Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-10-24

mute, until the army was completely Or
yanised. would send ambassadors e
every court Of Europe, that / might
multiply the chances of incipitent dis
pute and the pretences for continuing
INCREASING the standing force; regard
ing all other means of accomplishing my
as subsidiary, and this as the
principal
s With the same views, would en-
courage NavaL Establishment; these
measures not only afford a vast sum OF
money to expend in rewarding and gain.
ing over adherents by Offices. posts, ard
contracts, but the navy in particular fur.
nishes most convenient methods OF Undue
ing the chance of temporary hostility with
other powers and Of course the Pretext
for continuing an army. By a navy |
could seek for occasion of offence but
with an army alone, | must wait for
them.
My ambassadors would be useless with
out navy, for in this country, We can
interfere with European politicks in no
other way By navy lay hold OF pc
puIar prejutices Of the people !: can as
sist indirectly in many ways a monarchy
hostile to liberty against Republics !
gain over to man the mercantile inter
est, for whpse protection it's ostensibly
ard indeed in a great measure really
raised; and it furnishes an. opportunity
of commanding the seaport towns CT any
state. which might venture more active
to my views, than could safe
lv submit to.
(" Such appear to methe obyiols mea-
sures for man toadopt, placed in a 81
tuation TO aim at power independent OF
the people, and who inclines to make the
attempt, accuse no man orssetof men
in thi, country OF any such intention !;
the measures that struck me as objects
ofjeclousy, are not the measures OF one
man, or Of one ser OF men. T"
6 liut we have adopted measures, that
were | placed in the situation above de-
scribed, | should have seduiously promo
ted.
/" The doctrine o. confidence in the;ex-
ecutiye has been urged in this country
with as much perseverance as by the
friends of Mr.. Pitt the minister,ia Eng
land.
t" Fair, open, decent, and arguments.
tive opposition to the measures OF the
prevailing party has been always reoeiv-
ed within doors and without as eyidence
of disafection of designs hostile to the u.
Mon, of enmity to our own Country
and this in terms ui gross pcrsevering,
and most ungentlemaalike abuse
{ Mr.. Cooper then proceeds to consi..
der the policy which ought to persued
towards other nations, and concludes his
address with the following para
graphs.
/" They that is, a foreign nation, have
attacked us,.let US return it : but the UNI
becoming ungentlemanly violence of ex-
preston used in our legislature, and in
publications of authority, has been most
to the country In which it has
been adopted.
" Nor shall Idwell upon the obvious
objections to the navy and TO the army,
the favorite measures of the partizans of
the day. The navy is useful to defend
one million of dollars at the expense of
touf. but wherefore the army is snow to-
be organised, as the prospect of war is va
nishing, it would not be easy to tell.
!" Other circumstances occur to me,
out have been too long already: the
coincidence of these measures and opini-f
cns with what a I leader inclined to-
'iespetism might wish, will naturally ex-
cite a.jealousy ofthcir tendency. / hope
they will be steadily opposed in the on.
iy justi6abie way Of opposition under a
Tree government, by discussion in the first
instance and a change of persons by
constitutional election, if no other method
will succeed.
THOMAS COOPER
Froa TIE U. States Gazette.
The Eipohr,,I opI CpanISh