Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-03-18
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EoaAPARTE.
The above declaration was made bv the Co..
sicaE some years ago. The truth OF t has
been manifested from the commencement 81
leaerSon's reign TO the present d,.y. A most
ou, merchalAshape sustained the loss Of MANY
millions, and oar nice hlnlCs aid lailoling .Hcii
OF every description, hare suffered for yesrs. bv
the corruption and ird1uencc Of the tyrarts
5.s,ss. ,taey are now again doomed by the
salne party to drink deeper in the cup of h,l-
Initiation and poverty. Once TRAITOR, aluGvs
traitor--he can't look Gack--he must 90 or,
anti that tor the most Ccscnt reason i; for their
master has SAID they ~saust o5ey >r Be extosaa.
The n1iserer,ts in these states. to whom Be-
naparte SO long ssnce alluded, have continued
with unrenlitcd and increasing zeal, their
reasonable practices against their native coun-
try, by every artifce which infamous ineenui-
" Can devise. 1t requires no -ooniu,ation, to
make a good surmisc, who some of these
culprits are.
1t is probable many wonder why the subject
of bribery and corruption is so frequently
brought to view. The reasan is pretty cb,i-
Gus. The United States have nothing to fear
from the ho7yer of any European government.
But they have~e every thing to apprchend from
the subtle poison of foreign coin 1t was not
SO much the military strength. of Bonapartc,
as depraGity in the cabinets of Europe, that
Caused their prostration. Having such terri.
BILE and living examples before our eyes, sure.
~ the Americans ought to be forcver.kept d.
live to this destructive evil. Between the
present conflicting nations, the resources of
these states can give, il not deei4ive, yery
impressive preponderance. They perfectly
understand this, and act accordingly. Agree
ably to Bcraparre's system, which is the de-
struction OF the commerce of Great Britain.
our weight Il. the scales with him, is ali i'm
poltant against tiie other 1a,;on. But against
France, OF little moment, because she is 10
where tangible Napoleon has tayished tie
most boHaies, apd ac1direda decided SUPERB
ORTIZ and influence az gel. But thank God.
many Of ,he good republicans have seen thry
his dark cloud ihe film Of party taken off
rheir minds, shey behold the precipice TO
which We have advanced.
The First thing pres ented with the light. to
the exc OF every American, should be the fol-
lowing, in large c2pitais---
BEWARE OF TRAITORS
i We even had not the testimony OF Bona
iparte himself, it is impossible or foreign
and domestic Affairs could 50 regularly ard
oontiauediy for years together, have takenone
course Of public and private distress and dis
grace, unless deere WAS some trsiforous infiu-
.ence oyer the direction, of our ussiooas~ con-
erns.--REPUBLICANS Your. couut,r il
SOLE-BONAPARTE Is YOUR EMPE-
RoR! He has his counsellers. Of, state in
the ranks Of good meaning, unbeKevfng Re
PUBLlCANS-through them he directs your
hesihie% The Independence of these once
free proud states, does rot nsas ssip! I,As