Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-21

Ell them 10 pc Iotn;iittc0 WUtih lie, ~
diction by smother power, did ,op M
war? No. sir. And why: Sse;n al &
the ally Of France. What MS S.%,g
Gently done to provoke this 10, :.
sion upon her ,.rritc'y? Wh.s 4es. W.
has she s,iven Tie United 5aies, 's
determination to resist tag usu,r,;
FRANCE, or is it, that she ha, a,Iy
minister TO express her friendly dista Va
to treat with you fer bo,h the FM s
and pay what sine owes Us for sr3,i,, sE
Do you Calculate :h.; F'aocs vii 81
ourr Spain /? This la my humblc o.. M
she will no, do. France IS not row M
tending with an armed soidirty, bn IS
fights all armed psople; peopir suuc 81
for their liberty, shrir rssleion, aud #
laws. and resolved not 10 survive IT,,
With such ceus and such q rcsop s
neither France nor the combined p,w,s
,he earth can subdue them. Mr.. p,
dent. what are 20 be The conseqnrac,.
this measure, measure ad'p.,d at
particularly calulated 10 excite TIC r.,
men, of Spain and her allies: 3, III
when that people is pressed on Al! SIDE
their enemy, whrn theI s,rcug II is b
,rstc. wl,sn they bleed at every por: 3
are almos. in the act of tanning? VII
I say, sir,, are VIC TO expect, bat their B
dipnation d retail a,;or! LIZ it nQ I
forgotten. that the ic:: fa'i;ns IS III: a,
i, IN rul anu hat the d&y OF rr"i1u J
nav come. s, ain has a fee, aud iei
{ ally E"sand, can send them to
Your f st lula merr;'an's may nr !
| Florida. Y ur v-ss IS in the p'r;s ofS
| and IN the por,s If her c'''ui:s,ma
ss;a ID and couhscated, & " In nan. c..l
| than the late ,izur and conasc atior;
Europe. Sir, consid this bill al !,
| ror,au. anil pr gnant with awfai soas
ou~nc Let it therefore, be we'll eaa
| de ed beforr it pa see.
In poin, # tine, think we ate pate
Iar,y unfor,uaa,-. Rccolirct the impy,
crisis of this country in r lation to IN: i
| lrctrents of Europe. France. it IS sa
; IS revoked her diets, asd now Il rem,
! for Great Britain to say whether she
I r. peal hcls. Let il be Remembered,
! Grra, Bii:ainis now ,hc ally Of Sps0,,
; aught We know, may have gusraal
! her colonies. WoId il nos at leaI /
been prudent, as zurs dine on q fsyasr
! cas1sn in relation 10 aioth'r p9zver, 50
enuuired what part sns would take;
!. she is 10 act The part Of an ally ofisn
AVID defensive, nr Yot an Sly at ali, cau
exre cted that she wilt revoke her orde.
council az even remain .ndiil'r>nt:
! a singular circumstance that the plocs
J ton reviving the non-intercod:se viii
| Britnin, ard the one tor sakiag puss-.
of Florida, were upnn the anvil at tne $
tins. There i. only Eve days diaersn;
their dates. and the Florida prrclam,
is the first. Sir, TO me they look
deal like twin brothers.
Oae moment more will ciese uy
marks, The honorable gentleman
Kentucky mas told US, that Europz is
in state Of barbarisnl, and has cap
caiIy asked, are we to sIl here ard Ca;
bout questions Of right? VIVA, 81
! Europe has brcomr ba<hsrous, IS 1.
reason why America should b coH.s so
Why We should dspari irum,tae great
TN Of conduct which Las BEEN the p
! the safety, and boast Of our connrry
fai'h-ol justice--ofpsace Is this d
| son, sir, why we should violate our If
! with Spain, not one Of those bai harous
ers! Is this reasoe why We shoatd {
NIT au act Of lnI JUSTICE and violence TOW
, people who have proHcred you !
friendship? Is this reason why We st.
embroil the nation in war;
| beg pardon, Sit, for having d~ta
you SO long. The subject is important
II have not been mistak,. Il in nv vir,
! 1t, have shewn the proclamation Il
thovised, that we have not q good u:
Florida, and it we bad claim, il "
: not accord With the equitable and y.
! policy of the United States 10 assert
this time by force.