Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-25
LETTER
May slst.
70 The HoN. HARRISON G. OPS, Esov1Rx, 81
3oHN QUIsc7r ADAMS.
coNTINuED.]

and ability, as ever was displayed upce any
question Of na.iooal law. The BRUSH
side was supported BY sir William Scat-,
Mr.. Ward. and the auth or Of War in Dis
guise. But even 10 Britain the doctrine
was refu,ed TO demonstration by the Edin-
bu g reviewers. IL America the riga:s Of
cur country were maintained bv numerous
writers profoundly skllled ia The science Of
national aad uaritine law. The answer
TO War 10 Disguise was sscr;beG TO ger
iienan whose talents were universally &C
knowledged. ADD who By his official s,,ua-
tions had been reqoired thoroughly TO 10
vestisate every question Of copHic, aesween
neutral and b~II'gerent right, which has
occur'ca in the kissory OF modern war.
Mr.. Gore and Mar Pinkney, our two
commissioners al London. under ar, Jays
treaty, the former, ia train of cool ADD
conclusive argument addressed to Mr., Ma
olson, the later in memorial OF spirited
eloQaence from the merchants Ut Bah.
more, supported the sane cause; memo
rizls drawn oy lawyers OF distinguished 6.
minence. by merchants Of the highest cha
rsc,er. sud by statesmen OF long ezpcri.
ence 10 our national couoci!s came from
Salem, from Boston, from New Haven,
from New York, and from Philadelphia,
together with remons:Tsuces 10 he sane
eAec. from NewburypSr. Newport, Nor
folk and Charleston. | his accumulated
mass Of legal learning, Of Commercial! 10.
formation ard OF national sentiment from
almost every lphab5;sd spo. upon our
shores. and from one extremity of the u.
o,on TO The o:her coz 6<med by the unan
seerabie n mortal of .:ir Monroe to the
British minister, ard by the el~hoss'e re.
search aad irresis IDLE reasouIne Ct the e;e'
animation Of the British doctrine, was also
made sr5iec, OF iuI! aud desibers.es dis.
cussiop IN the senate os be Il. S. A CON-.
m,uee Of seven me hers of ihs: body, az
let three weeks Of ssduous iaces;t CATION,
reported stee olu ions. the h.si OF whicsi
was in these words, Resolved that the
c,p'ure ard ccade nnstion, under the Of
devs cS fhe British government, aud adIu
dicasioDs ct their courts OF Admiralty Of
Americas vessels snd their cargoes, on tie
pre'txi OF the1: being employed IN q trade
with sse enem'ea Of Great Britain, prt hl-
b:.scd, &c tins 81 peace. ia an uoprovcstd
agCr>"e 81 aPon the property ctIhe citizens
OF he>e L S Vioiation OF 'heir neutral
rights, EOS an tscro0chmeat ubon their ia
tional indsPendease"
On the 18th Of Feb 1906, the question
upon he adoption OF tbs resolution, was
taken in Tie senate. The yeas and nays
we'e required: ba' 90, a so!''a Nay VS.
heard 10 answer. Il was adopted; hv the
anaa; nous voice Of ali the s-pa.oss pre-
sent. Isey were twenty eight 10 nutober.
and among he IN s,aads recorded the name
OF tir. Pickering.
L.. Us remen ber ha, this wac 8 question
most peculiarly and Immediately CT com
merczd9 and cot agficul oral in crest; that
Ii arose from call. louc, esesge,io ADD
uoanlmous, from all he merchsnts or the
y. >. upon congress, for he national in'er-
POSITION thaI any Of the memorials 10.
voked all the ees;gy Of The legislature,
and pledged the lives aud properties Of the
Wemorislis.s 10 support OF any measure
which congress might deem necsssary TO
sind'ca.e 'hosc righ'a. Negosislioa was
particularly recommended from Boston,
and neutrality-suspicious. was adop,ed--
negotiation has tailed-snd now Mr.. Pic.
kering ellis Us ha'G1eat Britain has claim
ed aud main'ao her yilght:He argues tia,
her claim IS jus,-and IS DOT sparIns Of
ceusure upon those woo still Consider il as
serious cause OF complaint, Bat shere
vas Que point Of view 10 which the Bti
s'sh doctrine or ibis question WIS srn Oh
" considered incidestally 10 the T. S.
becsuse j: was not dee med material for the
liiar W. Of n},. Va