Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-16


<hldfaR a s:rw srMr Taxation Of the
French Empire, &c. &c. To-
THE affairs of,his ceuntry are evidently
sM~proaehinK crisis. Il 10 impossible that
we should remain much longer in the uncer.
rain state, with regard to Great. Britain and
Fyapce, ). in which We have 30 long stood,
and are new standng.% With one or the o.
.1her we shah be compelled to SO 70 war, and
In the view Of every sound politician, upon
this war rest our future fate. and the hopes
-6ffhe human race. -,
Hostility win England. would, necessa-
ally, be accompanied with communion
sand alliance with the most corrupt and
dangerous government that has existed in
4modern tirnss. A government that hants
down both friends ard enemies in success
siou-a government that annihilates all the
freedom that it can reach; that Per6Jiously
g.. Anlraps and ruins those whs have labered
for its asGrardizemtpt; and that sacrifices
Its most slaViSh cpeIegists with 40 littls "a
morse 40 it immolates the victims Of its
; hate.
An alliance between this county land
France would Be followed by the same ef-
feets that alliance with the latter has pro-
dueed in so many instances, upon the CONT
nent of Europe an absolute destruction
Of Independence in the weaker power. A
mere war with England would not have
= this issue. Our danger would consist In
; che unpr;neipled intrisues to which we
! should be exposed, in that event, by being
. drawn into the vortex of French plans, and
French schemes Of conquest or revenge.
We see no such 6argers if circumstances
should compel W to take up arms against
France. The difficulties that We should
ereorSntev in such warfare, would not be
40 pressing as they would be, if we were
eouterding against England /; and relying
more confidently upon our unass'sted
strength, in the one case than in the other,
we should not be so strongly tempted, nor
indeed constrained to commit ourselves IN
the terms Of alliance.
We are positive that nothing Is wanting
90 make these sentiments universal and eth
eisp,. but knowledge Of the spirit OF the
Frrrch government and is springs OF &C
t;ou. derived from facts and observations
enIlsetrd and made in France itself. This
knowledge is 10 be obsaiEsd in the woIk IN
der review which cannot be too strongly
recommended to the serious peTHsal OF eve
uAmerican. without distinction OF party.
we trust chat It's diffusion will be- as wide
"a Ms principles are correct, and Its iutUr.
Tna,iun valuable. Never wa there more
exeslI.n. political tract published in this
country, Its facts rests nPon NO doubtful
ou,6erity, nd make up a body Of important
Recommendations never before familiarizcd
so Americans; It's deductions and illustra.
t;on. are founded upon The doctrines of
sound political science, and the. ineOnsessi-
lie experience of the world. We have no
hesitat;on in saving. that it is impossible
Cor auy onein the nation to read it with
ont being, informed and improved by it;
and that isuaGiOn itself, will be pow
erfuIly impressed By ltd statements and
eenclHsiOas.
The object Of the LITTER is TO establish
The seyesal truths that it belongs to the
nature, a. i q the systematic plan OF the 60.
perrmens Of France 60 grasp. at universal
Sleaninion--ihat the evils which this gisan.
&c despotism entails upon< France herself,
are no lkss CALLING than, those 70 which the
.ccnauesed territories are subject that every
.whersahe lnxuries Of the rich, and abe me-
eeasakies pf the. poor, are. alike ,assaiied !;
4hak wa net only share with the British in the
hssFetf whishi . cherished against them by
tSe cabinet Of Se.S Cloud, bat are equally
nsrkea oar fOr destruction"
TAe 1Focss eE ehese mOEAensoUs and larm.
sne nusi,ions aFs complete. They are de-
G-s.h = ,v~,aesasoA na IN facha an alo.