Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-21

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and Spain objscsrd 10 the boundary ana
the affair became sh5ject Of negotiation,
as well az the unsettled western Boundary.
A. soon as this became subject OF nego-
station the president proceeded no TURNER,
bat lef, HE unsettled boundary IN the state
:, ,vas. mill the boundary would be AMIGA
| DIV set,lsd. This, sir, is the.way unaer-
stand the case TO stand, and If ( underssand
| j, truly, the president has conducted with
great correctness agreeable TO the law OF
nations; of rhe truth OF this tbs not ns,
cessary 70 quote authority; one example
for illustration is sufieiensi the thsswessI'
err boundary between the United States.
and the British territory had been clearly
de fined in the deGnitivcueaty with britain,
vet the ~ sstrrn forts, Wnhia our know
|Iedged boundary, were ferclby withheld
fronrus BY British troops; bat while the
negotiations eoaductsd by Mr.. Jay was Ia
progress atthe court of London, RE pre-
sidsn, Washington, not only withheld the
federal troops then eagaged IN war with the
Indians, from advancing, but forbadeegen.
Irvine from going with apsrty.of fsnnsyl-
vania militia TO lay out townen the mar
gin OF lake Erie, in Pennsylvania, where
j. was no, known that evsr.he british mad
advanceds claim sincethe. revolution, or
taken possession j; betneithrr had We actu-
allyeceppiedit befors,,5ut itwas wl'hin the
acknowledged boundary OF that state. he
tanning possession until the boundary IS
,sested is no aggression Oil the part o.
Spain.
Mr.. F said we are alarmed with dangers
instead OF being convinced by argument.
If the gsuslsman from Virginia IS not Ia
deed much n,istsken we are, first 70 DC ruin
ed By war with Britain, and afterwards
overwhelmed by France, and distressed
with numerous pryations. 1t is true ]!
Britain or say ether nation End II to be
their Interest,". and design to go toawar with
Us theywill never be at = loss to assign
cause We cannetturn Our feet In reguat-
ing our ewn com merce but they can in
manifesto give j, the coloring of cause OF
war. Without impe,inS to Britaiaa less
degree of Justice or honor, er calculating
on her possessing higher secse ct ns'lonai
depravity, than any other nation, we muss
all admit that she is pretty good Judge OF
her owa interest and sufficiently disposed
to pursue.i,. If that Is. admitted it IS the
the mos, evident interest of Bri'ainto cease
frem her aggressieas, and make reasonable
restitution In preference 10 wat or the prl.
vaticas we can make her suffer wuanutg e.
Ing to war. At present and for consi-
derabie time past, her ceRluercs has been
excluded from the greatest extent OF tbs
most fertile and wealthy part OF Europs,
and Ia these eoaRtries manufactures are SO
much encouraged that the British goods
can never again be in the sans demand in
that quarter. FOR some or her nhoet ex-
Itsnsive and Important naacfacturss she-
materials TO The amount of rear 6 600 600
of dollars, besides large amour, of other
articles OF the first necessity. These ma
nufacturss. the great source of her wealth
and power, depend FOX their support upon
h. eonsntneTs as well as on the raw nate
r ais. No other nation 10 theaworid, pro.
baby all the nations Of Europe, Go not
consume as much Of her manufactures as
the United States do; they NOT enly con-
Sune what pays for the vast amount of raw
materials of our own produce which Britaia
receives, but also to thea amount of several
millions of foreign articles which they pur-
chase from our merchants bu, they create
a balance against US TO greater amount
than the whole annual revenue of ths IT,
States the discharge Of which swallows up
the prssss acquired by our experts TO sill
other countries. 80
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