Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-22

duciiaB OF facts. al t'DdiHg 10 SHOW .
| unprecedented increa'e Il this immer..
rorthern empire aad the detcriora, y
| 81 we NAV 30 e1pless ~ IF the otl.5
great ccn'irentaI states Of Europe wit.
tot entering into thi. extended chain c.
reasoning. we will Stale ore !act, Which
| will shsw the anazIrg accession #
8 rensih this empire has received within
| the last century In the year 1922. the
popaia'icu 81 Russia VAS only fourteen
ni'lions. In 1889, il was IS mi.
ioGs, and at the present period, taking in
the late accrssioBs in Poland, IL is not
too large an estimate to take it at Eftv
millions. The geographical additions to
her territory, if not cn-cI'eLs.Vc with
the increase # her population. have been
most numerous and important. The
Ministerial press treats TIE fear
Of the undue prepondsfance of Russia in
the scale 81 power a, idle and visionary,
as invented for the purpose Of detrsc,!nr
fem the wi, dom Of the measures aIopt.
ed by the Allied SoyefeiyEs, ard a,
brought into view fer lie sole Purpose
Of c. eatiss disunion, ard re sowing the
seeds Gf new war. This mode of dis.
posing OF the question, by impgtins fac
tous motives aud evil designs 10 those
who agitate it, is not, perhaps, the ros:
satisfactory mode OF arriving at Just
conclusion, but it is one attended With
tie least trouble. AID j. is nicde Ct
treating opponents to which that press
has acquired BY immer Jrial usage. a
prescrip,iye tile. Butt isnot .he dread
Of q new war witch influences the at.
vocates Of Ministers in their strenuous
opposition 20 tie deductions Of Sir Rob't.
wilson; for no SET Of men. perhaps, are
less ayerse TO war, whatever might be II,
object or rre.ext but because these de-
duc,ions materially iupugn the wisdom
and policy of that line OF conduct which
they have so immeasurabIy extolled-the
breaking down the power and indepen.
dence OF France. and reducing her, n eff.
feet. 10 the rauk Of tiibunary state.
Ii the conclusions drawn by tbs abe
writer are just. hr immense sacrifices
made by Gfeat B itoi;r TO effect this re-
ductiou have not o., teen useless. but
positively nisch;cv"Us. Tor they have
tended 10 create gee though per-
haps less o6v;Gu. DAGGER than they
have removed. But however this aues-
ton should be determined, he policy If
maintaining the present resce InVioate
is 80 obyicus that there cannot among
reasonable men. be two opinions on the
question, and we trust the country viii
never again suffer itself 20 be sedaced
into new war. for any, however p'susi-
bic, and more especially Tor that absurd
and impracticab!e Of al prciects--,hat
of maintsinirg Or restoring the balance OF
power. We trust governors will in
future, turn their und.y ded attention
TO that which was :ha primary object Of
their establisameut-the protection, COM
tort. and happiness Of he people; and
wea sure that there are abuses now,
in the bes. constructed and best admins
tered sosernms OF Europe, 10 afford
them ample employment for years 70
come. We think wc cannot better con-
csude this article than by an extract Of &
letter, addressed by DR.. franklin 10 Sir
Joseph Banks IN he conclusion Ct t6at
fatal war Which separated this country
from her American c6lOnirs, only adding
that enormous sacrifices ct men and ne
hey in the late war, have rendered li3
rea,oniIss more cogent, ard its inter
i"gatcries more appropriate, then when
it was originally w.ittca.-"I join with
you mes, cordially, in rejoicing at tie
return Of peace.
bore it will be lasting, & that mar
kind will at length, as they call them
selves reasonable creatures, have reason
and sense enough to settle their diferen-
ces without cutting throat, for. in my O.
piniOn, there nerer Tcs good war or a
bad peace. What vast additions to tie
,pnvenirnces and comforts Of living might
mankind have acquired if the money
spent in wars, had been employed IL
works of public utility What az eSten.
sion of agriculture, even TO the top Of
our mountains what rivers rendered
navisabIe or joined by canals what
bridges, aqueducts, new roads and pub
lie works, edifces and Improvements,
rendering England complete paradise,
might not have been obtained By spend
ing those millions in doing good, which
in the last war, have been spent in DO
ing mischief in bringing misery into
thOusaHds Of families, and DESTROYING tie
lives ct SO many thousands of working
people, who might have performed he
useful labor"