Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-10-21

sh~s 1851 y w t'~~f.>3 VIII Hut lie d..
lgerous when the conclusion of Tie sas'
lshall leave TO the people the means - w
isnnirg their occupations and tbas
ibits; but before that moment LIN %
Fermentation is not yet extinguisbed nus
|obedience established, the rnixtnr,s 10,
lsoldiers with citizens, could .no,
Throw fresh combustibIes into the A.,
Hist too painful tore9eetthat such ! 1 s.''
Iof things should have no other sn s'se
THAN the terror OF some cabinets
/ The opinion they entertain Of the
Ition of France, depends whether All ~,
desires should be accomplished. ,rIa s
lis no sacrifice to which an enliebt.nsa' My
people viii not submit, iftliey Ind = !
the means ofpreveDting greater evils i
Such is the disposition, such the de,a.
jminaiion # all the French. Would ~.
1.-THE allies on the contrary obtain ma ~
|sares Of anticipation for unknown plans,
Is tito demand an inlpossibiIity: tho,
lis no blind obedience IN France. m.
powers have hitherto unfnlded neue =
their designs, no one can form an a..
[of what is to be done, either Of tha -
Sernment, or the authority Of your o. -
|jesty, or Of the future. Wa
Anxiety and doubt are at their beio..
and every thing appears a subiect,of f.,
|ror in this obscurity bat single word
and all the disposition of mems mind,
|would be changed. There should BE- ~
|obstacle to any measure, if 1t formsI
part Of a general plan that shouldb6,,
in Its whole scope some encouragement
for obedience. Letthe soyereigns ds;en
then to explain themselves. Why would
they refuse this act of justices Let them
condescend to combine all their demand,
as so many conditions of the auietnes,
of the people, and let our accession to
all their views make part of mutual
treaty; there will then be no mare diff.
Guilty. The soyereigns perhaps do not
fully observe in what embarrassmenk
and what distractions they place us and
themselves. We should have need G /
good order to second them, and of their
applications to establish this good order,
Would they have sacrifices who reauie
a peremptory obedience ? For thatpur.
pose the authority of your majesty mus
be full and entire. Nothing is pc sibk, s
nothing practicable, ifpeace exist ud
in fact, at least Professionally; and far I
from being at peace we experience all the
scourees of war.
Let the so,ereigns at least BesOw
some attention TO their interests. When
every thing will be wasted around their
armies, how shall these armies lind their
Is there no hazard in
scattering tie troops |? All the arms are
not yet taken away from the French
pooFlc,) and every man becomes muir
derous in the hands of despair. With
respect to contributions of war. what
new sacrifices should they demand,
ghere the soldier shall have DESTROYED
all ? AS it regards the force OF armies,
discipline tnte relaxed is hard to be re.
established. Germany has ne room 70
expect but that after glorious can.
Daign, she will bring back her soldier
rruptel by spirit OF iicentiousne.
apric. and pillag Every thing ought (
to DISTINGUISH III war trer t .ep,n.
tead Of nitating, surprising even u 4
+ ance h, excise against which t
,oyereigns took arms. Their 60 =, VII
ven that be satisfied !? We have done
whatever they have desired--and on
their side, of | that they announced 7"
the world is it C mplis- ! on ASH
le point : What a contrast between
their performance and their NEST solemn
This is the age Of reason
Al d il ice and never has public opinion
had greater influence. What can &C
count for Affections so excessive ailef
of so much moderat on : he
present war has been commenced %
maintain the cause of leg ti'aacy-s
this manner OF conduct ne the W ar adapt
ell to render your majesty's AUTHORITY
more sacred7 The allies resolved 70
dethrone and punish him who made
sport of the calamities ofnatinns; anu
hey exercise on submiss v France nc
same violence, the same inhumanI!'
thought that.the entry OF t q.
sovereigns into Paris should finlsh w
wa, what will they think on learnlN.
that it was Only then the extravaganza s
Of opp ession began, without battles ana
without resistance The distres'c {
which they upbraid rs for having brouSn
IN other countries have never been =
great; never-at least they did not faF