Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-21

ner.s, go communicated to him, to me se-
cretary Of state"
In i7ae, the secretaty Of state is direct
!. ed By Law r. vol. $685. !" 10 lay before before
. congress annually a statement OF all I'M
pressments reported TO him, that they
might be officially aud precisely informed
of the state of our Impressed seamen.
Under these legislative provisions and
the intervention of our agents appointed
for that purpose, Hundreds OF our seamen
no doubt have been discharged by the board
Of admiralty, while at the same time, and
under the same authority, the impress.
ments kept pace with the discharges, SO
that instead. of redressing the wrong, i
was only inflicted in routine, thereby add.
ing insult to injury. This all important
subject, from its commencement, mas also
been particularly attended to by the exeeu'
tive of the sUnred States. Our ministers
a, London, during three successive adml.
nis,rations, have been specially charged
with it, and we have witnessed thelr dlpio-
matte exersions 10 bring this lawiess and
cruel practice to an end, but alto no etfsct'
And now we afe informed by the president
of the United States IN his message OF the
sf7ih Ian. last, that Sc On ttle,impressment
of our seaulen, our remonstrances nave
pever been intermi:ted, a hope existed at
one moment, of an arrangement thar might
be submitted 10, but it soon passed away,
and the practice, though relaxed at times
IN the distant seas, has been constantly pur.
sued in those in our neighborslood.
This MIR. President, is the prospect
presented TO our view, whereby thousands
of Gu! unfortunate seamen, that hardy and
Invaluable class of ci.lzeas are consigned
to the most intolerable boadage (by the i'm.
perious mandate of British naval officer,
whose word is The supreme law fSon. which
there is nc appeaD and winch gloomy
prospect we are now inforned, by the
highest authority, there is not q spark OF
hope Left to enlighsen.
Sir, have invited you TO inve&igate this sub
ject with the eye OF t=mP.r. tut AZ the fame time
itruk chat the nation's jutiee will not DC CON-
pfomitted, by exceeding the bounds of mode q.
ton foT it has It's limits ard we are intomcd oy
The law OF naticrs. Vat. 433 S3Saj That
The tue and iuf welfare Of ths nation i the
g'and rule Moderation is always laudab'e ~
itself, but the conductors of nations ought not
10 make ule il, only 80 far as it is contcot
with the happiness and safety of their PEG.
pie"
Under this view OF the fukiect can we fubmit
70 this fare of things That 10 the qucftion.
have pIeiumed not and under thar presumption,
Ihaye brought the iubjcet before this Senate in
he ihapc st is psetcnsed ia this bill. Sir / with
it to be Fecollecsed that the infant fate of OF.
navy iupptehes every hope OF redrcls on the Gle,
meBt of our wrongs, and that this is nsaiusc
! # necefis, not Of choice.
Wbesxtore, | tyut il will NOT be thought roo
nervous. when it IS confideIei that we have jaa
c2afe of war.--i will therefore, row ST.,
proceed to the confederation Of the merits Vi this
all.
The ffft claufc fates, shat 10 violation Of the
tTeatF OF amity, commefce snJ nayigati n, maze
at Iondon, IN he 18TH Noveaber 1894, his
Br,Sannic maj:ity had caused lie imprelsmeat Of
onr feamen falling uuder the Gag Of he United
States. The usay Z wi l.. y S. 464 SECURES
th> inV!ols llity CT Ihe citlLrEs and supjec's OF
he geipectiye pow7cs, and we arc ioEormzd By
he law. Of nations Vat, COS 5 59] g i'nas
nasion a6ts agalnit enc nasaIe and eaeace Of eve.
~ treaty of peace, nay againG peace Itself, BY
deliberately, and waatoniy offending hin, W il
whun peace has hesu made, and treaEiag him or
us iuajetts incompatible with P ace, and whiph
he csnnos suffer, without beiag wanting to him.
lelt.'
Butt, may be faid that this has nos been au-
ghaIifcd By The Brisiih government. Let usex-
anime lie facy. Il IS declared by The law Of
aaSioes, Vat s5z 573,7 ~ Is. That kow
ever as If IS 'mpollole sos the bef regulated
ttate, CT for tn mo& vig lat and abio!2se fove-
'eign, 70 mode at hs Pieziare, all the actions of
is fabjetts, and 10 cunhne them en- every occa-
ion to the moi exact obcdicace, it would re
anjaf Go in,sc to the cation or 10 tie loseeigp,