Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-08-20

9gshr tfitt difference
SO. bt ues.sryrd, especially in defsnslus
,ncs 10 DC o that between an intimate and
slianees' - ,,;amce in which we engage to
COMPLETE ,bs cause common, another IN when :
naks 'n5 81 only settled succor the all,
v; 2r0n, h;no common cause is soclety Of
ancs ma 1sy one acts with his whole force !;
aar. Ese'' ,ocome principals in the war ;
al the a..', -. same friends and the same
,hsf :'a'e hut an alliance of this nature IS
comics :. i.llv termed a society Of var
Ishsn II !. W yl a sovereign, without direct
S;ag part 10 the war made by another
y 'ak'"s ~ sends him only suecors OF troops
sossrs'S' ,h,sr are called aueikaries. The
" 'a rprn troops serve the prince to whom
aaFlp.g cent according TO their sovereign
'aI i., a. If given purely and SIMPLY win,
o'dFls, ,,;r,ion they are to serve equally on
' Sa' oasnsire OF defensive and N the con- n
INC oi, sf the several operations they are TO
doFs he prince to whose assistance they
0OSy y" VI, this prince has not ths tree and
t I 'bty are granted him only tor his
J'o'S a n and he has no right to transfer
owl vs." IS ,',xiliaries TO third power.
'O Sa, T For Judging Of the morality f'hess
y Ool ,rrs,;cs Of alliances, Of the lawful
s'. ~. aflh.m, according to the law OF ma
hSos y r.. ,,,st b. laid down as an in
na'', pracipIe: It IS IaegfI and cam
s~, 10 succsr and as$ist, e0ery gay, q
. .o;1r MAKING Just 7Oar; and eue" this as
. .;s,once is the daty Of eOery nation, 7ohich
'~o p;gs it rviLi6ut beng 7Oanting to 'FseH
gn, /, nib makes an tjust 7rcr IS 'aot TO be
~,,i,t,d in aug manaer. There is nothing
II his which is not demonstrated by all
80, wr have said of tie common duties OF
notions towards each other Book II chs ~
To supper, righs when We are aole' is ai'
vars eommendable but TO asslstcan unjust
paly is to par,ake Of his guilt, it is being
no less unjust than himself
{ Sc As it is alliuv able only in |ust
war % send succors, or make alliances so
every alliance, every society OF war, every
treaty Of succors, previously made IN time
Of peace, when no particular war IS intend-
ed, necessarily aud of itself includes this
,acit clause, that the treaty shall take place
only in lust war. On any other footing
the alliance could not be validity contracted.
s 50. When alliances have thus been pre-
y,oGsly contracted, the cases in which ma
ton is to act, in consequence OF the all.anc-
Is, and in which the force of the engage
ments consists, are on occasion 10 be dess'-
mined This is what is called CASKS tGrder's,
or case of alliances. 1t consists in the con
surrence of the circumstances tor which the
treaty has been made, whether these circnm-
stances be expressly specified or .aciuy sup
posed, Whatever has been promised in the
treaty of alliance is due to the casas federlS
and not otherwise.
! 80. As the most solemn treaties can
not obige persons to favor an unjust quar-
rel, Sect Sc, } the casus tuderis never Lakes
place 10 war n1aniiestly unjust.
995. An engagement which may draw
on aWar is of great moment It coacerns
the very safety Of the state. He who IN an
alliance promises subsidy or BODY OF
auxliares, sometimes thinks that he only
risks sum Of money, or a certain numbsx
OF sNiditrs; whereas he often exposes HIM
sell to war; ard all its caIamities. The ma
lien against which he furnishes succours
viii look on him as their enemy, and should
'is late OF their arms prove favorable, they
via carry the war into his country. But
" remains to see whether such thing can
. &c zone Justly, aud on what eccasions.-
oOne authors* decide in general, that who.
ever JOINS our enemy, or assists him against
. win money, troops, or in any other man
NJ Whatever, becomes thereby our enemy,
S sSu gives US right of making war against
's's'' a cruel decision, and destructive OF
& tranquility of nations II cannot he
s sapported by principles, and happily the