Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-06
FROM THE \. YORK AMERICAN CITIZEN,

rand u7ra7,ais},ed Peace with
al nations is undoubtedly our interest N
peace can be maintained without sacrh,
Of our honor.
But we are told that we must have eubt,
the embargo or war, and if it be SO decresi
say let us have the embargo. When d
choice of evils is presented, wise men chus.
he least. Mind! l am no guild, although
this election of lesser evil is quid csc.
uine. I stick fast to the administrations
We adhere to the embargo q mean a fcwd
us1 because it is said to be less evil d,a
war.
And we are right in doing so!
There is an Old adage that tells us, thai
ssnone but a tool scourges himself with hi
own whip"
How We should laugh at the man VII,
would deliberately whip himself by way q
taking revenge ON his supposed adyens
ry!
And to add to the ridiculous spectacle
the fancied adversary, in cur present case
feels none of the blows which we SO sasse!sT
inRict upon ourselves.
But is not the threat OF zcGr, Iii case oil
removal OF the embargo, meant to terfy
us into content with what we should oiha.
wise be yery dissatisfied ? Is ltnot scare.
crow? Children and birds must some tinu
be frightened.
Why should we have war?
With what nation shall we have it:
We have differences with Spain, will
France, with England. But beg Spans|
pardon. Spain and France are now one,-I
''hesh Of one flesh and bone Of one bons.'
Boney has ioiacd them!
If we must have war ilad we not better
wage it against boh France ard England
If we n,xst have war Pm for sitting al our
differences at once-ths boundaries OF Lou.
is:zs.1<---lflc debt which Spain DID GRE all
which France now owes TO the l.. states
the Berlin and Milan decrees-the British
o,ders-thc affair OF the Chesapeake, SCI
&c. sc. &e. Would it be wise to settle Of.
national accounts by piece meal: VIII
drub France first, and afterwards, when vi
shall have tasted the sweets of halt a years
peace, drub England? Two Was mIghl
occupy Us fourteen years, whereas, accord
ing to my plan, which | beg leave to Prot
pose, we might settle with both nations Il
seven. This would be economy OF tln'E
ECONOMY of treasure-ecenomy OF blo%k
And why, at the close OF MI. jefferson
administration, abandon the ground q
whici, it was commenced? pm tor econ
my, let apostatcs from the republican PAT
say what they will
But, as viii always be The case in f~E
country, there are, rs 70 the choice Of =
adversary, differences Of opinion. IpE
French partizan wants us 70 join France
sainss England, and the English par;iz1 I
wants us to join England agaias. France
And thus BY these base champions q tr's
foreign nations, the L. States IS i:.aac 8 10y
ball Tor each.
A word to the partizans of France.
Those whose bowels yearn for an alllann
with his royal & imre, ial majesty aga.ns;Er
gland, appear not to be aware that they az
already srati6ed to the utmost extent
their hopes. We have an embargo ayar'
England. Is not that enough Il any arsFa
that it is not, let me ask what more can 'E
do in favor of france Suppose war d,rh'
red against England suppose ourser1
formally and comfortably i'll alliance wv
France, what, in the way OF hostility, CO.. 4
we add to the embargo In combating y
gland, France wants ships. Have we w.
for her use We cannot aid France III:
with navy. But we are ''great land ~
NAL" Granted but does France want IS
addition to herland forces? And ifso COW Is
we convey one in safety to her EuroPD
dominions u.
But, we could take Canada. lha' 81
certain, and the conquest might he nv ~
with an inconsiderable loss OF blood = 81
treasure-Nobody doubts this. Yet