Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-18
HARTFORD, June g.

| POut1cnt fGTpSiSW'--AltiiouSn Know
LEDGE Of the future be not in man. unless
impaired to him in maane" supernatural
vet there have been some men, who. gift
ed with extraordinary sagac'ty, have been
| able so to discern effects in their causes,
| as, in some particulars, to conjecture
things to come with remarkable exaclncs-.
We VIII mention ;hrce iiiustrious in
| stances OF this two in England, and one
in our own country.
/. The Hon. Edward Coke, in the year
t7iS, in speech in the British House Of
Commons, made the following remarks,
which ncw seem almost prophetic 81
think there is no maxim in politics more
certain than this, that it is inconsistcnt with
the liberties of Europe, to aIlowtranee to
increase her own power, OF to divide the
powe.. Of Europe into SO many branches
as to MAKE it impossible ior any one prince
or state to think Of opposing her in any Of
her ambitious schemes for it is very >er-
tain, that, as soon as the thoughts Of OF
position end, those OF dependence begin !;
and consequently, if France could once eff
feet this purpose. all the princes and states
ofEurope would become dependant on her.
and most OF them would, at all times,
think ofprcservng their insignificant sha-
dow Of sovereignty, only by being obedicDt
to her commands, and assisting her against
those who should bravcly dare to rebel.
We should then be in the same circum.
stances Europe, or, may say, the world
was, when the grandeur of the Romans
was at the greatest height. Some Of the
princes and states Of Europe might lie
dignifcd with the deceitiul title Of scc.i
Goltici Jnyerii. (oliies Of the French en-
pire) but if ever any OF them should dare
to behave otherwise than as the most abb
iect slaves, even that empty tide they
would be stripped of, and their territory
would be converted into province Of the
French empire"
These remarks, though made almost
seventy years ago, how exactly do they de-
scribe the present state of Europe!
9. We will next instance the celebrated
Edmund Burke. In speech Ofhis in the
House Of Commons, SO long ago as 1870,
he termed the French revolution. " the
excuses Of an irrational, unp:iaciplcd,
prescribing, coniisrating, pIundering. fc-
rocious, bloody and tyranaieai democracy"
And he declared that tie French had ono
other system than determination to de-
stroy all order, subvert all arrangement,
and reduce every rank and description Of
men to one level" That .'Lsleir signal
Of attack was the war-whoop, their liber-
ty RIGHTEOUSNESS, and their religion athe-
ISM
These sentiments were uttered at the We
~ commencement Of the French reyOlu-
ton which was beheld at that time with
a general glow Of admiration and joy
Burke was the first to discern ard pro-
claim the denominations with which it was
fraugAt; and for this thing he was de-
nounced by millions, both in England and
America. The subsequent horrible pro-
gress Of that revolution, gave his words
the stamp of truth, and made apparent the
astonishing depth Of his sasacity.
3. Last (not LEAST we will mention the
political prediction, if we may SO call it,
of that distinguished ornament Of our own
country, the late Fisher Ames. In an es-
say Of his, published in the Palladium.
1902, he expressed himself thus. IS She"
France) I" Will try the utmost efforts OF
her policy and diplomatic skill. to dctach
the United States from being customers Of
Great Britain and will, if possible, unite
them to herself, as auxilIaries to her
scheme of aggrandizement. We have
some thousands of .jacobins wicked enough.
and some tens of thousands Of democrats
weak enough to second her plan. They
are ready to make the U. States the toel
of France, and in that iitustrioHs ctas..e-
ter, to revive the famous resolutions 9:
Mr.. Madison, and the report OF Mr.. Jei-
ferson on the privileges and restrictionsq 81
our commerce with foreign nations. 80 as
to render Congress the instrument OF Their
war upon Sheffield, Manchester, aud Biz
minpham. in t.uylando