Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-31

parts most convenient, present TO him an
easy conquest: The Uuised States, with
the deepest regret, l say it, the easiest.
Il is impossible that the United States
can be indifferent spectators OF a contest SO
raomentous. tits impossible but that men
Of observation, and experience, must see
the object, as here presented. Some may
have fcndIy persuaded themselves, that the
United States are too Insignificant, for the
ambition of Bonaparte. But then, they.
must have forgotten, that even the Swiss
CANToNs, have not escaped his ambition,
or his tyranny.
They MAJ, indeed, have imagined, that
he would not dare to encounter the gun.
bats and the militia. of the American
union ; but then they must have overlooked
his attsck upon the Grrman empire. Or
do they rely on his friends, in the United
States, to save the country from the grasp
Of his ambition, and the squeeze of his ava
rec !? Alas shey should read the history
d SPAIN. Where his friends, as numerous
and as powerful as they are in the union,
rather served to betray, than protect the
country. In fact, the citizen, or subject,
of any other country, who is the friend OF
Bonaparte, or who contributes to his aid,
or to the accomplishment Of his objects OF
ambition, IS THE ENEMY OF ITS
OWN STATE. Then let US not be de-
celved but let us see things as they are.
The war between France and Great. Bri.
tain, is of the utmost importance TO the uni
vtrse; but most of all, to the i. States
because of all the neutral nations, in the
world, they have the most to loose, as they
esioy most, and would come next in con-
tact. with France, should she Conquer Bri.
tain. AS to Great Britain's conquering
France, the idea is too preposterous and
absurd, TO be cherished for moment, by
any other than mad man. The counter
pose Of IN Sc TWO great nations, IS the safe
to ofMe Uu'sed States. Especially, as their
present rul.rs nave not the wisdom, or the
virtue, to place them in a posture of dc.
fence. Hence the good policy, the PRIV
dence, and the necessity OF A STATE
DISTRICT NEUTRALITY. But no.
thing, snort of the most entire madness and
folly, can exceed the desire, to 20 to zuar
zvith Great Britain. Yet such disposition
has been cherished by the rulers of the day ;
and, were they the hired tools of Bona.
parte, and most z:a!ous to serve their mas
ter. they should have acted in the same
wa>, and commended, for the same thing.
Ce~1.-s';~ die object of 'Bonaparte tina,
OF Great Britain tlrss Ucrau t;lat wouIu
make all The rest easy. But if c. Britain
is CONQUERED, it must be through the u. S.
If the United States should lend themselves
TO Bcnaparte, and become party in the
war agains, England, own tina, think the
conquest of England practicable to France
But I consider the TALL of the Us. as the
mos, certain and inevitable eouseqGenee.-
Nav more, the conquest of the u. S. |
should consider certain to Bonaparte, wke-
ther Great Britain was conquered OF NOT,
were the u. S. to engage in the war. Such
step would produce in effect, all the CON.
sequences of ar alliance with France. One
OF these would be the. admission of French
troops into the u. S. The name Of friend:
ship, and the pretence of aid, would disarn,
suspic.on, and palsy resistance to theirwish.
es of position, and accommodation they
would possess themselves of the most adj. |
situations in our country they |
would possess the advantages of veteran
troops every means would be used TO cor.
ruPt the influential members of the govern.
mens, and to prs'dispose the public mind |
for the crisis when Bonaparte, would deem
it convenient to tell US, that some one Of
his adherents WAS OUR KING. No country
has heretofore escaped his conquest, vhere
It's soldlers have 5een admitted. Fraterni- |
~, NTH him, IS death resistance alone
ylues life and thet to be eBectuaI must be
timely. But suppose the listed States
will not 90 to war with EnrI,nd m ~