Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-09

commerce. j ne general sdiu n1 "'N sl
20 begin here by preventing our own me'-
chants tram doing iniary 70 oyher has'cns'
and ,ber to strike at those who lnsuiteo U.s.
He for himself was prepared and Wiling 10
attack the first power who had insulted Us
with far more superior weapons tnaa arm,
inc our ships. He was an agricultural
man. and would suffer with the Hour max
er. hut he would call on the honorable
gentleman either from Maryland, from
New. York. from Massachusetts or Con-
necticut, to strike at Great Britain or any
other ration who had injured US, by re.
solution Of prohibition Of trade or inter.
cour.e. asd he was the man who would
second it and keep it on till the lnJur'ng
nation should cry beeeavi--keeP 1t on one
twelve month, aud you would sac thrmsail
at your feet. Look at the legislature OF
Jamaica petisiou;ug their governor from
time 10 time for American intercourse.
Look at Trinidad, the same IN a state OF
famine. Sir, we have no favors to ask the
nations of the earth, they must ask them
of us, or their West. India colonies. must
starve.
That however, with respect TO. 1ocu-
ments, he would inform the gentleman
from Maryland, thathe had seen. though
cot official, a letter from general ferrand'
governor OF St. Domingo, anc which was,
published in all the principal newspapers OF
the u. States, complaining TO the French
government on this subject, and laying all
the blame 10 the American government, Il
not in direct, in the most severe indirect
tertas. T,1,a., as 10 the total separation OF
the self created emperos and nation ot|Hay-
ii, and its independence on the parent eoun.
try, and ander which gentlemen declared
our rights oftrade founded on the laws OF
pations; the late attack on that general by
the emperor proved it did not exist; ne
was defeated, his army scattered and drlv-
en- to the mountains that Ferrand held
the island as a French governor tor
the French nation, and tbs sep ra ION
was not such as to warrant the arguments
used for right to trade it would be q ia
tai argument used against us as respected
our southern states by other powers. On
the same grounds, parcel OF runaways
and outcasts from South Carolina and
Georgia, to the amount of some hundreds
now collected on or near the Okafaunu eau
swamp IN Georgia, might be termed an in
dependent society; or if an, insurreetion
took place in these states, the rebellous
horde on creating an emperor, be supplied
With arms and ammunition as a separate
and independent nation this, as the ho-
norsble gentleman from Connecticut had
been pleased to term his fears bugbears,
might be no bugbear to him, safe and re-
mote from the scene OF action near New
Haven but it was serious bugbear to
him, and would be to the whole southern
county, where the horrid scenes of that
Island would be reacted, their property
DESTROYED, and their families rassacred.
The honorable gentleman from New York
too had been pleased to term them bug
bears but, had raised up.a number OF ms
own 10 prevent the passing Of The Bill he
had drawn most Iamenlable picture OF
the safe OF this country if this dishonor-
able trade &c this small part OF the ooi..rger
cial world was interdicteo commerce was
TO langu:sh and agriculture 10 be anaikilas Z
ed; our fields were 10 grow op III briers
and thorns, aud even verduie TO disap.
pear. Gen. T. said he die no. believe
this the United States, il all the powers
ca earth were opposed 10 US, had within
herself enough toeat, TO drink, ard 10 clo,he
her citizens this was not the case with
other powers. Not nation existed, which.
had West Endia colonies, but was more
or less Dependent: on US, and could rot do
without us :, they muot come 10 cur terms
or starve; OF with your embargo and in
niue moa;hs they must lay atyour feet.
Ii was certain ,ha, We should suffer for that
time, but he was willing, and he knew the,