Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-08
Extract jren. Gose,nsr Tompkinss :!tes:h
to The Legislature of Nezv Iark.

To you, on THIS OCCASION, SUCn IlSOfaCte.
change in our foreign relations, as the jus.
tice OF our claims and the impartial aud pa
ci;c attitude we have uuifcr ally maintain
Cd, authorised Us to anticipate.
Pursuant to i..: powers vested by law
in the president o. the Cnited States, he
has notified by proclamation, the rtvoca,
tor uf the French degrees violating our
neu;ra, commerce. This suspicious and
important event, has nor, however, b.sn ac-
cu:npanied by tAr restoration OF the Anne
rican prepefty which had beee previously
srlz q and COZ. ..scated iii the ports OF
France, and those under her control.
The British orders in council which had
for ,hslr basis the obnoxious DEGREES Or
Berlin and Milan, and which purportsd to
be merely rrtallatory, have not ye, been an
nuilrd, notwithstanding the solenn official
assurance tina, they would be abandoned
whenever France retracted her DEGREES.
Instead OF givingus friendly intinasion
that this assurance would Be executed with
good faith. the British secretary, 10 hi.
correspondence OF Angus, last with our mi.
mister, has suptrat!ded the additional pre-
li.ninaly of the restoration of neutral com
nerce to the condition in which it stood at
the PRONUNCIATION Of the French DEGREES.
The int, posi;i, II OF this vague and i'm
practicable condition, and the ursatisfacto.
ry import OF the correspondence OF that go.
vernment generally, pre- lude the hope OF
our ob!alning re!inqu'shmcnt OF the brl
Il h/,cn
bic terms. We have also ii;tie reason to
exp CT any adequate atonemcnt for the IN
suits and injuries received from hat quarter.
The correspondence which has taken place
during the last year with both governments
has been !aid before ths pubic, and amply
trip,es the illiberal impuia.:on of partially
in the administration towards either uf
the b. l'igeren,s. We have always had the
hes, reasons tor rrposIns the utmost conf
dence in the wisdom & virtue Of our nation.
a. administration and cannot hesitate 70
believe that every American, who has not
transferred his affections 10 4 foreign go.
vernu 1T, will feel the same patriotic sen.
,imen,, after candid and impartial exa-
mination Of tina. correspondence; T. wter
he rra 5cls that the departure OF both belli
GER; MS from all the max,r,s OF national law
n,s been so palbabe and uniform, that they
themselves lave ccased to attempt iusti-
fca,ton Nv those nlaXi,ns, but resort TO
trite and taiIacious sublerfugss to txtenu-
ate their atrocities, he will not 6nd it
possible to reconcile hiInSrl! to ]usIllca-
lion Ct their accun, u'Ated insults and inlu'
rics: nor will his iudgment, his feelings
or his duty permit him 10 ctamor against
the mcasu:,s, or 10 violate the laws ct his
Own sovernn,~nt. What course Will be
deemed by our national rulers the most
expedlent for The present emergency shall
no, venture 20 predict; but whether the
Dyohibition Of interconrse, or measures ot a
more energetic compl~ xlon be adopted, !
trust that every good cltiz n will reject
that patriotism, III ,raltv, anil the pre'~p1s
81 rcs gion en;oin on him o5sdience & sup
por..
The prccar;ous situation Of foreign COM
n1erce, and retrospect view OF tn null
Mid violations Of our sovereignty AID feu
trad rights, render the astonishing progress
which has been made in the improvement
and ex,ensioa of domestic manufactures, q
source Of lively satisfaction. "A benevolsI's
Providence has endowed oar country wrh
On al,undar, supply otraw materials of,ve-
ry description. and car ci,iz-ns are ensl-
gently distinguished Tor Perseverlng indus
try aad for great ingenuity Ia AL meehaa',
cal arts. The returns Of the census recent.
" taken, prove noe emily the sne xampl7d
iacrease OF population in the United States,
but furnish also eyidence Of the furnishing
condition OF our manufactures. Le,usex
t,ad TO them the utmost encouragement
AID protection which our finances will adj
mi, aad We shall soon convince the bs..
iiser-n's OF Europe, to whom we nave sesl
excessive and profitable customers, that
their mad and unjust policy towards Us,
Will ul,iinase reeoil upon themselves. BY
giving 10 oar industry, oar resources and
our policy. nev direction calculated 10
render 40 reall, independent.