Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-23

gub6ISt1ng az J1& ume ttiskitSs - ~ &
40. Or property ID as safe in her non.
as in oar osp. She recapturea & when
made prize .6y the French, and restores i,
on the Usual terms.
Does che in the imperious styse Of mas.
ter. ossleryusioemhark in,wars snrsfsl u
tofor the p.rpose 0f carrying chains and
conquest oyer The gtcbe, aud tell t0s, il II
terms, rtfst onusr dssgra stlui obsdi~nce 10 )
this humiliatins order depends the shot,
respite of hostility, which may rewead our
submission! go q -. y
No. Thisi. the preragariye'6f Frsnes.,
That France whose further agsvandixe-
ment is to be effected at the rxpenes of our
tr~asure, our blood and our libsr,ies,
! What then, archie offences, Which are
to deadeni our sense ofihese tuormii:ies, and
by all turning our rcsen,n,eiit against Eng.
land, arrange US on the side .of her eneny.
They arr,itiat there isnot still /" another
minister sen, out - that there is not au,ko.
'rity given sill further tssto acconu. Tor the
,,disayowal Of the arrange hnsnt with Mr.Er.
sskine - thai ihsuad oft4aaking fresh pro.
positions, we are todd .shis majesty is rea.
/. dy to re ceiye any com munication the Tint.
ed States may think proper'to make :",ha,
the outrage on The Chesapeake is sin
wholly unatonedf fer" and not even ON ,hi,
subiectis any new proposition made. =.
Gracious Heaven while rapine' fofdsit
o, er TIE world, and tyranny is binding in
chains of ALBANIAN, the nations of the earth:
while America despoiled of her, s.sops and
her wealth islis;eningto the elanking Of
those chains. which are prepared for her.
. self is it possible, :4hat these points Of
false pune,ilio can be magnifed into objects
OF sufficient importance 20 divert her atten.
ton from the danger which threatens her
Independence, and from the "irdigni.7Iss
which have already SO deeply wounded her
honor Can our inlatuation be SO total a!
Young as we are, can Providence already
have RENDEZVOUS insane Tor the purpose Of
destruction?
,fsut, let is.view these pretended wrouss
with the eye Of reason.
Respecting the delay which may attend
, the mission Of anotlpr minister, nolhiuy
| more need b. urgrd. On the .circums,an.
ces under which Mr.: Erskine's convention
was negotiated, enough has been said to
satisfy every rtfecting mind, that common
rudrnce would direct ns TO permit ihst
transactions to glide into Oblivion. Anad
| ministraiion, not predetermined " keep a.
live subjects Of Controversy md pe-pe,ually
to oppose some preliminary obstacle 10 a
candid discussion of questions really m.
| por,ant, could nrver press this poin, fur,le,
than it has already been pressed. II will
be recolectrd, that this convention wa.
| made and is known tobe made in direct
opposition to The most positive ins,yuci ms,
by a person having no authority to. mske
it. IT is known that On il. r-ception-in
England, the British secretary Ct state n.
mcdiateIy wits OH the American minis.
ter, and informed him, that The conversation
would be cissvowed hersusei; had ro: been
authorised, and WIGS against positive in.
structions which were then read n him.
That the British minister, then at Wash.
ing,on' was siprruc,ed 10 make the same
communications to ia: American govern
NJ nt aud that he Successor did actually
max them. ..'s.
When these facts are "corsi;':r>.; ca1 /.
be seriously 4 emo d t>speetff To ,Hr u.
States, that tbese explanations axe 5sot Re.
peated? Have W. = right To reGn;rs It ne
British goysSe.esnt s:j!! tuy5h%r ';, &C.
count for the toasl ofti.;. srrancs;, a. :?
d" Ought this drceHa:" TO be Dc n,'l,-
penssble preliminary TO shy1icr!h;; =
sion? ...,
Blu, it is added, Instead ef maIns -
positions, his majesty has de11"'s >, i
readiness to receive any col.nn. Att -
which the government ofsthe Cmtei safe.
may think proper to make"
When between two elualaasions. 4 ss'.
iect of difference exists, nei:.,er has Alright
to demand from the other greater aduanns
than it is itself willing IL make. N.Itr
has a right to expect in sullen silence. ,"a
the other shall continue to repeat PROPOSE.
tions; objections to particular claims are "
be amicably stated, and some substitute
for them to be suggested. Thus BY DE-.
a.