Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-12

~ ATfe1CH WDUSUCe OSSS tAsst 4" VSS
councils which is leading u 70 ruin. Has net
Duane the lsadins editor Of the sdninisrTa'
ion,already recommended war with Eng.
!, and, &an aMance with France ? Hss hs net
asser,st>in a way to be.uhdersteod BY hs
party, that " Napoleon is our king" Ts
ceompiish this, armies are rseonmended
to be raised, aeets equipped and heavy
t axes imposed i; for we are not fools enough
to suppose, that the money which they
have. proposed to barrsw for these purposes
we shall not have to pay, if indeed they
will leave Us the means of paying ito
Ecanomy waS once he,wateh word of the
party. When federalism was 70 be destroy.
ed armies and navies were useless and
dangerous; foreign embassies were unne.
cessary and expensive; loans of money
were tricks to draw the public attention
from its expenditure and our commerse
was English and cid not deserve our pro.
lection. But now when war with Eng.
land is the object, useless embassies are
sent large armies are to be raised fleets
equipped, Ito leave commerce unprotected
is national degradation j and loans, We ar.
told, may be mad to any extent the public
exigencies may demand. Can the meA
be honest who thus change their principles
to answer their views? With such motives
and such views, are We to be satisfied, and
support them! tits no wsnder that we
see SO many really honest democrats, sick
ening at such absurdities, and turning to
federalism and the only solid safety of their
country. The federalists do not deny that
England has injured US blu. they say, and
truly too,that France has injured US more.
They have seen various efforts made on
the part of England to heal our differences
they have seen none on the part Of France.
They have seen English efforts At peace
rejected with consemps--,hey have seen
French aggressions submitted to. with pa.
thence. They know that impartial neuuali::
ty is the only ground we can safely stand
upon tspreserve our peace, independence
& happiness--ThIy have seen that shame.
fully abandoned, and an alliance with one
OF the belligeren,s recommended and war
with the other. They know that peace
is to them an all important object, and
that an alliance with France would be
the destruction Of American freedom.-
They can see no object that can be obtain
ed BY war, but public plumber, public dis.
tress, vast extent of executive influence,
and an accumulation of debts, that our
ehlldrens' children may not be able to wipe
away. Impressed with these ideas, they
cling closer than ever to tho honorable 70.
licy of tie immortal Washington. Peace
with the world lis their wish, as long as it
can be maintained by just and equal con-
due, towards foreign nations. England
they know cannot destroy them, because
they have tried the experiment; and be.
sides the commercial spirit of that nation
is best satisfied with the industry and ex.
istsnce of the world in peace. But where
are the armies of France to be supported
and KEEP. up, but by the plumber and subju-
Cation of mankind? As soon as the Bri. !
fish navy shall bs destroyed, the impetuous
will burst from the European shores
and we too shall be deluged in It's course.
Against these dreadful evils, to avert
their too fatal progress our representative
in Congress has honorably aud zealously
commended and the gratitude Of the dis.