Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-15

lifjt :. afpis eau, W. aSs ahunooHS Psoi"Va"t'o
AZ ncsnnor. IT will be, b=causss il ln,ass ,bs
ssss,dAe .;;mpossible. Ifeei 40 sort OF 2 sta
a;iSssis saving, that 4, an alliance with IN.
nol.on could be considered iii.no other light
shan .that of warrant for .oar~ nalonal ex.
.ee,u,ien, it ough, 70 he d4yrssis,sd BY eve. !,
~ nau " no sets any valae on h's liberty and
iife. -, -, =. ;,
That i, will come to an alliance, even it
,ir project b. not now before .he CABINET at
Washin ton, is certain, Slless the amazing
career Of the President Can Is; arrested,
Every act Of recession of amEyt.wlth Eng
land propels us to coalition france.
War against England and an alliance with
France are unayuidably ehe and the same
,hing---And what Advantage ceuid we.
gain from war VIII, Easisnd,: "lLwc take
possession of. the territories IN tie North,
can she not ravage our ex:eHded tcoass:-
Can she fot inlet as much xjury>,pon us
as we can inaictupon her? Bat, joining our
arms to those Of Napoison, we can a%troy
her: so say the President and his Berlin
friends! Gfantcd-I will admit lhat which
IS impossible in fact she is then dead
say 50. Whatnow can prevent Napeison
from turning upon us and innihiating US
in turn? Recollect that one half of our
population is Ere nch a, heart-,Er. ctsd with
the mania-rottcn to the core, and that
two thirds Of the other are seizvd with de.
spair: What then could we Go What il
we were Observation-Disclosures
gorous. What arc our means We haze
no monsy'in the treasury; the abb: ln>n
who is At the head of our fiscal lcnarsmsnt
tells Us 90, and that whether we hrvs war
Or peace we must resort to LOANS
Gould weprevent a landing in car trr,i,o-
ry? Where are our ships! Do not forget
that England 10 gone, and tl,at H.. Ts,-
vERsAk CoSQ -ERoR is in possessica o! .yr
Feet. Where Than are eur ships where with
to keep of the swarms with which the mo-
dem Atila would uvsrwhclm US DO YOU
turn - our philosophical gun hoa.s: This
10 no tune for laughing. DO YOU rely on
Terpedoes W"Nld YOU risk your ail on
" Tat seow" You cannot then keep them
OFT: the lsgi"1is Of honor and dishonor
land. What will you do with them? Twcn.
,y.6ve millions Of Grrmans, well armed and
disciplined, and conducted by experienced
generals, have been varquished. Eighty
millions on the eontinent have been made
either 30 bite the dust. or quietly to be
ground into powder. Could .ve trlumph
when they have pesishedt
But w ~ilfhavs war with Enshud and
no alliants with France: very well .; If ,ha,
be possible let i, 10 30. Look A, what
rnust follow: Old Spain 10 conquered :--
KS, We have rendered all the aid we could
towards the conquest and reioiccd At the
event. lhs Floridas belong to France,
who will pourin.o them sufficient number
Of troops TO menace Cuba and Mexico, if
not ". Would you PERMIT French troops
to occupy the Florid.s 1--we do we ar.
. ruined natien and if We do no. W. come
in'e contract with France, and mus, there.
tore make peace with England upon such
serms ~ We. could get. This would be in.
svnable. And W. oush. no. in case Of
war With tic rench in the F!oridas 1, cal. ,
culate % the interposi,ion of the British
mvy, to prevent reinforcements. 1t wculd
be her interest, & undoubtedly her policy.
to permit France to annoy US. And who
should lead Our armies? Wilkinson. Tic
man who as commander in chief has slre,. |
dy sold himsslfto Spain Could he res;s,
the alfursmcnts of Napoleon? Would no,
the insignia OF the leg'ons of honor pu, chase !
him /! We'havs now no WAsH1Hcros.-
What then might become of cur republican
institutions! Would they be in no dan.
ger! Might not some Napolson arise a.
mongst u.s. and, amid the elangor Of arms,
hn'sh our party eontears by seating himself
upon threne. =.
This 10 indeed a Cris;s. In whatever
ksht the measures OF the executive are
viewed, they are ruinous. I have dcscr;b-
ed The cause and dew loprd the design >
Shall 1t be accomplished TAe NATION
only can answer. Good men will do their
duty. He that loves his country caano, now
be,remlss. = w.