Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-21

| oil our navy, tBc cohntfy Entgh. DC assured
| that If eccasion offered, they would re.
trieye it's reputation
| Ithad been said that the government had
| received two marked insults from foreign
! powers; he presumed one case alluded 10
was that Of the Spanish minister it he
was wrong 10 this idea, he wished TO be
corrected. This miDisier began 10 slew
bis Spanish airs 10 our homesPun govern.
mens: he was informed that i drmacd
wocld be made for bis recall. fit shopld
| be thought thar ! am incorrect 10 this, said
Mr.. NJ. resort TO the department. Of state
where the facts may be Obtained. What
vas the conduct OF this ez-minister! Did
he dare to persist in his insolence! No ;
he msauly solicited our government no, 10
write on or represent his conduct 10 the
Spanish government. Our government
granted his solicitations; If they got rid
Of him Is was immaterial 10 what manner.
Afser he bad thus obtained his point, what
was his conduct! He came within the city
tina. his company would be dispensed with.
of Washington, contrary to the understand.
log which had taken place Did the govern.
meni then put up with his behavior: He
received on the contrary, an intlmasion
In the course Of few days he skunk off
TO Philadelphia. Under such circums,an.
ces, he presumed no American would feel
The dignity of the nation ipjnred ID this case.
In the Other case, Is had bssn said we
had received ablew and blow only T.
No; murder had been committed, HE
reekipg blood of our fellow citizens and
the insolted dignity of The nation called for
satisfactory 5etribution, or speedy se,ali
alton. If retribution is refused, then the
constitution did not vest the power in the
president of the II. S. to resent the iniu,
~; it did vest ii 10 the congress Of the u.
S. IF ssch a crisis should take place they
would meet i, with energy and erMness,
and use every exer;ion TO cface the Insult.
The present measure now under con-
sideration, said Mr.. Al. is the first de!ea-
sivc measure presented for our determipa.
ton. five give this measure aquibblIDg,
querkiDg, or reluctant affirmative, the
people will be disappointed il ,hcir hopes.
have TO apprehension that we shall do SO
I believe the contrary. have no doubt
hui that the patriotic characters here cali
ed together on the exigency OF The no.
ment, and to whom is in,rusyed the honor
Of the nation, will realise all the wishes OF
the people.
MIR. M. concluded by saying, that,
feeling conscious of the rec.i,ude of his
intentions, as far as his feeble abilities
weuld permit, be had discharged his duiy
TO his country, his constituents, aud 10
himself.
Mr.. Randolph hoped the time would
come = and that very soon---- when we
should have an opportunity of going into a
regular discussion of the points souched
upon by the gentleman from Maryland, &
of some others. He trusted t.aat, 10 the
FIRST place, the question would be regularly
brought before the house--and the late eS
pertinent had thrown considerable light
upoo the subiect--whe,her the United
States ough, to nnalntain navy & to VIVA:
extent? Whether an establishment which
for years.had proved moth in the public
purse, and which, whenf,he exigency OF
The moment called for its last eSertione
had proved ooiy conductor OF .dishonor
TO the na.ion, deserved 20 be Cherished
with the tendersess and supported 8. the
expence, which had hitherto been lavished
upon it,
He hoped this question would be fairly
met and as fairly decided-for strange as
it Nigh, appear, this greas point had never
been directly settled, since the present adj
miais,ration came into Office, but had here.
sofore been determined III an oblque. col.
lateral way. lie hoped too the question
would be discussed how far the present
stale Of eur political relations abroad, had
grown DOT of the proceedings OF the memo
= c oQS-s and hoxu farI NE r.