Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-27

stYNctiop OF Our faircst Cities.
Mos one act Of hostiiisyto Britain has
been committed By us, she has not . pre-
,ence of ,ha, kind 70 alledge |; buff sho
I will mage war upon as, are we 70 do no.
thing 10 our owa defence! # she issues
orders of universal plunder upon Our coaA.
; aerce, are We NOT TO withhold it frona
her grasp! Ia Americsn pillsge one OF
i,hossrigh,s which she has claimed and ex~
ereieed until we are foreclosed from any
atsemp, 10 obstrucs It's collection! For
what purpose are we requiredto make tbs
sacrifice Of every thing that can giseivaIoe
losshe name of fteemep, this abandonrnens
! Of the very RICH, Of self-preservatioh s Is
it 10 avoid . war! Alas! Sir, il does nos
Offer even this p!aus,ble plea OF pEsiilani'
nifty !; for, as Submission would make os
10 all substantial purposes British colosies,
her enemies would uequestioaably treat
as as such, and after degrading ourselves
info VOLUNTARY servi:udr 10 escape q gar
with her, SIC should incur inevitable war
sish all her rnsmis,. aud be doomed to
shsre.th destinies of her eonduc. with a
world 10 arms.
Between ,his urqpa!i6sd submission,
and odspsivc resistance against the war
upoo mari me neutrality wsged by The
eoncurriug DEGREES OF all the bell gsren'
powers, she embargo was adopted, aud
has been hitherto continued. So far was
il from being dictsyes By France, that /.
was cs!cul-tea 10 withdraw The means oi
eompulsion which her sIbsequen, decrsss
would have put 10 her possession. 1t has
added 20 the motives both Of France and
England for preserving pesc. with us, add
has diminished their ,ndscem enis TO war
Il b.. lessensd their capacities Of inf!ics
irg injury upon Us. aad giveo US some
preparation for resistance 20 ,hem-Is has
taken from their violence the lsre OF inter
es;--!. has dashed the phil,sr of piiiage
from the TIPS Of rapics. That il is ti,s
ssessiog 70 ousse'ves-:hat j. calls for the
forssrdc Of 4 people, determined 10 maiu.
tain their rights, is ne, &c be denied, Ent
the only alisr0atsve was between thar aud
war. Whether j, will yet save us from,
that calamity, caonos be Determined, bu;
If not, IL will prepare Is for the further
struggle to which sse may be called, II.
dorbie tendency of promoting peace and
preparing for war, ia iss operation uroo
both the beliigersat rivals, is The great sd.
yao:oge Which more than ouiwe1ghs al 10
evils.
( u aoy statesman csn poin; Ga aucehe,
Alternative, | aG ready TO hear hiet. ard
for any prsci,oab,s expedienr TO lend A.a
every possibls assistance. but lei NJ; that
ezpedien: be, submission to trade under
British licences, apd British .sxation. We
are told that even uader these Restrictions
VIC may yst :rads 10 the British doa, ,,icps,
10 Africa aud China, and with the celc-
n'es. Of France, Spain and Holland.
ask nos how mach ct lnis trade would be
let, when orr intercourse with the whole
eens;aeatot Europe brins cut tG would
leave us no means OF purchase, and %
market tor sale? ask not'what trade we.
could erjoy with the colonies with winch
~we should be at war? Iask not how iong
Bri's!r would leave open 70 Us ayenass Ok
trade. which even is these very orders of
council she boasts ct leaving opss as
special Indulgence! If we yield the p,in.
cip'e, we sbaodou all preface 10 naneual
Sovereignty. 70 yeasa Tor the frngmrn,s
OF sfadr which nigh, be lef,, wouIi BE- 20
pine tor the crumbs OF commercial servi.
tuoe. The boon, w;llch which We should
aumi'ltaie ourselves 10 accept from 5;.
tlsh bounty. would soon be wRbarawn.
Submission never yet ga boundaries ID
encrcachmen,. From plesdlog for hait
the empire, We should sink into .uppleao!s
Tor lfs-We should suppllca in vain. If
we s'uss fall, let US fall. ffr.men-gf we
perish LEI il be in the defence Of cur