Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-28

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Considsriuc gentlemen as serious IN az, 4
ns,,,ne ;;mc Ibis pledge 10 the world and Civ
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& IS =, Be ti.e fesy,lt Of the conllict q We are
mr. mr. pagssf for ii, aNds bow Far are We
.rrefarcs This enquiry Suggests an M
s, / "a rssolusion unele
e,,f, aspects, as VS. know the relations ofex
3 c,fiye Departments toGbe afe cted q. yaElsd
according 10 views OF peace or war. On,
questions oF great natiopa controversy, the.
dspartrnenr 81 ssate hasaa in ;charge ITO Az
tend to those graft ing themes, tat rights,
the honor and dignity OF the nation and 60
..,yernrnent. Add tilesc themes may he pre-
srnted the more for public attention ssthe.
State of aifahs bvcomss hostile until Their
most imposing influence over the public
passions Is realised under the operations OF
declared war. In a state OF peace the de-
paremcnt Of the treasury may attract regard
from rcslundance Of revenue and extinction
! Of debt, and projectssof Improvement. But
the frownsof war reyersss the scene. On
sliis Department is now devolved the7task
of devising ways and means for supplying
extraordinary expenditures OF waste. M he
snncrateful Subjects ofattention are the ex-
shaas;ione of the trcasui y-lo ans--t:axation
the option gof difficulties in procuring
money.-thelcheice betweendlferens modes
of imposing pecHniary BURDENS on the poo
pie. Ifthis resolution be$pursued accord.
ing to its import, additional chargssoh the
people must be required. To give eclat to
the department Of state, Can you be willing
10 embarrass the department OF the treasu-
iry?
There is another reason why We should
BE cautious. Can il be.expediens for the
public 20 make exprrimensstsnding 70 waste
the national character More than two
wears have elapsed since an introductory
proclamation Wasfulminated from the pa
iace,against the British navy. Asquadron
concerned in committing the offence men.
toned in tho proclamation, was suffercdto
remain for several months wiihinsthe wa.
tiers of the United States in open Reliance
sof the executive inter!'ct and the exclusive
right ofterr;torial Jurisdiction. There that
SQUADRON was suffered to remain, although
the power given &c the President by sra.
tutc, ! believe, extended to employing the
military and naval forces OF the. Omitted
States and the militia at the Presidents dis
cretion, to compel respect to his proclama.
ton. The of nding sfusdron was suffered
TO remain there, notwithstanding the num-
.herS which the government had, OF those
trrgi1Ty s,lI -, ,+~---verrsur vc
'hicles d nomInased gun-boats. The in
dignity then was greater than is to be found
in the subject OF this resolution. Yet the
government did not then assert the para
mount right of territorial sovereignty with
effect. With such experiences, what honor,
what utility is to be expected from passing
thisresolution aowf What issto be expect
ed but irritation wi,houtbenef embarrass-
ment without extricationl When they at
tend to your measures, will foreign powers
believe tina, such resolution proves your.
title 60 respec.7
7 FIR. Dana's Speech to be continued