Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-26

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whose consideration this and many o,he,
topics embraced in ourexcslleaey's speech
properly belong, shall require 81. eo.sp..
ration of this house. in any messure neee..
sary to maimaihsthe dignity and prov;a.
for the protection Of the nation, the well
Known patriotism of this state is sutsei.n,
pledge that such eo.opsra'ion viii b.
promptly and ekesriuIly Afforded.
The nournful picture which -FOUR q.
crllency has drawn Of the unhappy cnpGi.
ton of The uation, OF Europe, and the
moni,ory lesson. which it:iarn;shes TO tn.
American people, 81 the tapaeiiy and am.
bi,ion of princes, cannot tail to make
deep impression on every patriotic mind,
as men we sympa,hise, sincerely with he
sufferers, and as Amer;csns we feel q deco
solici,ude to escape sim lar Gala mites.
We have win. ssrd. with strong emo.
tons Of indignation and reseuiusqt the az.
gression, on our NJ tst rights Ly.ths bel.
lisereu,,, but Wa have also seen With ex.
,rsms regret that tl.ose asstes,iqns havs
not been met OF rssis,edin 4 panner be.
coming the impartial state OF neutrality, or
by lnsans consi s,ent with tbs honor snd
resources Of our county. t.>N-.
II DOES net COMFORT with our sense Of
propri.,y to:ssume the cfSee Of censors, on
the conduct OF the general administration,
and thereto we tor5ear 10 enter into
discussion Of the uhatoped injusy We have
received Nv the ir.ultine 4 sack CIV 90 Of
our public armed slips. But as your ex-
eellsncy has been p!eassd TO pres, the sch.
irct upon US, truth dGns,ra,us Us to ob.
serve, that fsuch atoaerncnt has not besA
sxac,ed and obtained during thu lapse ON
more than two years, when the act was &C.
knowledged by the nation whose officer
committed il, to be wholly unwarrantsb'e {:
Iii a Notifying proof either Of tie i'm.
becility of our nation or the want Of rnergy
in those who preside over It's des.inies.
We have to lansnt that when called up
OH BY your sxcelency to recognize the
constant evidences Of u desire on uur par,
to maintain strict and impartial neutrality,
those evidences were not exhibited 10 ena-
bic US to decide vnders,an Ii"gIy on ,Aer
merits and We are the moe reluctant TO-
express any opinion en- This interesting
point, whs We r. q, Ct that the pc epe as
utterly unaeqaaia,ed with The state q tbs
negotiations betw e: n this county and one
Of the bsligerents, with whom we hata 4
subsis,inE treaty, aud frop whens x<ha6
received repeated and aaSran, injusnw~gse
grayated byt'e most humiiatihg and irsk
! Eating circu,ps,ancts.
While en- the one hard the administers
ton has thought proper 10 disclose, as We
have reason 10 believe, the whole of the
correspondence relative 10 our differences
with Great B.i.,ia, it, has on the o.hes
hand given publicity only TO detached and
apparently mutilated extracts Of the 'cor-
respondrnce with France. .... -.
II, as We are bound to pr.sune, a fuA
disclosure Of the communications with The;
latter government, is withheld for eogsn9
hasons, We trust s:at it will not he 10 med
disrcspcclful in ur 10 withhold blind re.
coCnition of the exlstere of constant e.
videncss OF desire OH our part 10 main.
TAM" in Fact, "a s,ric. and Impartial ueu-
traiity." For although VIC freely adnis
that Reasonable confidence is, due TO the
administrators Of thu general government,
We cannot -ccnceds THAI it would accord
with the duty Of this branch Of the lseisla.
ture to commit i,ssE on such an important
point, without a full knowledge of every
material circumstance connected with it,
Such a step would in our opinion be an &C,
OF servile courtesy, unbeeon,ing the repre.
sentasiycs Of free and nligh,e md PEG.
pie. y 3D.. ..,
The disavowal on the part Of (;rras Bril-
tain of IN arrangement, entered into by. hrs
,ninisssr with the United States ia 20 ~ .
matter OF deep concern, inasmuch % ws"-
participated in the lively Satisfaction which,
the nation derived from ,hs. prospect Of
speedy restoration Of good understanding
and harmony between the two Countries.
But whsn the accredited reprsewstativetof
the British na.isn has declared SOLE nnly
that it was dish vowed because coneiulea in