Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-28

dies, good pr'ees. Ia order 10 s5sn
what had bee, the feeling OF the nen,rJ
nations On ils sabjses oil that dec,e. h.
need only refer TO the spseca Of tbs n'es;
dent OF the q, s. on the oprsiag O. "a.
session OF congress-. on the s.h of Dec
1898, Ia whicn he declared, tass 81 az ths
decree OF the 18th Of the preceding yaan
airy, was still in force, in consequences oe
the. failure of an attempt to procure IFS -
peal, he considered il an unrqasvocai az,
OF war, and a breach OF the indcpendcoc.
and sovereignty o. neutral nasioas. whieh
was ocly 70 be met by determined gesis,
ance." AS the chief eaagis.fale Of Ame
iica had expressed sos:rong sense of h.
aggression in l!fat instance. there was II
ground to suppose tina; he would not acs as
decidedly on he present occas:oa ana
this was another consideration whr ,cs
country ought TO abstain, far tie presras.
from any act which might prove grlcvous
to the trade of America, untiI,t should BE-
seen whether the American government,
would follow the same. soasse now az N
49,"
From Lord CAsTLEREAGA's Spescc
AS to the period OF our history, whlcs
has been alluded to, he should presently sheY
that the time of the American government
had been wasted in negotiations. Whatever
might be tbs feelings Of government towards
America, whatever might be the principles
on which fhe lafo ,e~o~; ,+icrc ba1 l,.a,, oor
cluded, these were 20 reasons for delaying The
adoption. Of more vigorous means Of rct4liat-
on against the enemy. He coptended that
considerations Il forbearance respecting Anle-
RIGA, should not induce tie house TO abstain
from adopting, not an act Of practical mus
tice, but the measures which the Circumstar
ces Of tie times required, namely, Il VAR
American vessels in the first instance agains,
entering French ports, but not TO capture
them, unless bent on entering the porte o.
France. Hthey were to wait till the am:m
can government should insist upon those Drln
ciples, by which the laws of nitipns is uEaeIG
they might wait till doomsday, as whaIeyte
might be their feelings, the commercial pee,
pie would attend to their commercial interests
Since the publication Of this decree, which
had been al first general as to all nations SONS
communication had taken place between ths
American ministers in this eountry, AMI Gbc
French governme1t, IN consequence ofwhich
some practical relaxation Of the decree had
taken place, This Was ore ground |!y We
should look upon America with jealous and
it was an aggrayation that she had, ay aSe,
cret understanding with the FrenGh govern,
ment, contrived to take her shipping out Of
the ger tio1. Of The decree that was al Grst &c.
nera, and p aced herself in situation 2E con.
nivance with the French government
Ercr; ST. THoNAs TuRToNs 3hecca
I" In his mind, thereal cause OF this pusA-
luminous forbearance, was the fear Of offend
ing America, TIC dread Of breaking o. the
treaty lately pending between this country
and the American government. That Vas tic
pistol heIa ct the breast of ministers &nG
this their great anxiety to ward 1t Oh =
From Lard HowIeK's SPEECH
{" 1t seems that the gentlemen On inc 9thsf
side feel sorg ewhat jealous Of America because
France may be disposed to exempt nef from
the operation Of the decree. The thing isn0s
unlikely; bus no communication OF tie k'na
has been made ministers the American flem'
potentiaries. The words Of the decre@ seem
to apply to th3 continental powers on'y. ana
consequently America may be exenPtea,,~%
Suppose she is: would that be reason WnI
we should go to war with America IS nos
this the intention OF gentlemen, or what IS
But surely it must be waste Of the SINE Of
the house q dwell upon such arguments
rhc treaty Of America they have also Dr0u5aa
into discussion and it has been inslnuatea /
that it was contrary to the honor and Interest,"
Of the country to enter into negotiation Win
America, until the non-importation arf wa
repealed. If such disgrace WAS attached
ne neeociation, why were not motions lnalI
asst session to break of the negotiation, unLN
that decree was repealed. Surely such con-,
Cucf would haze been more manly, chan nov
II. WIN