Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-11-11
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he either despised from lgnoraaee, or
.hnpned from bigosry; he's Regeneration
sas begun, and i, will proceed. but it
bos only begun; 40 hoporssat fact
,ahich is lost sish, of by those who mis-
ia her infant strug gtes tor The vIgor
&c maturity. Every movement she now
nak.s viii be ia adva nee, and progress
.;,s,y shs will deveIope those faculties
- which she will at once accelerate
bsr progress, and secure it's results.
sach changes, however, are not ope-
,sted upon nation, by the lapse of
few wears, or by the efforts OF few
men who have ssgscity to discern the
GOOD they cannot realise; and mean.
Chile what must be her condition? We
are afraid, she will have to go through
the ordeal Of severe publication -
France has marched an army into Spain
20 restore tranquility, but it is now esi-
dsnt that the very means which were
calcula ed upon for producing this re-
anti. are falling from her hands. There
..s,n 70 be but two parties, in Spain,
and these two touch the extremes of
n,litical pr,rciples. With the one OF
ths.s parties France cannot act; with
che other she is unwilling, because she
ace. e.early enough 'hat to secure their
.s,gsndancy would certainly not be to
rs-establish tranquility. II. however,
she attempts to form third party OF
,phieh she herself would be the centre,
sanctioned. perhaps, by the King. and
supported by few moderate ,ndividu-
ais. she must occupy Spain with her
troops, till the success Of her enterprise
;senmplete, or else the moment they
are Withdrawn, the two extreme par.
ties will resume their quarrel. and the
whole will have to be begun again.
1t may perhaps be answered by those
who are fond Of c0mpeDdious mode
of arguing "If France find it nscesss.
ry 60 .,ccupy Spain for short period,
it will be better she should DO so than
leave the thing Incomplete Why yes,
aud if nothing more were needed than
to say thus much, we should probably
foot, and in a foreign country without
great expense F,ance. VINO undertook
this war for the sake of Europe. and
not from any motives Of individual con
sideration, would reasonably requi' e
indie nnity from some quarter or other,
and If the treasures of her allies could
not. as we are sure they could not. pour
bark into her Golfers some OF thuse
N n ons which had been drawn out,
abe might offer to compromise the Nat.
ter, and accept OF territorial cessions,
&c. in lieu Of money. L" PLAIN words,
only let the war be protrscted, AMI de-
pend upon IT France wi not suffer it
10 be 50 at her sole expense. la every
point Of view, indeed, it would oe folly
in her TO do so. Ii the contest is 10 be
regarded as an European one, and for
European objects, she may fairly sly
10 Russia, AuS'rIs and Prussia, bear
your proportion of a charge Incurred
for your common good; while, on the
other hand, 10 taose powers were to pre-.
tend that was a quest merely no.
tween France and Spain, even then the
former night with equal fairness say to
the later, (supposing Ferdinand fully
res ored J it was for your sake. and for
the oeustit of Spain, that marched to
your aid: ! have succeeded 10 restoring
yon to liberty: l have replaced the
seeptre ia your hands, but you cannot
ye, WELD it without, my further sup.
port: how do you propose to obtain
that support9 Ferdinand could with
truth 'epy money you cannot expect
from a nation whose resources have
been so severely dilapidated; but l still
call South America mise, aud there
might be found the means of ample in
demniy.
To some such issue az this we are
prepared TO see the question come, TN.
less, which is Host improbable, a hasty
emolance Of arrangement should be
patched up, which may last just long
enough to let ne last French regiment
re.cross the Bidassoa. and then fall to
pieces. IL. however, we should be right
lnthese antlclpations, then we venture
fearessly topredict that much remains
YET to be done before the affairs of
Spain will be brought to termination.
A few days since. a correspondent
ofths Nsw York Gazette introduced
an inquiry IS to an accusation against
Washington. copied frou Lacreteile's
hnto"y OF France In this history 1t
Is boldly and wickedly asserted. that
Jamnonvills was sssassibated. and
eight of Ms soldiers inundated, thus
aaln'ng the new world with crime
aakaown among civilized people, and
which excited the indignation OF the sa
wages. Only one Canadian. says this
historian escaned tn carry the horrid