Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-01
CONG REss
or THE
U N I.TED S ia TES.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Wednesday, January %.
NON IA1PORTAl4 WITH GREAT
bRRIT TAIN.
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NON IMPORTATION With GREAT
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Mr.. Gregg said, that he considered the
insults offered to our government, and the
injuries done TO our citizens by some of
the brliigerent nations, 70 be of such a
nature, as TO demand the inserpositlou Of
government 10 demand redress. 1t APP
peared from the memorials and remon-
srances of the merchants of New York,
Philadelphia, and other Of our seaport
towns, now. on cur ,ablH, as well as from
executive COMMUNICATIONS, that vessels the
bona Gde property of citizens Of the Unit
ed States have been seized by their cruz.
.ers, and they and their argoes condemn
ed, contrary 10 our rights as neatrsl IA.
zion, and to what has long been considesed
as she law of nations on this srbject.--
Great numbers of>our fellow citizens have
been impressed, snd notwithstanding our
repeated remonstrances, they are cruelty
retained 10 bondage, and compelled TO act
in service, perhaps very abhorrent from
their feelings, far from their country and
their friends. To;these insults and inIu
ries, said Mr.. G. we can ne longer submit,
unless we are willing TO surrender that In
dependence which has been, sItrust always
will be our pride and our boast. SO great
are these injuries and aggressions, and so
.unremit,ins'y aresthey :persevered IN, that l
do o,know but they might DC considered
sas Sufficient cause on which so ground a
declaration of war. That however is not
my object / deprecate war, and will not
agree TO resort TO it, until other means
which we have In cur power sre tried In
vsin. We do, think, possess means,
which if properly used, caanst fail Of ac-
complshing the object. 10 these l hope
we shall now resort, add for the purpose,
of bringing them.into view, / will submit
resolution to the consideration OF The house,
ressrsing any farther observations on the
subject, until the<resolution shall be taken
up in committee of the whole on the state
of thesunion, TO which, intend n,ovingi:s
reference.
Mr.. Gregg then offered ,hefollowins re.
solution:
Whereas Great Britain inpresses citi-
zens Of the United States, ADD csnpefls
sheFa GO serve on board her ships OF war,
and also seizea and condemns vessels be.
longing to citizens Of the United States,
and their earsoes being the 6ena: tide pro
perty of American, citizens, not contraband
of war, and not proceeding TO- places be-
,eiged or blockaded, under the pretext OF
their being engaged in time OF war IN a
trade with her enemies which was NOT Al.
lowed 10 time Of peace:
And whereas the government OF the u
nited States has repeatedly demonstrated
10 the British government against these ia.
iuries, and demanded satisfaction therefor,
bat without effect,
Therefore, Resolved, That Until equl.
table and satisfactory arrangements on these
points shall be made between the tive 30
vernments, it is expedirn, that from and
after ,he----day Ono goods, wares,
or arerehandize, of the grcwth, product,
or manufacture Of Great Britain, or OF a.
nv of the colonies er dependencies thereof
ought TO be imported into the United
States Provided, however, that wheus-s
YER arrangements deemed satisfactory by
she President of the u States shall take,
place, it shall be lawful for him by proc'a.
NATION to FIX day on which the proalbl.
ton aforesaid shall cease.
The Houfe having agreed to coaiider this re-
rciolu,ion. 49,
Mr.. Thomas fsil he had feconded the motinn
IF the gentleman from Pcanfy!v ania, and ih.oid
give il his deci5ed fupport, 1t wen'd haweyer,
have fuited him better had il gone It'll further,
and intesdiccd all commercial interc1uri- s'ith
that nation, until fhe 0nauld eeaf. to commit de-
preaasions on cur ccmm.rce. impress our citizens
on the high f.as mo her syryics, am aoandoH
the bew principles which The had lately inter
uolatea in tn: maratime colc, and which he con.
Gdcred as uajua as they were unauthorized by