Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-01

VI. 1904 - M.
Ice. Ice 70 Which they arc ra,iled. 'a'a, !
.MR. ISRAEL SMITH ,.;a !,
was eS'rene!y sorry that he c,,' ma
brlns5his mind 10 assea, 10 H.. as Sa,a
sluuon because he viewed !, , -
Importance tina, thsre should H. .a y ss
upon a subject of mi, nature. + na
not opposed to i, from any coo,,; .N ~
objection, arising from belief WV
senate bad no right to give their adv S'.. Ne
consent to the executive, as to Il. %a
and ., conditions upon which they ds,r.i
that an accommodation mlehe BE- b,oaas
about; but he was opposed to i (roa' gu
peculiar lmprop'iely Of SO doing, dsda..
from the whole circulnstancrs-ot n.
as ltnow presented itself Tor cop,;9.,,
il would be recolected by the spr,,a s ~
many of our complaints sgaias, The R,;; "a.
government were of long eoptino,a,. +
that they had beeen the subject Of On;.,
and repeated remonstrances, and n nv.
ticular manner the impressmeu, u r"'
seamen: that on a former occasion l.
had committed vast spolia,ions on n.y.
commerce, not under the sanction n IL
laws OF nations, as their subsequsp, IRON,
actions with our government have sEoos
lodged bat under the ausboraF If II.
particular orders of their gav,ran.,,
thereby subjec,ing the property Of mr
merchants upon the high seas, no, only n
the restrictions and fotteturss incurred ~
the law Of nations. boz also ezposipsr 10
all the yexat.ons aud tertci.u,cs CROWNS
our Of the caprice Of British orders Of caS.|
ture. The late encroaehmeas on oq,|
rights as neutral nation, aud which ard
no the subject Of consideration, are Of /
nature similar to those We have hsfor. t.
perienced, and proceed from the sam. u.
warrantable cause; and further, are, cua
,inued in full force and operation a, Ito
very moment our government is pressing
upon their consideration, the injustice Of
their proceedings, by argument, too strong
and convincing to admit OF doubt. And|
how are they answered? BY prccra'iaI
ton, and hints, that the necessity Of hd
case is sufficient justification The exc
cu,ise, indignant at this evasion, and d''
pairing of redress by any further appeaI'i
their justice and n,agnanimity, mas tunsd
TO the national legislature, and ''ntorn't
them that VIVA. remained to De done o.
this interesting subject must rest on al
wTsuoUH Suu HImneos-~f vUnsrrss. Vel
have already unanimously resolved, h,
the conduct of the British goVarnmeu's
an Compromised aggression en- our neunl
rights" What, then, he asked, wouIdSe
the measures looked fer from tina bodYs
proper to rspel their outrage? Gould aiy
one expect that the 6r,. thing suggcs'sda
the. mind would be, that the execatr
should Immediately renew the negoelanoi
Has he not already told us, that he DIS
pairs of obtaining redress by simple p
peal to their justice AID magnanlmIy!u|
is this resolution to be understood assPeai,
ing to the executive a language like 'hl''
You have not ably, zealously and psn'
veringly exercised the powers vested u
you by the constitution, to bring about"
adiusts,en, of the difficulties and m'ua'
derstandings subsisting between the wv wv
governments or you are not si URIC
Impressed with the importance Of s'ipuAr
ine an indie mnifca.ien fer the losses su'
merchants have already sustained VI; y
that there is some avenues TO a 'en'' y.
Justice in this nation, which you nave ''' '
sufficiently attempted. Surely ianguss ;,
Ike this is disrespecttuI. We ougnl n.y. ~
adopt; resolution on subject, as lnp r. .,
al, as the present, without beng sD f., y
assign substantial reason. Are we II Is az
full ,ha, the executive, after we have a"' ~,
ed the necessary Legislative impulse w., ~ n
negotiation. will be slack or uOsh'D ,h,,s
the application oft? Or do We' 0y t f-,n
oaiciious instructions, wish to der0g's ',S s,,
his merit, by arrogating to ourselt tlI soi
applause to which, upon a successful <; 81 ;n,dy
satisfactory psgociatiou, he viii &c Jr coo,
entitled /! Mr.. Smith hoped that no 'y N.
-, -. ~. ,,ould influence W.