Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-03
From the Bottom Reoersory.
Our oalMERcE With G. BRITAIN.
No. III


the m4asl,ne regulations of Great Britain
aud there IS the highest degree of probabi
lity that after few weeks of buster and
message or TWO to congress, filed with oil
saws and maxims, they will taaely submit
There is not spirit enough IN hundred
such men as Mr. Jefferson, to load much
less to FIRE one pocket pistol, though bott
Justice and honor shoald require it, again
Spain. France or England; all this is a:
we'll known at Paris, Madrid aud London
as it's at Richmond or Washington. Blu
our nation is not composed OF trembling
towards. 1t has some fund of spirit and il
rong and insult cannot rouse it RUIN will
COMMERCIAL RUIN is CERTAIN
LIZ approaching.
For Great Britain unqlestiouabiy will
obstruct by force, all direct and neutral
commerce, between the colonies and coun
tries of ner enemies. We may carry o,
import supplies, but shall not be allowed to
trade in them, 10 any other manner. She
has now two powerful motives for now a.
doping add enforcing this violent it not
hostile policy-,he desire to annoy her en-.
envy and enrich herself. Let it be repeat.
ed il is impossible we should silensly sub
mitlto this offensive arrangement. and we
call on the soft Aasterers of Mr.. IeGes son,
who have never ceased to cry British G.
Auence, 10 Gallon their ehieE to assert our
rights. and if he isnot too far sunk for
such considerations, his >owa honor. In
Dronort,on as we would have those rights
maintained with 6rmacss, We would wish
70 nave the exactly laierstood and tcm-
pera,ely asserted. We declare beforehand
and we would not wage war oy our own
courts. We hope Mr.. ]. viii call forth
some other resources than MS favoritearms
of ole as in bar, by act of congress agalnss
British debts.
If thiags must come &c exsremities, let
HMM conIecension 20 the habits and tenn
per of New England, choose sorae other
weapon better beh,tlng hero, than quill.
-Con6scation of debts besides the honour
of the principal would remedy zone OF our
oubiick evils; but by the damnmg stain oil
its infamy would aggravate them all, and
who would be benefited by 1t, but the des'
perate and proalgate debtors! is iefor such
men our nation would consent TO sustain a
war. which Con6scation OF British pro.
erty will surely kindle, and which we
should gladly terminate, in month after
il was begun, by undertaking TO pay, out
of the public treasury, the amouat OF the
con6scated debts Yet from the known
porerty of spirit of our rulers, and from
their known situation too in power, which
de,ers them from making efforts or impo'
sing burdens, to equip fleets aud protect ou'
Numbered trade, W: may naturally enough
exnect they will think OF no other measures
of protection, than such as We have men
tioaed-the very measures they once be-
fare chose to RELY on and Of such ne
ture as would tinge the white and honors
he forehead of America With an + hioPiar
shade of disgrace thar all the purchased wa
tiers 81, she Mississippi could never vast
clesG.
We do not cali upon Mr. Iefer
son TO go TO war with Great britain
France or Spain. We deprecate war a.
great evil, hut not so great as aat,ona
dishonor. But We do cali upon him Il
attend TO the condition OF our Suffering
aud expiring commerce. We insist tina
after SO long sgiect, af'er entrustng sucl
a poor helpless creature as Muasoe will
concerns SO much hey oad his care Oh eVei
comprehension, tits now time for Mr.. Ma
olson to draw his quill. 1t is sims for hin
70 instruct minister at the court OF Lon
don. canahle of being instructed, TO asser
our rights with piainness and spirit. ou
wishnut insult and to let shat cours dis
Zero our Interchangeable purpose, nevsr T.
asquiesss In It's usurpations, If upoa du
negotiation they shall! appear 70 be SUCH.
If the man selected for that nissio
should happen to have any sense. he vii
certainly have some candor. He will no