Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-23

ofatd ~ mGaliy HIS decisions scco,a 'els
circumstances; whereby the law W. So
ought to be fixed and settled M, NaNA
principles is pe.petualg varying p'u Ips
wa,ering and unsettled; and i u Is s Ila
be observed, that the decisions a s'' 70
judge produce all the effect Of new -, h'
.othe ships Of war and privateets h. ' !.
agents giviDgnolice of every new n, %sa
pie or change adopted by the iadee. f sl',
by this manage men. that our vessrl,ia
b cen lately brought in and cond,r,''
whilst i, has Been openly declared tbn Nv, y
new orders have been issued. N,b,s
can exceed the art aud management sss
which this government proceeds ,oE,,4
our vessels and. commerce.
1t is high time We had a national chan.
ter, and that we felt for the national n,,,
est, thar when either were attacked :.
should be ready to avenge the injury, i
.itfcsmef from what quarerit might WR
out this, it is in vainto hope Tor auy seen
rity of our commerce. or the adoption d
proper measrrcsfor that pnrpose. s.. IA
Mr.. Monroe has presented a long ne.
TO lord Muleraye. upon the subject of,a,
late captures. 1t Is well wtitten, afAre
menta,ive and spirited, although te1npsiti
with moderation and ,respec. 70 ibis 90
vernment-
The principle of free ships makifp re
goods, is considered here to br abardrns
by tho United States, and there Is 10 doom
but that our concession of II 10 tbs 90
yerrmebt, produced an imporsan, ilis,
ence in inducing the modification or rather
abandonment of the principle by Ruaa
and the other northern powers in Ian,
1901. In the October following, hr
months after the treaty between Russia aud
Great Britain had been eigned, the parties
made declaration explanatory Of the s..
cond section of the third article, b, shiA
they declare Gin case, however, in whisa
Russia had no interesO" that the freedom
of navigation and commerce, granted By
the said article to the subjects of nrunal
power, does not authorize them TO cslE.
in tine of wal, the produce or msrehaa.
die of the colonies of the belligereu! pow.
er direct to the continental possessions,
nor, vice verca from the mother couutT
to the enemy's colonies; but that esah
subjects are, however, to enjoy the SAINT
advantages and facilities in this commeres
as are enjoyed by the most favored natlo11
and especially by the United States OF a.
merica."
1t is in this way that the interests OF REV.
.tral nations have been played Oft aga'n'
each other, to the advantage OF this n'
iion /; and the United States are now lett a.
lone to contest their own rights and iuts''
ests as neural.
In the present coniuncture OF affairs II
appears to me advisable, that our mel
chants should meet and discuss the SUD-
iect of neutral rights, and taken the nus
sian treaty with Grea. Britain tor theh
guide, as it stood unexampled in June
1901, when 1t was made, should pass rtso'
lutions consonanl thereto, and enforce lat"'
with a petition to the government OF 'a ~
United States, to adopt the most re'Oy
means TO carry into execution such ''sa.
sures as it might deem necessary to gN'
the most effectual projection 10 our as''Ba'
zion and commerce. A measure OF t 1n'
In cd
kind, / have no Goub', would be at'eSa'u
with the happiest effects. II would S0ss !,
tha, the merchants were unlted aa'oD5
the mselves, and were disposed 10 p'I ~,
their neusIal rights upon an eqoRaO'
ground, whilst their claims would os Nv,
derate, and grounded upon the ofo .''s -,
of nations, as laid down by the best wIF''"
No party views or .dissenuons ought 10 ~
ter .lnto this measure: all should JON s NV
make a common cause in il; and ID ''"'
case, such weigh. weuid be given 10 Wv
representations ofour Ministersin Eato ?,
tia, have no doubt, that our neutral rlsns :,
would be respected by this and the 0.!:. ~
belligerens nations. have had no 'no'' r..
in suggesting the foregoing advices ou' ~, ~
the better protection OF our navlgatlop az