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

erssary o f.s..s aia.rsst1 .ii.tisx,.s I
eudencs with the British minister, to the
tupposition that Great Britain siIl requires
he recogniGon Of chose propositions as a
souditien Ut the revocation of the orders
m,council in defiance of that minister's
repeated declarations, " that in no way had
he given room for such a supposition, " aud
that he wSSaot instructed to make any pro. !
positions TO this govern!n .ns, inach less,
20 renew those that had been already de-
sIsred unacceptable.
"This Assembly will forb.ar much re.
mark upon the unusual and unnecessary
measure by which the executive Of the u.
States has considered it proper and polite
10 vindicate the imputed Outrage upon its
dignity. The insolsnce ascribed to the
British minister is, unhappily not without
precedent in the intercourse Of this govern
lnent with the ministers of France and of
Spain. Cases OF the most aggravated ma
ture have heretofore occurred, in none of
which has IN. then President of the u. S..
conceived that his dignity required the sus.
pension Of The minister's i~uuction in addi-
non to an application to his government to
recall han. "A government strong in the
consciousness Of its own integrity, i, under
NO necessity OF resorting for its vindication
n cases such as this, to a measure so VIC.
lent in itself, SO irritating to a friendly
power, as the abrupt dismissal Of its agent:
"eighty as is .his consideration ;, all times,
it's peculiarly SO in lis application to the
case now under tn. animadvsrsious of this
assembly. Motives OF dslicacy and Of Pc.
lIcy, sPringing from the conduct OF this
government in relation to a minister of ane-
thrr power and from the critical state of
the friendly relations between the u. States
and Great Britain, should have dictated 10
IN: President OF the u. S. in tie opinion
ri this assembly, the proPriesy of resorting
solely To an application Tor the recall Of tic
offender.
"Res0ped therefore, That this assembly
is uaahie TO discover in the late correspond
ence of the executive of she u. S.. wan the
minister Of his Britannia majesty the evil
dence ct that sincerity with watch This go
veInnent has protested to seek au adj ust-
mcnt % the differences that exiss bstw cen
the Us, and &. Britain.
"Rfsofued also, That the refusal Of the
executive OF the y. S. to parm,t the mi
nlsrer OF his Britannia majesty to continue
in the execution OF his functions as the &C
credited agent of his government, is, in
the opinion Of this Assembly, a measure
unnecessarily impulitic and forbidden by
the regard which is due from this govern.
ment 10 itself.
"ResOfDed further, That this assembly
is devoted TO the maintenance Of the CO.
vernment oEits choice and to the preservas
ton ofits perfect independence uf every
otLr power and that although this as.
sembly believes that war might have been
aVrrted, yet if this unhlpp'ly should be the
result. of the prcsen, state Of things, the.ge.
neral assembly of Virginia impallcd' by all
mos. motives and feelings that bind it to
the government Of rhe United States, will
exert all its energies in maintaining that
government !"
TO be continued:)