Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-03

] Dy fecret, 1nYlllDle, 1rretpOntlDle,
Cabinet. | am prepared to meet that
|ilue.
Our democratic editors have generally
considered the London Morning Chreni-
Gle as one Of themselves, and with some
appearance Of reason, fer THAI papef has
upon many occasions echoed back the full
/ some adnlations which have been lavlshed
/ here apoa men and measures of q certain
character.
/ Il may be amusing to them 70 see the
language OF thar paper upon the subject
/ tina, has praduced the following remarks,
which ars copied from the Chronicles OF
the 9th February. Thus we ses how
| finely our violent measures are to gain us
partizans Ia Britaia
! (NortoM Ledger.J
/ We are serry to observe the Incorporate.
| manner in which the American Legislature
| has taken up the supposed subjects Of
cowFtaint against this country. There is
reason 10 think, however, that this violence
Twill be discnusrrnanced by the majority of
the house of representatives, or al least by.
the senate, ssloa|i intcmperaRse succeed in
the popular assembly.
As TO the pressing Of American sean,en.
by our st ps of war, is isvsfy possible that,
instances ofthas scr, have occurred, though
/ We shall demand much better authority,
for the fact than the elamor Of Antrican
/ captains. But, on the otRer hand, X is no..
! ~ tl,a
| now serving on beard American ships whs,
when claimed may be represented as A.
/ americans. 1t is we'll known too that by
sailing two yeaFs from. al American pore,
anu We hS!eve, by means still NO, : simply,
and compendious. such as forged eertih..
/ categ, many British sailors by birth are.
converted inle American citizens, and
these pcrsons,1n many instances, may be
| the American sailors pressed. We have
no doubt whatever, lhatin 10 cases out Of
60 the pressed men are British subjects by
birth, traudulsasly and falsely certified as
/ Americans.
| 3 But allowing ,fa. native A americans have
. sometimes been pressed by British vesse!s,
IS not that agrievance which May be ami
cably adjusted between the two govern.
ments Is it necessary that the Amsri
can government, as if upon denial of JUS
,ice and satisfaction, should enact laws
which in their scope and tendency amount
to aiegislatien, subversiuc Of the dearest
rights and privileges Of other independent
nations? If the american government is
TO enaet neuv hzus for the definition Of bira.
| ey, and for IT'S punishment too, in summa.
! yy nag, they rvi!Isee 7vhers this zviAena.
1 The proPolal to regulate sgaina a sappofed
grievance of this fort, and to enact municipal
! law for the offence eomNit,ed by foreigners, we
think bias q n0rvl md ,afber prejumbtfaas ab
pea,aare, becauie it the grievance be of thai
| icve.ity as to ju5ify appeal TO force, war
is the natural remedy on the denial of jus
| ftice. The coa'Ge adopted, indeed, breath $
| fpiHt Of hoai!iiy, bat it appears TO lay down a
new AID faCc princip: of legls,icn. Self de.
fence agains an unjuR attack is the right of all;
but re cncoai age men by bosnties to feLf when
probably they are il the wroTg, or at leaf
where legal appeal juaiee lies open, is moi
extraordinary proceeding. A captain of an Eng
lih fiigalc may be tried and executed. as pi
rate, by an American tribunal, for recaininc-
on board an American 6fhiog beat, enc OF his.
own runaway feamen, and any person ref!ain&.
this attempt to reclaim iuch runaway, are pre-
Kifsd hounty Of 200 dollars. Ard if an Are
ricas feamar is impref1ed, he and his heirs, Sc.
are entitled to recover 60 dollars per month,
be attached upon debts owing to the country in
preGng fuch feamen.
! Perhaps there never was exhibited before the
world 20 FRANCE fpecimen of legi1atien; bu'
we can conGder il as nothing bat tie eIsyveeeaee.
| ef Jcme 4va,m keua, avbie5 The (Ssr rsat7isa Of
! Others will ea,neet.
The other point, that of ipolis,iors committed
by this country, is one Of much drlicacy bat
where il is 70 manifeRly the iHtsrca of bath par.
ties 80 come to an amisable arrangement, we have
no doubt that the difpuse viii be entirely adjsAea.
/ The Amsric ans taay narhans have lame caulc a