Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-14

49,, .,v -. r,,.. on this aoor, without even co.
fn,;nv arv of his fellow melnbcrs, mtch iels ,.'s
cabinet, has right to bring tofw ara any le,o.a
ton he pleales. but he ts'd at the 'alne ,',
there wa. ~ cabinet. How then could ot &c clPss.
us,to cop(ult the cabinet when no iush sns,s
asi NV friend, who offered tins fe'o.a''o"'
,sswc 4 TO me before he preleneed IT.. ! con,
Cared in i. and Now advocate =, oecsaie :
,b,ok q right. and the gentleman will moi dsny
~. $50 o.ntlenan on thia floor has equal
rights. !, 10, F,,n,e il
l7ps was doing whae England now ooss' . ps.
Gae was fighting the battles OF the wo1lo. 80. ~
nv partI do not believe the wetlo IS ,nueo'ss
ii e;tber cf ,hofe nasiens, much LET'S dol believe
thar we are. But this fame Englandfcan 90 wo VOC
a.,s and il fecms VIZ ere not 10 contend sof ou'
riohts with her, left le fiouli get out of srmof
with us. Il know the pewcy OF the hnglh l'rs''
and I know VIC canaot contend With u. De-
bauchc,I however as her government IS 40 1s'
believe The viii go to war with us; 0u' = ne
does NOT, it will not be owiag to the cau.lo"
have. obieryed in difcniing thistubJeet. vi tn's
ma ton as thus reprefcnted as fighting the oat,les
Of the World, ] may perhaps have formed =
wronu opinion, in the Ultimate lhave formed OF
her humanity and jultce, Goto the tsaf ihoies
threw your eyes on Africa, look back on the ls
American revolution, and talk OF her humanity
Applaud her for Juice, WREN there 10 nos a. %,
ton ON earth at this day 70 much di'poted 10 os
hottie 10 fus. Sir, he will never foTgsys Us lof
having achieved our independence. f1et no IN,
isy is ineigorated by another cicuussanee. one
is the hrit trading nation IN TIC woisu' We arc
ii. 'fecond. We interfere with her asgfandize-
rent. and fhe has determined TO crsih u.s.. one
is proceeding aep by fep in the work Of dehruc-
tion and i, we arc 70 pualantmoos as TO iuo.n,.'
fhe will puih on 10 our rum and disgrace. INC
,estlernan has told us that il we ard any power,
IN her ssgors TO defroy Britain, we thall endan.
ge, ourlelyes. Indeed, Sr, so many evidences OF
The triendihip Of this nation are btougnt fosfore
us, that only want experience TO oeiieVe 'ae''
We are ALTO told by the fame gentleman, that
France will Go us tile honor only 70 make Us
the laf nation Che dsvours. Why all this clamor
about France, when fhe-is not injuring us, while
we are 70 tame TO the other nations who are vlo-
lating our dcareR rights? ! trut,we ihall know
how totrefpsH ourfclves with whatever NATIONS
we have to deal, and If france acts TO US as
England las done, that we we will treat her as
we are now fer treating England. bat till this
time arrives these remarks are mliaPaliec.
I come now 10 reply tc one thing lad oy the
gentleman from Virginia, which ! am very Tor.
~ ! am under the necefitySof doing. The fate
Of this county is placed in irreiponlble ma nds.
Tom, Dick ard Harry ought 70 be, put into
Rraisht waistcoats. Whether this language Is
confNens with therefpea due to this Hou'e, or
to his nasion, / leave the gentleman tojudge tor
himfcif. / will grant that gentleman has night
TO the exercile Of his opinion on all Poiisical
fpb;eas. | will even allow that heihas mind
more luminous than belongs &c mott men, But
will ALTO fay, that the rights which he claims
70 himls!f he ought 20 allow to his fellow mem
sers. If / entertain any opinion which is wrong,
and any man can convince me It IS 10, am
ready to acknowledge it but how comes the
gentleman TO 7re2reicnt all the members on this
foor a. fes Of fooisi Why, fir, II were to pre-
tend to fay that John Locke was tool that
Milton was bad poor, that Bacon was miiera
bic lawyer, whatever my intention might De,
fhould not derogate from their characters. i'be.
l;eye ,h;s will be the cafe with the members OF
this Houfe, and thar the character Of no man 10 II
will be affected by hi. charge. look through
this body and fee many OF my fellow members
whof. voice is never heard on this tioo-, on whose
Judgment can place2as high reliance, as on
shois whole talents are The mot con!plcuoully
dfplayed. beg the committee wiz excule n'e
for the large portion Of their time have c0nlum-
ed on points little connected with the qnealon
pnaer confederation. will conclude what have
at pIefcnr to FAY, ieierving to Esyttlt the right
of making fome additional remarks before the
quehion is taker.
(Tode continued.