Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-24

SENATE OF The UNIFIED STATES.
FRIDAY, Dec. &c.

DS60te on tfe m1ti9p Of DR.. LOTfJV 70,
feoue 70 bring in 8 6'N ~ srsncn1 fhe com.
D1erci0i in,rrco~rse 6et,veen tie United
Safes and 81. Domingo.
(Continaed.
General Jackson in reply to General
Smith and DR. Mitchill confessed he had
seen no official document. other than what
the honorable mover had read, but he had
seen at Newcastle or Delaware, a whole
heet bound to ST. Domingo, 10 force a
trade which even captains of vessels, true
! Americans, cried shame on--tha. the ho-
norahle gentleman had called out, WHY
had not the mover brought forward re-
solution against Britain or some other
power who had committed depredations
on Our oommerce.-1'heC General said he
wished To begin here by preventing our
own merchants from doing injury 10 OTHER
nations aud then In strike ~ those who
insulted US. He FOR himself was psepar.
ed and willing 10 attack the frs' power
who had insulted us with far more srn--
f'or weapons than arming our sh ps. He
was a. agricultural man, and would suf
call the honorable gentleman ei,he, { ON
Mary'ardi from New York, from MasSa.
chuset,s or Connect cut. 10 strike at G..
BiltaIn or any other nation who bad in.
suited us, by resolution of prohibition of
trade or intercourse, and he was The man
/ emo would second it and keep il on ill
the irjuring nation should crv hccaOi -
keep l. on one lwelssmon,h, sni Won ~ II
see them all at your feels Look az The
legislature OF jamaica petiiionng their
| government f.om time 10 time Tor Anne
rican intercourse, Look at Trinidad The
same, IN state Of famine. Sir, we have
no iavors TO ask the nations of the earth,
hey must ask ,heGn OF us, or ihe.r West
India colonies must starve.
| That, however, with respect 10 docu-
ments, he would inform the gentleman
from Maryland that he had seen, though
not ofhcisl, letter from Gen. Ferrap5,
governor of ST. Domingo, and which was
pobiished in sIl the principal newspapers,
CT the United States, complaining TO The
French government on this subje Ct, ard
la'ing al! the blame to tte American gn.
vernmeet, " not in dife6, in the mos, &c
! we're indirect terms. That az TO the to
tai separation of he self created emperor
and nation of Hayii, and its INDEPENDENCE
on the parent country, and under Which
gentlemen declared our rights of trade
founded on the laws Of naions-the la,e
attack on that general by the enpe ror
proved IL did no, eXst-he was defeat. !
cd, his army scattered and driven 20 ,h.
mcuntains--that Ferrsnd held The island
as French governor for the French natl.
on, and the separation was not such as
10 warrant the arguments ed for q right
To ,raze--it wouls be a fatal argument
used against Us as respected our South.
ern ststes by other powers. On the
same grounds, parcel of Tunawsys and
outcasts from S4uth Carolina and Ggof.
gIs. 10 the amount OF some hundreds now
coli-cted at, or near the Oka.aunucan
swamp IN Georgia, might be termed an
independent society; or il an insurre6li-
took place in those states, the rebellious
horde on creating an emperor, be suppl
ed with arms and ammunition as a seps-
rate and Independent, natior--his, as he
honorable gentleman from Connect cut
had been pleased to term lis fears buzz
bears, might be no bugbear to him, ssla
and remote from the scene OF action near
New-Haven; but it was a serious bug
bear TO him, and would be to the whole
southern country, where The hcrrid scanss
of that Island would be re-ac,ed, their
property destroyed, ard their families
mastered The homo able gentleman
tom New York too had been pleased to
term them bugbears, bat had raised up
number OF bis own tn prevent the passing
ri the blI-he had drawn a most lament.
able picture of the state OF this cOuatry II
II this dshoporabie trade TO this small
part OF the coUmetcisl world vas in'cr-
dic(ed-- Commerce vas 10 anguish and
agriculture 10 I've aunihiia,ed--our fields
were to grow Up in briers and thorns, and
even yerdurs TO disappear. Gen. J. said
lie did not Believe this, the u. States, ri
oil the powers on earth were opposed to
US, had within herself enough 90 eat, to
dunk, and to clc,he her citizens; This
was not the case with olher powers. No,
a nation existed, which hsd Wesi-Iadia
COLONIES but was more or less dependant
on us, and could no. do withou, us--they
must come to our terms or HarVc---.t
wtth your embargo and in nine months
hey must lay at your feet, 1t was Ger