Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-08

G1HzUsy DLsPosITla.ws,
FRENCH GOVERNMENT, sc.

I'VE preseRs cur readers with some sx-
srasa FROM a mo st enlightened and sis'
! gait Letter from IN American, just re-
turn ed from his travels, or. she Genus
and aispssiisns Of the n "a Govern
msas; 10 the hope they win excite the
curiosity of some Of them to read the
s whole work ]; particularly shoss who stu
= appear devoted 70 the plans Of :hs tyran,,
Napoleon. They will see ca the enc
haad, Notwithstanding her splendid vic.
tories, the depth Of misery TO which
France, with her dependant kingdoms,
isredurei while England, on the other,
who has cultivated commerce. with ca
: ereasing ardor was never IN higher state
ofprospsrity--nevsr more able to con.
~ tinse shs war With her deadly foe. As
: We appear TO be on the brink OF a war,
most earnestly do We eR,rsat a careful
psrusal Of ie, and above all a deep eonsi.
dera,ioR Of the conse queness which must
Aow from league with France-bus we
srus.. the salutary warning contained in
il, win no. fail having The desired ct
feet Oh every well wisher TO his country,
and Illustrate so fatal, an sveni.l
3 After short introduction, we have the
follosing:
aft 7 had not known how few Of the sound
political TRACTS, OF Europe arc in circulation
here, and how little we are-in the habit of
reasoning from grneralviews, should have
been surprised 10 find opin ions ia vogue,
which hive been long since abandoned even
BY that description of European politicians
whose sympathiss'sEere once so powerfully
attracted 20 the success Of Frenek policy
both external aud domestic. We're our own
errors merely speculative, and not of essen
tisl importance to our vital interests, we
might. view them, if not. 18th an eye OF in
d; Gsrsi.ce, at least, without feelings Of dis
may ; bot, it 10 our misfortune that The cha
ractsr sf our internal stinljnistr alton, OF car
moral habits and OF our foreign Ielations,-
tha, Our laws and liberties tlepsnd,in ag,eas
degree, upon proper understanding OF the
genius aud d;sposi!. rs Of the French g..
Ysrnment. Our des.inies appear to me no
othcrwiss ambiguous, than AZ they rest up.
on the sentiments which wish TO see uni.
versally predominant Of cordial detssla-
sion foF the proaigacy, and Of Timely resist.
ow se 90 eha rn a.bira fs.n. &c . ro,... ,.h:,k
e;reumseribed BY no law, and checked by
no scruple. mcditates the subjugaliun Of
this. as well "a Of every o(hsr country.
4 There arc, >know, many aa,ung Us,
whose predictions for French alliance, no
calculation Of eonsrqusnes may DO .tfeetu.
n Co subdus, but arm well satisfied, that
WeEare . great inaiority. who need but
iass srass Of che character -snd effects of
Preach d<spotism, to,bs induced to unite
IN opposing Whatever ATTEMPTS nay sbe
made, eishef by treachery or violence, 60
yoke us to the car Of the eoaanaen enemy Of
mankind. The wrll-iureatioued parto our
sitizsas should be taught 70 understand,
that It belongs TO the nature, a. il is the ave.
ssmasie plan, of The geseran,enssf Frauc.,
10 grasp at universal domiai that the
evilS which this gigantic Ii-spstism entails
upon France herseif are no less aai!in2,,han
sIsose On which the conquered serfiteriss
are asbjeef, fhas every swhsre The luxuries
efike sieh, and tho necsssaiies o. the Door
ore ailks ass&iled. shat we nes only shs,e
wish the Bsisi.h u ahe hatred which q che.
uishsd assins. shsn sy the fcassnss ofSs.
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