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

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nc France IN this affair, he should beg
leave 10 offer. The coffee ano sugar OF
! thar productive island had reached shr
ports of that empire in American bottoms.
And in return the productions and manu-
! fac,nres OF France had been carried Dy
the same conveyance to the rcvolted colo
/ nv of black frecmen. 1t was Presumable
such an intercourse would give TO france
several Of the benefits OF direct COM
merce. And as our act OF the last session
hsd Welded to her the sovereignty, he
did not think that in the existing inter.
mediate state between rebellion and reVo.
luton among the Haysians France had
any inst cause Of displeasure against, US;
IL she had, the numberless captures ana
depredarions done under her dag, must
have given her the most ample satisfaction.
/ Under these Impressions ne Judgea
neither polite nor necessary to leglslate
further on the subject; and should conse'.
quentlv say No to the motion.
Mr.. IIilIhouse said he hoped the qeest'-
on would be taken by yeas and nays, be-
cause he confidently expected there would
be great majority of the Senate opposed
70 giving leave to bring 10 the bill, Tor ne
considered the, measure as not only iIhpfo.
per, bat as i'll timed.
We are informed by the message OF the
president Of The United States, and the DO
cuments before us, that depredauons are
| made upon our commerce on all quarters
and our citizens not only robbed OF their
property, but in sosse instances subjected
TO personal insult, and injury, 1t IS also
we'll known. congress have received conf
dentisi communications from the president
and are celebrating with closed doors
The neutrality-suspicious. is that some thing
energetic and spirited will be done in das
fence Of oar neutral rights and national
henors,
How great will be ,heisurprlse fhe first
step taken by the Senate OF the United
States, stound to be a further restriction
or total prohibition of lawful and lu-
cratiye branch Of our commerce AS to
restricting or prohibiting this trade to ST.
Donaingo, which no gentleman has Produc-
ed single authority from the law OF natl.
ons 10 prove to be unlawful, for the pur.
pose oEsecuring our sitizens from the per-
sonal insults and injuries to which they are
exposed in. the West ladies, he could not
approve it; a more proper and dlgnlhed
course he ,hooght. wonld bc,so send armed
ships into those seas, TO capture or demo.
fish chose buccaneers or pirates, who rob
Us Of our property and insult and murder
our citizens-T.hey are bandlttl whom,
no nation will own, or admit to be acting
under their authority, though sailing under
their flag, and whom it is. not IN the pow.
err of such nation to restrain.
The gentleman from Georgia has told
us that the conflict with st. Domingo is
that Of masters attempting to reclaim their.
slaves, and that if the United States suffer
the trade to be carriedou, we shall be con.
sidered as aiding and unfolding those
slaves, and give offence to France. And
that when peace shall take place 10 Europe,
the French will transport those negroes by
thousands TO the shores of South Carolica
ADD Georgia, to the endangering of the
lives of the >cisizens Of chose states, This
Mr.. H. considered asa bugbear with which
we ought not to be frightened, FOR, as 20
the warfare in St. Domingo being mere
conflict between master and slave. il will
be well ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the French repnb.
lie long ago liberated all the slaves in that
island, and declared them free. Is to the
citizens of tie United States carrying .fms
and military Stores to the enemies: Of
France, the law of nations has declared
The penalty, which is Forfeiture Of the
property, and the United States can in no
way be implicated thereby. And as to
Frahse landing those negroes on oar shores,
he said there was pow, and he Believed
there would be found a disposition in the
peopIe {yf The jTnita3 Stares RI renel snch