Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-18

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A,r .ds "a that spirit BIT sncroAchx.snt and
universal dominion which would .Bsud sst
shinss % It's 1,sn standard !fs i. nothing.
= III presens Ssate Of tbs world, when.L s
cent 81 France authorisatisely announce
=, u ,hsir victims {. that Europe 10 submit.
ting and surrendering by degrees that
the world should know, that there is a ma
ton which by that Divine goodness 40
strongly appealed to 10 The paper to which
alluIs, il enabled "a Alsify the assertienf
Ia il not important &C den moment, that
Europe and AWetics should be convinced,
That. from whatev.' countries honorable
and manly resistance TO such spirit ray
have. been baaished, it will sill be found
in the sovereign Of the British nation and
in the hearts OF his subjects"
What is this but to insinuate that this
,piri, has been banished from America -
that a spiri. Of resistance is neither to he
found in the Ameviakn government nor in
the hearts Of III Stizsns to the oppressive
and dominserIhg power of France! Il
proves to me beyond all possibility OF doubt
tina. Mr.. Jackson came TO this country with
preiudices and prepossessions with regard
20 the spirit of the government, which ne
found (and rsjoice that he did, we're In:
correct. He seemed to suppose that We
had banishsAfvery honorable and manly
spirit, ana il the British, government
might call upon US to bow to whatever idol
she might set up; for, sir, calling upon US
to agree 10 the conditions presented was in
effect calling upon US to agree that Great
Britain should regulate the commerce OF
the world. &C.,. .-.
The gentleman from Rhode Island in an
impressive and eloquent manner spoke OF
the injuries of the country, aud expressed
his dissatisfaction at the resolution, mas
much a. it would place the interests of the
country al the hazard Of war. do not
know, when foreign government has
by some means or other :mbibcd notion
that all honorable and manly spirit is ba-
nished from another government, that she
shall be involved in war with that govern
meut Ivy showing that all honorable & nian-
ly spirit is not bauished from among U.s.
Therefore dc not see that the adoption OF
this resolution would have a tendency to
involve, US in war. ii the gentleman be
really sincere in his desire. Ut seeing our
rights asserted in manly manner, ask
him why he should be afraid 10 assert
our rights in the manner proposed by this
resolution? Let HE ask why we should
be afraid of being Involved in war! Our
rights have been invaded, our neutral trade
destroyed by tina, domineeri ring power and
al,ho those gentlemen who are in opposition
10 this resolution have been generally in IA.
vor Of protecting these rights, and gentle.
men in favor OF It have reluctantly protect.
ed them, it 10 strange thu. the latter should
be in favor OF strong measures, and that
feur should come from the sids whore it
does. Are ,hs opposition more intent on
degrading The ao.ninisrasion than in pro.
tecting commerce ! Shall we lose any of
our rights by warl VIII We be deprived
Of any comforts by Is! Il 10 true that it 10
aid that oAt treasury il not in u situation
to 70 10 war. W;ll gentlemen calculate
the expsnce Of maintaining our rghts q
revenging eur wrongs presume -. A.
mericaps they will not.
It has been said by gentleman from N.
York, that he 10 opposed to this resolution,
because he conceives that the president did
not consuls The interest Of the y. States by
breaking of this negotiation. am per.
fectly at a loss, sir, 10 know what the gen.
,leman would have wished him 70 have
done. lit be true that insults have been
offered to our governmeut-and should
suppose that every gentleman looking with
a sole eve to discovsr the meaning ar the
terms used, would agree with me on this
point.- l ask what could the government
do There was no hope ,ha. any terms
could be agreed upon with Mr.. Jackson to
which the American government could sub
scribe. 1t has been said that Mr.. Jackson
was empowered to conclude convention ;