Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-02

strong: but here Mr. Twins harmonies'
some evil spirit, has unaccountably Pervertea
the natural order of things; and not few nave
taken side with the strong against the weak ;
and many a fervent prayer, and many an ahA-
ious wish, in this republican country' has been
and still is offered up, that France MY con-
ouer and add Spain to her territory; while !fe
indignant Spaniards are mantully contendihs
against fire * sword, s death in every shape
amidst their violated wives and daughters
their slaughtered sons, their consuming haoi-
tat;ons and cities. Some will say, are tiny
servants dogs, that they could or Wouid cou!-
tenance such things" Yes, there are men IN
the United States, calling themselves, pure q
indebted republican,, who to their overcast
ing shame and disgrace, wish success to TINS
unriphtcous cause. This is the harmony
Spain enjoys. But, sav some, the french
puts down the inquisition-so then the good
old doctrine is revived Beat out man S
brains as the quickest way to mend his faith
Had Spain no foreign possessions Immensely
rich, beyond calculation valuable, the lnquisl-
ton might have remained till dooms day.
60, but the French arc for the freedom or
the seas" This is to be sure proved beyond
contradiction by their conduct to Neutrals !;
BY their taking, sinking, burning and destroy
ing by their seizures, detentions and conhs-
cations BY their uniform i'll treatment OF our
countrymen, even those shipwrccked on their
shores and The stopping all the property be-
longing to the United States within theIrreach'
Very Justly did that true American, Mr.. Ma
con. observe in Congress Z" He could not for
the soul Of him find out how man who paid
no respect to mems rights ashore, should be-
come so scrupulous about them at sea-
But there is still another thing the present
ruler of France is friend to protestants. Yes
lie says to the clergy Of France, if they dc
not do as he directs, he can and he will, dis
perse them like the Jews all over the world.
He can indeed direct the people he rules to
observe any religion he plcases--this year
the Catholic, next year the Protestant, after
that the Jewish or Malone tan, or to worship
that woman some time back set up to repre-
sent Nature, should his interest or lis caprice
point in any or in all these directions. If our
information be correct he incIines or has in
ciined to all these religions. He began his
political career with liberty and equality, and
the murder of the best friend the United
States ever had in France. From that he has
passed through all the grades of political reno
walton, up to absolute and universal despot-
ism and he could, in the case England
should fall, very conveniently send five hun
dred thousand or twice that number Of soldi-
ers to conquer and divide our country into
some half dozen kingdoms to please, to gra-
tify, reward and keep quiet, some of his ge-
nerals whose talents and ambition might rem
der them troublesome in Europe
Are there then people in the United States
who would forward events so awful, so dis
tressing even to look at that would place
this happy country, with ourselves, our chill
dren, our property, our liberty, our lives,
and the momentous concerns of religion, at
the entire disposal Of the present ruler Of
France
That there are some we know; but for the
honor of the American name it is to be hoped
their numbers will not increase, but diminish
| as the subject becomes better understood.
Some may suggest that these events will
| never come to pass, and that these ideas are
! chimerical, sc. Let all such review the great,
| the unthought Of events that have occurred
within twenty years. Had any man then de-