Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-04

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and se-ye to veil aud even second The arts of in
a,erce on the others Real patriots, who may
rss;s the in,ripues Of the fsyorite, are liable
n become suspected and odious; while It's 'ools
AMI. dupes usuIp the applause and confidence
of ,he people, 10 surrender their Interests
g The great ruiz OF eonduc, for us, in regard
- foreign nations; is, in extending our COM
M. rciai relations, 10 have them with as little
noE,;eal connexion as possible. So far as we
.,e alrs adv formed engagements, lei them be
8, SIZED with perfec, good faith. Here let US
stop.
q Europe has set of primary interests,
,hich 10 u. have none, or a very remote reia-
,;on Hesce she mus, be engaged in frequent
.ar,r,vsrsies, the causes Of which are essen-
,;,i,v fr,irn to our concerns. Hence, there
fore. !, must be unw,se in us 10 impiic ate our
selves by i'll tir,, in the ordinary Vicissl-
,udes of her poll les, or the ordinary comb
nation. and collisions Of her friendships, or en-
mites.
{" Our detached and distant situation invites
and enables Us 10 pursue differ, n, course. III
we remain one people, under az ethcitni gov
prnrncn;, the period Is not FAR III, when we msy
tcfy mat, rial injury from external annoyance;
when we may TAKE such an attitude "a VIII
cause the nrutrah we m V d, any tioe resolve
H.
he-rrnt nations under Iae impossib!lty OF max
ING ACQUISITIONS upon US, VII not lightly hazard
the giving US 2rovoea,ion; when we NAV choose
peace or war, as our interest, guided by jus ice,
shall counsel
"Why forgo the advantages OF so peculiar
aim ation WHY quit our own To stand uPon
f,eign ground? Why, by interviewing Gur
dies. INV with tha of any pa,t o; Europe, entan-
OIL, our 9eacr and prosper y i" the tolls OF Eu~
ropg n ambition, riTaishi2, interest, humor or
capri
q Ii is our true policy 10 steer clear OF per-
mauen alliances vi h any portion OF the foreign
worll; so far mean, As We aTe now et liberty
10 do IL; for let me not be understood as capa-
bic Of patton zing inhdeIty To existing engage
mems | hold the maxim no less applicable 10
nublic han 70 private affairs, that honesty Is
always thu bss policy | repea' it, therefore,
Iet those engagements be observed IN their gen.
uine sense b., in my opinion, II is unecessa-
Yy and would b, uuwise TO extend them.
q" Taking care always 10 keep ourselves, ov
sui able Establishments, on respectable deien'
si,r posture, we may safely trust TO temporary
alliance, for extraordinary emergencies.
Harmony, ana liberal intercourse with
all nations, alc recommended by policy, human
iiy. and ia:cres'. But even our comme' cial po-
licy should hold an equal aud impartial. hand;
neither seeking nor granting exclusive fa'oo',
or preferences consulting he natnrol course OF
things; d,ffusing aud diHer>i'ylng- by gentle
means, the stream OF commerce, but forcing
nothing; establishing, with powe" so disposed,
in order t. give ra:e Stable eou Sc, TO de-
ine the righ,s Of our merchants, and 10 ena-
BILE the government 10 support them,-conven-
,ional rules OF inrercours-, the best that pre-
sent circumstances and mutual opinion VIII
hermit, but temporary, AND Haoit To De from
Iims 10 tune abandoned or varied, as tx
petieuce and circumstances shall dic'a~ con-
s,,o,ly Keeping in view, that II Is folly In one
lin 70 look for disinleIes,ed favours from
another; ,ha, it mus pay with portion OF It's
inhrnenlence for Whatever it may accept un-
der ma, character, that by such acceptance. II
nv Mace itself in The Coadiuon OF having
e,;vsn .oni,aIents for nominal fasours, aud
yet M being approached with ingrau ude
c. M, giving mare. There can be no greater
error ,bau 20 expect or calculate upon real la
your, from nation to nation L. IS an i"usion
which exper,rn e must cure, which just pride
ought 20 discard
ain Offering 10 you, my Sountrymen, these
eounsels # an old and affrc tomato trl nd, dare
M, hope they win make the strong aid lasting
impression could Wis - hat they VIII control
,he usual curren, Of the passions, or prevent our
nation from running the cou sc which mas MIN
e,to marked the DESTINY OF nations. But II
NAV even After myself, that hey may he pro-
ducliye Of some parma ber'h', some OCCASION
a, good ina, they may now and ihe" reeur 10
them to moderate the ta'y OF par,y spirit TO
warn apains, the mist hits Of foreign Intrigue;
70 GUARD against the impos,ures of pretended
n,tYo,ism. this hope will be full recompense
for the sohci:ude OF your welfare by which they
have been dicla ed.
Extract from an tratiOn deferred af Bosto March Sta,