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

my honorable mend who began tie dc
cuaion, and the RICH, honorable eensiemao
over the way, have MED respecting IT,. /
conversation which took place on the mo
ton for the addfels, on which tie prelen,
propcf,;on is founded. mylelf certain
ly began thar difcuhion, bur DO no, Gel
that ] WIS guilty of bringing from any
one gentleman who fpoke, tngle fenti.
ment or exprelloa which could produce 4
| feeling OF rancour or aoimoi;y in France
in this country, or any other part Of Ga.
rope. My honorable friend is unuiirp
TO negative the preicpt motion, .hcu2h
he is deirous Of an explanation OF the
! grounds en- which it is Propoied, ard he
right honorable gentleman is iarpriied ,bat
this explanation is demanded, when nv
honorable friend exPrefcs his readinefs to
| vote for even much larger namber Of
feamen, if fuch a number were neccfagy
to the puol;c leryice. am, Gr, as rea.
dy as any member to vote ter the propofea
addition Of lsanen, on the principles that
| they are neccalry for he public feryice,
| but have at prelent no better ground fot
| my vote than if twenty-five th9mand, 4,
bundred thou{and, or any number If ad.
dirional feamen had been pEopo(ed. Mr
Objection refs or this pair, ccohitutiond
ground, that as rcp5eltntsfives Of the
people in the proper di(chayge ofour duty,
we have right 70 have tie cauias Ct theie
increafed Preparations explained, and nor
| be called upon to vote on the unlimited
confidence which we chulc to fepole .ora
time in miniRers.
have always arderGood that tie pre-.
negative, Of the crown 10 coaclude peace
was clear and undifpued, and I can have
| no difficulty 10 agreeing with tie lera.
! ments which my honorable friend enter.
talns on his point. I certainly agrse witi
| him, that ihofe who have countelled bis
majefy to conclude any peace, are Eeipoa-
! chile lor the merit CT the terms CT tia,
| peace, and are Liable 70 cenfare if they ap-
/ pear inconGltent with TIE national honor
| and fafety. / cannot, h2weyer, GLOW
| that after the peace has been conoIoded
| and after its terms have been canya1cd
and approved, that If c:rcual.}acccs occur
! which render the continuance OF peace
| impoGlble, miniaers are 10 be neceaaEily
| accolcd of having, BIZ their cordu&t, pgo-
duced thefe circam6ances. With retpef
70 his maieRy'8 righs Of declaring wal,
there was as little doubt IN theory, ba'
| in practice a very important d,iiut.ioa
| exilte3. II this declaration misht be IN.
voived every priaciPle Of zee coni}iu-
ton, every ihing connected viii, the pro.
| priety, nay, the very cxi5encc CT nc
fabjea. The Goyeso:gn might be ilI-ad-
vied, and experience had fully provfa
| that this is nos merely Yclli1ie Gale.
The country might be PLUGGED lngo wsr,
| of which it was impofible TO fee e.tax
! the eqaity or necefity. :.
J It might be continued aga'nG The viii
| of the parliament or rhe peope, and tie
/ whole, or part of every mans property
might be wfeited from him, if in Prsc.
,ice the prerooatise of the crown were
| carried TO to the extent which theory
| fuppoled. But Fir, fuch contribution OF
| the preroga,ive frlkes every one IN
moment as monfrous, and while 10 theo.
ry we admit the power of the fovere'ga
70 declare war in practice and 10 iao-
fance we poilels the privilege by whi'a
| alone tina, declaration can be carried ln'
! to effect. This privilege is tcunded IN
the meanS we po0r!s of giving or With
| holding the neceaary fuPpIies. This, liz
| is an operation of the prevention OK war to
| coniderable degree, though it is cnly
the privilege OF the purle which we ENJOY
| This hcu!e mutt therefore be neceiiafl-
| y parties to every war. How fir is 'h'
! tobe dooe Why, fl, the node Of or
becoming parties is ample. His n'ajsiFy
| in all cafes ftates to US ihe GROUNDS Oh
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