Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-11

scr4.,ls has lett 90 Us fa scssceiy WoFtn carry.
5sa%or. lie dssig:atr what this little is
.wse.l be TO diff. ut matter, BIT 1t would
Is. au,,erGse,is-eyess one iwhs hears ME
understands II.
8at it wot!d BE wei ,c enquire on WI
,rinciple tie lelligerepts pletend to.S s'e-
those eoururcfciai restrictions w,
ed principle is that Of rvtaliasion-n Sc
tie true principe! Ersnes,onsblsYf on ,os
bnd why Because is equally by-s
by beth belgerents. Both canno''pnSSo
tsl;ators I; on must BE- tac aggress"eE y
other the etaliator. II us PRINCIPE WA
81 equally urged by both, *ao Is TO iE3s>
between ;fen If the ai!s,;ged pr.ne'p!e Of
retaliation ',e MOI the ttie on, what IS
rs respects Fiarcc. tkc iTue rnnciPl7 OF
ls-r DEGREES is 70 be sought " .l.e p"!!cy"t
embarrassing England BY exc.uar's ir"'"-
the continent British :ncrciansize ; aud as
10 Great Britain, the prinelple OF her o.
eers in council may be found IN the cols'.
elera;;on Of her interest AM her power
She avowcolly contends that IT'S her inter
est to cngyoss the commerce 0! the worid
that she has the power 70 cngross IT, add
size viii engross i.
But wh,, arc the principles more specld'
caEy asserted by Great britain! i'rSt--
th1 { ilhs of bloe kade By Proclamation
ID, the light 70 turn your vessels iA'o hct
ports Ia pay dt.y ar~l take OCT a !!cence.-
This right Of BLOC ksdins BY prselasna'on is
not right growing out OF SKATE OF war;
it is NO beligerent right it is Pr1tensIua
&. applicable 20 state OF peace as TO a SIR:
of war, and if we submit to it IN state,E:
must submit to it in a state OF Peace. ibs
Only principle Of blocS.;le which We rccos-
Mise Is, that which gives to beIlis:rcn@'
right TO turn from ports so closely lnvesis,i
rs 70 make the entry Of them dnngrioN1
and after due warning vessels bouaa .
them. But the right asserted by C'Fea'
Britain to Blockade BY piece OF rarcA-
N,ent or papcrissued from her councii Cham
Der pert or ports, kingdom or kina,
doms, con ingnt or continents, Isl rlg.A
no more relative to Il state OF war Than 10 A
state Of Dtace and if We submit 10 ths
@pretens;on in a state ct war, we mu5t &
auai,y st.5 : 70 it in ST tt ct peace. 1t 4
founded n Zoe most arbitrary tyranny; i
goes to the ana:nlatica Of yoar com.nercr,
As to the other right Of forcing orr vcss>ts
into her ports, to pfy duty and take oat Ii
cence, this IS equally applicable to a sta:
Of peace as 10 state of wa. We acknow.
ledge the right oF Great Bl-ilaiia or nf~gnr.
Other nation to shut her ports agaiiio. u,
provided there be no treaty stipulation to
the contrary. But the right of Great 3r-
tain or of France to shut the ports of any
Other nation g'inst rs IS riSht no more
aqpcrtaining til a helIigerent than TO neu-
,r.l. IF We submit 70 it in war we mast
equally submit N peace and this right,
Ike the other, is founded in the most ar
bi,rary tyranny What right has Britain
to tvrannsze on the ocean and prescribe The
limits of our trade She will PERM TO Us
a trade which she cannot heese!f enjoy; size
prohibit to us a trade which our govern
ment permits, because it is her interest 10
monopolzeit. lis equally our interest
to monoqo'izr, and therefore if you please,
sir, we viii prohlsi! The trade which her
government permits, and which it is >out
lDtereat to monopo!ize.
Ii Great Britain c.,n rightly prohibit OR
;rade because it is her interest to prohibits,
have We not thu otto prohibit her trade
for hs same reason II she with right and
justice csn SOP and seize, and coniSca's
our vessels, because lhey attempt trade
which she forbids and only because she for-
bids it, cannot oar government do the 81 ~
IN relation to her trade? # she eau turn oar
vessels into her ports to pay duty AMI take
sut licence, what prohibits us from ding
ne same as to her vessels? England is J
,aton; SO are we. England is iadepvni-
mt; SO are we. What prohibits US fro