Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-14

this government could not submit to the
un;ust edicts and DEGREES of Great Britain
and France. Bonaparte on the Sist OF
March last, declared publicly. that the
Halted States should - conform 10 his de-
orees or be driven from his empire a
Great majority Of the democrats IN 1h's
our happy land, declare that we must 10
almost any thing rather taanlose t''c tra1c
of the continent CT Europe. Naere: ~
not the resolution OF the gallant tcn'h
CONGRESS about to become nudity -
Query 9: Have We not already compilcd
with the {. continental syssem,' ny our
foolish and wicked non-intereoufse Ia"
And if so-Ouere 5: Have we not, IN VI
olation of our repeated pubic dec ia','li0hs
tuBM1rrED, and IS CONFIRMED ourselves 20
she decrees'' of France ?-.N.f Com. ill.,
WAR.-It;s SO long since this word has
been sounding at distance, and SO many
wears since We have experienced inc Hii-
.ery and distress attendant on a state OF ae-
tual hostility with any nation, that many
have concluded We are never 10 DC m'oi'-
ed il war, and that America is exempt
from this the greatest evil which human
naturc is heir to. But we have WcH
grounded fears, that the time is not lar
distant. when havoc will be the cry anu
when the dogs OF war will be let loose up
On this so long favored country. we
would not disturb our fellow citizens with
unnecessary and false alarms; we would
not brighten them with frivolous reports
and unfounded suYmises; -Gou iorDid tit't
we should make mock OF their ic''fs'
and snort with their feelings. But there
are times when it becomes our Douhoeh
duty to sound the trumpet, ana TO sum
mon our brethren to be on the alert tAa'
they NAV be ready to defend themselves
tbe;r wives and their little ones against
the numbering hand Of the Destroyer,
Sueh a time appears to be now approach
;np and we give this notice, that our
friends may rot be caught slumberlns Id
the hour Of danger. The present si''Ia-
lin, sf our country cannot long continue.
,Things are processing East to crisis
w., see,,> =, !,e inevitable. we must
e;they wage A. or cease TO be Il nation
tbere appears to &c nc alternative leie US
And this war, independent OF the ca.ahl-
flies naturally arising from state u nos
t;Ety. is Of the utmost consequence 10 our
scuntry. thrust eventuate in the pcrina,
mont establishment. or the annihllaton OF
.ha,ot:on. ,;v.cre is no middle way. we
s1,,r in honor, power and stability ana NIX
ourselves on high ana permanent sroaho'
or we sink in inS;g0.hoance anu eoii'0'hp''
neyec 70 rise. :,,
By every thing which has been reeeiV-
ed from France Tor malJ months' II ap-
nears that there is hut ore thing "hicn
this country can do, 10 satisfy the empc-
ror. We cannot be considered as a favor
ed nation. unless We Will MAKE war on
ENGLAND. This has been the opinion o.
thinking men for long tine ; but many
-wonld not believe It 4 Others who khe"
it. declared it Was not the case. III is
now our duty to state, that hostility TO-
wards Great Britain IS the only condition
on which the emperor will eondeseeha 70
tender us the fraterndl embrace, and liiat
he will accept Of our friendship Oh no O.
Their. We must also state, though we can
not at this time name our authority, that
this condition has been made known off,
cially to oar government, and eatesori-
ca, answer dema;lied. What kind Of an
answer our government has given we
know net; but it is probable the new IN
styuciions to our naval commanders nave
nYown out of this demand, and that Coli
bsoaore Rodgers's renscunter with 'he
little Belt was in consequence Of those
instructions. Ihese things Will undcnos-
edly be denied by the friends OF the emPe-
ror, and the supporters oi the present a'l-
miaistration; bat time, which otSen 'sl'-
fuses light into dark transactions, will
show to the crednious thst this Statement;
is not materially Incorrect.
However wiling oar administration may
be to crafty the cmefror and to ccnlorn,
.h.mseiyes to his tsaerees,'' they would
NAT in the present coalition OF the couair,