Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-02

could ever be ar peace NltH $3.50 49,
long as they were at war with each QUOT "oute
be q,erfectiy visionary Bas let US suppos9
ourselves arrived at the period o., ID son ' q
peace. a period which mus1 CONF al ie'''
I MS suppose both parties heartily tlfea OUT
with the war, and, so far as resPeclea tnc'h-
selves, disposed to make peace on sof'le'nt,'5
Xix al.terms, what In that event wou'a %
,onr situation? Precisely that OF minor Pc"
ere. who have unfortunately been drawn IN aS
ooces eorios in a war, and whose lnterestsafe
usually forgotten on the return OF peace
n,nst accede to a peace on those condltlohs,
which the principal contendIng powers arc
pleased to dictate. Suppose Tor instance. =
should be agreed to restore things TO the STU
alton in which they were at tRe commence
ment Of the war, that Great Britain shoula d
gree to restore TO France her possessions III
the West Indies, and France agree to restore
Hanover to Great Britain, andf restore oPaii,
PORTUGAL, and the other nations OF continental
Europe to their national independence. sup
mise for instance that we should have been so
successful as TO take Canada, Nova Scotia, 81
the Floridas, which is believe the grestests
length that our ideas Of conquest have yet
pone Ct do not know that they have yet eH-
tended so far as Jamaica or the lsia9d ol us
ba J when arrangements are MADE ioF gene
erai peace hese conquests, and 1t may &c Lou
isiana into the bargalY must DC given up 10
their former possess9rs. we say no, oui M &
tention has ever been to keep Canada, Nova
Scotia and the Floridas, which have been pro-
cured at such great exFaace OF oioou H'iu
treasure The answer wl, beYou mus give
them up, ifyou wish to participate III the 2a-a1
vantages ola general peace, % ii yoa aeten'gs .
10 retain them II mustbe at the exp - 5du /
risk Of q war 9Th bosh not!ons.
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vi saile-4stA9 lsfF1tsrre- ,+4rr4r,.y
will Cd sSssTTs- eeq~ewf, frrtcrc5y
in p9taiot4ia SHE s-ee4saisfs'
as Ae will be pisAssd- to--bes te---
BE the pGohah ~. ;--sss : ea-
LAIN ~ general 'Tryc:Ere
the plaias-ef A pa A4ss,Ir,,
oi Esa4etgr, -ard tue yT5st
with the-DtasA- of -ct444'-- - i
oaAr-pe11s aa44s-ttii Il BY ~
tinnS--a4+sf-~4se =. LIZ
ceEafsercc; and snTpp1rIy' -PrTfTcf1's
Aart of OLE asa=44eEGls4t evp+r-Is and alter CO
sracting debt of one and 1t may be two hGf
dred millions by which poster,ty VIII be our
thened for generations yet unborn. IhiS n
tile fruit which may be naturally expected 10
GROW out of such a war: and these are the Cd
vantaees which will probably result tro,l
return Of peace. Is it not better to remain al
peace, and bear the ills we have than fly to O.
Tiers which we know not Of ty rashly tsaAch-
mo out into the vortex But suppasfng has !
the beIiiserents,aitcrthe long exFercncewhlch
they have had of each Others strength ii the tug
r II e. to Hp.p lf,to he r ~
sest alliance, (and certainly this is a sup
position which is neither Impossible nor
very improbable,) and should agree to di-
vide the empire Of such part OF the world
as they could bring within their grasp between
them. Surprising it should be part OF their
agreeme Mt to partition the United States tor
their mutual benefit, and make either the 70
tomac or the Allegheny the dividing line, 1t
might be with the most extreme difficulty, and
only at the eXpence OF another rulnouS war, |
th4t the contamination Of the plan Eaight be
prevented. Such are some of the bright and
alluring prospects which the contemplated war /
presents to my view. They deserve cur Sc
rious consideration. When once the sword Is |
drawn we cannot sheathc it at pleasure. Now
we may probably remain at peace.
shall detain the house with but a very few |
observations more. II is said that we have |
already gone SO far that our honor is pledged, |
we cannot go back, we cannot retreat without |
indelible disgrace. Indeed we should render |
ourselves the reproach of the whole world
should we recede from the attitude we have
taken, unless Great Britain first relaXes from
Der maritime system by repeating her orders |
in council AS it respects the pledge so ho-
morally given TO this nation to go to war Tor |
the assertion and vindication of the peoples |!
rights, believe that great majority OF the |
people of the United States will most cheer /
fully txoneratc congress from IT, trouble and |
expcnce of redeeming this pledge. believe |
nothing, unless ii was a complete settlement |