Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-29


both belligerents, and the second to d Sr
the best mode Of carrying it CT asaira
Of them, leaving at the same time all ,f,;s
ance to the other out Of the Question i
wish to confne myself to that part vb,11
goes to excluding imports; that part ~!
excludes all foreign armed ships shas N
hearty concurrence. Il has SO happen.
that from the time to which / have ress
red, the difficulties of this country hail
been thickening, and the character Of M
country declining abroad. That this !. |
fact no man will or caa deny. Then it mr.,
be by different policy from that pursu,J
from the timewhich have mentioned, III
the character Of the country is to be rsco
vsred. The old policy has been tried. i
will not answer. What have we dcns I.
We have been tramplcd upon unresistnat
by Spain. When the minister of our com
try, was at the court OF that governments, AMI
when / have every reason to believe, as 81
as the papers laid before the House enaN|
me to Judge, thathe had taken an irnposip|
attitude-what was the result The neal
citation was psralized By the news that
special mission, Of fIr. Bowdein, i
spectacle mai.-if there must be a snecs
mission, as good man as any for the D,r
posc-was to interfere with that neaocst
on. We had already two ministers al d.
court Of Spain. When our negociaticnr
psrding with the British governments
there seems to have been fear least a N!
MISTER CT eur country should come into call
lision with foreign governments, and spe
cis. minister is sent after hir. to keep t,|
discussion forever hung up in a sort oit.
plomatic court of chancsly. We passtdI
non importation law :; ard neither the hoas
or the ration have forgotten the auspca|
under which that law passed. When il val
said that it. would lead to the destructiond
commerce, was not the idea secuted b. ns
ny; and amongst others by a menherd
great influence who is row snatched fnl
US by the hand Of death, ard who was Il
representative Of the commercial townd1
Salem. He ridiculed the idea Of our cor
MERGE Being circumscr;bed. Were we no
told that we could sweep the commerce.
Britain from the ocean? And what Is
been the consequence We have SWEPT su
own commerce from the ocean, and [ feg|
we shall sweep cur agriculture from tk
land, One false step leads Oh 20 another
For want of due resistance to tils weass
power OF spain, we have been tramYlaI
on by the stronger. No, sir, this ten I
.pcrising, this hesitat;ng, this exfraordinsg
mission policy will not do.
After things were brought 70 their latss
present disastrous condition, VIC laid n
embargo that was to be the penacea to r.
act On the enerny--it was to be the sWoH
and the shield /; the war in disguise: it wa
to bring Europe in general, and G. Britain
in particular to your feet. We have cacg
lated long enough On the weakness Of cu I
adversary. We have waited with upcas
eyes watching her downfall TIL cur ownk
gins to approach. It is time to calcul&
less On her weakness and more Oh OIL
strength. / am amused sometimes at tx +
argumen which [ hear On this floor. 4k
Granville administration get into ', c..e.-
you negotiate with them and make treaty
1t is reJected--scouted. BE it so. Mean
while the Grenyilles go out and the Fort
lands and Cannings come in; and, as i
destitute of arguments of our OWE, the doc
rnes oi these.ysry men in opposition
Lords Grenviile, Auckland and Hollan'
from whom nothing better than the REJECT
d treaty could be o5taiRed) with the Bs'
/ :. and Brcueila,as in their train, arehafE
ID with Joy and resorted to as the tcxt-tosS
whence We quote to prove--what' III
'hew that the sentiment of the peopie O.. u
Britain is in favor of us. And yet tfa
2e come TO negotiate with these very aGF0' &
atcs Of ours, we cannot agree. At u
anne time the declarations en- this floor axe
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