Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-09
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RlcGle2a.A Z alS edIFcSd 10 WfIlIcu WitH a
{ aegfee of seinpersaeaaas Cd ability, tnit de-
: MAIDS a.,cnt.oa. Mr. Garrett IS re5a5-
ieGa ard represents the dlssflct conposed
: OF tne eo1uues OF Caroline, Essrx, King
AID Qseen, and Ktng W.liafa. Hayiag
s stated ma nature OF our dtRersnces win
! Great 8ytaah, and IN. resolution eSsrsd
BY MIR, Oyegg, air. GarasSs observes:
= 10 engase.la any contest 70 when the
resources of our country were inconpe-
tent, would be &ns esidence rather or mad
ness thaa ceurage. Itwas 40 disgrace 10
our cauntry TO be az this dime incapa5le OF
wagiug a commercial war with Great Bril-
faia, oor WAS shere a shadow either OF JUS
tice or reason, IN charging us, tor affeeslng
5 this incaPacity, With any 2artIal,ty tor Eng
land, unless The optaion which VIZ had oeea
hardy enough 10 pronounce, tnat six Anne
rIc&n fftgates were not match tor eight
hundred Stitisd shins OF war. could be
construed as proof OF such paftlality.
The love of county, which prompts lac
glorious sacrifice hoth OF lie and toryuae,
would prove curse Instead OF ablessng,
ua.ess accompanied by the judgrlent OF
ali times TO perceive our trus Iaterests, and
10 .sttaate properly ourycaps city 10 assert
and msiotaln thsm.
Another obectioa to the prnpcseG meas
sure was that II ceuld not, a eae aud the
same llne be considered, as some called
it, tak;eg s,roag ground, aud such as
would naa 70 cQeree Great Bsitala," and
as Others said. "takihE such paci6c step
IS could give her no offence. II must be
ei,ner the Que or the other. If the first,
It's raiaoas tendency, we thought, had been
sef6sienlly demonstrated. If the last, its
idefhcacy 10 cure the evils complained of,
rnas1 be manifss,. |, was asserted that
Great Britain could be ceerced only by
strong measures; aud all we asked was,
that hose wac proposed them, would pfove
10 IS the policy and the power OF nshg
them at las titne, and the capacity Of the
eouatry TO persevsrs 10 them. We ccn.
eeivet 1t sufficient answer 90 all the argu
rneuts used on these poinfs 70 remind gem
tieIaan OF the difference between SIX fri.
sa;es, or twenty If they pleased, and eight
huodred ships of war; and of thr n4gsI
upon TO hazard, ecaiparsd 10 the chIsct tor
watch 1t vas 10 be made. % the arga,
meas urged N favor o. doing scratching
at the time We answered hat cur minister
at LondoA was At this very tae engaged
10 discussing our differences with thar
court, and shs. he had given esrsasaa TO
hope he should amicably adjus, them thar.
If any reliance could be placed in ,hisNas
sorance il would be premature TO DC any
th,ag whilst this negociation was pending
1t Engiaad was, disposed to 60 to war,
this measure. before i, could be brought
10 operate upon her, might enab!e her to
eio as incalculSbie mischief, by the capture
OF our vessels and perhaps the plumber of
some Of our seaport towns. Ga the C ~
trarc. if she was inclined to peace, any
evidence,of hostility on our pars might re
tard, but could nor possibly accelerate It.
Unless indeed we could presume has she
fesrel us, Which after our conduct to-
warts Spain, i, was utterly impossible that
she could do. Whatever impression we
nieh, have made upon her at the sFst Of
the $, ssion, by the proposed measure, shs
ceald not now be mace TO believe that we
wou 'Perst vese in this, or any oher aea.
suite adopee1 ostensiblv TO coerce her, at
ser knowing that power which had III
idred add iasDited us fun as much ia pro.
postiea 20 iler ability 10 do IL as Or. Britain
had don4, had been treated in the manner
IA which we had treated Spain. After act.
ing apparently at least, SO pusllaaiNaoasly
so~srds tha, nasioa, not hing less than an &C
tual declaration Of war could make Great
Britain believe Us in earnest, "a auy attempt
So force her into compliance with our
wishes. We had deprived ourselves of
credibility on this Poiat, aud we must take
ahe consequences. If We had acted cons
sistept.v: If the outrspes of Spain hadSbseu