Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-23
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.(lNr. Tollason's speech continued. J

But we all know hcrhopes were BLASTED.
This is the reason WAY the blow was aimed,
and your commerce sacrificed. The re-
monstrances OF our minister could not keep
pace with new aggressions. This temperis-
ing policy of England and the Destruction Of
our commerce buried party spirit. in Ame-
RIGA for the moment, and produced an In
dignant protest against. her conduct from
the great commercial cities in the union, in
which their lives and their property were
pledged to support the governmental mea-
sion the merchants of Boston requested the
President to send a special envoy to Eng
land, to give. greater solemnity to our claims
ofindemnity and future securitv. Tho cause
of tnesmcrchants became common cause !;
and the non-importation law was enacted !;
and Mr.. Pinkney sent as special minis
ter, agreeably to request. Let the COM
mercial interest Cease to complain. 1t is for
them principally that we new suffer. These
deeply inflicted wounds upon the commerce
OF America, engulphed Cor moment the
consideration Of the primary object Of Mr..
Ntonroe's nllsslen-thc improvement ofsea-
nen--and it would seem that when our mi
mister pressed one great subject OF COM
plant, some greater outrage was commit
ted to draw our attention from the former
injury. Thus the unavailing. exertiors of
our minister for upwards Of two years at the
court OF St. James's, eventuated In an ex-
traordinary mission, and the non-importati-
on law a measure of retaliation, and which
rendered us less dependent upon foreign.
government for such articles as can be ma
nufactnred at home. To bring further evil
dence of British hostility, let us attend a
little to the administration of Mr.. Fox. He
came into Office about the first of February.
On the 31st of May, Information was re-
ceived in London of the extra mission Of
MIR. Pinkney. Mr.. Monroe, therefore, had
an opportunity of about four months with
, Mr.. Fox to settle our differences, without
any interruption, not even the ideal one
which has beea suggested, as giving tenn
porary stay to the negotiation, viz. the
waiting the arrival of Mr.. Pinkncy. The
United States had a right to expect some
thing like justice from this able minister
b DStduoS iiS CJitSI tdlICtt q sincere QeSlTS TO
conciliate the friendship Of this nation by
acts Of justice.
Butin this just expectation we were dis
appointed. The hostility Of other members
OF the cabinet with whom he was associated
was the real cause of difficulty, joined per-
haps with his sudden indisposition & death.
Mr.. Fox acknowledged our right to the CO.
lonial trade--he promised to stop the cap
ture and condemnation of our merchant yes
sels--but when pressed to answer our COM
plants in writing, he promised, but broke
that promise, and ultimately refused to r;ve.
any. orders with respect to the capture and
condemnation of our vessels. Thus the ooId.
en- apple was presented to our grasp. 2 and
then sdatched forever from our SIGHT.
Now let the committee attend to the chap
ter OF negotiation, which produced the re-
leeted treaty. 1. The subject of blockade
Is proposed, and a definition demanded.--
We denied the doctrine of paper breast