Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-01

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Resolvez That the committee Of COM
m>rce and manufactures BE instructed to en-
uuire into the expediency Of prohibiting the
entry Of any vessel in1o the U. States, from
any port or place where the vessels OF the
| u. S. are not admitted by a permanent re-
galation Of the government owning such
port or place, ~ b,ftreaty. }s
ResolDed, I l.ssss5 the committee Oh COM
raerce and manufacturers BE instructed to en-
qtsire into the expediencv Of prohibiting the
masters commanders md owners Of vessels
{ Of the III States, from receiving British h
cences, and Of enforcing the return OF all yes-s
hsels 81 the United States, without the
same.
Onmotio;s Of Mr.. Bur1reI,
"A committee was appointed to enquire.
into tie expediencyof amending the laws
81 naturalization.
The house went into committee OF the
whole on the report Of the committee OF TO-.
reign relations. The first resolution being
still under consideration.
The speakers tbs day were Mr.. Johnson
Of Kentucky, and Mr.. Clopton of Virginia,
in favour of the resolntion.-1he first mem
toned gentleman went into an elaborate and
.lninterest;ng feoiiezy Of the many causes OF
complaint We had against G. Britain, cauti-
orsly abstaiaing from noticing the multi-
Piled acts, Of aggression committed by
France on us,
Mr. Raaaol;5jk spoke short time in OPP
position to the report gcnerally-he called
the attention Of the committee who made It,
10 an inconsistency whichhe said he could
not reconcile, though he did not say it was
not>reconcileahle. The committee in their
report say, g Tie Milan decree, Of 1907,
can still less rest for its defence on the sup
posed acquiescence Of the u. States ia the
British orders of the preceding month, since.
those orders which haze not certainly been.
ace,,:e ced In, were moi even a'loz0'l IN
Anerica, at the date Q the decree. And q
iittle further on they say The President
aware Of the conses, FENCES which would toll
lo,7 that ne Il state Of things Can endorsements
ofthe Berlin decree communicated inrnedi-
ately to Congress the alteration Of the French
| DEGREES, and recommended the embargo,
which was accordingly laid on the 22d OF
Decenaber, 1907 |; at zohach time y 'svas
zceN understood IN THIS countfy, that the Br1-
fish orders q council ef November, precsdi'asy
had issued, a!tseusttsey uoercs'e not a'cszs-
| ~ communicated to our government he
said he had heard much about the spirit OF
re, he believed that SPIRIT had been asleep
I IN 1905. at watch time re would date tire
commencement Of our misfortunes--at
/ that period our national character began to
decliaein Europe and had continued to 90
so till this day. Hecomparcd our present
si,sation to the tale Of ack N the lab-
we had hanged ourselves IN the hope
4 that one Of. the. belligerents would eut US
! down, but we were likely to be LEFT hanging
! in our garters, unless we adopted some
! measure to extricate ourselves.
/ Mr.. Tront followed in favor OF the reso.
i luton and occupied the remainder OF this
I day.
4 While the house were in committee OF
the. whole a me. age was received from the
Presidert, its contents we could net learn.