Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-28

paCItp, saw III THAT PTOpOSlsso-. 10 sii'iiS > :
ttility--let me not be mistaken; II is not my
intention to deny the truth Of the proposlti-
on. much less to vote against it--but my
friend from Carolina SAW that II vas rot %
be made the basis OF a future conduct that
n fact no oil, no measure, nothing substan-
tial could grow out Of it. And are we to.
employ ourselves in this manaer Tor the a.
museInent of the galleries, Of the public OF
Gcorgeto WI, Washington and It's vicinity
WHEN this resolution was introduced by the
committee, whose report is row under con-
sidcration, / regretted it on 2 syarlety OF ac-
counts, not only in the same view IS my
friend before me has taken OF 1t, but tor o.
ther reasons. asked myself IN the irst
place on whom it was to operate. On us
Have we so conducted ourselves heretofore,
or are we now about to act that doubt eX-
lists among US whether wewill support our
rights or submit to the high behests OF the
two great belligerents? For ourselves is
this medicine, or FOR the American people /!
Do they want a rsllyinS point! Has the
government of the United States ever taken
a ground in which they have been backward
to support it Are we fearful Of the tenn
per OF our citizens Dow th.nk it:.eccs-
sary to raise their courage 70 the sticking
place by this incentive! Cris il to ops
rate on the two great bclligercnts Is Mr..
Armstrong or Mr. pinisney In some new
note to servcup this prescription, 70 excite
the minds of these governments to Anar;-
can wrongs and to q sepse Of justice !
am afraid not I am AFRAID We have triea
this method too often not again TO ...sil OF
success. did indeed regret it regret
ted the introduction of this rcso,otion, l,s-,
only for the reasons whicn have stated, but
as going still further TO establish the creed
that 7sords, III some form Or other, are al
the means which we have to employ. no,
sir if We make All impression On Europe,
it naast BE by something more substantial.
We have tried the old diet drink long e.
noush.
The house viii pardon ne Il forbcar
minute recapitltlaslon Of the wrongs which
We have received, rot only from the t@o
great belligererts of Europe, but from the
little be.liserents also. confess that I have
not a stomach to 80 through tie nauseoas
detail. | cannot, Ike Shyiocis, take q plea
sure in saying on such q day you called re
DOG on such day you SPIT upon NY gar
hadine. have ssen thelu dressed up in
every possible shape, III correspondence OF
cur nlnis.cgs ard IN reports o. itlis and lie
other house. Unjust confess for one that I
take no pleasure ii ths perlsas otf suck re-
ports. | ca.r9ot riot IN the strength Ok cur
srgument---l wish the argument Of the enc
my was little Eeutcr s ours i!ttle worse;
I cannot hail every new aggression, because
it gives occasion 10 extend o.ii demands Of
PREPARATION. | wish we bad rot quite SO
much of argument On or. SIDE, and mat thev
had a little mere OF the injury On theirs. |
verify believe that as long as YOU have the
whole Of the injury, the viii ;,aye veiv 1T
tic sollcitude III yleieing 10 you the best Of
the argument. YES, sir, eoutcss feel 4
deep sense of ncrttlcation st hearirc tbs
incessant theme rung iii my ear, and tnerr-
medy found to kein woG:,s, t,eRDs, woRDs
correspondence Of ministers, instructions
O. secretaries OF state, and reports ot ,eor,-
mittees Of the two houses. We have been
four weeks IN session, and as to beneGt--I
speak Of myself; / hcPe there are others
who are conscious Of having dcne greater
siiarc--as 70 the Benefit that the pubic has
received from my attendance, had much
better have been at home, ENJOYING the fine
weather III my own family, thar sitting here,
listening to the discussion OF propositions,
from winch, whether negatived or agreed
to, no possible good can be derived. We
have been four weeks in session, raised
committee OF exterior relations, who have
brought IN long and laboned report, and !