Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-22

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weapon would DOT have been raised ~
wlths,apdirg the exls,ence Of III. ,sm NO.
the solitude which)s,i!I rem aimed ls a' sa&
the Two goyernmeu,s. it was imDoss;h' seea
appeal 20 it as stroos motive Of -.
WITH the new ministry. Such an appr, ts'a
sure TO produce more h.rn than saess
would have lost Us all claim 90 d. ~ Nv rs
cas- feelings aud liberal policy, sb,sss sss !.
new ministry was believed 10 ,aava. ss
dispossd TO adop, towards the U s . 9 sos
pegociasiou therefore, with the rsv ~; ~
suy, was conducted by policy a. we'll a .S'
inclination, CD friendly sod couciI;s'oy
principles. Should it tail howeve, r.
obicc, ard be broken off, the relation
tweenihe parties would chang iuan iOs,.
/. From tia; moment toe pew IA aisyy w.,
! stand on The ground OF the cid ore, and :.
nation be emitted ia sill rs politics, oa,';.
against Us. ihe attitude would brcaa,.;'
fact, wha. the exterior announced u,ok'
hostile, and it ives diflicul. to perceive bss
IL could be changed, and peace Dc presrs
ed wiki honor TO the u S They ccn
not recede tyom the ground which h.s
tad taken, or accept by compalsioo tern,
which ,hey had rejected 10 aaicabl. Gen.
citation, war, therefore, seemed Is b. y.
Inevitable consequence Of such stat. os
things, aud [ was far from coasiGe5jDo !,
an alternative, which ughs to be p.efcrrst
to the arrangement which was offered !,
Us. When took Toto view the prosns,.
Gus and ha ppy condition ofths Z. S!,,s
compared with .ha, OF Other as,ioos .sa,
as a ueotra, power, they were almos, Il,
exclusive carriers Of the prodacl;ous O! The
whole world and thar in commerce ,5ev
aourished hey oad all example, uosvisn.
Standing she losses which they 3cca.ioas'ly
suffered. ] was stroog 10 the opioion .ha,
those blessings ough. DOT to be hsssrded
10 such a qussiion. Many other consider.
atoms tended 10 Confirm me ia shat ssn.i.
mest. kuew that the u s. were 10,
prepared for war ,ha. their coaa; was
untortiiled, and their Cities in great rpsa.
sure detenceless that militia 10 may Of
the states were neither armed DC. trained,
d iha, theii whole revenue was derived
from commerce. could not p.esume shas
there was lust cause .o doeb which Of toe
alternatives ought 70 be preferred. Had it
however, been practicable 20 terminate the
! ~ gocission, without such 40 sdiuslmsns as
that proposed, asd wilhout taking any der.
sive meaeare 10 CONSEQUENCE o! lis failure
what was 10 become OF the nJu.impo
law it suffered 10 remain in force, II was
sure to produce Uar Great Britain, il ws,
kuowr, would enter in,o co arrangemees,
by trea'y, which did cot provide for is &c
peal aod there was llule reasoo 20 p:ssuas
after the rupture o!tte negocia'ioa.b b. whieh
the relation between the parties would be
les. friendly, that she would become nors
accommodating 1t ~as 90 toe cooua'y,
fairly ia be concluded ,aat if sny orange
meu. whatever should be practicable, u
would be q less advantageous oDe THAI saa'
which We had sanc!ioced Seue d'sposi.
ton Gift wac therefore spensaby es'
cessaly 10 atty cou:se wdich n,gos be saS'
en-.
These considerations had mach weight IN
deciding That which was pursued, and rank
" OWE, tia, sincere desire 10 afford to t!!'
administration all honorable opportunity i@
It's repeal, since under existing ciFcUIA5,a''
ces, it did not seem probable that 1t coda %
longer useful and might be injurious, Was q
strong motive with me to incur the response
billy which took On myself FL that tFails@S"'
OH. To the arrangement proposed we ga'S
our sanction. We undertook to submit Il %
the consideration OF our government taA"a
care TO inform the British commissioae'"
that VIC had no power to conclude I'',s
that would be obligatory on the United os@'e''
which did rot arrange in satisfactory Ian,
ncr the interest OF impressment. We aof@eu
also to proceed in g discussion OF the o'D ~
objects OF the negotiation, and eYento o,
concluded treaty; ii being understood RON
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