Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-28
D.aILY ETTE.
"To sHEw
THE VERY AGE AND BoDY OF THE TIME
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE"

IS
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE"
{ SATURDAY MORNING, September 90.
i MARRIED, on Thursday evening last, by
the Rev. Mr.. Muir, Mr.. RICHARD STANTON,
to Miss HARRIET PERRY, daughter of Mr..
Alexander Perry, both of this town.
A writer in Baltimore Democratic paper
says: C The waters ofthe Mississippi and St.
Lawrence are assigned by Nature to the Ame-
rican Empire" Again /" The political adj
vantages that would be derived TO the United
States from the incorporation of Canada with
our government are inealculable. The St.
Lawrence waters an immense tract of fertile
territory within the boundaries ofthe United
States"
} We know of nothing better calculated to
dismember the union of these states, than the
I.and-Mania which unfortunately prevails a.
mong great portion of our citizens. With
hundreds of millions of acres of unoccupied
territory, we are still unsatisfed, but find it
absolutely necessary to our existence to pos
sess another immense region. Should we OBJ
tain this, our land spectators would then fix
theirionging eyes upon the West-India islands
and declare that we required them for elbow
room. We,can see no advantages that would
result from the incorporation of Canada into
the union: on the contrary, the disadvantages
appear to be great and numerous. Our coun-
try is sufficiently extensive already; and it
we continue to enlarge the sphere of our do
minion as rapidly as we have done of late, we
shall ere long have the whole of North and
South America under our control. Our grasp
ing folly will then be apparent; but it will be
too late to repent: the empire will sink under
its own unwieldy weight. At any rate, as we
have lately consented to admit a new member
into our confederation, we ought at least to
wait the result of that important experiment.
before any other wi Id schemes are resorted
to. Should that turn out to be fortunate, it
will be time enough to extend our views.
The same writer talks at large about what
we can do in case of war with Great Bri-
tain. Far be it from us to depreciate the ma
tive energies of our country: we know she is
fully equal to the protection of her rights,
when occasion may require it; but there is
no necessity for so much clustering: " Our
armies swore terribly in Flanders, said my un-
Gle Toby"
From the MtelHgencer Of Thursday last -
All temporising must cease. Commerce
must be abandoned or fought for. Halfway
measures will cease to be even palliatives."
A writer in the same paper, under the sig
nature of Vindex, seems to entertain differ
ent sentiments. Sooner (says he) than sub
nit to abandon the ocean, let us have a navy
to protect our commerce. Or, let US dissolve
our Union and return again to the dependent
condition from which the blood Of so many
martyrs have so recently streamed to release
u.s."
1t remains for Con gress to decide which of
their Alternatives must be adopted-Whether
we are to resign our independence, establish
a Navy to protect Commerce, or abandon the
ocean altogether by an unlimited Embargo.
The issue will be interesting, whatever it
may be.
Our Lottery Vendors Advertisements bid
fair to rival those of their brethl en- across the
Atlantic. The following are among the best
we have seen, and are not unworthy of pre-
servation. The Parodies cannot fail to please
those who are familiar with the originals. The
first Advertisement is from Hohe e Co. of
Philadelphia, and the two last from r. W. Kid
der and Gilbert e Dean, of Boston.
1t must be so-Fortune thou reasonest well,
Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond de-
sire,