Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-19

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r,sosge the shird, that jealous Defender o.
the most holy faith, by whose most graz I
GUS orders, the colonies Of Nos'h hfnsfies
were declared out oflhis protectlosr; ana
stewards his pa.ernal care was fufthef
rnanifssted. in burning their towns, mnf'
d..;an ,be;r ci,;zens, and. causing their
prisoners 10 perish with famine and pssA.
ience, in noisome dungeons. ans hl,hy ps''
son ships. Isayi. is pcssltole as 'lle p's'
.e;ous Lie Of this great benetaespr OF n'an-
kinds vet preserved, and we are 'oia on
,h;s aoor remains animated with the same
.hepeyolen, spirit, lighting the battles OF II,
ber,y, agains, Gallo tyranny IL nc snoulu
fail bylsnd, his piens zeal may inouce hl,
oner more 70 resort TO his torsorn nope las
+. did in ,he/late war with republican
Fr,pcel declare all her ports and her ailies
in a state 81 Blockade, cover the ocean can win
his A.et..I in order to effect by fa"aihe'y''a'
+. IA ,nsf,le 70 do by force Of arms; 10 lhat
case aa embargo on American vessels Wsaiu
facilitate his purpose. But mere act h'e ,sN
Mis- mittee, can the congress oil pc
States countenance suca F'oN
, dure = Ishope act
| Before | sic down, let me ask the mear
/. here &c ,h,a committee, especially you u
ytsq7h f afs arms, s 81 yJar beloved fellow
(, citizens yer vibrates; slain by the mur.
( deious hands of the mercenarics of Gr=at
; Britain or morc barbarously deprived of
/ life, by famine or pes,lence can you while
that same monarch relgns, and ins,esd OF
diminishing, has added TO the long and
black catalogue of crimes set forth in our
declaration of independence, which Undue.
ed you to risk your lives in opposition TO
his tyranny; can yos with cempaeeney, or
any degree of Appreciation, 81. and hear
that government who continues her tyran.
ny and injustice to these United States
(witness the capture of our vessels and
'impressuaept of our seamen) held up by
member on this floor, as the only barrier
we have against the tyranny of that nation
WAC in our struggle assisted us with yes.
sells ct war, arms, ammunition, men and
money whose soldiers fought by your
side, and bled to support A nerican Liberty
and Independence; and whose government
continues friendly towards us. ] hone nos
I believe you cannot, your hearts mus
turn indignant from such language. For
nv own part, l. am free TO declare, that
since have had the honor Of seat on
this floor, have heard nothing that has SO
hurt my feelings.
have long borne them in silence: / am
happy in obtaining few moments IN my
plain unlearned way, to express them, that
this committee, and all the United States
may know, that retain the same abhor.
renee against british tyranny that / did in
the revolutionary war !; and also the same
love for the liberty and independence of the
United States.
Mr.. FINDLEY said he had been long in
the habit of observing that when SUBJ
jees was discussed which oceasioned nu-
merous arguments the question was often
lost sight of In the heat OF debate, In.
stead of the subject before them, the pre-
Ieu'u6 aTSoWcot 'pCCahS lhS 'eAt ~ liza
thar replied, and his TO the next who took
The floor, and SO on in succession until
some member succeeded in calling the at
tenuon of the members TO the original sub !
Jeet; though the present question had bur
few days engaged the attention of the
committee of the whole, yer, in his opini. !
on several speakers onthe floor had lost
sight of it, further than he had formerly /
observed in so short time, that he would .
attemptto draw the attention Of the com.
mitteee from these desultory e1eursio4s, !
which settled GO poias in debate, and OF. (
ten had no viaible. connectiop with it, TO
the important question they were called !
upsn to decide. That in doing so, he
would take no notice of Anything that had
been offered as argument, which was not
nee eSSa Yily eaopteled with the oueeiinn