Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-03-10
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-lcLt &04sSo uctaliS1 view u. tuS events WHICH
compelled the government to put OF, th1 armour
of defence, and TO rciit by force the french az.
greGons. All the world know the efforts With
were made to accomplish IN amicadle adult.
mcat OF differences with that power. Il is e.
| nough to itale, thlt anihanadors of peace were
twice rePeiei from the flores of France with ic.
nom'ny aud contempt. 1t is enough Il fay, thae
II was not I'LL alter We had drank tileR.r of hu.
niilat, q to the dregs, that the MATERIAL fririe
was routed to n,anly yeiolation, 20 depend on
ly on their God and the;- courage f.,r their pro-
teeton. What, Gr, did i, g,ie,r III. ycn,ler.,an,
| tnat we did not, crouch cndcr the rcd Of the
Mighty Nation, ard Ike the ap;i:y power. Of
Europe. tapleiy lnrrendcr our independence -
Would he have had the peopl. Of the United
States reiinquih with, nruggic thafe libcr-
tics which had colt 70 much blood and rreafuref
we I'd no:. iirreeourfc to arms, till yhc moths
OF our rivers were caoaked with Frcrch cor.
lars. I'LL orr flores, and every harbour. were
'nuted and violated Till half cur eon,n,crci.
al Capital had been ftzed and no iaiety exiled
Tor the remainder but the protection OF force.
AT this moment a noble cnthuiiafm elcSrizea
the country-th: national pulfe bea,'hich, and
we were prepared to fabn,it to every iacrifce.
determined only, th.t our independence ihould
be the TAFT. AT that time an American was
proud name in Europe; but fear, much fear,
that in the courfe We are now likely 10 purdue,
the time will icon arrive, when our citizens
abroad will be ATTAINED to acknowledge their
Country.
The meafures Of go grew out of the pubic
feeling. i'hSy were loudly demanded by the
public voice. IL WAS the people who drove the
government 20 arms, and not as the gentlem IN
<xprelled it, the g vernment which pulled he
peopIc to tn X. Y. Z of their political deGsns
before they undsritood the A. b. G. OF theft 20.
lnica' principles. u -.
utwhat. Fir. did the gentleman mean by his
x. Y. Z. mutt look for fomething very fig.
mfeant, fomething more than qdsinrnef, Of
expreliion, ora play upon words in What falls
iron, gentleman, Of bis learning and ability.
Did ne mean that the dispatches which contained
th>ie ktters were irpoAures deligned TO deceive
and miileat The people Of A'ierica. Intended to
route flfe tpir' not Untitled by events.-
hugh he g urteman had no refpea for fom-
# he cn4' aSers of that enlbaGy; though he fee
nrclpea for he Chief Juice or the gentleman
from south aroma, two thlracters as pure,
a, h norsbe and Killed, as any country can
,o,h oil, yet, ] lhputd have expected that he
would have fcI, fnmc tenderness for Mr. Gerry,
i, whom his party had Gnce given proofs Of UNI
d, niniihel con6dencs. Does the gentlenlan be-
li-ve tn i, Mr.. Gerry would have joined in the
dee phi ~, and aiiited in fabricatng tale which
Vas to bind hi, c,untrymen and TO enable the
government 70 dtafoy their liberties! Sir, I
will nor await myieiI Of the tquivocations or con.
lions Of I'aeyrand hmlelf; fay tllefe gen.
tlcnen will not dare publicly to deny what 10
at, fled by the hand and Zeal Of Mr.. Gerry.
The truth of their difpAtehes admitted, what
was you government to dol Give us, fay the
Directory 200 coo livres for our.nwn purfc,
and purchA(e fifteen millions of dollars oil the
Dutch debt, (Which was worth nothing) and we
will receive your miniters AMI negotiate for
peace.
II wa, only LETT to the government to
chufe between an unconditional furrender
of the honor and independence OF the coun-
try, OF manly reGNance. Canyon blame,
fir, the administrator for line of conduit,
which has rejected on the nation 70 much
honor, and to which under God, il owes
us prelent rofperity.
Ihcic are the eveats Of the general go-
vernm-nt which the gentleman has review.
ID in fucc.Gion, AMI tndeayoused'to render
od,ous or fuipicious. For all this could
ave forgiven him, but there is-one thing
for which l will not, | cannot forgive
him. mean his attempt to diaurb the
afhe. of the dead-,o difurb the afhes Of
the grea. aad good Warrington. Sir, I
might degrad: by attempting TO eulogize
this luxurious Character. Che work j.
infinitely beyond my powers. will on.
iy FAY that as long as exalted talents ard
virtues confer honor among men, the name
of Warrington will be held in veoeratioo.
After, Mr.. Chairman, the honorable
member had exhauaed one culver Of ar.
rows againlt the late executive, he OPEN
ed aoosher equally poifonsd, agsiua the
judiciary. He ha, told Us, FIR, that when
r,e power of the government was rapidly
pafing from federal hands, after we had
heard the laundering voice of the people
which diimiiIed US from their fcrvice, we
ereeted Judiciary, which we expected
would afford US the fhelter OF an invioia-
Die lant,uary. The gentleman is deceiy-
u We knew better, Gr, the character,