Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-13

that pspef, Tom Paine. iss language, /
the presens crisis, may fairly be regasdss
~ more consonant with the wishes of ID,
govcfrmant than that Of any other demo
q cratic print. ii so, the above extract il
not a little alarming.
/ L tthen true that Mr.. Jeferson 70 de
ficrmined to goto war with Great Britain
and that the embargo is meant a. 9 pre-,
1iminasy act of war; for the purpose Of
Wrestling from tina, power . relinquishmeu
OF her maritime laws which she has main
tanned for ages, viz. That ermy's goods
shall not be,.proseeted BIZ friendly bottoms;
aud which the whole force OF the famous
: Northern Confederacy could nercompel
herto reliDquish 10 Mr.. JvHrrsea now
resolved % plunge ,hesU. S. into war for
+ this Does Tom Paine know that Mr..
Jefferson himself, under his own hand,
| when formerly aecre,ary OF state, in his
foreign correspondence, expressed himself
I thus Il quote his words. Z
q" Another source Of eonpIsint with
! Genet has been, sha, The English take
French goods on, of Americas yessels,
which, he says, is sgainst the law Of ma.
iioas and nn9h,-;o be prevented By us. On
the centsafy. We suppose il TO have been
lor 9e,esfablshed rule Of The zaw' ot ma
tisa.s, that the goods of freud are free 10
az enemy's vessel. and an eaemy''s goods
LAWFUL PRIZE in the vessel Of friena.N
JeHersen's letter to the Minister of
the u. States IN France, dated
August l6, 1898.
Blu. now, If we ere 10 believe Mr.. Ief.,
Persons spohdeni, the u. S. have
passed s. the preliminary act of war and
closed our ports" for the purpose of over
turning this very $ established principle of
The law of Dalions!" SO then we are 10
60 10 war first to oblige Great Britain to
,elnquish the right she claims Of tskioe
her Gun seamen out OF our merchant yes. i
sels, aud second, to oblige bet to REIN
.qussh the right she, 10 common with
other nations, claims, to make prize of,he j
goods of Der enea,y when food 90 board
neutrals-l wonder il some o;hsr cause
of war could cot be snbjured UP by The
magic of French gold beautifully aud ia,
diciocsly distributed. However, no other
cause need for the present be adduced !;
those two ,hsn are quite sufficient 20 10.
volse US 70 endlss. war il ees.r Yield e.
.her while she hasa ship alive 90 ,he,sc-an.
Are the American people" ready 10 enter
upon such . contest! Is there a~man
north of the Potomac, not under some
improper influence. who will presume TO
answer in the affirmative! But
There are more things in heaven and
earth Horatio,
Than are dreampt of in your philoso-
ply =
A late London paper says, "The cutting OF
our intercourse with Portugal does not seem
tornaks any gloomy impression among mer-
camille people iere, We are likely soon to
become nation OF slnuggler. and Portugal,
| as we'll as Holland, will take the chance Of
dealing with US in spite of Bonaparte's militia
! ry custom house officers.
| The following S Q N G., the composition of
THOMAS GREEN FEssENDEN, Esquire, was
sung at Hew-York.
Tune-dnacreon in Heavea.
|: WHILE around the full board, in festvity's
glee,
The sons of New-Epgland all joyous assem-
BILE,
lI,et's swear to live ever united and free,
] That our friends may rejoice, and eur enc
| mics tremble;
For friendship carest,
In each patriot breast, :.
| Shall sweeten enjoyment, give pleasure Its
| zest;
And the virtues approving, shall sanction the
+ plan,
which STRENGTHENS their empire and dlgnl-