Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-12-03

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crecs nd she has, moreover. sdFAncsa Z
prw and unexpected deED-ls5. eIcre4sE1s u
hcs-is-T 1se orders themselves Sae rs N
sis.ed. through her accredited minister q tbs
nE.ce. thz- lie repeal q lhe o-4ers u coonA
mus Dc preceded, uos OBlg y me PFscucai
z,,.-.,sc--,sn, 81 1he 6ec7ces .. BERN < Nj
II. far Is tleer infringe tie neutral rights
q he United S.z.Es: b. by ne reEu2clz-,oa
On The EAT o. France, o. tisa whole q her
s,s.en q commercial Ez-sz-e zyalls- Great
BRIAN. q which those DEGREES originally
iozmed part
This sTs.sn Is understood u oo-azlss N
course Of measures zdoryted u FTznce < -7
otasr movers On lbe o0a-0eEE subject u. O. ID
alliance with hsr. czlcul-.ed 70 PTeTe--c the IN
ry,t,r,ir, ir., their territories oi the products
nj manufactures d G. B-zzIn md her COLO
lies and 70 znaihiIzts her ride vita them
Eomcrz- fos1l.e tbese rcsUlz-to1s r--E D. On
The Dsrt q France towards GEez.-BEItzln OF
s5overe. sez.s:5lT tae lz..er mzy feel their q
f1c.s, tgey zre. I.eyegthf less % be regarded
o,Iv x .5e ezcsdie8.s Of ore enemy -Eesyzllst
aTs.he-. cor ,=h;cA me U-i.-5 S-asesz Gea-
trsl CoEer. can. 20 TO respect. be reP9nss5le;
t3er are. 80. II e-zct co7.fo--niry with those
which G. britain hzs herself adopted and art
e1 upC8 II tine 0. peace q sci! IS Tz-- AM
!, IS rct 10 b. presumed tss4t France would
Weld 20 the unzu:i2oFlsed d@nzDt Of ArseEEca
yrlsz. she seems ID hare considered a. one Of
the rrscst powerful engines q ire present war
Sach z-e the professions upon WHICH G.
Byi.zia POUNDS ti5e y.oizlICl 81 the mzrItlGse
rights o. the United S:z.eE-p.ctensi0Hs MT
Theoretical rr.creiy. but followed up By DESC
lz1iEsy w.r upon CIR unprotected commerce.
TIE Sims Q! rhe United Sites. laden with tBe
products Of our OWL soil md lzbo-, EaFiga;ed
5y cur Own ciuz=as and pezcea5ig pursuing
lawful trzde. are seized o. or oTn cozs.s, -
the yerT mouths q our h-FooTs, cooataiLed
and co1Sscated.
Your committee are not, however, Q! ;hzt
sect. whose worship Is Il The shrine Of czl-
culating arzrice. And while We are laying b.
ioze yo8 Tue Just complaints q our merchants
zczizs, tie plurde- Of their ships ard c2-gocs.
xe Cannot refrain from presenting 10 Tie JUS
tee z1d humanity OF our country the unhappy
case Of cur impressed se2T,en- Although Tie
zroz-. o. these victims Of baEbzrity for the
JOSS Of frshat should be dea-eT - Americas
than iife) their hbeE7y-altbough the ories Of
their wives and children l. the priy-:iOn OF
protectors and parents, have, Ct late, been
drowned in The louder cla-nois Il the loss CT
properly yet IS the practice Ct forcing our
mariners ITO the Birth navy, n Tlol--icn o!
me rights 81 our flag. carried o. with uU-5zt-
ed rigor and seYeri-F. Ii il BE- orr duty %
encourage the fasr and legitimate commerce
Of this couz,ry BIZ protecting the property OF
inc merchant, then. indeed, by as much as
life and Eber1y are more es,inlajie than ships
and goods, 50 much more impressive Is the
duty 10 shield Inc persons Of our sezrnen,
whose hard and honest services are employed,
equally With those Of me merchants. IN 4dyanc-
ing under the mantle CT lis laws, tie Interests
Of their ccuEtry.
To sum up. in word. the grea; causes Of
complaint agzins, Creat-BTitain, your CON-
nittee need ONLY say-That the United States
as sovereign and Independent power, CAIN
the right 10 use he ocean, which IS The COM
mon and acknowledged highway oi nations,
for the purposes OF transporting In their own
vessels, TIC products Of thsir own soil and the
acquisitions Of their OWL Industry. 70 C1z-ket
in The ports q friendly naiioLs, and to bring
home, in return, such articles - ts-.r Eecessl-
ties or convenience may reeul-e-alvsys re-
garding the rights Of belligerents, as defined
81 the established laws of nations. Great
Britain. in defiance Of this inoontestible right,
captures every American vessel bound 70, or
returning, from aport where her commerceis
not favored; enslaTes our seamen. * IN spite of
our demonstrates, perseyercs In these IS
gressions.
To wrongs so daring in character, and 50
disgraceful In their execution. il is impossible
that the people of the United States should re-
main Indifferent. We must now tamely and
quietly submit, or we must resist by those
means which God has placed within our reach.
Your committee would not cast shade over
the American name, BIZ the expression OF a
doubt h;ch branch of this alternative will De
embraced. The occasion is row presented
when the national character, misunderstood
and traduced for time ~ foreign and domes-
nc enemies. should be vindicased. five have
not rushed to The field Of battle ike the IA
tons who are led By the mad ambition Of a
single chief, or the ayarice OF corrupted
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