Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-07

lsis taken for graa,ed, that the present
aggrava,ioas originated 10 her attempts TO
eramp, say destroy, if .gentlsmeh ilks II
better, our carrying trade. his Is the
grand pivo, Ga which the whsle machinery
of na,ionalhonor, and dignity, and wroass'
and insults, are made TO turn. 1es' sr'
.hi. carrying trade which Spain ana fof-
tugal encs shared, bat could not retain,
which Holland attempted TO monoPeilzs,
which Won Tremp aaj De -Ruytsr ioaght
for. but which she was obliged 10 REIN.
suish this carving trade IS the bone OF
comtsasien for which ,hs sweat, the Oiooo'
the lives aud fortunes OF the Amsr'csn
people arc 10 be iavished in maintaining !:
and what is this carrying trade! lsit any
thing different from a partial right wh'ea
bu. avery small par, of the semmuaSy eau
vsioy, which busra small portion CT that
part do improve? Is it not r'gh' which -
still predetermined whether tae exercise IS
of real national utility? Theirs arc many
who believe il has been OF NC solid adsan.
tage TO Great Britain herself, Hotwlthstand-
leg she ha. possessed much greater share
of j, than any other cation. Certainly II
has been the cause Of several tong and re-
inou, wars to her, and If We look bask q
little upon our own sxPerlsnce, we snail
see il has been the germ from whica has
sprung ali our difficulties with that govern
ment since the committeeman OF Polln'
cal hurricsne,jshe Preach revolution. STAGE
that period our commerce hiss become RI.
val OF increasing strength, with that OF y.
Britain, and 6ndiag it to CROWN this branek
above competitions, 20 the exclusion OF hsrss
she has commenced systera to eountsract
it, and has commenced il, have ne hss,ta.
ton in saying mildly, to hat it will pro-
gres,, if we drive her TO it. Gentlemen are
surely no. un,niadiulof tbs unta mable Pride
Of that ministry; they cannot forget that it
is formed Of men who never do acts OF az
stessios by halves, and who feel no other
restr aints than those of power: national
rights, injuries and insults, arc not srsda
a,ed on the scale Of their policy. The emily
enquiries with them are, can we gain by the
war: Is this the time TO strike the hrst blow
with the most effect; need NOT give m
inst.ncs oil this fact; If Great BritaH ever
had waited for JUST CAUSE OF war, tina, is
when she wished for it. We gh, console
ourselves with car safety in agreeing to1hls
resolution; bur it is well kpown that she
never did, and in my opinion, with her pre-.
sent minister, she never will. Do gentle
men then wish FOR war? How is ii possible
hey can believe, this measure will not pro-
duse il! Sir, Iweuld rather vote for war,
than for the resolution, and iadisputably it
would be the better of the Two evils; be-
cause under the operation OF the resoluz
tion Great Britain can amuse you with ne.
gociauon, till she has comp lesed her pc
cuniary measures, and would thea break ii
Oft, or what is worse, commences the war
first, and make ,has ths announcement 20
your peace msslensra; whereas the
reverse would be the effect under prompt
declaration of war; here we should strlke
the hrst blow; abe holds upwards of
o,ooo, 900 dollars Of your public debt;
ker merchants and capitalists, ne,With
standing the declaration TO the contrary,
by the honorable gentleman from Psnnsyl-
vania MIR. Clay believe, havs ada
,ioaal enormous sums,in this country if
You suffer chess to slip through ysur hn.
gers, yeu may az we'll whistle, as attempt
20 make an impresslon upon her aflerwa,d.
4 snsw, sir, the treaty of 1894 oars this
measure; but shis committee are not now
clears THAI Great Britain herself has given
freauens proofs that ,as psrchmen's of
peace have no inausnee ever tbs deeds ef
war; the order of the day would BE- TO do
eaeh other tbs noss hsrn. and VIC certain,
ly sheuld act be SO squeamish, as to be re.
ssric,ed by the provisions OF q treaty which
never ought to have been made, from ia
iietlng The worst Punishment upoa cur eae-
mr.. But, sir, neither of thoss measures
nsed be resertsd to. If gcntleHlsa will