Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-12
CONGRESS
or The
UNITED STA IES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Wsdlesaay, March5.
BRITISH AFFAIRS.
CONGRESS.
e OF REPRESEN TATIVES.
Iysdlesaay, March $.
BRITISH 4FFAT FRS.
ID - S A T E

the union---Mr< +. G,romish az fae caair
--.os the tolio1otag resolution eFsied By
Mr.. Gregg
Whereas Great Britain imfresses cla~
zens of the United States, and comPsls
tue M 10 serve on beard her ships OF war,
aud also ssizes and condemns scssels DC. .
longing 70 citizens Of the United States,
and their cargoss being Bora Pae property
of American citizens, net contraband or
war, and aot proceeding 10 places besieged
or blockaded, uader tho preseKt ct their
being engaged in time OF war IN trade
with her enemies which was not allowed Id
time of peace:
And whereas the government OF the
United States has repeatedly rem9nstrased
TO the British government against these
iniar,es. aud demanded satisfaction there,
, for, bur without effect.
Therefore Resolved, Tha, until equita.
-:ble aud satisfactory arrangements on thssc
poists shall be made beswesu the TWO co..
vsrnmepts, it is expraient that from and
safier the ---- day OF ---~ nexs, no goods,
wares, or merchandise, OF the growth,
product, or manufacture of Great Britain,
or of any of the colonies or dspeneiss
thereof ough. the be impaired Into me
Unised States. Provided, however, ,hs.
whenever arrangements deemed sausiacto.
nv by the president of the United States
shall take place, it shall be lawful for him
by proclamation TO fix a day on watch the
prohibition aforesaid shall cease.
Mr.. GREGG, Mr.. Chairman Il can.
5 not bu, congratulate the committee on our
having at length taken up the business to
8 which believe the people OF eais country
universally expected wewould save turned
:, our attention on the FIRST moment of as
semblins ir our Legislative capacity. Be.
: fore we left our homes, we had learaed
through the channel of newspapers, hat
outsages of nost asrocioss kind had been
-SomMlttsd on The persons aad properly OF
American citizens, by some of the belli.
perens nations of Europe. This intelli-
gence has been officially confirmed by sun
dry communications which we have re.
ceived from the president of the United
States. From these sources we have de-
rived the Information THAI irruptions have
been made int our territory 90 It's south.
ern frontier by subjects ofSpain; and that
dcpredations to very considerable extent
have been committed on ourAcommerce by
the cruisers of that nation. The manly
spirit with which these irruptlbns were re-
sisted by the officers of our governments,
appears for the present to have checked
the farther progress of that evils And il
seems; that the system of depreciation has
been continued in pursuance ot3instruc
tions isssed by the minister OF stats and OF
marine to the director general of the Reet,
~Thess orders were issued on the Sd day OF
September, 1906, and are understood to
have been produced by the remoastrances
of our minister at that court. From these
favorable symptoms, presumption natu-
rally and necessarily arises, that an AMIGA.
Llesedjustment of the points In dispute be.
twixt tina, government and ours, rs not to
be despaired of. Should We, however, be
deceived 81 this calculation should slm.
lar sggressions be repeated, we are net
destitute Of means TO obtain redress, and
on such an event taking place, presume
Me would not hesitate rs resertiag to the
scomplea1 exercise of these means.
j wish the prospect of an accommodate
ton Of our differences with Great Britain
was equally bright and hattesing. Busthe
systematic hostility of that government to.
wards our commerce, and lis obstinate
perseverance in the impressment of our
seamen, Notwithstanding the repea,edTre-
rnonstrances of our ministers, leave no
room to expect an accommodation, until
we resort TO such measures as will make
her feel our importance to her, as the pur-.
chasers aud consumers of her manufac.
lures, and of the great iniury she viii sus.
tain ,hro' total Priyation of our friend
ship.