Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-12-13

government was as much bound to protect
commercial rights as any other rights; COM
mercial prosperity was part of the general
welfare and in fact the constitution was prin-
cipally framed with view to this object
With regard to the dangers to be apprehcnd-
cd from the blacks of the southern states, no
such alarms existed, as had been represent
ed lii the state he came from Is. Cardinal
They could not exist from the very nature OF
things for slavery produced ignorance,
which rendered men unfit for resistance
There was no force in the argument, that
to attack G. Britain by land would be no re-
taliation for her aggressions by sea according
to this doctrine, man who received blow
on the breast could not return it on the head.
A man OF honor paid 10 regard to the exact
nature of an injury. He denied that the
southern and western members were inl1a-
enced on the present occasion by the paltly
consideration of raising the price of cotton and
hcmp.--As to the charge of partialty towards
France, he rejected it with indignation: out
if we were insultcd by two powers, did that
deprive US of the power of attacking either,
without the inputation of partiaiity In the
present case, we had selected the antagonist
which had done US the most injury. AS to
the fears that we should, by attacking Eng
land, destroy the balance of Europe, this, If
true, was with HIN an argument in favor OF
war; for if our open hostility could shake the
power of England, the war would soon be o.
YER She might deceive herself with the
hope of divisions amongst ourselves; but he
believed that breach with her would unite G.
very American in defence of his country.
Mr. Smile followed on the same side He
compared the army now proposed to be rails
ed, with that under Adams's administration,
which latter, he said, under pretcnce of at
tacking France, was intended TO crush the
republican party Mr.. S. made. some remarks
in reply 10 what had fallen from Mr. Ran
dolph, relative to the affair on the Sabine -
the gentleman (he okserved) was at that time
wiling to 20 to war with both France and
Spain, to avenge riot on the froD.'ers.-iie
expressed the deepest regret that the term
" acquitted fs!or" should have been applied
on this Goor to Gen. W.,l,1son +; a man who
was now undergoing trial for life and death
before a Court Mortal He believed that
when the whois truth should be known, such
charges would be viewed with adherence by
the american people.-He oisavowed Ell
tcrtaining any prejudices in favor Of France at
present: yet he asserted tibet Eng land acten
with as much tysanay az sea as Bonnparte dix
on land. He acknowledged that Bonaparte
had DESTROY ed his thousands and tens OF thou
sards but he ertreated the house to reflect
upon the millions murdered by the British in
the t-Indies.-As to our being unprepared
for war, he said, we were better prepared
now than we were at the commencement Of
tiIt, revolutionary war, at which time public
spirit supplied every thing.
Mr. Desha $50 spoke in favour of the
resolution. He said that it did not at first ap
pear to him to go far enough; but as he was
now satisfied that it was the intention OF the
government: to follow this up with Interior
measures; and as unaniinity on such an occa-
&.
sion was ali-mportant, he felt himself bound
to support the resolution.-It was useless to
talk any more about negotiation We had
tried that for fifteen or twenty years, at an er-
fence Of hlif milton ofdotlars Every Bril-
ti3n mir ister that had been sent here of late
years bad nereiy come to gull this nation
Except Erskine, and he was cashiered for
wishing 10 do US justice. That Mr.. Foster
was merely intended to act as an opiate ON
the government, was proved from his offering