Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-12

thegeaeral welfare" &c. live 80 on 20
the tsnsh pag. We snail tasre ind zoe pow.
her given 10 congress, so provide and
nalnsain navy is the protection OF com
merce contemplated. mere oris ltnoS! Ia
other parts OF the instrument, we perceive
nc power to regulate commerce vested
In congress. Will any man pretend TO say
thar the power Of establishing navy caa
/ be exercised independent OF eomnerce, g.
very one of common sense knoWs that
navy cannot even cxiss withoat'is.
Having sufficiently established the right
Of commerce TO- projection. under sae eon'
ssi,utioa, come now 70 consider the feso'
Tuition under consideration. w : had our
rights invaded BY forclgn nations, ana an
I attack made by one nauon en- our carrying
trade. which ia my opinion cannot De war
ranted by the law eli nations. shalInot
condsscend to argue this point. steelleve
/ il to be lawful trade, let whoever may
denv il. have taken some pains 10 maze
myself acquainted with the SUBJ oy
reading several trratises upon II; and not
wKhstaading the consetnps w.th wn'ch .
certain book was yesterday treated y .ae
gentleman from Virginia, ! will veature 10
predict, that when the mofrai part OF tffat
! gentleman and myself shall bs IN ashes,
tae author of 1has werk will be consaderea
great man. Nor do 1 judge in this Case
exclusively. from my own ornioa' Ou.
from the opinions OF men OF Distinguished
talents. from different aud distant parts of
the union, VINO will c0ncor IN saying that
the writer has conclusively established me
principle he contends for. lndeed coeld
not have believed, had not heard It, tfas
representative Of the American. peoPe,
sin ,he-face of the legislature, would have.
rellnquished SO precious princlpls! hst
there was a@eurious feature in all the IN,
minous discoveries yesterday disclosed 70
E.us by the gentleman froaa Virginia, 10
which he strictly observed the RUE OF the
rhetorician, where point could not bt
justified, to get over it as well as he could
On the impressment Of our scanned ne said
nothing. 'He knew that the America tech
ings would not bear it. When think q
what is called the carrying trade, 1 consI
der il small evil compared to this. i
has been compared 10 Algerine slavery,
but it is worse. What is this impress.
1ments Your citizens are seized by the
hand of violence, and if they refuse 70
+ & snt the battles of those who thus lay VIC.
leot hands upon them, you see them hang.
ing at the yard arm. In the first place,
they are Obliged TO expose their persons to
murder, in Sighting the battles OF nation
to which they owe no allegiance. They
are sbliged to commit murder. for 1t is
murder to take the life of aman who has
given US no offence, at the sane time that
they expose their own persons to the CONF
mission ofmurder. This is the true peia,
OF Light il Which / have. always considered
this horrid and barbarous act, tor which,
indeed, I-csnnos6nd language sufficiently
strong to express the indignation feel.
his IS the situation Of our country. Our
commerce deprecated upon in every sea,
our citizens dragged from their homes,
aaa despoiled of all they hold dear. We
are told we are not TO mind these things,
ahas the nation who commits the cutrsges
IN powerful uaiiop. out Icany dS az
American, cannot feel the force of this
observa.lon. *
The gentleman from Virginia YESTERDAY
assumed it as principle, aad me whole OF
his arg amest turned on it. that this is.a war
measure, and thar its friends arefor going
70 war. Were I satisfied of the truth OF
this remark, should change sy mind
with regard TO the resolution. But is 1t
war measure? believe the same duties
and obligations exist between nations as
between individuals in a state of nature.
II my neighbor treats me with injustice, 4
have right to decline all intercourse with
him. without giving him right to knock
me down, IF We deem it our interts, uot