Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-05

eOuugfcr U.S. 0ue, SNaoS We ,Usst'.S -, =
iase MUCK VERY MUCH, II. we
consider our situation. NE ought 20 hs17e,
1hat the Spanish people, who ;i,~ss them !
srlyss taken the most active interest ~ slfeif
own defence, wil aag,nsnt :hsir means IN
proportion 10 the numbers OF the Enemy
who will oppo.s.5th ii. ne eas'sH 10 hope,
that the government, assisting them, WA
no, only protect, suecor and favor them, but
,ba, il will augment their armies, who, be-
ing placed at the entrance oftae great pro-
vincss, shall stop the career OF the inva'
ders. the seryile slssesc CT the tsranf. ne
haze to haze, that the snlis,ments VIII be
chc-rfuliy compiled With, end thai tor me
enhancement of the esIabl shed Ranuiac.
tories ard The succurs oi the ailiss, a mutt
trde of Standards wil,,asm themselves, that
by augmen,ins the armies they will destroy
those Of the ,y raa,. We haSe to hepe, that
both the government, as we'll as lnhlvidu-
als, Sc. ing thei- couas,y in such imminent
danger, will endea"or strenuously TO 70.
deem il, and secure the system OF our u
berry. Opinions will waver little on
things of minor Importance. but they Will
think alike as t. the expu sion OF the enemy.
Then 10 other object will exist but war,
and the administration of justice in the In
terror. Under the two hs,nisp heres cannot
pcri.h the political machine Of our actual
establishment; and although Eonaparte
should transform himself into DEVIL he
cannot obtain our conquest, which he SO
much pants for ard longs after. We ought
to hope ell this, because both the lunta
and people propose it, and when our whole
means a.e put into execution, there is not,
nor cannot be any force that can resist US.
1.-The Tyrolese, who are infinitely weaker
than us, do so mach to oppose the. tyrant,
(and ths effects OF which he has severely,
felt,) What ca1aat zoe, and zviat ought ne
net 70 d9 ? VINO can 90 E,ars and have
greater assistance !? In truth, we have G.
very thing to hope and nothius to far
TITS couioands the vile Corsican, who en-.
d:ayors to procure means to subdue US.
But he knows our power, and fears ito
VIII We defer putis"g it in practice! He
knows the contrary. lie knows, that it
even our govrrnmen. should be opposed to
it, We viii ever resist the unive rsal tlrant,
even If those who now command us should
prove traitors to th,i cLun,ry, which is a
thing that cannot be. This has been seen
ana accredited experience is not to be OH
swered by political sophis.y, however dis.
guisrd and we'll written. In war, then,
there is nothing to tesi. With arms in
our hands, ali that is propi,icus we ought
to expect The enemy is snong, whist
feared, but Immediately when tn>y are at
tackled, by our brave Spaniar4,, they for
get their bravery. They know how to FL,
and acknowledge enr superiority, both in
strength and enthusiasm then let US away
to them, and when we arrive atshcir camps
We, will not cease 10 ask, At the poin; OF
our swords, Have ne 10 hspe or far ? In y
themselves will not say that they are CON
tented with their situation : they will TO;
say, that they hope al and fear nothing /!
Their,emperor has on!y slratagsms TO re-
duce. and chains to epslavc bat they are
for those who willingly resign their own Ii
bcrty. Those, who, Ike the Spani.rds,
arc determined to obtain, viii succeed at
last, althouS they may endure thCuiand
crosses and sulscIiass OF all kinds. Anar-
chy indie. d is the only hing capable OF de-
s,roying what is begun, and which by es-
prcial favor Of the MOST HIGH, is yet far
from VI. Notwithstanding this, which
ought to aa.ter us, have W. still to fear ?
Yes. There lives among US many traitors,
wrart up in tho cloak OF loyalty, vino are
as many spies to Napoleon, ane: as many
enemies to our liberty. 1t is these who en-
deavor to sow the seeds OF disrord, to
bring the government into disrepu.e. and
to excite the people to rcvo'utioa,t"as wh. n
the bride OF authority should be broken
and each abandoned 70 his own caprice,
confusion should ensus he enemy might
then enter and gather the fruits OF division. /
This is zvka. We only ha0e to fear. But We |
have to hope that the vigilance Of the 60
vernn,ent will discover, pursue and chas.
Use them, without respect to rank, de.cxnt,