Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-10-30
F'"~ ne Nafiondt & te1;sencs,.
WASHINGTON +
M.,
MaaaanO eieber 26.

ordinary cali of the Executive. The ins
terest,ng evsnts which have recently oc-
snrrsd have excited the public expecsa.
mon % an unusualpiteh; and thsresis {.
very reason % think thatthis expecta,ion
WILLIS fuiiy satisfied during the ensuing
session. For = CRISIS in the aGEairs OF
our country has undoubtedly arrived
which calls for derisies measures -
Should the wan,on aggressions commit,
ted on our rights aud the insults offered
% y national character be unrsdressed,
the american spirit cannot, viii not rsst
satisfied. Wha,eourse shall be pursued.
viii rest wi,hths wisdom Of the Repre-
sentative body. To them exelusivey,
the Constitution assigns the high power
OF declaring war, ofgrah,ing letters Of
malqle and reprisal, Of raising and sup.
porting ARMIES. and Of providing and
maintaining q navy. io thu same body
Is likewise assigned the power "f recula.
ting COMMERCE with kDre,gn nations, and
ofhying. and collecting Gunes, Imports
and Sxcises.. - j,
Whether the firmer or the Latter of
these means Of cosr cling our enemy win,
IN such an event, be porsusds whether
the violated honor Of the nation shall re-
apire 4 direct resort to war, or shall
SEEKS snrer rsparatian through the me.
dunn OF epunmerciat ~regulation or Re.
striefion, cla total non-sEiercourse, il
yillrest with The immedine representa-.
tses Of die people, and Of The state go.
ysrnmentsto pronounce. IL Is fortunate,
q. acrisis SO salenap, naenthe measures
taken may have ultimate Effects Of ihs
greatest consequence, that the voice Of
the people will Be clearly expressed by
representatives, recently thostn, and
who may be therefore presumed uhequi.
yocailyy 70 speak their sentimsnts. These
seDtiunsnts have been alseaay en- one
point audibly expressed, by the people.
I'D unanimity, aipost- without parallel.
L has unaffected their indignation and
their determination 70 have reparation.
They have not, however. but in 4 very
few cases, undertaken even To- Yscom-
mend that course Of measures which It
viii Be the policy Of this eouutry to q
dopt, provided tie tesnper ofBritain shall
be hostile. This 6ashesnfm most prcseify
alto the goyernmsnt, end especially the
kgislatfye departpens, which, will nor
only possess The means of forminga corr
sectjudgmenf butIikewise from i,s Or.
E~anization be more competent, dispas.
sionatefp, % weigh the Interests nf the
country snd deiiberatels selse, dose Ia.
Iunments ei,kst Of odence or defence
whiehscents and sound poliey shan 4.
assuFcs Hothing caKbe more s5surd or
iN-foundedtha han the charges made on he
othsr side Of tis oeearr against the ou.
dDct7of the AsAeficaafpeople oufEs &C.
easidp. Outrageous ssSsie TIE insults
We received and ihe Rr6ngs minced up.
"a us the sensation they produced.
though deep, was calm: and solSmn.A
Not an Instance of turbulence Or riot
nafkedihe c~feryescc1ce OF the public
raind through the wide extent OF the uh-
ION. Us feelings were. ills true, plain
y and foreibly expressed bar altogether
unmixed with any diefation 10 the 70.
sernment, which was, and still Is, left
free to adopt such uieasures a il shah
deem best. a different course might
have been pursued withou, the least IN
sroachncnt o fPublic oPinion on the leri.
tiaiate powers Of the gossrnmens. For
Ills the prerogatives of eyesy American
citizen unreseryedly 70 express his opins
ion Of public men and public measures 81
NOR only To anpfove or enndemn Is, 81
done, but 20 recommend, 10 .foreihly rs
reason and fact can urge them, such
measures as he thinks best for his eoun.
try and il is the duty OF the government,
whenever such Suppression clearly an.
nounces the national will. 10 obey ik-i
But although this i the pnerogative Of!
every American, althonghitis the in
defeasible righa ofa rep1blican, yet, in
this instance, suehhas been the singular,