Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-05

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| cial rights =
;nasfnuch as il will determine, ID the cstiiila-
ton of European nations TIC importance q
/ American commerce ard the yaiuc OF her
/ friendship. (,
r the en;oynlents OF advantages, they have.
;,elolently rested content. The great mass OF
, neopie have never extended their views to
ne source Of those comforts. The period has
arrived when the priyations they are forced 20
sui ser will exhibit.to view the fountain from
] which 3 thousand. blessings flow Europe rs
.fflicted with scarcity, and ..merica Is the on
!, " eranaryto which resort can be l'sd talaxsrs
| thssnorrors of pestilsnce and famine, he
! finger of Providence appears tohsye prepared
crisis for the operation of measure the
best calculated of all others tofe-establish the
relations Of reciprocal justice, end to adinon-
ish despots, that there is a Just and controlling
power, that assigns to iniquity and oppression
their limits
Adhere sir, to this measure with frmnsss
and the accommodation of our differences will
be certain and advantageous. II We yield the
ground we have taken, bur character tor sta
bility and hrmness will be lost for ever, audit
will be in vain to look for respect and justice,
from those who do not apprehend avigoroas
and spirited retaliation for Withholding that
Justice and respect which we have RICH. to
demand. The U. S. Of America arc involved
in crisis, similar. TO that which gave exist
cnce to their Independence. \.
Proclamations and DEGREES. restrict, limit,
narrow, or suspend trade, in the same man
ner and style as if the United States were COS
| lonial dependencies. in l776, the genius of
America inspired her sons with courage to
resist oppression--in their declaration of in
dependence they enumerated among the caus-
es OF their rcsistante-tllat "of cutting off
our trade with all parts of the world" AYhca:
our forefatherss were few il number, they con-
flontcd dangers Of every description fortheir
| liberties and commerce. The contest even
tuated in the freedom and INDEPENDENCE ofthe
nation. A tame and Submissive surrender of
! the acquisitions of their yalor would fix Oil the
national name anidelble stain IEeirrecol-
|lected patriotism should inspire us to make
! whatever sacrifices the crisis requires. In,he
choice of war oFan embargo, We have chosen
| the last, as the least of evils. 1t commerce
| had rot been arrested and confined TO an In
tercourse among Notwithstanding within
the scope of power could have prevented war.
| The United States In defence OF its maritime
rights must have taken sides. they waald
have been array edin battle order. either the
side of France against Great Britain, o. Oh
that Of Great Britain against Franco, an event
taken either way, more deplorable t!ian an en-
barge without limitation. War, sir, is less to
4 r,e - ,,olofoc a. hocke aud
preston, which .contending armies receive.
From and make on each other, than as to con-
sequences ofanother description; disregard
for, l was on the eve of sayin. IN oblivion, Of
those principles which are the pillars of the
republic. Military power seldom renders
homage to justice, and rarely mounts the car
of war tor any other view than To, inhict inju-
f.fies and TO spread desolation. Warts Pando-,
rla's box, from which issues all the evils and
calarnities that can affiict and .scoarge man
kind-rather than encoun,ersuch consequence;
es and be entanglcd in the labyrinth Of Euro
pean artiiec and diplomacy-I would cheer
| fully render my assent TO a non-intercourse
I with the belligercnt powers. Jet them rcnd.
| eriuslce to fair and eEsones neutrality and j
| viii be among the first in reciprocat.ng it,--
| But sir, till PREPARATION is made to my mEeh
injured, outraged and insulted country, Lean
| not press to my bosom with tho cardiaNty of
| friendship, the y;Qlators Of her lights. lean
! not, sir, omit here noticing some inconsistent
oics into which our political opponents have
| fallen The republicans have been charged
| with wanting pigor sineeto them has been en-
trusted the management Of the national con-
Germs. When strong measures were deemed
unnecessary, We were told that spusillaan,irnity
deferred US from taking them. When the
embargo wasrecommendedb y our opponents,
twas recommended as the only eaeetual mea--.
sure to which we ceuld resort. As soon "a. as
the. crisis justified lis adoption, gloomy aIad
flesnoneia : reflections were Ielt and uttered as