent of North.
America they must; or they must them
selves become subjects Of France. There
is 30 other alternative. They cannot drive
them away without the aid Of England
and the giving OF that aid will naturally and
necessarily lead to connection, which may
have wonderful effect in the world. But,
It cannot too often be repeated, that the first
movements towards such connexion, must
not be made By u.s."
As our hand is in, we will give one more
extract from the same work, for the same
purpose ;that is, reader, in making converts
to the administration.
8 The way that the American states will
getout OF their embarrassnents, withrsspect
to us, will, should think, be this: l,Ir.
Thomas Jefferson and his party will