Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-02

,ailss ~ as:st - nature. The very id3ea is I
49, r never csn be. an aiteTiatiSs
whether we shall fight two natlcns, ese = !.
hostile i the other. But it may be, ahe'
we are te fgtt at all, it is very seflYcs !.
Question. which of the two we are 20 salell =
as an advsrsary. Asto the third oraI'eh O
these Celebrated alternatives, !" coD'ai's-
ancc ala enforcement e slEe present sgssea
Of coms,erce," need not spend tune y
show hat this does not include ali the aitef-
.natiys Il which exist under this mead. since
the committee Immediately admit that there
does exist another alternative, . pa'7fa1 re-
beal,o about which they proceed to rsa-s
son.
The report proceeds. /" TIE first" Cab
iect and degrading submission /" caan9t re-
I qasre any aiise"ssiojs." Certainly rot. Sub
mission o,that qsrality which die COMMITTEE
assume and wiea the epitlaets OF which they
choose to invest It, can never require DIS
cu,sion at any time. Bat whether trading
unaer these orders and DEGREES Dc such SUD
nllssion, whether we are rot competent 70 re- re-
sst them, IN part, If not in whole, without It
toral abandonment OF the exercise 7ot ali
Our maritime rights, the comparative effects
Of the edicts of each upon Our commerce,
ed the means we possess to influence or
control either, are all fair and proper sub
;tcts of discussion. Some of which the
cbmmittee have wholly neglected., and none.
d which have they examined, as the house
D., +o ay,tacf
The committee proceed eta d'ssipate TIE
Ahxsio7,," that there is any /" naidd2e cGtrsc,D,
and to re-assert the position before exNn1n-
ed, that s't1.ere IS no other a!ternatzve tfap
var nth both nqs;cns, or q continVeace @
We breSem system. Thia position they IN
{ettakr TO support BY two assertions. Inst,
hat 4oar 7oiLs ere the behisererta o''l51',
8eulabe sulelisaioa 10. hhe ee;cts nad z9f3 q
tie othrr." Second, that " ,G1fat IN 50as's
1 ia part d lie eH@ars,o, must secessaf.l--
| y be ua,, or sesbn7iss5es.'
AS to the first assertion, il is a miserable
hllacv, confouad,ng coincidence OF inter
est with ss,b;ecs;on.of viii shiags IN theiF
nature paleablv distinct. a man may dc
what another wills, naT, what be comments
and not oct il, Submission 70 nis wtii, Or ~
! obedience 10 ks command. Our interest,
! sor duty nay coincide VIII the llnc OF con-
DUCT another Iresr,.rcs to prescribe. ohail
I'VE vineIicate CIR independence, ii tls, e :.
| penee OF cur social, or moral oiaiigarlens |!
exempliy my idea, III this wav. Two
blill!,.s BEST your door, from w..e.. there
arc but two avenues. One CT fKSIa ryTrsrs
you to go BY The left, the other iorbi<ls you
10 20 BY tbs right avenue. Zach IS wis!iag.
that you shoilld pass by the way which he
permits. II such case, what viii you do /!
viii you keep house forever, rather than
make !lo;ge Of the path through which YOU
will resume vonr extcrnai rights You
cannot go bo,h ways al once, YOU musy
make your election. Yet, il making such
election, you lnust necessarily coincide witt.
IL. wishes, and act aclordingto tic com.
nantls Of one OF the huilies. Iet who, fe-
fore this coa,Hlittce, ever eaoueht an electi-
On Of one Of two inevitable courses. r2ade
under such circumstances, y AFFECT ara de-
eradine sshm:ssioa," to the vii. Of either Of
the assailants. .lbe second assertion, shat
s',>e3t'ec}I, an zpha.e, Or n, Fart O tie ea.5er-
GO s@tst necessarily 6ez.s1 or s.ttm'ssien,
the committee proceed to n?artaln By seve-
rai subsidiary assertions. First 4 sc
nera{ teaeca, gvi:...ons G1ai'.s 7roa'la be s,s5-
a,sesia9s h tss34 nafioa:s." SO fer f-om this
heina ane, dc reverse is the f:ct, 1t souid
be submission &c ncitker.G. E. docs not say
q ys,u shaIFracic with me France does not
say", o,j shall trade with rae. "itthis was the
language II theiredicts there might be come
celor tor The assertion OF the COMMITTEES that
1--WE trade with eie6ef,we submit. Ehe eeiicts
Of each declare you shsil not trade with ny
adversary. 0prscrvile knee clookiEg en-