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

IS + did not misunderstood tbs gen.
~tleman from Peansylvania, nc sata snAs =
had tceasea the house 10 mannere OF Wmcn'
SIR. / ,rust | am incapable etgsct,ng to.
wards any assembly, nauea less ons OF :
your digoi,y. An indeed SO ignorant Q,
the feelings of man! Of the character ana
go nposlslon of this houss! No, s'r'i
.have spok-u of certain projects and their
protectors "a. language SUCH only as 'nihk
they deserve. and in which, clalmlns the
sam. liberty wa,ch that gentleman urgas.
and exacts, will ever speaS OF suc ;'. 40.
e-sard and fantas,,cal systems. he authors
,xers no. doubs Interested IN dtkus'ng tno IL
4dicalous bartAen Of their disgrace as vide,
w as nossible. Icaauos blame them tor if,
sir: lis nasuratso wish for partners IN ee a
shane. Bus the great political SIM lot lot
which I have been denounced by rms gen.
,leman from Pennsylvania. is the opinion
which I nave expressed OF 4 certain sooA'
which seems 10 be his political lstels- Noa'
sir, he would have 'fae coastdsreo as an
Sincoesiderate persun who woatdnos scfu-
pie 20 call Lacke dunce,' Newson dri.
weller aad Franklin a Jourheyman printer
aud 10 an oracular saw he has Prcnounced
E that this book will live when he aud | TOO
are wasting la cdr graves. But when ne
considers ais own age aad the iraitsy OF my
eon.titu,ioa, he will eonfssssshat ns has al
lowed bu: short span for the existence st
hi, fayori.e work. Bat even tho 1t should
live when we are wasting IN the silent
tomb, there is usshing in my composition.
that s.p,rss to be considered as It's author.
VINO Is shs author! Does the gsntls man
know? Must we have seml.ohiclai au-
thorisy. even for a tide page! No. afr
Whatever other. may think have 40 aaa.
Sbition to have wriuea such book as this.
i abiurs the very ld=a. Unless my under.
standing has abandoned me, it involves an
abaaasa,nent Of the very doctrine for
which tue writer contends. Sir, che very
,,cursory view ahich took of tins sabjecs
Yesterday will compel me into some reps-
tisioas, ba; 4 must. Big TO be INDUCED ID
some adiiuonal remarks. WHAT Is the
~ doctrinc
La time. Of peace among all nations,
their commercial intercourse is under no
other restrictions than what may bs IN.
posed by their respective laws, or their
smatual CO impacts. No oae or more nations
can iastIy control ths commerce between
any two or more of tbs others
:. Whca war happens between any two
or more nations, question arisss. IN what
respect it can affect thc ceinmerca OF ma.
tons not engaged 10 the war?
!" Be,wesa the nations not engaged 10
tia war. i. is evident that the con merce
canno, be affected at all BY a war bstweea
others.
Asa na,ien not engaged in the war
remaias ia the same relations OF ,amity and
Of commercial pursuits with each Of the
bsihgsrent nations, as existed prior to the
war. il weuld seem that the war could not
afssctth iasescnurss kstweAu the neutral
and either of the seiligsrent nations; and
,has'sfre neatra, natl Ga leigh treat and trade
with either, or both the belligerent ma.
g ns. with the same freedom as if no war
had arissa between them. This, as tho
general rule, Is sufficiently established. '''ssa
Here is a feihs eadesvor to establish the
pYincipie that trse ships make free goods.
But the writer, as If despairing Of his
ability TO sEiectit, goes on TO say. Bat
IN as much as the trade OF aneurrai nation
with belligsrent nasioa might in certain
speciai cases aascs the safety of its anita.
goais,, usage, founded on the principle
OF necessity, has admitted a few excep.
,ious 10 ,hs general role $ usage" found.
ed on what! Reason? Right? No, sir,
on sha, law whicis admits nothing TO con.
trel IL: {. Necessity" thar Cannot stoep
TO argument. ifoace you admit that ne.
ssssiiy cnghs, can, or does establish sxsep
fisns TO this broad role, doyou nor admit
3 ali that ths British doctrine requires?
fgt, SIR i. will ,. sad that The sole is-
sitinat. proof of this neeetsisy is usage,
F. I. y Il