Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-21

,sn,rek iess the offensive I'm ~ SSnsy
h (. - , They prolesS nos ~ fesiht
:wheSher the style ofehs Asnss ican sscrssa'
!. 80 ,h., of ths Bri,;sh gsteisser was most
eonc ilia,,ry and eonfOrnaabl 70 diplomatic
usace. :. Blu. they are utterly at q loss to
d;.coxer either open or covert insult, or any
;n,inua,ions which, according 40 the, ar.
birary rules of honour, would justify the
abrupt termination of a conference between
HIGH: minded individuals, desirous' of ami-
cably adjusting private controversy
Tins con elusion, resulting from careful
examination of the public documents, be.
comes irresistible in the minds Of your
committee from the consideration that
the imputed offence, not only is not specified
with precision by the American secretary,
but is, among the advocates Of administra-
ton, both in and out OF congress, assigned
to different letters diferent expressions in
the same letter; and to the entire cores
pondencs on the part of the British minis
ter; agreeably to their owneliscordans con-
str uc,ions, and to the CLOSES environments
suggested by their various imaginations and
modes, of reasoning. If, however, the
British minister had, either through ACCT
dent Or design, permitted himself to use
eduivocal expressions which, in ordinary
times, might justify his repulsr, by proud
monarch, prepared for hostilisies, and. glad
of pretext, for war and conquest yet at
this era Of political convulsion, when the
tempest of war has swept every republic
but ours from its base and when questisns
of diplomatic ceremonial and usage, even
at the mpst jealous courts, are forgotten
amid the more weiShy qu:ssionsof nation
al safety and exis,ence--it is not conceived
that the national honor & safety of our re-
mote and pacific republic would, for the use
of such doubtful words, without even de.
manding an explanation require the dis
missal of an ambassador Of peace from one
of tn belliserent powers, especially when
the policy of the administration ha'I die.
tated so long and patient a forbearanee UT.
der gross and continued sutrages from the
other.
This act, Of the government, so inauspi-
eious TO the future peace of the country, as
sumes more alarming aspect, when view
ed in eonnnex;on with, preceding eircum-
. stances and transactions. The failure. OH
points doubtful or unimpoFtant, of the mis-.
sion Of Mr.. Rose, who was specially EN-.
powered to make honorable PREPARATION for
the unauthorized aggression Of ar indivioa'
al +; the ungracious terms in which the sa'
tistaction subsequently offered by MIR. Err
skine, was accepted naturally tend to ex-
cite fears in regard a. the ultimate views OF
he administra ton, and to discourage all
further attempt at negotiation. Nor are
our anxities on this subject diminished by
tonsids ration Of the tempe: and conduct
ofthe governmental relation to the other
bellisersnt Of the character Of the cor.
respoadence with France by our resident
minister, or the nature of our nvgeciatlons
with thar power, we can form but an I'M.
psrfec, opinion, in consequence ofthe mu.
.ila,ed s,s.e 10 which !. has been presented
tor public inspection Mu from such small
portions Of it As have been published or
revealed, from the iusoIent and tictaorial
letters of the French minister, published
in Me face Of all Europe, and the indifer.
enre Or patience with which they have been
received /; and from the appreciation ex.
rpressedby France Of our late restrictive
measures, we are compe He'd to fear, that
neither the honor nor interest Of the coun.
Try have been Guarded or maintained with
the spirit and dignity becoming an indie
pendent nation.
The importance of these repuIsive mea.
sures is increased by thu dsplorable state Of
the Pablic-treasury. From the reports OF
the secretary OF the treasury, it is apparent
that the nett revenue of the United States
during the wear 1907, was sixteen millions
6fty-nine dollars. That during the year
1903, under the first operation Of the en-
barge, the same revenue was only ten mil
lions three hundred ami thirty.two dollars.
That tuimg the year 1909, under the fur.
,hsr operation of the same sysaen,, It was
reduced to six million aud an half dollars.
So that the difference of the amount of re.
VENUE between the years 1907 and 1900, is
y