Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-07
THE HOLY ALLIANCE
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From the Baltfmoie Federal Gazette.
When some oil our public writers stated
il as their opinion, that the members OF the
Holy Alliance did not con6ne their views
of subiugation TO the South American Re.
puhlics, but contemplated an extension OF
their pa,ernal embraces to the United
States,' il was considered, we believe, by
most men, and by ourselves among the
number. as mere chimera, arising either
from too easy admission of fear, or the
superstition that these Holy brethren were
really more absurd in their notions Of
things than could well be conceived by
ordinary capacities. TWAS not, we tho't,
10 be gravely maintained that such a mea.
sure could for moment be contemplated
by even an ultra royslist of the highest and
warmest cast, much less by man repre-
seoted as the sblest and most influential
statesman OF all the diplomatic corps cons
pected with the Holy Alliance. We have
now, however, to acknowledge our mis-.
take, whilst we communicate TO the read
ers of the Federal Gazette what will, we
Imagine. surprise then-namely, that no
less a parsonage than Pozzo Di BoRao, The
Ambassador from Russia to France, the
paramount Minister of the Holy Alliance,
who is supposed to direct the attention OF
she Allied Sovereigns as he would the ba-
bies OF hi. will, aud to have yielded the
destinies OF the European Continent since
the sun set on the fortunes OF Napoleon,
actually advised an open attack by arms
on the independence and liberties of the
United States of America. We copy the
following editorial article on the subject
From the London Morning Chronicle.
The extravaganza OF the Russian or high
Ultra party in France, would hardly be
credited 10 this country. Would it be be-
lieved that VI. Pozzo di Boz go, its oracle
In Paris, in a memoir addressed TO his
Court in 1917, on the importance of re-
placing South America under the dominion
OF Spain, actually allowed his zeal against
liberty to carry bin SO far IS gravely to
propose the subjugatIon OF the United
States of North America. Founded Che
said on the sovereignty of the People,
the Republic of the United States of Anne
RIGA was FIRE, oil which the daily contact
with Europe threatened the latter with
conaagralion; thai this state, an asylum
for al innovsters, gave them the means ct
disseminating al distance by their wrj-
tings, and by the authority of their exam
pie, a poison OF which the communication
could not be questioned, as it was we'll
known that The French Revolution had bad
its origin in the United States; that alIea
dy troublesome effects were felt in Europe
from the presence OF French Refugees in
America, and more particularly in France;
that the administration OF that Kingdom
was obliged 10 bend before the revolution.
sry spirit; and. that prompt repression
of democratical principles could alone
prevent the IrruptioD OF an evil already so
grave in its source After variety OF
considerations of the same sort, the Rus
sian Ambassador proceeded TO observe
That the conquest OF the United States OF
America was an easy enterprise-;ha't their
submission to a mode OF government more
in harmony with that of the other civilized
States of the world, would be attended
with little Inconvenience in comparison OF
the danger from allowing 10 subsist, much
longer, the form of the actual government;
that the degree OF power TO which the A,
mericans had risen, made them objects oil
+ ar TO the European Monarchieal Govern
ments, but that at the same time. the SUM
of their riches having augmented that OF
luxury and corruption there was reason te
think that the principal citizens of the u.
nited States would not be displeased TO see
a change which would place them at the
bead OF the government of their country;
that as the arstocrat,cal spirit was more
particularly perceptble in the towns, the
influence of the rich citizens might easily
bring about the desired change; that it
wou 10 vain be objected that ibe United
States had just come off victorious cat OF
the struggle they had maintained with
Great Britain; that this success. was owing
TO particular causes, the absence of which
would overcome opposition aud resistance,
and that two of these causes could not fail
to strike every observer-that, in the first
place, the richest citizens saw with fear
the moment approach in which the Eng
ljsb party would replace the United States
under The power OF England; that. in that
case. they would consider themselves as
stript of their power, aud subjected TO the
tyranny of the British aristocracy. whose
would impose on them
woke as severe as humiliating; that, 10
seeing that they could gain
nothing by this change. they made every
effort TO overcome every difficulty, m
which they would not, perhaps. have sue
ceeded, hut for the impolltic conduct OF