Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-04

duct TO the executive, we release Via
branch of the government from RESPONSE
bility as to the event and takeit upon our
selves. But sir though feel this obJectl
on, yet at the present tnomeat It IS OUT
weighed By oshes considerations. Inc
state of our public affairs is critical, and a
such a time thak it becomes every
branch and rnember Of the government &c
cooperate with cordially and zeal IN sup
port OF each other, and strlveto DO ore
rather than less than their respective da
W.
The design Of this resolution sir. pre-
sents itself TO my mind in very different
point Of view from 'ha; in Which IL appears
10 the gen,leman from Vermont, (Wr.
smi,h.0 That member is opposed to i
because he thinks ngises just cause OF Of
fence 10 the president. That we prescribe
to .he pres,dsn, duty which he ought
cer,sinly TO perform withcet our Injunction,
and OF consequence We betray doubts that
he will do wha. belongs to his Office with
out our interference. For my part sir /
ID not consider the resolution a. intended
In any degree for the president, bur as de,
sigegd for the British governments. sup.
pose without the resolution The presideht
would pursue the course i. marks ont.
But we intend 10 manifest by it that i is
not simply the opinion of the president,
that pacific redress should be glantea for
ths wrongs We have Suffered; but itatis is
the concurrent sense Of this branch Of the
government thar rcdrese Shouts be insisted
On. do not mean gtaat we should De cof-
siderea as Offering 40 supply menace 10 the
Eriush csb!nsr, but demonstration of
the Union OF different braaches ST oar GO
velnment 10 demanding satisfaction tor
the wrongs done as. Foreign governmsnts
calculate much OH cur d,yisions, our uniso
will aisappolnl lhoseacslcuiations.
/: has been objected 10 BY the gentleman fron
Vermcns, that It is imaropes TO psls The fsfols-
don, bccauie Ii is not TIC gfcuua of any legina.
tive Ptccce9log, The gentleman is teo LAKE il
making his eil;.taioG. lis las yo:td 70! the fri
reioiution wht%A l5than the pre!ens is ,hc bass
OF sg'ilasiye act. A:,prefent il isdsGgned on.
y as the declaration OF our opinion as 70 the
condaes OF fGseign nation. BufI am not die,
pcle1 20 admit thar thele rciolprions may nor be
Gene tie groead OF eg'Datl4c sts. Ii belongs
10 Gong eis TO declare waf, and when I give my
atien. 70 thr!s rrloiutiuns, I conGder ,nylelf a,
pledged to vote for war.; if Ied,efs /, not grant
ed to US. Ia adopting the iira rsfolution, we
have gone TOO tar 70 recede. We have dc
clssed that unpsovoked sggreGons have been
committed on the property OF ou. citKsns; thas
oar reasrai rights have oeen violated End our ns-
ionsi Independence ncnched upon. This unali.
IN JUS declaration is recorded III your jourasls:
and Tan we heifare whether we'wi!l bear the
wrongs and sRfoa.s put upon US, or hazard the
peal of war? Caa We. fi., after III: dec:s
tar3n which we have made lit quietly down ,a1d
congole Ourselves with The meek v.ltse OF iuife
rine with Tor esrance For what perpole hsvc
gtn,lemen agreed 10 ths fri refolrtion To
thcw the world We knew The exseot of Our I:ju.
ties, ye, from iad Icnce or drezd We meant they
fhon.l paE unrcd.eGtd and unnvenged.
hope, GI, it will not be tl,orght that I with
for war, or would, without adequate cauic,
plunge he nation INFO it. ! am centendiup Only
Iha. we mat learn to inGa upon cur national
rights, or by sn3 by none will belong to us. We
n,uf learn to defend our homer al peopic,oT foon
we alalI be wi,haut naiiona! character. We are
bt9 protected again& war wAsa it il known that
We are ready TO mree il. Let toe nations OF ku-
rope krow that love OF cafe, dread Of di{sf-
tess, CT an apprehension Of ptivas'ens, ehain goa
to fate e peace, and wtil drain your tseafGry
os its lat cent, and make ,ou drink the dress Of
humiliae,on.
/ hen tic government will nsver g. to war
witsopy jnft and fefa ;ieat csuie. Bur wren
tA9i eau!e dee, txii}, cope shsy will moi be APP
paie5 ~ shs iange's OF caiamities Of war. The
rsloIutlon before Us is net, however, declara-
s,oa OF war. We haye ,latcd in the irh refou.
too the erooga we have fua,1cd, we here fate the
iedseEs We expect. | Dc nor eondder that the
re!o.uen enjoins on tbs Prefdant any particular
mode o negotiation, or TO demand any ipeciac