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

conquest al the United States shall n..
that of England. All there is the WV :,
The con inquest Of the United States NJ, :,
his estimation be necessary 10 The - ,s' ~
quest of Great Britain. Nor do rerc.;a u'
more ready or probable way, by wh;,S
he can effect the conquest Of ere, lhap ,h,.,
the fundamentally Of the other. The ~
most easily conquered, is then the frs, ~
the scale Of means to accomplish lis end
What then is he forthwith to make war >,
the United States for the purpose of eon va
guest! No, he will only capture, impri,oa
or kill our seamen, and eon6scate our W..
sells and cargoes, by way of friendly ,s1
ton to us, until he sees and knows whs
Their We will, or not, accommodate our NJ
tional differences with G.. Britain. Shona
we 6nd our rulers possessed of hrmnts, sns
masnanimity sufficient 20 accommoda,. o".
differences wish England thing wh;I J,
he will not readily believe, after the txn.
rience of the past, and under the lash q
his whip; why then, he procaims Omen
war. No: perhaps he may not so far Conn., p
teract the efforts of his friends in the II =
as to declare open war but he Will car,v
it on against them by all the means in h.
power. And what if we will not accom-,
modate with England why then he wilIby
way OF keeping up the IDEA of his DOVE,
and Of eur Aove md reverence far him. sin
plumber. and conascate our property, sud
imprlson our seamen.
Does he not know the present ruling pay.
~ we'll A random shot from Br;,;sb
Ship killed Pierce-the whole continentv,,
put in:o comlnofion, and the res olutions Of i
town meetings. swarmed.s pigeons in search i
OF aeorns. It was murder, it was treason Ii
twas sacrike:se, for American blood 10 BE- b
split BY an Englishman. A French priva. b
teer, OF the port Of Charleston, meets an
American vessel, and running under hsr
quarter, discharges vollry Of mussrt ball,
into her, and wounds Mr.. Foin- This &
is very well--it was done by a. Frenchman h
And Frenchmen have rig ht to spill the IN
blood OF American citizensti Not town. If
meetlng-net a patriotic resolution on the e,
subject. From Bonaparte, good, true and ha
talthful, exclusive, republican, such as have f
had possession Of the government for nine E.
years, would receive scorpion as he would
apiece OF bread. Oh shame on party spi. All
rit /. debases the man and it corrups &c
and viEhss the citizen! But Bonapara ssr
Knows it all /; and he profits by it. Wha po
then is to be done? Let il, be men ! lctu Ma
be American republicans let US discal Is
Parry spirit, and party maxims let lis y. BE-
train from the croukcd and per flious poll nc
tics which have degfaded our country; co. ISL
vered our namewith reproach, and our con. car
duct with shame ; and let us return to The bi
open, honest and manly policy of VASE. ma
1scToN. Let us be faithful 10 the erin rpNs SUI
OF an honest neutrality. Lit US arv5@mp BOT
dcts our differences with either nation, &C. Inc
cording to existing circumstances, brsserp cap
ing our ozt7. rights, eancean1r M7se If D. tel
Tiers, and compromising ;sach as may b me
aaubyuI Blu, Ietus b. pr, pared 10 main and
tain our NATIONAL IsDEpENpSNcg; and 10 inc
rePel aggs essions on oes rish,s aud proPc' lam
~, whether infected by France or Cna az
Britain. bta
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