Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-05-11

have been guilty OF a very ferrous vlolatl.
on of their duty to tie houfe and 20 the
country. But, fir, / aver that that ftep
has not been taken by me or my colleague
in Office that no ad~ice he's been given
reipettine the dilcuaions now depending
between the two governments, which do
NOT originate from the mca ardent deEre
Of preferviag the peace, and which was
founded in the true (pirit Of peace. It is,
fir, with the fame views that miniifefs
thought it their duty to recommend to
his majeiy to fend TO parliament the mel
faye en- which The prelent motion is found
ed. Il was foley with the view Of Civ
ing the greater probability to the cent?
nuance OF peace, that additional prepara-
tions have been recommended. In rheie
preparations miniiters looked forward 10
the mott likely means Of bringing the
points in difpute to an amicabie adjna-
ment. The honorable gentleman, how
ever, inGfs on the right of the houic TO
explanation. Do not mean, fir, at nll
to di{puie the ultimate right Of the houle
to full and fair explanation on this feb
jea. This right have already over and
over again fully admitted. 90 contend,
however, that the houfc had not conai-
tu,ional right TO demand explanation at a
moment when explanation would eientlal-
ly injare the advantages which govern
nnent might derive from exiting dllcnhl-
ons. II is clear thar if riniRers were
now to yield to this call for explanation,
they might lole mott important advantages
refulting from conceaImcnt, and at the
fame time give no fatisfattion.
TIE bsiafs on 4Vhie5 d.fsrent members
require rxplaaa'iou are 0arioa'.4ad d5(l0r.
da4t. one iremdey lays, let rs uotb4aard
qo0y, and fbftefore lei mia5fers y@5eqo rs
lbQt lhsjr lJqem Is c0neiljony. Anot6er
5a,1y are affroid oftoo much eaac1lFoa, and
noting qUill Iatist2 fbru BIT a taA ex3Iq-
nqtjou, to 3rsve fbat tie n4hoaaI bono'
has mai been rom3rom9ed. Wbat ad'V0n-
tnge, fhea rs 10 be dsrivtd fran <afl0n4ff0a,
em;d /heb confrarIsty 9foPjns9n, robAe an
TIE otber hand, tie meonVen!acfs Of OK
t1anatioa arler the trcJsns eircumQ1ace'
| are cbUians2 Hmgf he rleQrttaf qoben
negeci0tians are 6enQjgg qrL1cb b40s giVea
RE 10 Comfortable dJ1utes, i f6cy ar
brongbt TO an amjcable aajy3meat, this can
cnLy be aecambly@ed 6y coacllF0as an tl'
cae fde or tie oibr. / ok tben,1f1, qvsAl0
it be Pradsst HAT Ike aafa,e Il fbs)f eon
e1OEons J5ould, in Tie trejent fats Of ths
bayfaeG, be fx3lainsd !? 1 brlieqe that a
great mqjoriy effbe tos/f think with ne,
that /ueb an explanation qoonM be 6igblp
iuexbeaient. From 4vbat I aeqv /ay, l
6eg, b07vevey tbat no inference may be
d,auvn 10 eounfeuante the idea thai uini-
Re,s b4.ve foa/eafed, or quH eon)fnt, 10
any imprspfr feaeG4Fens. n, 06frVatian'
refer /olely 10 tie prudential ro@1fdfrafjoas
qubicb qvoald, in The brsfrt eiycamf0nees,
render any txP7uatisn highly im3olitie aid
difadvQutageoh5. AS to tbs motien n04"
bst5ys the comminee, Ike boaor0ble gen
Hemau dees nat oJjeR 10 il. He giDes il
lis fordiqiaeqais/rrree. lie e0fn gees 70
far as 70 o/ay, f6atD The uamb<r g )sa
men protgsd 10 be Uoted bad been great
er, he @ould baVe givtu tie mofjon bi'
sub5ou. His cnJ o51e6ion Is Joaaded an
fht zvant Of exblaaation 4vticb think,
las beeu IatiyaaOrily@<qO to be 'ne1fs-
dient at The prG/faf m0msat. 1 repeat
4vbat I haze ALREADY more tban onee
djqmaI Fated, tbGt Ibola myfH deeply
rslp0gGbA tsr The eougIs a0bitb his ma
jsfy's coufdsatial/frUants b0Ve sboagbt II
1rober to adotf, 6nr neVsr .l5aA deviate
fyam The principles qyb;eb 1 haze laid
doqun en- this JaJeE. 1 hgfh auiI ILL.,
t;mQtflv be found that IN 1be bands of mr.
nj2ers The leenriy eftbe country will nat
be endangeged, its ,igb! rartAiffd, Or us
bouoyJulhed. trgf :hat i 7OiN 5sjanud
that M toueeI1ous, 6aUe been made, 0vbit6