Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-25

"a the same snbjeet, the S Virgins Afs e
cus,.' 4 democratic paper q klchfnond, thus
remarks; s.
tn. nressnft situation Of the United States,
s tg,,lv sriffeA aud interesting ltappears tos
s. rrsS,g Nc ascertain that the
~ French. has determined tiaat 10 patton.
which carries On trade, has ahy ifas'se,
Kconrnunicatipp with Great ,brilalh, Z, slsll
continue AT peace with himself. IN .hs 81
lher hand tho several British orders o. So''l,T
iii lately published are vf surha nature as e,
most entirely to destroy the comnefc e @; 81
neutral powers. g s.
ri would seem therefore that we5shall short
lysbare onlysthe choice of Joining In the war
IN the side Of France or England, or 81 re-
||aiina,,ishing nr,trade with both. u!
If, indeed, the report. As true thai - bona
partc has demanded peremptorliy ot oura la
bassador at Paris that the American govern
n,eut shall break with England or with France
It would seem that we have no choice LETT,
but thatgof sides in the contest. ~
IF Great Britain could but learn her own Va
interest; if her rulers had but sense enough
to know the difference in point0f importance
between the loss Of few sealnen who may
desert from her navy and find shelter In
ours under the pretenee of American citizen
ship; if, for the sake of saving her and them
selves fran destruction, they would oo US
Justice, it might perhaps be more to our adj
vantage at present to be oDsfriensly terms
with shersthan with France, notwithstanding
the threats. of Bonaparte: ltmust be ae-
united, In the present perilous crisls, when
:ail the nations of Europe appear to be swat
lowed up by the devonring ambition OF that
terrible man, that the British navy may be a
necessary check to his progress--pesEaps the
only obstacle to prevent his attaining the uni
versal empire. Inthese circumstances, loW-
ever great our resentment is fer the injuries
and insults which the peaceable and inoften-
siye citizens of America have sustained ITO m
those tys ants. of the ocean, We coufcss tina. We
should not wish to see them entirely snb(Ne1l
BY the equally unjust rapaeious tyrant OF the
land 1t would, therefore, be desirable that
the differences between Great Britain * this
country should yetSbe accommodated, II pos
sible, on honorble terms but these must be
no other than,thc admission on herPart ofthe
principles for which our government contend;
/ that our vessels Shall be free from taiIbs-
trary search, and our seamen from is1l :
pressment. This would .heaII up the Hiounsl,
saIs sSt hs@s sss e rely pss16aaIiy sp 5 s.
Fed rewards the u eiisd SSssses, " @.tpu5ss not
that our exeeleos s,asssmsn snd pa,,iqss
ls.1sferson and MaAisou, 'hougs asnay re-
solved not torelinqutsh any ofsas righ. Of
hsis country, are nsYsr.hsiess disposed 70
consent to any arrange By whieh jus,
lice may on !locessioasbe readily Obtain.
led by the of the British osvy, eiainninsEde.
.eriers. Hopes may therefore yet be cd
.er.ained Of a compromise Ct 'hs dispute
between The two pasiopc. 8ut ,fyhis can
netbe accomplished, we shall then be dri
ven TO the nrcss.;tyof choosing between
the three measures above mentioned, VIZ .
war with England, war with France, or no
connection with, either. II becomes i'm.
por,ant then so consider which of these
lines OF policynugh, 10 la, event to Dc p.r.
sued by The Uri,ed States. The sobjsc.
| is OF great nsomsn,, and requires avar,t.y
of reflections, the result of which, -whate
yer The decision may be. will be all import
ant 10 A,meriea. X shall therefore re-
ceige ths moss mature consideration and
candid discussion frpm The editor st ,hs
Argus. who sohciss his various patriotic
correspondents TO their ideas
uEon it for the bene6, Of their conosry. @
s. NEWPORT, <Ecbruary 8.