Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-14

tHCiT CaISOCS dnu oois 'i'S 49, sooeAS'A,so
entirely Of bulky articles, .necessaries OF
IfHfe and raw materials tor manufactures, &
the other made up of these materials utter
! they have received the last touch OF art
/ and industry if we succeeded in taking
one for their three, the balance perhaps
wouldbe about equal.
The resolution has also been called a
| war measure. Now, | would ask, what
! is there warlike about it? Sir, before
have said and, / repeat it, that deprecate
war. With me it will always be a last re-
: sort. Recourse should be had to every
/ peaceable means to obtain justice, before
an appeal is made to arms. The teselu-
ton / consider purely as measure ct that
kind, add SO it must appear TO the British
! minister, unless he is determined on war,
and then he will find some pretext. 1t is
common for nations going to war, topnb.
lish declaration, stating their reasons 10
justification of their conduct to other ma.
tons. Let the British Minister take the
resolution aud publish it at length, and
ltwill any other nation consider it as ground
for war. It merely states that we consider
ourselves injured, snd that in justice to
ourselves, we must suspend our ioter.
|. course until we obtain redress. s4he Brl.
tish minister will never put his reputation
|, and character at hazard cn,sIch fouada-
ton.
Mr., Chairman, in every point of view
iu which ! have been able to consider this
subject, the proprie.y of adopting the re-
solulion which has been read, appears to
me equally impr sssive; and therefore al
though it may be opposed, l'caunot but
hope it will receive the sanction OF large
majority OF the house. In this hope am
confirmed when refer to the journals,
and see what was done by the house OF re.
representatives. under circumstances some
what similar to the present,rin the year
1894. The same nation of whose conduct
We now complain, was then committing
depredations on our commerce. She had
on the 9th of November issued her cele
brated orders, and it's worthy of remark,
that these orders were first published by
the cruizers which were acting under them,
Thelate captures uaauthoriscd by any pub
lie orders, but proceeding on decree of
their admit. court,which it appears was to
be considered asthe signal for making the
sweep, evince fixed system of hostility
towards our commerce, and an ungenerous
mode of making its attack. The unwary
and unsuspecsiug fail prey to their hidden
design. She was at that time also simr-
lating the Indians to eommit'hostilitles Oh
our frontiers, and the western posts were
not surrendered agreeably 90 what we con.
sidered the true intent and meaning of the
treaty of178a. To counterfeit these hos
tile measures, a proposition was made In
the house of representatives, for suspend.
ing al! commercial intercourse with that
natien. That proposition was at that time
adopted by very large majority. All
pat'es united in giving it their support.
The great political distinction, which has
unfortunately prevailed too long in this
country, did not on that occasion discover
itself great deal. The representation
fron the stare in which live, was at thar
time about equally divided betwixt the two
great con,ending parties, and yet on that
question theirvotes were completely blend
\ed. The representation from the southern
states, | observe, was generally in favor
of that measure. The respectable state OF
Virginia in particular, which was repre-.
senied by constellation OF talents, not
only ranged itself on the affirmative side
of the question by its vote, but also bore
avery distinguished part in the argument
In support of the measure. From SINH.
2 a.ity of circumstances, are we not to ex.
pset similar result? Although the evil
complained of is in the first instance more
severely felt in particular section of the
country. its effects will ultimately extend
to every par, of it. And so far as the no.
.nr &C rha couarr nnant Ia irnnli Gated a