Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-07-26


: that influence which they are now destined TO
have or this quarter Of the globe, the spirit
of prophecy itsciff viii never be aoie 70 deter
mine.
We need, however, no Utopian speculate
ons Jour relations to persuade the American
people fiat lheysare in danger tsomtlc exof-
bitant ambition OF France 1t is one maxim
of political economy, maxim, which the
dignity Of every government has partially en-
gendcreol, that no actual saei1Eces or preeau-
lions should be made for amy supposed no til
4 lily which any other government may medi-
tate. But at the present crisis when SO many
actual innovations have been made upon our
Independence in the very face OF tho commu-
! nifty, and when the representatives OF the ma
tion have made SO many solemn appeals 70
! tire magistrates Of the people It would be
still greater Want OF national dignity not to be-
lieve that they are meant to sound and appA
, us in our security. Il was originally capIye
which cherished the idea OF an eternal aniity
with France but il must be frenzied mad.
ness which cannot believe that the lurning
hostility of this nation has already had re-
course to ain open violation of the laws of ma
tons. We are threatened with war, we
know not frofn whom is the indignant butan-
slpred language Of both parties. lfthen, we
are forced into war, where is our navy to
annoy and retaliatc, or wlere even are our
Notifications to prevent US from insult and re-
taiation What infstuaton Is it which IN
one breath declares we shall! have war, and in
the next, that We Shall make no effort to shield
ourselves from aggression? Such caprice,
may well be termed all idol atrous caprice;
caprice,to which the gentlemen,o the present
administration have enelsavored 70 PROSTATE all
our dearest and most sacred immunitles The
national energy will call forth SO ne new and
uneXamp!ed measures the public tranInlll-
II itself which has too long been absorbed In
political faction, will demand some n VI and
decisive measures TO restore 1t to its elulI
brlum It is the calamity o. great Nation
which now Calls fer the decisive tone Of public
spirit; d natien On whose political life O?
| death depends the existence of empires to
consei aay, whica constitute one great pillar
eff support to the very civilization efthc world
Great Britain alone CT tue European nations,
has been enabled tc Withstand the shock and
to remain formidable amid these violent com
motions. he resources OF Great Britain,
seen, chiefly TO be derived from her insular
situation, her tranquility within, and her vast
external relations, which have growfl<up and
multiplied with her national improve ntent,
have long formed the barrier of her security
and protection The solid fabrc Of Russian
greatness has already been made to stfemble
--maey antieat kingdoms and states have
been annihIated in rapid Succession; the 81
gantic power of French despotism VII! at one
pause of its career strike am sm ent and dis
may through the American mind. We have
new sunk into a scnseless apathy when the
very spirit of freedom could reanimate these
sacred attributes OF our souls which would
bind US lii an eternal union to our own vel
fare.
suspect that great part of that vast mass
Of corruption which is prevalent In the coun-
try, and which may be said already to have
almost oYerhowcd the ordinary measure OF ma
tional corruption, may be ascriOed to the IN
huenccs ofFrench philosophy and French po-
Iiti S. The nations Of this earth Will ever
have reason to deprecate that awful prepon-
derance in their political relations which the
policy of that nation has almost ALREADY cts
fccted.
withstandin@ the United States Of Anls-
RIGA is an enlightened nation, notwithstanding
peace, happiness and tranquility reign with
in: vet her national freedom and lndepend--
ence may soon be swallowed up In that same
vast vortex of ambition which has already
swallowed up the political relations OF all the
continental powers in Europe.
The energy of our government IS some
thing like what the energy the Batayian re-
public was before the year 1900; yet that
cnIi ghtencd and vrtuous republic has fallen
long before the military despotism and house
of Bourbon and Braganza.
AN AMERICAN.