Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-17

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IlUr. Toan Randolph S Speech concluded
Sir, am opposed 70 French waras well
as to war with England. 4 would treat
with EngIsad for aaotaer reasoa. wish
Ne had nos commercial treaty with any
nation whatever. Lam opposed 60 them
on priaciple: but the principle Is already
settled. We have them, BY your treaties
with her eaemies your hands are slsd up
from taking ag aims, them, any such measure
as the enc proposed they are 70 bead
United 90 the terms OF tae most favored
narioa. This is probaby oneaof the prin-
cipal causes of the disgust 70 Eaglaad.-
Again she made an offer to repeal her dis
erimina.ing duties, YOU would do SO
toe: to trade with Us upon even terms.
By msrcansile clamor you were deferred
from meeting her malt way moreover,
YOU have refused 70 ratify treaNes with her
after they had been signed by your mlnls-
ter. No doubt you had the rigaste do SO.
But can you be surprised under such Cir
9cAmsrances that naughty commercial RI
val has been irrisatsd After your obla.
lions 20 France, wins cannot receive sin>
Gle poaad of sugar or coffee but under CO.
Var Of year aag, who is dependent upon
YOU for services which she cannot render
herself vino is net yonr.rlval IN commerce,
VIVA. caa you expect from jealous com.
netitor in trade VINO ssaais not In need OF
your navigation: whose every advance to-
wards good understanding has received
morSifying fepalse! Sic, you aase at this
momeas aegoc,asiou psnd,ng with Great
Britain. You have 40 cause TO despair OF
It's success; far otherwiss. ne plaza
question: is, Will you await It's Issue, or
will you, bendsnte lie, precipisase yenr-
SELF Into measure, which must put all
negotiation aside, which must eventuate
IN war! If YOU want war, there 10 no
doub, tnat you may have It. Great Britain
will not submit 20 all the hardships and
mischief. of war, because You choose to
call it peace. she will prefer open war TO
war in disguise: and | sir, nave no hesi-
tation in saving that arm for no halt n,ea,
sures. Begin thas SYSTEM whsn you VIII,
wal osedlsgrace aust grow out OF II. 4 am
for reisasr. Ftse geatlemaa lndsed says
that tsis, watch las been denounced as a
war sasasure, is ameasare OF peace. Let
us aave no. more quasi wars. | bsseech
YOU, sir-ao half measures, no interne-
date stage, bat open war, or peace. |
abnor this political quackery. Give US
war or aegoclatlon: 1t you resort TO the
ore. lei us abandon the other. bat we are
asked if American virtue will SO tar de-
grade and debase itself as TO treat with the
cid add corrupS government OF Engiana
There is a piaia answer TO this. you
have treaty with her nav, with eve.
nv government, bslievr, thar wou d
make one with you. Bur whilst we boast
: of our virtue, les US beware that our owa
Sins are soe cast inio our teeth. Let US
see how far these paaGsiilos are warranted
by the conduct of our own agent.
Look 70 the management OF the ccnvsn,
t;on of Paris. of the 30sa OF April, 1903.
You have all seen the case OF the New.
Jersey, Nicklia & Grihfn's ship. 1t has
created a general sensanon. And yet what
is the fact. Compared VITA others, they
have almost nothing TO complain Of. Bad
as that case is, it is amongst the least ex.
eepsionabls instances of misconduct in
your ministry Il Paris. lis true Nickln
and Griiish's claim was CUT down, believe
one hall, because the sum appropriated
would nor Otherwise Cs was fearsd) be
sufficient TO answer all the drafts Of CHI
canery upon It. These mes were there.
fore aaalc,ed fifty per Cent. They are rich
INTERCHANGEABLE 70 make theil case known.
Ithas been heard aud has rang sheo' the
consinsnt. There are a hundred cases even
worse than this. The claims intended to be
provided for are SET aside. Way Because
government has been represented abroad
by nnfaithful dishonest agents. Have they