Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-12
From the NorfsK Ledger.
POLITICAL REFLECTIONS.
addressed to Tx PEOPLE Of the y.
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States.
THE restless and Unsuitable nature CT
ambition has been long and veil koo@n:
ifthe whole world we're ~subjngased 10 lis
will, it would again sigh for another
world, over which itmiFht egsecd rs raya-
ges aud dessolaIion. The bounds of con-
,;nentsl Europe are obviously 100 barrow
10 sa.usfy he snbi,ion Of the Pfssent
scourge Of he human race aud had their
been Afforded 10 tho people oFihrac uait'
CO no particular grounds OF sppre-
nepsi5n, ~e ought nevertheless 10 nave
been long since or our guard ssainss Ia:
dangers, thar sa!sh.too probably awas IS
10 succession Bu, ia roth We have had
ample admoniticn from sse cocdacs OF
Fierce, under evesy form al government
sbs, h.s pteeai!td IL thar eoensry from the
period -four p~oliticsi birsh TO me present
tire, CT The ineouapssib,liay Ct her views
WIN the peace ara ~eIfsre, with be iDdc-
p,nisnee asl sell gcferha1sns ct car coua~
Try,
s, pasa rsyim xlth he Romans, says
Mouiesquicas I. nWhce a state composed
loo !orGidzhFe 9 cody from ks situation or
urioo, never 10 fail 20 divide IT." With
80 ABOLITION eqqsl TO ,sst Of Rome, and
win e perfect deposition TO practice upoo
her political msx; SIS, France wss supposed
% have omiiied, through an oversight. 20
avail hsgs-if 81 the advantage snggessedby
,hr shove maxim, a, the perioe Of the sb.
G~iossicx Of Iaass The second Ct England.
lad great noparch, who "reigesd ID
CT ;ins Gays Moa:esquieu) followed
.aese saaxi.ns, sata ne ssw a neishboring
priaee deth.cnsd, i. would have employ
q a stronger force IN his support, an COZ
Ensd him 10 the island (IrelsnGj which
s3utinued fai,hfaI TO him. BY dividing
she OILY poser, .hsl could have opposed
MS dkssigns, he would have drawu inents
advantages ever fran The misiorua eifha
Gaiq.n
With so undated zeal to initiate the
coudcc, OF RoG,e, and win perfect reeo!.
lection al the oversight above meptionsd,
France wiihou; dou5s was CO her quad
Dos be gully ofa!isc omission 10 future.
No .ocner shcreiofe has Symptom. appear.
ed Of a quarrel aris;ns ba.wcsu Britain rad
her c~oionie. COW thsss Uni'ed Ets'es, ..haa
France. oeeps-d herself 10 considering
!. ,he nnsnuet 10 which France sod Spain"
fac lstsr being essa II that day noder
s.c care snd pro,cc,isa Of the fotmer)
s. oughtla segard the Consequences Of
ss.at qaartel."
For cur knowledge On this subject We
are iod9bsd 70 the n%ationsl convention OF
France the nsselses, who. npoa> the ever,
ahrew oiyegsl power, having gained pos
~ssseioa st tx royal cabinet, aad ofsa,ioas
important papers contained @siereis, we're
p,ra.sd fsoEa shsnee to give 70 The wo'id a
S ght ofths merroir CT Mousisur TDtgot
dated as eaaiyas April, 1870 u this
as.nair no.ice is taktn BY tie respectable
histories II The life CT W ashiFston : The
following seniimenis .hnwsver &C. be found
in that rnrmois,sse aor conia;ned IN the ex.
tracts there made.
lhe afst wishes Of France are there stated
TO be, " That England should syercome the
: rcslstance Of ilcr colonies, and force them
/" TO submifto her yoke 1-Bccause 1.-THE col
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