Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-02

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The amendment. proposed BY general
Black bum was then rejeeted-ayeS TO-
noes 1888. n,
Mr. M'campbell (of Rotkbridc~) the,
rose and. observed, that, If he wos now in
order, he would present to the house, q. .
substitute for. the original and for the sub
ssituse to il proposed BY the committee, the
following
I" The general assembly of Virginia, ua.
der the influence of all those sentiments
that bind it to the highrs, interests Of this
union, is reluctantly compelled 70 express
its feelings and its opinion, upon the So
Tenn crisis to which those interests have
arrived. Protesting as this assembly does,
against those principles, which would
withdraw the Legislative bodies of the DIFF
ferens state, from the dircharse OF the func-
tiens to which they are specially depused,
and employ them in the business of sitting
in judgement upon the conduct Of other
bodies, to watch the people have conGded
other interests, this assembly finds itself
imperiously reGsired, to continue prac-
tice, which although vicious, has now
attained too much strength to be erad;cat.
ed.
This assembly has seen with pain, the
course aud termination Of n, eocia.:op,
from which it had tondly anticipated an
honorable and satisfactory adjustment Of
the differences b TWEEN the United States
and Great Britain. Whiie it forI,eats any
remark upsn the ccnduct of the minister
charged with thai n soc. atisn on the part
OF ms Britannia majesty, sn.s assembly is
bound to declare, and il makes the drcla-
ration with the deepest regret, that n,i,h-r
in the spirit or the manner Of that negocia-
ton on the part of the executive OF the y.
States, nor in the step which it has taken to
rspel tAe outrage which, j, is alledged, was
offered to it, can this assembly Ind any
thing to approve. -....,..
1T appears from the statements con.
tanned in tie Gcial letters Of the minister
OF this government ut the court of St. James
and pa, sicula.ly from ttIat OF the 23d June,
1909, that the British government was pre-
pared to revoke its orders in council, so
far as they respected this MARION upon re-
Swing pledge from This government that
it would prohibit all commercial intercourse
between lis citizens and France and the
powers which adopt or act under her de.
crees, SO lang as those powers should con-
tinue in operation DEGREES violating the
neutral commerce Of the u. States. That
the British government would have no be-
STATION to refer the subject of the colonial
trade OF her enemies TO " future discuss
sion and arrangement" nor any hesitation
in abandoning the proposition, that the
British navy might, by stipulation, aid in
preventing commercial intercours. between
this coutry and France, ard the powers
which adopt or act under her dec:ets.
" This knowlege Of the views Of the
British government, must have been in
the possession of the executive Of the Uni.
ted States, before the arrisa al of the minis.
ter OF his Briunic majessy at Washing
ton; and recollec,ing, as this assembly
does, how frequently the executive aud ths
congress of the Unitsd States have declared
the determination OF this government to
restore its commercial intercourse with
that enc Of the belligerent nations Of Eu-
rope, which should revoke its DEGREES vic.
lating the rights of neutral commerce, & to
continue the system of non.inter. curse
with the party adh ring to its edicts, this
assembly is lost in s,onishmsnt--is alarm.
ed into the most fearful an,icipatioos. o,
discovering that such has not been the re.
suit Of the late negotiation at Washington.
Wish this knowledge of the views and
intentions Of the British government, 60
a, IL.