Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-22

contract CO is The signature of the par,ie. 'a'
II the treaty was signed subseonsn.'W IT.
the date expressed on the face ~ 1t ;. to
antedatea twas
Inc question Of breach Of ueu,r,r,..,
was stated merely alphabetically. l '"'y
not be affected by the connivance of n taa'
sish minister, at a transaction which
might deem beneficial to his couatrv, ~ nc
1hlng IS more common than such conc
stons from the government of t,adina ~
ton, 10 the commercial interests of ;,so "a'
Jects. Mr.. Pit. might not only wish 'Y'
enrich the banking houses in London w..
gladly lend his aid to any measure W., b'
would take Louisiana out of tb. b.nas a
France and yet his acquieseence rrn,;
unknown at the time of sgning the trxa'~
he Prmctple is at least dlsralabIe. Sn.
pose the Usi,ed States at war with C,
Britain; and France, in eonsiderst;o, as
cssssi0n OF Labrador, were to supply h..
win troops, or even money? Might !, No,
be deemed departure from her neu,rol;
~! But TO have stated the argument fail,
the fac, ought to have been taken il can
nccsion with our passive coaduct unds,
Spanish aggression on the one hand, and
our Meuaciag toce towards Gretl Br,t.;0
on the other. From this con,bios,io, IS
circumstances, might she not infer dsco
sIron on our side 20 depart from our prr.
traslty! Bui was 40, one chief obicc,ion.o
the procedure, that such tamsness on M,
part would inspire Great Britain with eoo.
tempt for any resistance which we mich,
make 10 her presensions When i, shsljb.
established, that agg' ession upon our mari.
time rights is s osser violation of the
national honor, than the actual invasion of
our territory, than. and not till then, NAV
the remarks quoted in the Enquirer be
deemed applicable to this subiect. IN:
trade 8 IN our sea ports may estimate the
capture Of ;heic vessels as OF more coO...
qrence, than :he invasion, or CO quest, Of
oae OF the western states but they viii
scarcely persuade ne nation to BIZ of their
opinion.
Sd. and 4.h. The third and fourth of The
Important Facts might be passed over ia
silence. The messages speak tor them.
selves. Tia. he pubic message brea,hed
al indignant and hostile language against
foreign expressions is to be found in the
spirited resolutions Of severallasge and re.
spec able s's:es, consequent upon it; in he
general understanding Of the members Of
bssh houses OF congress and that such
was he sense OF the nation at large, my
'eadIy'be seenby arecurfenee to the news.
,apees Of the day of both parties, and a.
Dong them Cs 10 presumed) the Enquirer
.sei.. As 70 tie private message, ANA.
Irald, that these VINO cannos comprehend
rs driit from the cooiexs, will be little aid.
ed 10 their apprehension by The comments
n the Enqa'rer.~
5. Wnen Mr. Monroe's dispatches Of
he 18Th and 25th of October were laid
before the house OF representatives, seSe.
ralof the best Informed members (who had
voted w'sE tie majority declared, 'ha'they
served 20 convincs them that the course
pursued towarsssS was wrong whilst
others affirm ed Il 49, feet on theIr minds
was exactly the Eserse confirming thrn
in the propriety Of the measures which
had been adopted, How they should pro.
juce these important effects, and al che
same ,iaae have little bearing on spaoi'a
is left to the author of Important
Facts to explain Would the opinion, OF
information of Dr. Franklin on the subject
Of our concerns wiki Great Britain, be less
entitled to weight because he was minister
1t the court OF Versailles more especially
4 he had but lately left the court OF Ssins
James's IN that capacity? Would such an
opinion, or such Information be less othclal
Or less documented" than if it came from
! minister az Iondon
6. Does he author Of Important Facls
certainly knew tina; Mr. R.did NOT amlcaoy
:orsu!t the president on the truth OF N: