Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-30

'S'a l:.h al,andonS the "
y 1a,;,'. rp % ! art-vhieh makes the
Is % dslm . ~ measure of rights, which
81 o,lls a,,,re. not only have constltu,eo
ana ! s an,aliepable, but have also enau-
Us WITH r r'sI,t, on this clause Of the report
] y alS ,a,;ttse, msy be presented, IN this
tns Either the U. S. have, or they nave
n' I sal ability to carry on commerce,
DISC Of the edicts of both, or OF Ell
ls s .sess nations. five have not ply
#,lsa;r o cary on the trade, which they
50. ;bsa il is no disgrace to exercise
p Do,nmeree, which these irresistible de-
sS s.rr,it. II We have such physical A.
Il Nan. to the degree, in which we a.
Z. ssat commerce, whicilwe have pow
AIRY on, is orr submission /" asJect y
ss,L y Il is yielding without strug.
s.cr;t s;ay 81, rights, not because
s,rs not force, but because We have
| a s;;r;t to ,aaiatain them. 1t is in this
s. view, that / an disguised with this
III. Ii ahiurss, Wlsat il recommends.
|'scla;ns, III hsroics, against submission,
4 proposes, in cresping pFcss,a tame and
Eyile su5assiyieney.
n cannot be- concealed, let gentlemen try
mach as they VIII, that we can trade, not.
Il. with orc, ba1s .rish both these beiilscr-
Il Notwithstanding these restrictive de-
rs. The rlsqae to G. britain against
&eoea cspsare, scarcely amounts to two
4 cent. Thatto France against 6. Britain
urarsss:onabiy, much greater. But what
Etiat' to u.s. 1t is not our fault, il the
IWer &C Brain On the ocsan IS superlorso
K Of Booaparte. It is equal AID exact
Eticc. between both nations, for us to trade
In both as far as i is in our power. Great
the power OF britain is on the ocean,
euterprize and iatrepidity OF our mer-
ants, ere more than match for it. They
b get ycsw produces 70 ths Continent IN
tie Of her navy. But suppose they do
/? Suppose thsy fail, and are captured
the attempt Wnat IS that to US? At
we have given them full notice Of al
sir dangers, and perfect warning, either
Our inability or our determination nc to
otcct them. IS,
If hey take the risque, tits at their peril.
I'D upon whom does Tic loss fill ? AS it
cs now, through tie operation Of your
hbargN on the planter, on the farrasr, on
meehaalc, on the day lahorer? No,
/. On the insurer, on,tae capitalist, on
Pse, who in the full exercise of their In
Pgence, apprized of all circumstances,
wiling to take the hazard, for the sake
the profit.
Wit illustrate my general idea, by a
pPosllion. There are two avenues to the
san, ron The haraor of New York by
ws@ through Long-Is!and Sound.
pFpose the fleets, both OF France and G.
'tsln, Should Block Up the narrows, SO
= 70 pass them would be physically I'M
's'ois, n the relative state OF our naval
g, VIII gentlemen seriously coascaa
!, there would be any things dss;;sct or
5 Ta'sfsA, & she people Of n. Y. should
'' G % cafry on their trade, through
aound Would the remedy, for this
''irssacs With cus rights be abandoning
0esan altogether? Again. Suppose that
l ! = q both nations blocsading the sane,
u should station its force at a different
: l. rance al the mouth OF the Sound
=, I'm at the Narrows. In such case,
,s'u ssayng at home and refusing, any
-, ~ y 50 apan the sea be exercise Of IN
peaasnee, in the citizens Of New York !?
-. 2a. :, may call it !. dSsnitfea
S,;. IT they. viii. call it, and I
al, 's !. II the people would net al
''u III i, ease aad a5jeet sabmissiioa."
=. wat IL, IN such case, would be true
r r why. TO consider well which
I, ~. IS the weakest and cut our to
49,. ,sn1 5 through the path which he OBJ
bsn. asllg removed the smaller impe-
'AStt, We cho,l.l