Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-16

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|, il the coarse oe commerce for Instance }
| viii Justify departure frer established
! rnaxitns, will warrant the comm nae 'n ne
of . new usage. AS if all the arnclss coa'
itsabaad Iof war, were minuseiy spsciiisd;
aud by change ia the max,sas aud imPle-
,nents of war, aew and more tsrnois M
s,ru nen,s of annoyance should be faerieat.
led; would they no, fail under the nsaa 'ot
contrabaal? And is il not de nenstraDie
that directtrade TO France, inganPowaef,
or any other article ,contraband OF wass
weuId be less beneficial to .her and less 10.
iorioas to her enemy, than the colonial
trade now in dispute: and Is not (aceera'ng
to this writer's acknowlsdgs mens1 the lesser
principle involved in the greater! Am I
therefore the aroiogist of England! seara
: to boast Of my patriotism: It 10 indigenous.
/, ADD when / amreduced SO low as 20 plead
to the charge of want Of lovd 70 my s'sn-'
I',ry, of natural aGection to my birthplace,
my. pride will tell me 70 bidyoa farswetl,to
/ go home and hide my shame. am ! TIC
! apologist of Britain, because yoar cause
has been weakly defended, or treachsrous.
Ely BETRAYED? Nc. SIR, this g Examinet~1s
I her apologist. havenot infinitely d.s;eet.
/ ed the work: there was no occasion Tor II.
| Iris something like the edlhce we nhaoit'
r lis hardly wor.a while to BE axamia!ag
/ friscs and cornices, and archHraves aud
,-stucco work, when yon ksow the founas-
/ ton 70 be rotten, whilst the bailslIng IS
Z sumB.ing about our ears, aad we are oeug-
Ted TO seek refuge In another. 1t is not,
/ indeed, sir, worth while &c consult ths
oraersof architecturc ID miserable cara
houss Of an argatnent, which thestlrss putt
Of wind mnss SsmolIsh.
/ Sir, the admisaoa, shssa chanseettc'r
cams,ances will justify a departure from
tho established maxinis amongst nasfess,
was ain unnecessary and fass! eoaeess'on
not called for by the nature OF the case,
What is /" the course of comnieree"now!
Totally changed in few short years.
The marine Of France, Spain aud Hol.
Hand, whether for. the purposes of'frade
or war. is no more. They havs no lon.
ger navigation, or navy. Again, amongst
a load Of quotations from Gro,ias, aad
EPuffendorf, aud the Lord knows who,we
! are totd it is the duty OF tho neutral 70
observe the stric,sst importantly 7" to be.
| have himself alike to both the beiliscrent
parties.n But is il 20 bshave alike to
both sarties to carry for him wks oaanot
carry for himself, to throw shs Ggs Ut
! neutrality over commerce which ne csn
/ no longer protect, tc save him sllehe das.a
I ger, expense and risks Of convey and war
! insurance. This isa hollow, DelPhia re-
| ciprocity: reciprocity to the car, but not to
the sense. IF you carry ceniraband, or
arern pt to enter ablockadsd port, you are
liable TO capture. Why? Becsasc jpstiAed
by aecessity. As TO the motives Of the
! neutral merchant. they are Gu. OF the qnes-
! ton. His object, nc, doubt, like that OF
every other trader under the sun, % gain.
He, sir, is 100 of,en the mere ePasmerens
sae butterfly of tho dsy, who does aos cara
/ one far.hing whether yon ara at @ar with
,his or that nation, with England or with
! France, provided he can get good relnras.
| His business is to poas his books ane. eaA
lance the ledger, aad whether ne deals wiki
the subjects of . white emperer or black
lone, of Eonaparse OF, Dessalipes, Ills all
.I3cne to him. No doubt, sir, it is tbs right.
of the neutral TO pursue, and he will. he
| ought "a pursue his own iateres,. But TX.
lis the right Of a belIigerens las conceded by
jathis writer) TO enquire hew far such pursui'
comes inta collision VITA his intcrssts add
his safety. The motive of the Heu.rsl may
not be- hostility to either party engaged 10
i war, bus MS ows bepeat. This, however,
will ne, inauence the beHigersnt nation,
who takes up ths question salsly with =
view 10 take It's effect on itselt. Whatwti!
Great Britain say? Thar the exigsney eg-
! lists it has occurred, Ragrs,te 6elAs, that
tie necessity sd,nts ofgno delay, thas sop
] yourselves have abandoned the question N
dispute, and even if ysu have nat. shatisae
.o,.an. "a ~ r. yvn s,,r,,tIy aAH lac