Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-11

| his ambition only {
/ "A country there was which enjoycd q Hees
coyernrncr and situated between the great
/ bowers Of the European continent, sunk be-
cause of its blindness and lethaggy not that
! they YIELDED rights so dear, as towards the
! nnst.noble Blood. OF Switzerland was SIZED on
{ the, remains of their freedom and lndep
ence. but instead ofsmaking. stand when
FIRST insulted, they forbore resentment until
+ their enemy had dispatched or REDUCED their
| neighbors and had little on hand but their
subiugati0n. s. /, s srSS
I Lee the fate of this melitoriousT people, the
only one which, In It's industry and int gritty,
deserves to be initiated amongst the moderns,
/ be ever present TO our, minds. They we're
free, and they were innocent, but the spoller
came, and their plains were ravassd, then
dwellings ransacked, and they lost even the
semblance of self government.
From the national spirit and enterprise Of
the settlers of this continent and from the re-
| mote. situation in wkichsit is placed from the
seat of ambition and intrigue, tyranny was
opposed and held inaw at the earliest period
of our history. When there were bat a hand
full. of Americans here, they still maintained
the freest institutions, and forced the govern
ment which protected them to allow the mild
est laws on earth, and when scarcely arrived
at maturity the states nobly shook Off every
badge.of dependence, never trust TO ilst them
more 81 y go; -
:. North America may now display herself IN
manner becoming her former fame and the
government the freemen of this continent have
of choice adopted. he republic which has
loI,g been the asylum of the prosecuted Eu-
ropean, may turn towards her European OPP
pressors, and say thus far have yc gone, go no
farther at your peril
The part the republic has to perform is not,
however, that Of bully or gladiator, and we
have studied too well the basis on which cur
own rights and the rights OF humanity are
tounded j. is in the first instance our duty to
Offer our mediation between the parties, and
if possible procure a general peace in " HIGH
the rights of each, and our rights, are estab-
Gshed.
Though we have no crowns nor mitres,
though we have no armies On the borders OF
the teiigerent countries, nor fleets at sea, we
are able to Judge between them, a people
whose government is founded on the respect
due. 10 the rights of individuals, will not be-
tray the confidence OF nations, and we have.
ansinterest not only that those nations should
remain indie pendent of each other, but that
their seyera rights should be mutually main.
tanned and respected.
II they will neither accept our calumet, il
they are deaf to the voice OF humanity, and
will not bury their bloody animosiues at our
inyitation-let US call on them, 10 be just to-
us, aad repeal those. DEGREES which Ferrle1 s.
n tb< k,,tI
All the inconveniencies, and dstresses we
have suffered during the present var If unit
ed, would not balance the decree OF onaparte
issued from Berlin the of November,
sos, by which his cnemies' ports are block
AIDED, not by force, but by con mane--a ante
rior to THAT date, we had boldly resisted, tie
attempt TO blockade single port on cither-
side,e except by force, AND every offence Or
| Insult, yet UNPUBLISHED, can OILY be traces to-
that time.
IF France will not rcscind this decree, lor
our amity, let i'm be told that his obstinaey
will be. the price of our resistance; unmind-
full Of his erninence as well as OF his boasted
|, legions, We will shut out Bonaparte himself,
and trade where and with whom we please.
But if he will, like another Alexander after
the CONQUEST Of Thebes, treat Us as the Attire,
mans were treated by the Macedon'ans, It he
will yield to our fair demands WewilI maintain
our trade with France at the risk OF our lives
We viii turn TO England, AID il she willDot
follow his example and rcsr:nd her ordlnanc-s
es. NE Viii renounce al kind Of intercourse
with her, and send our prlyatcers on her own
coasts.
Should any American be faint hearted c.
a T.
member the part We have taken in former
| wars.
/ In that of 1856 when young and containing
| less than three millions Of people, and little
| or no spare capital, we were united with Eng
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