Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-08
Extract Of a letter from Cadiz, dated te6rR'
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lions of dollars; and as the Prince Regent
carried off all the specie in his expedition to
the Brazils, the church plate has been seized
and two-thirds of the church revenues held IN
representation for the payment.
From The PHILADELPHIA Register.
Washington April 5, 1903.
EXECUIYYE -INFL UEACE.
" Sir,
e A scene has taken place in the house
of representatives. that however degrading to
that BODY, even closed doors shall not conceal
from the people Of the United States. It
proves incontestibly, q base and servlie obedi-
ence On the part of the majority, to the man
dates of the president, equally dlsgracetul to
themselves and dangerous to the interests or
the country that they have become so to-
tally dependant as to exercise no will or DIS
cre.ion, beyond the orders issued from the
palace, and to them they yield the most prompt
and implicit submission--On Wednesday last,
the President sent to both houses q messages
that, by repeated calls for papers, had been
wrung from him, Ike drawing his, teeth,
containing a letter from Mr.. ChanPagny to
Mr. Armstrong, the most important document
in6n teIy, that has boon submitted to Congress
during the present session, duplicating the
question Of peace or war, IN which Bonaparte
undertakes to declare Us in state OF war
with England, ard confederated with him and
his vassal powers Of the continent, This paper
was deemed of the utmost consequence to be
laid before the public, that the people might
see the true state of the country, and the pre-
suning authority of the French emperor to-
wards our government. Accordingly a motion
Was made OH Thursday morning Tor publishing
it, when majority Of the house, Il to 10, by
three several votes upon the yeas and nays,
refused even to consider the question
{" Motions to the same effect were brought
forward on Friday and Saturday which shared
the same fate, from the same dead majority,
recording their yeas and nays upon every
vote, and assigning among other reasons G.
qually absurd and servile-ihat Ii would be
highly injurious to our interests abroad to
publish the confidential communications OF
of our ministers that the true interests o.
our country required that they, and especially
this, should be kept secret that the p1bilca-
ton would excite the popular tervor against
France, and prejudice the operations OF our
eoyernment-~Some of the weaker ones did IN
deed, give the true reason, that the presl-
dent had not directed it to be published and
would not like it; one or two OF them how
ever, vapoured much about their independ-
ence, and declared they wished tor no lntor-
NATION from the president on the subject, that
they would on no consideration, vote for pub
fishing, as it would be obviously and highly
improper to do SO.
Thus passed On this humiliating conclave
shew until Saturday about one o'clock, when,
To- another message was received from the
president, authorizing the publication OF the
letters from Messrs. Champagny and Ersklne,
and instantly, without another word, an una
nimous vote of the house was had Tor their
publication 5! defy any member OF the ma
iority, however he may vince under 1t, to
contradict this statement, or to deny again the
influence of Mr.. GARDENERS 'sunseen hand. >
But it is to be observed, that this permit to
the majority was not issued by the president
until after several gentlemen had openly de-
clared, that they would, upon their own re-
sponsibility, publish these papers; that docu-
ments of such infinite importance to the pub
lie should not be concealed from the people.
Much parade has been made lately about lay
ing information before congress, and We have
indeed had submitted to us every thing that
has passed between the British government
and ours, from 1904 to the conclusion OF the
negotiation on the subject of the Chesapeake !;
but frcm France, till this letter OF Cham
nagny, NOTHING, other than papers relating