Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-31


erp states would be doomed TO encounter
horrors at which humanity shoulders. / ne
subject is a tender one, buttke appearance
| Of the times should inspire US with courage
10 lock our situation in tie face. i5y CLOS
ing cur eyes to danger, the means OF avert
inc our doom may be lost. lie tact is 100
notorious, and the truth too solcmnly I'M
pressed upon every mind 10 be concealed,
that small French force, by aiming and
alousing the internal enemies OF the south
ern states, would conquer them without
shedding their own blood. Il proclamation
Of freedom distributed and a few arttul har-
angues by such a man as general R'yaud,
would produce an army OF slaves more tor
n,idabk than Galalin's insurgents or Dutr's
conspiracy the one destined to dissolve
the union, the other under the auspices OF
France, in conjunction with Ipilkinson and
WiAaume2 feet, to establish an empire in
the west.
| Fer many years ithas been the undis.
guised policy of France, through the IN
trigues of her rmissarles, to make the A.
( mericans the articles of their own ruin
| VIVA, cannot be effected by their arts will
finally be accomplished by open violence.
The workings of French emlssaries first
Showed themselves during the adm. lnstra-
ton of Washington. 1t was the policy Of
the then government OF France to gain her
point BY intrigue merely, but since the de-
stroying angel has usurped the throne, he
seems to have resolved to try what num-
bers and force could do. Where there was
one emissary in the days of Washington,
there arc now hundreds and they daily IN
crease. The insignia Of the Irg'sn Of ho.
! nor has become a tanl!la. sight 10 those &C
customed to traverse our streets. he I'M
perial party acquires fresh spirits and lnri-
eora!ed influence by every arrival from a
French port. How soon this INCREASING ar
my, which is gradually organizing IN The
bosom of the country will awaken the jca
! lousy and fears of the citizens, and animate
them to spirited action, we know not, and
God in his mercy Will alone direct. Ger
tain it is, much longer delay Will be fatal to
our liberties.
| For series of years France has exerlcd
her utmost power to obstruct and revolt
| tionize the American government. Has it
not been Witnessed years ago how France
exerted all her skill in diplomacy to seize
Louisiana, Florida and Canada. Genet
mad his sub agents in cur back country to
occupy them. Louisiana has since been
| fraudulen,Iy sold to us without title, and
the treasury drained to pay for it. Fifteen
! millions Of dollars were thrown as a sop to
Cerberus, and the property will be torcibly
| taken from US, whenever favorable oppor-
! tuni,y offers perhaps, in less than TWO
years.
France carly opposed every attempt to
establish the stability and resources of our
government. With view to promote dl-
visions and foment factions, in 1888, her
emissaries opposed the grant to the army F;
they also opposed the constitution in 1887, |
and in 1859 they dared TO take an open and |
active part in opposing the funding system
The intercepted letter of kauchet, her mi !
mister, proves that he has lcagued herself
with factions to undermine the indepcnd. |
ence of the nation. But innumerable acts
of a much later date, since the Napoleon
Dynasty appeared to terrrify and scourge
mankInGs prove the lnVetetatc hatreo which
she bears the United States. These have
more recently engaged public attention, and
are within the recollection of every body. !
Connected, they manifest the rooted ami.
mostly of France, and point to the enemy
which we have alone to dread. IF Amefi-
ca does fall, it will be by a blind devotion to
her avowed and bitter enemy, who will not
al Il ,
to cloak his designs against Our liberties.
The u. S. is the only nation which boasts
of its independence that ever submitted to
such gross abuse, 'insolence and in ustice,
as have been received from France: and