Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-18

agsioh it fairly to &c -cssaie:ed IS enc
mics to the law Sohaye ! right to e.
namerate thar gentleman. and his friends,
opponents 70 the msafure which 1 tubnit-
ted 10 the houie. And YET, fs, although
I Gated every iatf mentioned by the gen
.l-man him!slf, Mr.. Gaifwoldl except the
hasl vote, which he loak care 10 keep
ont Of fight: although | meniio,ed ex-
prefsty their concurrence in every oiher
part CT The rsioluricn, il is aiked with
wtsar i-scr can make fuch q tlstsment in
the teeth OF yeur journals Sir, let ne
tell lhrt gent'emal, not With tie lace Of .
prevafiestar, but with the iacc ct man
OF honor and a geni'enlan; net with The
face 81 ore uGng terms Intended 10 convey.
mere thSn meets toe ear, with view OF
vxy;aining them away when convenient J;
No, With the defgn of fnulating what
/ do noi believe, or Of difleInblins my real
purpofs.
The houte will recollea, fir, that in
committee, the objections Of the gentle
man from Connecticut was confined foley
u the expreaian Of contlience in the exc
cutiyc, there was then no reaion TO believe
thar there was any other. After protet-
ing agaipa this exprefion, AID tutoring
il even TO prevent his concurrence in any
Ineafnres for the common good, he comes
forward with another refola,iof, shether 20
benefit that caufe which he has reiuisd 10
eironfs. or TO dimipiih that confidence
which appears 70 much TO have dieurbed
him, leave the houfe to determine.
Bur Louiiana IS coded 20 France It's
70. Oh This fatf we have official Informs
tioa. Bat let it be remembered, thar ii
isyet in The hands Of Spain. 1'he injury
whiSh we have received is from officers Of
rkat crown. The reparation is TO be de-
nianded from the fame quarter. Now
what has the information deiired by gen-
tlemea 20 do with any fuch negotiation?
When France fhail.have taken pcfsHion
cf this province, when ihe lhall have MAIZE
preteaiiens inconiitent with cor honor, or
VITA our rights in that quarter, then will
i &c time enough to take up this fubje6t.
This i. traniaefion, which, if il ever
docs take place, mof pats under the i'm
mediate cogn9zance ana con'raul ct this
heuie. Let gentlemen recollett, that slis
treaty ot esi!on is o. 81 old date, ard til I
Lcuidaaa is, notwithstanding, all in the
psfletllon Of Spain. Shall we then luggeit
Z TO France cur expectation that fhe viii Ter
up claim inconGfcns wirh eur rights,
that fae may have received coleufaole
pretencc for violating shsn1? Shall We
thereby invite her sgsrcaions ; In what
ever hands this country may DC eventually
paced, or br whonfoever our rights may
be invaded, doubt not a difpoGtion will
always be ionnd 10 defend them. But it
is With the actual pof frs We mutt nego-
eiate, Il is from them we muit demand
reirei,, ard not from my nation who may
p iisis reverf nary rlgh' TO she province
f Lolidana.
Mr.. Bacon faid there was one qacRion
before the Fi0afc, and they were debating
upon ano her, in an animated manner AMI
N an extenlivc feale before they came to
i. would be recolletasd, he hoped,
that this Gue}ion was pot then before the
h2Gfs, - what point therefore could
thefc cfcuaions tend ; He was for going
into committee of the whole, and meet.
ing the relaution face to face.
(De6ate to be e0n1inaed
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