Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-27

difficulties, Mr.. r. conceived that they We're
all of our own creation; that they laes been
produced by iil-judged conduct. He COM
pared the present and late situation OF TINS
country and that of G.. Britain under the
administration Of lord North. He SAID
congress were not now like Macbeth, in
situation where to SO on was as easy as to
retreat. He sxpatlated On their present
difficulty, and condemned the policy which
had prevented the house from agreeing to
the proposition of Lr. Chittenden to repeal
the embargo at the commencement OF the
present session. IF they now intended tc
modify the embargo at all, he begged OF
gentlemen, for Gods sake, for the love OF
country, taking warning by the past errors
of their former masters (the ministry OF
lord North) not to retain one iota OF that
obnoxious principle which mad put the con-
tinent in an uproar. Rather than continue
it, he would Join any man il lyar, however
averse he might beto war-and he was op-
posed to war but, put the embargo IN one
scale and war in TIE other, he would take
waI-aad Why? because foreign war was
better than domestic war. He said that
this nation could not go to war with form
liable minority against it. The Eli before
the committee might bring on war, though
it was rot intended. 6 Yes, sir, (said he)
it mightbring us 70 fighting and to disgrace;
it is something like dressing ourselves up IN
dough tace and winding sheet to brighten
otl2gs, who may blow car brains OUT at the
moment we suppose thens in the height OF
their terror" Sir. 4. spoke about al hour
and hall.
Mr.. T. G. 5dckson observed that it was
his opinion that it would BE- more to the ho-
nor Of the naeioA to persevere in the emhar
so till they went to war /; bat the majority
OF the house appeared to be Of opinion that
neither course was proper. Fiat being the
case, he was willing to make the ground as
tenable as he could, SO IS to avoid down
right submission. lie replied TO various
observations made by gentlemen who had
spoken ON the subject. In relation to do
mcstic difficulties, he should be as little in
luenced by attacks through newspapers, as
by popular meetings, existing the people
with arms in their hands, in opposition to
the government. In relation to thu treaty
negotiated by Messrs. III onroe and Pink
ney, ne sad thar the rider attached BY that
treaty gave license to tie British govern
ment to pursue ths very course which now
produced ouI difficulties, and Mr.. Canning
maintained that 70 nave been the cons,ructl-
on Of ii. M. Jackson said that nc was not
yet prepared Tor burning the law OF nations,
and substituting force for Jaw. As 70 yio- |
lations OF Inc embargo Or OF the proposed |
system, he observed that all laws restraining
the actions of men would be more Oh less &
yaded this therefore could be no argu !
ment against any law proposed, the same |
objection would lie against law for the pr
nisa OF murder. Mr.. ]. spoAc about hall an
hour.
The question was then taken on striking
out the first clause Of the section, and mega
tived, So TO As.
The question recurring On Mr.. Masters
motion for striking out the remainder of
replisai.
MIR. Lyon spoke in favor Of striking out
the clause.
Mr.. u. Il. Williams viewing this section
as measure contemplating further nego-
was wholly opposed to 1t. Il said
10 Britain 6 We viii dismiss every othcr
cause Of quarrel with you, if YOU will re-
woke your orders In council. It tolo. oar
poor sailors lncarcerated in their 6 floating
bells" that we Were ready to abandon them.
The surrender tc her OF the rignt OF i'm
pressment and Of even other rights previ.
ously in contest was offered as the purchase
money for the revocation Of the orders in
council and he blushed for his country
that such a DrooositiOn should ba carione,-