Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-01-15

WIN tn" B.itilD NitilWer. Every man tn1t
has A with 70 pref.rve the peace o. this
country, will give Mr.. D.. obier saiiens a
ferrous and careful perufll they arg far
fr1m parry feeling and p2iIinns, being adj
drelied foieiy 20 the eaton and underhan-
ding Of hi. hearers Mr.. Daas has taken
an e1ienIive ard impar,ia view Of the pro-
seedlings Of our Executive IN their arrange.
zlents with MIR. <. Gi1e aud fhewn how
FAR thev VIZ warranted IN their proceed
ipgs by a1ducing presidents from former
adminiiira.ions in Emlar cafes.
a folemn Legislative deci6on is
propoied by the refolution now be-
fore us from the Senate.
As il regards the public minilter ac-
credited from one Of the great bellig-
erent powers Of Europe, our relations
with that power may be conGdered
as within the fair range Of difcul-
fon.
This country has claimed the pri-
vileees CT a neutral power, one of
whole eminent duties is conduct
itri6tly and truly impartial between
the REFLECTIVE parties engaged in war.
Ofcourfe, the purport of this refolu-
ton may be compared with the ten
or of our conduct respecting the
great rival belligerent, and our rcla-
tions with his power may be proper
iy taken INFO confederation. The
The queltion therefore is open to
difcuihon of our affairs with Great
Britain and France.
The refolution propofes to declare
a determination to employ the full
force of the nation in a certain event.
To execute the declaration may re-
quire various means, and means
highly interelfing to our country
When therefore we are conGde1ing
the propriety of making declaration
70 ferrous, we may inquire respecting
our naval and military means to en-
force it. We may enquire, what
augmentation of our naval and mill
tary forces would be necenary-what
is contemplated, and what are our
pocuniary reiources for meeting the
extraordinary expenditure which
may be requi6te.
The relolution has reference TO
public minifter of the highett order
everfent from this country. We
have in our ftatutes provided tor fen
ding afroad no minilter of a higher
grade than that of miniiter plenipo-
Tertiary or envoy extraordinary. AS
it refpeGts the intercourse with the
foreign world and the rules eltablifh-
cd by the maxims of public law and
the general ufage of civilized nations,
this is not queltion which concerns
only the United States and which
we can determine by our feparate
vote. 1t is queftion TO which the
whole civilized world is party, be-
caufe duplicating principles which it
has fanttioned ; and in our proceed
ings upon it we ihould not act in q
manner which would make US blufh
if the whole civilized world were
prelent TO witnels our deliberations.
Thefe ge-+ral con6derations are
connected with the refolution, in ad-
dition to another intereiting inquiry,
whether the term. Of the refolution
are warranted in point of fact by the
tranfattions which have taken place,
as they appear in evidence before Us.
The fubieds which | have men,
toned are 70 intricate, and 70 vari-
Gus. and 70 vat, that complete dit
cufiion of them is what | do not
here adventure to undertake, but
TO part Of them Propoie to dire6t
iome obfervations.
Before | particularly examine the
refolution, | requef permilion to
f}ate certain poG5i ms in which | a.
gree, 70 that gentlemen may know
where we agree, and where we diff
fer; becaulc in this cafe as in others,
would diminilh the ground of con-
troverly.
Without goiag back to the full ex.
tent of our wrongs from Great Bri
tain and France, | recur to DEGREES
effecting neutral commerce which
have been iiIued by The dictator of
continental Europe, and Orders il1'u-
ed by the Britifh king in council
OmtIing q PARTICULAR dilcnGion Of