Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-08

cir. well knew That the PIetSuuSo 49, -
exna,ria,ion is OF novel date, and Of 40
authority. IF the case you mention d'd
NOT occur. +, was because the seaDcn OF
bcllipcs ent powers were scldom 10 sne en-
nlov Of other states. You know land i
not ] you may easily learn thu, !. has been
the aocien, practlce Of Englaod, When
= broke out, 10 call for the return q 81
sealnsn and seafasing people, by pstla'
nation. And you know Cor may EASILY
learp tia. France, like England, has ID.
sisted on this very right, and main,a,ned
il by her practice and that she has onf-
sipg this very war taken her scsmen from
Sonr ships You know thata contract be-.
tween NO parties cannot Impair the valid.
~ Of 8 p1ior conuac, by either, with a
third DeYsoo, Dor absolee them from their
duties. Ard when you speak ct sramen
on board of our merchant vesscls as beng
zrisjsin ouy Jurisdiction upon the high seas.
Won that you advance position which, 1t
ma,p.ained 70 the extent, enGss involve
every ueu,ra nation in war. If enemies
Foods are taken within the yjufissicfion OF
. neutral rover, iii is 40 acRof hostility. If
: psu,ral merchant ship (onshe high sez)
is within The neutral jurissslion, SO as 10
render In pressmen nj uaIawta', she IS equal.
y wiihis the same jurisdiction n every
other purpose consequently all 'heeases
OF capture Of enemy's goods 90 boasd a
ts..s. .hs Iegai'.y OF which has
been sdmn,cd from the EARLIEST simss,
must according TO your doctrine b. hos.
tile aggress,ons. We will no, fellow ysu
through the ,urnings ADD doublings IL
which the subiees j. susceptible. We al
now know, and from the reiation'in whih
you stood TO the executive deparins yd,
could nut have been ignoran. (inless indeed
they fooledyo wilma coaadence1 ,hIs
Great Britain offered 50 20 restrain tie
practice OF im:ressmeni as 20 remedy the
|, grievances of which re complaio, and
that Messrs. Munro add pinekney signed
atreaty in the f m ard homes, belief sha.
havisg cb;lined such premise, they had
substantially provided for thai ob;eet Of
their instructions. They supposed it was
the wish of the American government to
protect American sailors. ADD never sus.
pecsed design embroil the two coun
tries (agsinst ,hcr willy by exacsing from
the BritishIm inis.ers s.mal abaodonmro,
of what ,heir. nation, aod every other ma
ton has hitherto cons dered as an ueqncs.
sionable r;gh.. 4 thing which 90 British
ministers dare to do; and which We, as a
maritime power, ought not 10 ask. Our
negoeia,ors were, il seems, mistaksn, and
the hon. MIR Joan G. Adams now tells Us,
speaking 20 doab. the language OF his
exceltency Thomas J fsrsoc)
I" would subscribe to any compromise OF
this contest consiatent za;th TIC rights Of ssye-
reignty TIE duass Of kuma'lty and PRINCIPLES
ct reciprocity: bit to the right OF forcing
even her own subjects cut of our merchant
vessels on the high seas, can never assent"
That is TO say, will settle the mat,
ter any way you please, provided it be in
the singl. way please. This is the
plain meaning when strip. of sonadipg
words which amouut to no.hiag l'hr
article Che i, wha, il may II reciprocal,
must consist With the principles Of rec,pro
city and the rishis Of Sovereignty be.
cause II mus, acknowledge The came righs
10 each soversign. Is fos the duties Of
humanity, they are tie usual s,aG ag Of a
jacob;n sausage, in wh;ch there "a SO
much seasoning TIA, poor humanity gets
sadly peppcred If The du.ie. Of human
~ are 10 be Invoked, lie. ,hem be exer,ed
ia making such honest provisions as may
prevent abuse. spd consequent suE.riog.
fIe BE- continued
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