Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-11
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WE have cepiedinso DOR papeyHcsf q
sshc resolutions which have ese acopsedby
the meesiDga 10 ssi ions parts of the coua
.rv,s these, as we'll as Others whsEh aays
,bcsa olnissed, al bxsatss< ore stntfsaess
although sons arc sxiafssssd.wiia uaofr sr.
dourStnau Others. sir gasstlsn AZ issue Is
we!s radess.ov d. and the whole Cation. wiki
one voice. has dSsssrss D. inss stsSs right g!
searchirg q pasio1az Ship caanot be SUP.
! mi.,sd 10. i,woa!a tksrsfore, seem tnaa
!. The expIa1asien iro,.. the British gose
: 7nsnt, may b-vcry easily ena1e. hat 50.
5 vrrrnrut aust eithe< avuw Ire m and
sustain The pfsisvr'wko gave ., dess fer the
search 81 the Chesapeake, or ir"mGst DIS.
claim The p,iosiple, aae punish The ossesr
10 The sogmeg case, we r@vc nothin 8 more
10 do, bat 10 pfcPafs for gesson 10 she
later case the nations my jst fsGain Ia
peace. which is certainly the interest OF
boih. The ccsrse which he executive is
pursu,a2, Corresponds with The sentiment,
which sc believe s almost general. thar
peace is rasst desirable, II Il can be tssaiss-
sainsd On houurabse grounds. The saa,e
course was parsuss; IL 17st, when genefa!
sVashing,on was president, and vita the
sans ration that we ans now 10 ccate nd
= with ta@ same course was pnrsaed by
= Hir. Adams, IN respect s- Fsance, alsfo'
moi IN shs Frs, INSTANCE with sae saGle sue.
s cess. Sash repeated instances of modsra-
i lion and justice, oughs, add must con.
vince The Swogla, thar war IS NOT desirable
viii the people Of America, at The sasae
iinc the word must know, si.as our love
Of peace dos not osiglrase in motives OF
prsilianirnisy. bus in jus. and scanrase
conception of what il our interest. The
.pecplc Of a goysfnmeas which may be just
~ denoninased government tt The peo-
pie, can have no Inducements 30 war. WHEN
1T is cot necessary ia defend their honor.
aud TO protect theirsighss. The pfoclama,
ton Of the president we would sincerely
wish to see respected and MAIDS the rule
OF ccaducs for ali. 70 give oar full co.
operation 10 ,he measures Of The exscoais-...
W. shoala .bstaiD from any act ct violencs
or ipjary, ,sass might incrsase the aniYaosi-
~ whichsthc occasion has SO justly sx,
cited. A
he proclamation OF The president, a.
motR other circumstances, Is remarkable
for It's digniaed moderation. No aafshre.
Asst;onis made on she British nation, the
president disslaims belief thai the 50.
vcrnmSnt Of that country will jussify an
at SO a.rocious. In Ibis way an appeal IS
made TO the faith and honor Of the British
nstionas large. as we'll as their government,
and NE may add 10 tbs whole world Il
is, We thiak, Impossible tor any.reaec'iEg
person not 10 approve o! the conducs OF
the president 10 Ills particular Il would
hasrheen as ahsurd as hYpocritical Tor tbs
executive 10 have sought reparation By re
gocialion, aad a. rhe same time TO have
loaded the MARION and government wl'h
rsproaches AID lbloouy, that wenid neibs
snbniried TO, however wrong the Original
act might have been:
The presidents proclamation contains
IN honorable ADD digui6sd appeal 10 tie
people as well as 10. the government Q!
Euglapd. Nothing could have been more
Indic;ous: il will We doobs not induce q
powerful movement in the people Of Eng.
land, " ho, with ayoice that cannct hssEe.
sisted, will issist on the government zen
s desicg US Iussice bei ss.os;ld we be mis-.
taken, and The ministers OF England re,
solve on war. the advantages of a party
an Eorr favor in England, must be wei!
appreciated BY these who remember oar
revolutionary war. Our fathers addressed
The whole BRUSH na,aou 10 terms so In
pressive, that powerful party was created
IN our favor, aud il has been much ques'
tioned whether our battles were better con
rerded on the American plains, or ia ST.
Stephens chapel.