Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-02-21 00:00:00, page 2

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T - sizTHB REPORT. _
The enmmittee 'os b'olh hours, appzintedsi
"'3 M ' fr and re rt on't esiexpe iency
si Zkﬄeaing- the Knee of the legislature ct
'*'- hete present,-tlairming state of our fo
feign relationa, and on the causes which
eprotluced it; and-whether any, and
ct ifany, what measures may be adopted to
make evils of impending war
have"attentiedsi,= to the dutiee of their ap
' fpointnsyh'lsi-Qnd lind onsieknmination,
T at b) the message of the 'preeidentof
sithe" nited State! to congress at the open
' ing of? the present session, and the docu
- ments therewith transmitted, -'it appears
that a_ tssninþur, deputed by the government
, ;siossf-siGreat Britnin to this country, with full
Was to'ce-gocizcte and conclude an ac
cornfnqdatjon of all controversies sub-isting
between the two nations,- after being accre
dited and having entered upon the object
ofh'nssi'tpissiong was—suddenly informed by
-the_ Aloes-inn -m2nistcr, that no further
communications would be received from
dine,-in cdnsequence of an alledged oﬀence
in tsilsijangttage used-in somesi part of his
andcnce. This event, tiewed in
Mtbnsiwith the resolutioneof congress,.
andthe resentment- discovered, and mea
"ﬂtrp' ed by-the friends of the admini
"t . ve materially changed the pos
simof our relations with Great Britain,
MWhe lest meeting-of -this legielature;
_Mctb M'of-si-thI-siprocpect of peace and
"it , which we then hailed as do suspici
siwrnatssional prosperity, we discern
:siaipdiey whose tendency is to produce an
—dpsctn rupture with thcttn t'mr. "A war with
(west Britain, in the present state of Eu
' Rope. and under the existing circumstances
al our'eottntrypwoold be, in the estimationl
-ofyoor committee. the greatest eahhnity
that could befnl the United States, short of
'the loss of-their liberties and imlependence ;
and would, in its consequ—ntes endanger
'theae. A eonvietiono-s this truth, would
jostisy any member of the eonsederscy, by
whom it should be felt, in the expression of
its dlnsspprobutloa and intent-s. even is no
, es were adopted'by other etatt-s cal
ss to so rt'tlte ntlminittration in its
_1t _ sttitu e. Bntne severalos the etnte
Jeneletnres. partaltinl of the sens'ib'ility of
_ths national execution. have a protml of
the "jection of the British minister, in a
stone which may be theme-I to disclote -s
vapirit ripe for open hestili with his nation
--te is.inonr opinion, ! e-si-lu'tv of,:his
'legislllnre to sttentpt to allay these hostile
'Fropelsitiest and il possible tosiprevent a
"windes snd unnecessary war, by such an
sieaposition of their sentiments siupon the
"jpresene erisis, as ma dectmonstrste the ex-si
'treme relnctance wi which the people of
".tlsie common-hit]: youltl lind themselves
.. "dwelled in edgage in such a war.
Am of thy danger and inconvenience
_dfeouiosii0lu between the measures of the
national'ud um got-eminence, end per
Mttl that Many and mutual confidcnce
made}! the had of "the power of confe
dude dung,-our c'omminqe sihzve examin
u-M Man-ncompnnyiugct the presi
M Me. with : sinecre disposition
am I cnfieicnt justificauion'for" the
_ ' 'ct " asl'legbduionsim deeply aﬀecting
Msi ' (if-the" nation. The c'ausiie, al
WHM tbeBricish minister in his
Cow pen-lined in using teum
M inphdMQe Amaidn- govern"
maw _of the fact, that Mr.
. si " doi- si "ty to conclude the
sisi _nnd*\ bysshimin behalsctoshil
{fit and! kmiedge hid?
si : ' *. -- -- by ths Aherietm
.. . ss. ,- __ , if, " _Remsiha_t chi- it
' * , .- ' 'lsillininer
.uT-isi'ctct " (face ux- on:-Ne.
name - nium at the imi
"on ofsiliib him nor, can 3th Pin
. 'MN \
Wss'ctsi Mind-la. .; zss
At"- _ 1 _;
' :Gsidallcn _ per-um. -
__ _ .5 Dollan. —
Yeoman)- tbr: joim' comm : on the"
Tobject of the forciga relanonsss of the United
Sun;, lied: the -tbll_0nhg sport to th e
um; Which was read, o red to be
mind,- and assigned {or comidcrnion on
wdly next. ' si
IN SENATE, Tuvasou, an. 8. "
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., MPOR TAN T RL'
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This act-of the government, so inauspi
cioua to the future pence'ofthe country, as
sumes a more alarming atpect, when view
cd in eonnnexion with preceding circum
mannes and trannctiona. -The taiiure. on
points tioubtlul or unimpottant, of the mis
sion of Mr. Rose,- who was .epecitilly ent-.
puwered to make hotiortihie repention sslor
the unauthorieed aggt—cesion of an individu
al ; the ungracious terms in which the sa
tisfaction subsequently oﬀered by Mr. Er
skine, wan accepted; naturctily tend to ex
cite feare in regard to the uitiumtrz view: ot'
hendminictration, and to discourctge aii
further attempt a at negociation. Nor are
our anxitiea on this subject ditninished by
a consideration of the temper and conduct
oi'the ngernntentin reintion to the other
belligerent. Of the character of the cor- .ss
reapondence with France by our resitient ss
minister, or the nature of our negocintmm ]
with that power, we can form but an im
persectoPinion, in contequence of the mu
tiinted cgte in which it hat been pretcntetl
for ruth] impection ; but from touch small
portion! of it it have heel pubiithed or
rereitied. trom the insolent ldti 'dictatoriai
letten of the French minister, publiched
in the time of all Europe, end the indiﬀer
ent-e or patience with which they hnve'been
received; and from the a probntion ex
si'preked-hy France of our ate reltrictive
mea-are., we are compeiied to fear, that
neither the honor nor interest Of the coun
try here been ghnrtied or maintained with"
the spirit and dignity becoming an inde
ss, pendent nation.
The importance of these repulsive mea-5
sure: is increased by the dcploreble 'ttate of
the public-treasury. From the report: otsictss
the secrets-ry of the tree-dry, it is apparent I
that the out revenue of the [shited State:
during the year 1807, was sisteen millions
fifty-nine dollars. That during" the year
1808, under the first operation ,of the em
inrgo, the same revenue was only ten mil
liom three hundred and thirty-two dollan.
, That 'dua'mg the year 1809; under the fur
Z ther Operation of the same sysaem, it was
ct reduced to six million and an half dullars.
i So that the difference of th'eamount of re
vehue between the year: 1807 had 1809,siit
nine me"/lions- und :: Mﬀqfdollan. lt-is al
:o stated iruhe [But report'from that de- \
permit-at, that the espences of'the govem- si'
ment sorthe last year, exciusive of pay-si
ments on accountof the principal ,of the—;
public debt, havelexeeeded lbi.-dull re- !
cept: into the-neuurysineerly thttteea hun-_
drsied than-ad doihn, which deficiency
hubeen paid out of the surplue of pre
cediog ye,-fro. it it further-IN, that the
; need government upon I felt-'t e.-.
text/ment, for the 'year un, will by e—f
.ct with pncision by the- American secretarv,
Me!
ctssct iﬂif- 'ss . _.
'tnry and Cods -- - _ -
dage. -- But they stinted)! _ a; lose-to
discover either open or covert insult, or any
insinuations' which, means do the.".
birary rules of honour, woul justisy the
abrupt termination of a conference between ct
high-'minded individual-, desirous - of-ami
cably adjusting a " private controVersy.-i
This conclusion, resultlng from a careful \
examination of the public documsi-nts, he- '
comesirresistable—in the'mimls siof your
committee,"- from the consideration that
'the intputed oﬀencemot only is not schiswsil
but is, among the advocatessi of administra
tion, both in'und out of congress, assigned
to diﬀerent letters :si diﬀerent- exprecn'ono in ct
.the same letter; and to the entire corres
ndenen—on the part'-of-the British minis
ter ; agreeably to their own-discerdantcon
str actions, and to the glosses and-comments
suggested by their various imaginations and
modes of reasoning. ls, however, the
British minister had,- either through acci- '
dent or design, permitted himself to use
eqnivocal expressions which, in ordinary
times, might justisy his repulse, by a proud
monarch, prepared for hostilities, and glad
of a pretext. sor war and conquest; yet at
this era of political convulsion, when the
tempest of war has swept every reptvhiic
but ours from its base ; and when questions
ol'diplsignmic ceremonial- and usage, even
at the m *st jealous courts, are lot-gotten
amid'the more weight) qu:ssstions-of nation
al safety and existence—-it is not conceived
that the national honor '& safety ol'our re
mote and pacific republic would, for the use
of such doobtl'ul words, without even de
manding an explanat'mnct require sithe dis
missal of an ambassador of peace from one
of the belligerent powere, especially When
the policy of the administration ha-L dic
tated so long and patient a forbearante un
der gross '-and continued outragea from the
Other.
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I- - i
,
- - fiiiom of dy'liarl, had eightssﬂo.
si ter that year-fand that : he:; of
si imcthn dread-y become neccm
ss 7- ' report of the same depasirtment,
' 'ct "silhsie fist! 1806. it was stated; that after
"desriyin'g idhhe expence: of governnient.
(on son-al our-pins quire such an hall mil
lions toi' doibtrs would remain. But ric
eordin' to the last statement, there will be
ndesic esiney for the present year of four
milder-l.- making against the United State:
an momil diﬀerence no before of nine mil
lions'andtm half. But when, with these
-staten\ents, are taken into view, the still
progrenit'e-dtminetri-nn end totztl annihiio
Ftionof-revenue from coinmcrre in the e
! vent of war ; and the addition-al and incli
i cuiabie t'XplllCt'S, which must he rendered
: necessary in its prussi-cution. your commit
itee c'an perceive no Means of supplying
lthis miser-able deficiency of revenue, but
from direct taxes. -'l'he exeedient of great
undenormous loans might e a reeource
for the sirstexigencitzs at the war; but I
nation entirely deprived "of visible and ac
tual revenue, couid support but :: doubt
ful credit, 'and the contemplation of a debt
constantly zing-menting in an 'unjust and ru
inous contest; would disgust the pazriot
and terrisy the contractor. in these cir
cumst-nnces it it but too obvious that the
only remaining tesources' of this govern
ss ment would be either forced contributiom
or oppressive taxsis upon the yeoznanry.
While such hctve be;-n tlicJ.e—rnicious ef
—fects os-the measures osthe udministrattion
upon ourselves, your commit ee Would
wiliingly spare themselres the h milinting
confession that by the belligerent nations
they are regarded as -partial.nnd harmless.
So far have they been from tlisposing
France to any relaxetion of the impcrial
decrees, that they have been the Subject of
praise and approbation with her emperor,
whose only dissatisl'action has been muni
(ested at their temporary suspension. By
Great-Britain they have been regarded
with indiﬀerence, though in their open
'—_.—_———_———_—_— -—-—.v— -——.—-—**——-——-————-—
; were imposed and continued. h..s seiZt-d ss
ss ttnd sequestrsted neat-ly all the Atnertc-un *
enable the United States tnct add to their
territory, already too exteasive, this pro
vince of Frenchmt-n, what would be the
value os'the acquisition ?-—And for whom
would sill be acquired ? To hold, 'a a; a a):
lady wattld be inconsistettt with the geniuc
ofottr 'tmtitutions'. To ndopt it as a free
and lndependent state, would beoqually re
pugmtnt td the habit: and with-: of that
kass Under what pretext could we hold
idle ancient and savorlte appendage of
France, ela'mting it as her legitimate estate,
with the voice; of a great mejority osctitlsiln
hsibiuqtn to leave;-lime pretendont ? _ it in
many certain, tlnt Cunda, conquered by
As the miseries of such a war would be
incurred thnout adequate mutit'e,they must
_be sustained without a possible chance of
indemnitctt'. On the ocean. Britain is at
present mvulntrabie. lt is only upon the
side of Canada that the Atnericmt arm-o
could come into actual eoll'uion with her
dominiuns, and is the chancee of war. after
;: prosusion of bloml and treasure, should .
.property which hate stille-it within her creep,
while Britain, against whom alone they
could be espected to operate, has rsispect
ed uttr Bag, convoyt-d un.- ships, and admit
ted us to it lree ttntl lUt'NlsiH'c commence
with every psrt of in r domittiutfe'.
With this view ufttn empty treasurymnd.
abandoned comtnerce, it is impossible to
overlook the defenceless state us the court
try, and especially ut'the entire seabottrd of
the United Ststes—while the Antiericttn Bag
would he driven l'tottt the mean. our sea
ports Would be atthe mercy of the most
l'ormitlttble navy that ever existed, and be
fore our t'urttticatioas or armtcs could he in
a sittuttion to sustain the first assaults ol'the
enemy, our cities might be buried in ruins,
and our sescoust eatposed to inconceivablect
distress.
tion they have secured to her the carrtage
ol'our produce, and the monopoly of the
commerce of the World. Her msiinusac
tures have not dLCl'csiSsd, nor has her re
venue or power lxeen in any visible degree
impairsi-d; While an intercourse with the
Unittd State-4 has t:Ver heen deem-ed by
that nation of secondtry importance, in
comparison with the great Objects for which
she is contending, its advantages have ne
ver been disregtzdcd or underttaltted bv
her smtt—stnen. lt rcmsined for our insu
tttttted councils to rtvettl the fatal secret,
that the comlncl'ce of these states was of
less importtlnet to her prosperity and great
ness than her own puliticiuns had predica
ed. That our country has sustained inju
ries from the Operation of the British ur
ders and suﬀered lrom the otitrages of her
officers, sits which it is entitled to sntil'stc
tion, is not to he denied. [t oughtnot,
however, to be forgotten, that during the
entire eriud ostnese commercictl rt'stric
tious, Yctrance, with whose content they
l
.
; pected, would hasten the permit in wmch
we should find ovrselves compelled, with
out any intervening barrier. togrnpple on
T our own soil with an enemyctwho hat long -
ct unde war upon us in every pouible form
but that of actual invasion and who re
siss serves hit moot faithful nium sor his me
si exrmpluy victims. - ,. .- ,
ss ln conclusion, your committee nen-per -
si suaded, that no hnnotMe-m'ehni'dluildctlfi'
ss l-zl't unnttempted to in " te' "and pursue-'a
; negoeintion with'Grc _ isiu'tolur the ner-,
L emitmodation of dill'ertnces, and that th:
I whole system of contmercial restrictiono
l should be ahandomdsi before the natural
{ sources of our rcvsi-nue are entirely ex
i haus e !, and the court. of mule to cli
? ver-ted by nsitr li.-bin, and to concealed by. ,
; evatissns. as to-prc-duce sez'tnnnentsi-nncl ir
f run-Name ruin. And they nccnrclntgly
* reco'nmsi-nd the following molntionn :
si WHEREAS, Fennsiil James Junks-in;
- ministerplcniporentinry (was the court of
Great Britain, having htllpowere to ney-t
cinte and c-mzlmle n treaty for the utmo
ble Mljttllmclll ol the ctmtt'overtiet unhap
plly subtitting between the Unifed State.
and that-tation. liste-s being thtly neat-edit
ctlbythe executive of the United Ststtp
has been wspended from the e::rciee of
his l'unctlnnt, snr some . expel-loue con
tained in hit cornpondence with the go
vernment of the Uuited States, which—ture
all-edged to be derogfttnsy to-the honor nnd
t-eracitr ot'tlte enecutive government"; and
the legislaturesol'some of our sing.-mue.
having declared their nsscnt to the con
struction given to the said correspondence,
and their npprobation of the dismitsal of
ss the said Brititb minister; and the leg'Hla—
ture of Mnssach'nsetzs nuing examined the
the said Begislatuccs, combinrtl with the re
oolutiom ot'congn-n, have :: tendency p
widenth-ss- bench alrudy cutting. and to
remove still farther the prospcctsi of an tie?
commod'ation. And whchqssi (belch
lature, while: they are ,ahnyt. ready, at
whatever hazqusi to and-& in. just "and
occcnary war., and to uqnport'the national
governmntwiththc what.- force had-ke
' univer- os the mate, are tvv-rthelcn put
muded. that no just cau-e exisu'fur : rup
'luy wanting-child,, at prepm the
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'- lsi_l(Ml_,'-,Upnu_ t-ncompct si 'ctsi _ [),si M— _
Rag:- best—v. ctfdss'ssusssild Pl'n. dis-" Hhsi'"
pight,?)tmychy, 'hith-{ctmuss
been relinquiþbi-dz ' . _
Your sicommiuee. si how: ver, do ' mn- dist.
guise their belief, thn't Tneither In "than".
ed treasur) not a ruinedcommercsi. no. :.
dept-pulAu-d na coast. nor lbe mist-ries o:
si ; War, wixhout n'peuibilny Of tuum-s or A
dcstuition of object, would constimn the
principul dinner; os a rupturc with (but.
Briuiosi The epirit nnd resourcc- o! she
sicountry, whenwnscd and collecttd, :-r.-,
under the Nctcscing us Ptovidcnce, emit-si. ut
l for its del-ende, and would. in time, be ap
plicd to this object. But' the consum-m
tion of the public cult-mities would in:-sound
si'in an aliittnce with that. dt-sulating and gj.
Igantic deg-otism, which has rruahcd me
overnmcnts and lum-cried the libertic; of
utopc, and whose sigcnius it not more hos
tilessto every other republican insiitntion,
than tothe spirit of corn-newe, by- which
such institutions are cheriahcd and: pre
sen ed. Nillhlng but : mytteriotu intutu
ation can inducc- un admioistmtitm to seek
an alliance with : government whose hoa—
tility to the Unitcti State: has bet-a mani
sested, not merely in miscunstructions of
(loubtsul points of national law-, and in the
unguarded expressions of in public minis
ters, but in an open vioiation of malice,
and in : contempt of ncumti tighu; not;
merely in illegal capturee and untill-in,
jurits, for which : suitable reputation haiss'l
bet-o oﬀered ; but in an invaried wrie-o!
insuln and lggrcniom, os- eequ'enntionn
of psOpcrty on land, of plundet ln'd burn
ing of our ships upon the omn ; not mere
ly inthe impressment ns on:-men claim-(i ,
as her own subjects; but in the captivicr
and endfinemsi-nt in dungeom, of our ac—
knowledged citiZens, without cofocsi oi p":
lence.. The calamiiiea of each : was would
be indeed aggravatcd by. the (longen and
infamy of cuch an alliance ; and our me
secte. dcttitncntal to lmth nations, wouid
tend to the im-si-ucriohmmt of mio comy
mpn'wealth. tothe (lamp-tion its its com
mence, put] to the aggramlizmoint-os a
power already'fofmiddblc to the line-du of
mankind. _ And wh-femhd'a'tﬂtlsida
tyto then me:-.eaatw " ? um:
l-ttm with Great Britain, and-'that in es. "
puted-Ins- And whereas the doing: of '
sattltcorrelpontchce. and being. unable. to
disccrn in it any passage or wards sisisitvlticlt.
in thcicjudgmcnt, can be fairly count-us.}
to convey dine-path! and omen-iv.: int
ceu, _if succeu could reaoOnably be ex
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