Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-13
FOREIGN.
WA NEW-Y0RKj
LONDON, February IS.
HOUSE OF LORDS
AMERICA.

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Lord Grenville rose to bring forward his
long expected motion for the repeal OF the
orders in council, as far as they attect the
United States of America. His iordship
began by recalling to the recollection OF the
house, Tie opinion he had invariably ex-
pressed during the last SESSION on that sub
iect: the intention he had avowed or bring
Ing forward a nodon grounded on the cyl
dence then recently taken at the bar, and
which motion would have been similar in
MANY res. .9cts 70 that which he should have
the honor this dav Of submitting to their
lorlsajps. If he had forboIne to bring for
ward tllat motion, il WAS because reports
had gone abroad at the time as grateful to
AS feelings, rs, if realised, they would
have proycl beneficial to the interest OF The
country, VIZ. that ministers had altered
thcir minds respecting America, and were
dl D std 20 resort 20 measures less calc4lat-
Ell 10 donate from us the good dl6poai-.
ton OF the American government and poo
pie. Sorry he was, that bis majesty's 60.
vernmeut should have persisted III a SYSTEM,
which he nae no hesitation IL saying, was Z
direct violation of the laws OF nations, fla
grant infringement Of the eternal principles
Of Justice. Such is the haht IN which he
mad all along considered hat system but
when h= found it perseverrd in after the
proposai OF the American government ia
Aupust last, be must now, moreover, de-
siqnate it as az act of the most GORGEOUS
foIy. the result Of the most unexaihpied
IGNORANCE. II. august il,st, America pro-
oosed 10 you to repeal or suspend her
embargo, as t"r as it effected British COM
meree. if vou would rescird your orders in
council as far as they effected the commerce
of America Ti.at proposition you have
rejected, and by rejecting 1t, you incur the
biame OF beng the cause OF the embargo,
and Of the continuance OF all the evils CON
secuent upon that measure. 9M tina, has
been argued on this GU stio35 and all he
had advanced respecting 1t at different
times, it was by no means his infection row
10 repeat. He should confine himself
simply to the statement of two questions,
viz. was it Just, polite and wise, to refuse
The offer made by America in Ap8ust last,
and thereby prolong the existence Ct .he e
Wis that must arise from t,Ie present state
Of our relations with America Or is 1t ;,
prudent row to 4evisc that fatal determine,
ton, and return to souEder councils, and
less hazardous measures By the unlll@t
and shameful procedure we have adopted,
we put stop to the neutrality OF europe, 4
we enabled the enemy more cifcctualiy to
exclude our commerce from the continent,
than perhaps he eyer imagined he should
be able to effect: but America still remain
ed, and opened to us in another quarter OF
the globe, a mart for all our commodities, a
supply of all the materials OF oar industry,
from which the enemy with all his immense
power on the continent OF Europe, bad no
means Of declaring as. Yet instead OF
softening and smoothing down every differ
ence that arose between the two countries,
instead of pursuing policy that must have
attached America to our alliance and our
interests, we have done every thing to IN
flame and exasperate her, every thing to es-
TRANCE hel affections, and indispose us to-
wards her interests. Such is the direct ten
dcncy of the,policy which his majesty pre- /
sent ministers seem resolved to pursue
How different is it from that which the Wis
dom of Mr.. Pitt adopted III 1888, which
since thatperiod has been pursued and act
ed upon, which, when he had the honor OF
being called to his majesty's councils he had
endeavored to re-establish, by the adjust
ment of a commercial treaty, founded upon
the reciprocal interests of the nations. Bpt
now instead of cultivating that connection,
instead Of fostering that system OF recipro-
city, it would appear to be now the plan Ct
ministers to aaliente America, and force her
into the arms of France. II this was I'M
polite and unwise from the beginning, how
,,o11ch ra1ict II be 4eIt ca cince The. ORR.