Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-12-03
assra'iorts Eaf.Y Gs,stis,
MONDAY, DECEMBER
CONGRESS

'', NC dt INC Capitol
to talk much, Go little, receive their w.n
and go home again.
Last summer we expected the next s..
SION OF congress would BE- an impor,an, o..
Since the last session SO much Of our ~,
perry had been plurderrd BY France o.,
the intelligence then, had su Oh an = .c,,
on the public mind, tina, we could No,
lleve that the feelings excited would i'm -
diately be forgotten. l, was thvn than,
administration, in conversation, ex,rrsirA
the wsrmest resentment, and one Of ~
reads OF departments declared, that j, wac
determined to convene congress in The fall
0etobsr was mentioned. Why eenc,,ss
was not then convened We know not, tn.
! IS II vas owing to fear ,has the in-
jaries received from France mish, drive,
them, if not to any measure, at lvas, TO-
some expression that might be offensive &c,
hrs royal and imperial maj <sly. We did
then expect chat The next session Ct con.
GFess would be important; we now expecg
it will be nothing.
What is TO be done n. solutions saYss
Be passed approving Of ,hr presidents pro
clamation. Certainly why should ,hcy not
Its necessity viii! be urged on ,h- erouad Of
obtaining The public sentiment and the"
the resolutions will prove nothing, ii n
passing viii he declared expressive Of rub
lie opinion. IF Giles should introduce 8
r solution declaring that an scscses had a.,
ohtuse angie majority of both houses wou&
agrees TO it !; ore halt Of ha, majority nos
Knowing any better, and the other half got
ING as usual for the sake Of uilmph. Three
resolutions will occupy abou; three weeks
or month. The subject is f.rtile, aud cv.
sry one Of ,he~tz!k ers mus, make speech
1t is possible 10 be sure that such rcso}a"
tons may not be introduced, bat We expeGG
them.
What viii be the scope of,ife Presidents
Message? An ell Of dissertation on British
inso!ence, and an inch on French generoaio
ty. We shall be told that France has re-
vcked her DEGREES, that these DEGREES anne
affected our neutral commerce !; and that OF
course the President WIS compelled, by the
lew of Way last, to issue his proclamation
declaring the same. We shall BIZ told thas
the British have not rescnded their orders
III council, or, If they have, or hereafter
should, such resembling would not be iss'
sation from the violation Of Our neutral
commerce. We shall be toldtkat the royat
rotber oe France will restore our plumber"
ed property ON certain condisions ard the
President will express hope tha, Englana
will naenanimousIy follow the maeoan''
mons example Of msgnan'mnus Franc, &
comforts. her maritime regulations ex7cy
to our wishes but, LIST she should not, ",
must be prepared for the worst and II WIG
be left to the wisdom CAS- the P esdr"' w''
nickname i,) Of Congress TO adopt s''h
measures az will best meet expected fN''
eencies. These measures viii be enh9rG'F
non intercourse or total non impor'a''H"'
The message will be quar.ered and o's'
sectsd and the different parts given to GU
fereut committees. The comm''tc', to w"o''
will be referred so murh Of the message -
relates to EngI and win in about n''ho'
make report. Embargo, non intercourse
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