Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-22
Senate of the United States.
Speech Of General S. Smith on British Of
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7 fare the Senate is, the third resolution re-
rorted by your committee on that part OF
the message which relates 70 BRUSH spolla-
sioas. Inc first resolution Is a declaration
: sofour neutral rights, and has passed the
senate unanimously. The second requests
the president to send special mission TO
Great Britain TO demand the restoration
of property unlawfully taken from our mer-
!. chants, and 6y peaceful arrangement TO
adjust all differences subsistlng between
that naelon and the Cnitrd States. ne
third is now before US. viii take leave
TO read il.
III. :. Resolved, That tits expedient to
prohibit by law the Importation into the
. II. States of any of the following goods,
wares. or merchandise, being the growth,
nroduce or manufactures OF the United
kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland,
or the dependencies thereof, that is to
say. woolens, linens, hats, nails, looking
!. glasses, rum, hard wares, slate, salt,eca
boots, shoes, ribbons, silks, and plated
and glass wares. The said prohibition to
commence from the
~.day of unless previously
thereto, equitable arrangements shall be
made between the two governments, on
the differences subsisting between them
and TO continue until such arrangements
: shall be agreed upon and setled.'
This resolution is intended, Mr.. Presi.
dent, 10 afford aid to the negotiation re-
. commended in the second. Without this
aid, or something similar, doubt whether.
Great Britain would not calculate Gas here.
tofore) ON an indecsive character in our
government, on It's inaisposition to lend
-2&ay aid or projection to commerce. and
reasoning thus whether her minister might
not be induced TO believe. thar ne could
proceed ia safety TO the destruction ot'eve.
Nv part of cur commerce with her enemies
and their dependencies. This measure,
MIR. President, is called war measure.
Islt SO? Ifitis, then does Great Britain
maintain a constant war measure against
9 the United States, for she at alfe'mes Pro.
fibirs the importation into her ports OF eve
nv article manufactured within our coun-
try. She even prohibits our provisions
from being consumed in her Kingdoms,
except when her wants compel her to adj
nit them. If then she has set US the >ex-
ample, and as by her laws prohibi'e every
article of our manufacture, from being adj
United into her kingdoms, how can our
prohibiting part of her manufactures from
beng imported into the United States, be
considered as a war measure! This mea.
sure is not intended 40 take effect immed,.
ately the first of November next is con-
semplated, which will give full time tor
negotiation, and for Great Britain to re-
Z Acct on her cruel, and uaprovoked conduct
towards as a conduct that has been highly
reproba,ed in England; a conduct that
when examined has but too much the ap-
pearance of determinations to beneht by
the plumber of our property, without the
authority of law, aud directly contrary to
she public sanction, given to our neutral
trade in correspondence. held between
Lord Hawkesbury, and Mr.. King, IN one
: fhousand eight hundred and one.
Some gentlemen anxious TO defeat this
measure are attempting to create differ
ence between the agricultural and CONNER
cial interest. Such conduct is unworthy OF
the statesman. The one is absolutely me-
cessary 10 the other. I, will not Mr.. Pre-
siden, discuss subject so self evident, !
will only remark that should this PROPOSE.
ton prevail, il will be more severely ftlt
By the merchant than the farmer---I The
: latter can live within his own means, the
merchant depends upon his commerce tor
his support, and on this ground | had ex
pected that the opposition would & might
with some reason be given.-l believe
however that the merchants of our scoun.
try viii never be found less ready to make
sacrifices for the general good, than their
fellow citizens. Gentlemen call the trade
pursued by merchants carrying trade.
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