Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-07

.r.,, :. tbe character aud interest OF ne
American people.
That the letter signed Francis James
Jackson. headed " Circular" dated the
I ,,h of November, 1909, and publlsnea
and circulated through the country, IS; a
still more direct and aggravated insult and
affront to the American people and their
oavernment. asst is evidently an insldious
.ttemnt to excite their resentment and DIS
trust. against their own government by aP-
pealing to them, through false or fallac'ous
DISCUSSES, against some Of its acts and to
excite re.entments and divisions amongst
the people themselves which can only be
dishonorable to their own characters and
rp;nous to their own interests and the
CONGRESS- Of the United States do hereby
solemnly pledge themselves to the Amerl-
can people and to the world to stand by and
support the executive government IN Its re-
fusal to receive any further communica-
tions from the said Francis James Jack
son. & to call into action the whole force OF
the nation if it should become necessary in
consequence Of the conduct of the execu-
tive government in this respect, to repel
.uch insults and to assert and maintain the
rights, the honor, and! the interests OF the
United States.
MIR. Giles, from the same committee al
so reported the following bill, which was
read and passed to a second reading.
A bill to prevent the abuse of the priyi-
lepes and immunities enjoyed by foreign
ministers within the u. States.
Be it enacted, sc. That if any foreign
ambassador, minister, or other person, en-
titled to enjoy within the U. S. the priv'le-
grs and immunit..es of foreign minister,
shall have committed, or may hereafter
commit, any such act as by the laws and u
saees of nations would justify the Presl-
dent of the United States in ordering such
offending ambassador, minister or other
persons as aforesain of the District OF Col.
or ont of the territories of the i. S. or IN
sending him home to his sovereign, or 10
come place or territory within his sove-
reien's jurisdiction !; in every such case
where the President Of the United States
shall! deem it proper and expedient to exer-
else his constitutional authority, in either OF
these resPet he shall be, and is hereby au-
,horised and empowered to cause warrant
to be issued and signed BY the Secretary OF
State, directed to any civil officer of the y.
States, authorised to serve process, or any
military officer under the authority OF the
United States, commanding him to provide
for and enforce the departure OF such am
bassador, minister or other person offending
as aforesaid, taking due precautions to a.
void improper or unnecessary violence IN
executing such warrant. And all officers
civil and military, under the authority OF
the United States are hereby required and
enioined to be obedient to such warrant
And in case any officer, civil or military, to
whom such warrant shall be directed, shall
fail, refuse, or unreasonably delay to exc
cute the same, every officer so offending
shall be deemed guilty of high misdemean-
or, and shall be punished by fine aud I'M
prisonment before any court of the United
States having cognizance of the offence
Provided, tina. the fine shall not exceed
dollars, nor the Imprisonment