Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-02

arl;ty r.tti the Wflole human Iacc aitu re,
.fi;e,larIy connected as they are with y. 3.
sby habits Of constant intercourse and by mu-
TIA sf,,al wants. they cannot but hope, that Ike
dispositions are entertained by the BRITISH
nation towards this country and It measures
were speedily taken for the amicable :dis-l
cussion by negotiation, Of our complaints,
that assense Of her own interest, and q re-
sDe,c.t for the rights Of others, would induce
her to depart from her measures, and to:
conduct towards us with justice and libsr-
atty. 81,
Hinder this percussion, and without
meaning in the smallest degree 70 derogate
from tbs talents or attention of the Amer
Gu, minister at the court OF London, tie
subscribers, with Difference and hnnliIty,
begsleave to suggest, whether, when. 50 nm
portart national interests are at stake, spe-
cial mission would not carry with It great
influence, and be very instrumental in the
accomplishment Of Cur reasonable WISH
es."
This earnest and fervent call on the go
yernment by the commercial interest was
promptly obcyed by the administration. -
The course pointed out by the memorialists
was pursued special mission was imme-
diately sent-this new principle as well as
other violations of our maritime rights were
resisted with energy and ability and every
effort made to obtain redress OF injuries,
and to. place our commerce upon a just and
Memorable basis, as must be evident to every
man who has read the documents commu-
nicated to Congress during the last and pre-
Sent session. shall pass over the different
decpces and orders of the two belligerents,
from 18o5, until the fall of 1907. | will
pass over the affair of the Chesapeake which
Nralled forth such a burst Of indignation
throughout this country. In Dec. 1sC7,
during the last session OF Congress, the Ere
siident was officially informed, that Bona
parfe had determined TO extend his decree
of Berlin to American commerce, and NJ
though not officially notified, had every req
son to believe that the French decree had
been or would be resaliated by the British
orders of council. The President, thus
warned Of the dangers which threatened our
commerce on the high seas, communicated
the subject to Congress by a confidential
message, recommending an embargo, to
secure our vessels and seamen from cap
ture. His advice was attended to, the
measure was adopted. expected, or at
least hoped at that time, that this measure,
| besides securing our properly, BY It's pres
sure Oh the belligerents, aided by a conciil-
a.ory course on the part Of our government,
would have induced an amicable adjust
inert Of differences with both or one of the
belIieerent., and thereby ayered the Gala
mites of war J. that if il failed to produce
this effect, it would at least afford us time.
| to prepare to meet war, if inevitable; that
our administration had used every honora-.
ble means during the existence OF this mea-
sure to settle our differences amicably with
the benigerents, cannot be doubted by any
one who has read the documents accompa-
nying his recent message. After the admir-
nistration had pursued the course marked
out by the commercial people, whose Or
gans the gentlemen in the opposition appear
to be on this occasion, after resisting the
unjust pretensions of France and Great
Britain after the government had laid an.
embargo and brought the nation to the eve
of a war for the Smaintainance OF our mari
time rights-What do we hear--we are told
Ely part Of these same people, to the asto-
|7nishment of all America, by solemn reso-
lutions, which are already before the pub
lie, called the Essex resolutions, that we
have no cause of war against Great Britain,
and all her aggressions, if not justified, are
excused and our government is Sgavely
told to disgrace itself by receding from the
ground it has taken. The gentleman from
connecticut, whose object seems to be ra-
Their to prove this measure wrong at first,
than what ought now to be done; tells us