Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-03
alsranorta Datlp 6a5ette.
SATURDAY,, JUNE 8.
CONGRESS.
H0LsE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, Tune 1.
[coNcLUDED.
Taken for the Aze1andiia Gazette.]

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Gained no more than their just rights: why
should there be Joy: an excessive shew OF
it might throw an obstruction IN the way OF
negotiation, by increasing the demands OF
adversary. AS to the credit which the
gentleman from Virginia draws from the
measure, let US see what is his claim the
president in his message say 1t may De laf-
" attributed to the non-intercourse and en-
barge and these were measures which ne
opposed had he had his way, the ofdefs
IN council would still have been II force, ana
we must have bent under them, or nave
been voting supplies for a war had there
been no measure Of coercion opposed too.
Britain can any man suppose that her love
for this country, her character tor phllan-
,hropy would have propelled to resclnd her
oppressive edicts The revolution will
prove, that while she has a CLEAN OF hope,
she will persevere in her designs to the last
extremity.
Mr.. GARDENER. I was one of those who
looked forward to the elevation OF the pre-
sent chief magistrate as one OF the most cali
mitous events which could befal the coun-
try, and | feel a wish to make HIM atone
ment his first important act is one which
calls for the expression OF the nation and the
expression of this house. Your late presl-
dent was unwilling to turn his ear from the
applause of the people, and from the legisla-
tures of the different states-no-he turned
his ear to them, and thanked them too. |
rejoice that the gentleman has laid the reso-
luton on the table, not that 1t affords an OPP
~portunity to pour adulation on the head OF
the president, but that it gives opportunity
to enquire into his acts 1t is a measure aP-
predatory Of what he has done, not what ne
may do when ne merits it am willing to
say, well done good and faithful servant. |
am against a postponement and tor the OIL
giEal resolution. As to the amendment, |
don't know whether to vote for it or against
tiff it is an echo, a mere echo of the Pre-
sidents message, that is too klngly, too
courtly for me- | am a republican, and
on that account I cannot Sote for it. The
original resolution" brombtitude s. fraak-
ness"-I like these words, because they N
ply candor and sincerity, which long ere
this might have eased us Of a load OF woes,
and as we have Just emerged from that night
of da kness the embargo, it is necessary we
should look back to the cause OF i've
may date its beginning with the Berlin de-
cree, and the subsequent conduct OF Anne
RIGA in relation to it, which was neither cal
culated for peace or war. Grance violated
the laws of nations when she attempted to
assail an enemy through a neutral power,
because the interests and rights Of this coun-
try as well as England were assalied, and It
was the duty Of this country to have made a
common cause and repealed them-had she
done SO, these gloomy effects never would
have spread so sable a mantle over the hap
piness of our country-but did h American
government shew a manly spirit! did she
consult with England what measures should
be pursued to repel the aggression OF
France No. She took a precisely oppo-
site course, which might well have inspired
suspicious eff her honesty. In our negocia-
tons with Great Britain much should,
much did depend, On the manner OF
II reception of the Berlin dnoree, who
were standing between the belligerents as a
neutral nation. When an attempt was
made by France to keep her best customer
from her, and when that customer was IN
iured too, was it not necessary she should
do something, which she did, in a note at
tached to the treaty of Mr.. Monroe, but
which note was made the ground Of its re-
lection it stated that it should not be con
sidered binding on them, without the A.
merican government from its conduct did
not. or would give some security not to sub
NIT 70 the decree of France. Was there a
ny thing unreasonable in this! We were
hound IN a common cause with her, and she