Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-29

Speech addresses were carried In both
houses, cchoing as usual the speech. In
the House of Commmons Sir Francis Burdett
offered an address Of a very different nature,
but it WAS without support, there beng Tor 1t
One against, Two Hundred and ,IAuty-sc-
pen
We presume our readers will be DESTROYS
to know what was said in Parliament relative
to America. in commenting upon the adj
dress in answer to the speech, Mr.. WhH6rcod
a distinguished member Of oppostlon--upon
American affairs remarked
" Another point on which be dissented from
the present address, was, the gross deluslon
which it held out when it asserted that we III
tended to pursue with the American govern
ment that concliatory system which had al
ready been adopted He had himself, late in
the last session applied for the papers relative
to the American discussions. The papers
were refused and if the American govern,
nent had acted in the same manner, we might
lstill have been all persuaded that the language
lof our ministers WAS perfectly concllatory,
land required nothing but what the prosperity,
1.-The honor, and the security OF our country de-
imanded. But even then, at the time OF the
srelusal OF these papers, gentlemen on the side
sfthe house on which he sat bad prophesied
hat war must necessarily ensue with Ameri
ca. Now we saw what had been the Conse-
quence OF all our notable schemes with regard
to America; fraught as they were with, and
productive of base subtertuges and CONNER
cial perluries. All these fine projects atter
an existence of five years, appeared likely to
end in forcing America into an alliance with
France, and a war with England. The address
talked of CANCELLATION When the foreign mi
Mister, in his negotiations with that govern
ment. INDUCED iii CoDtumcious expressions,
or in more contumeEous silence, was such
contumely to be called plan of cancellation
Would it DC reckoncd a co,lciliatory conduct
among individuals not to answer letter
which stated scriOls matters of complaint !?
When flat denlajs were given IN the face Of
facts, and d minister was sent out to demand
what it was known could not be conceded, was
the prince to be deluded by an address which
expressed the language of Cancellation He
muStsay that the whole conduct OF ministers
with respect TO America proved that they were
acting on those haughty and uncOnCllating
principles winch mast prevent peace with any
government III tie world. Last year, Amerl-
ca had asserted that the French DEGREES were
repealed. This was denied on our part; but
he dcfcd right honorable gentleman to adhuce
| one instance to rebut this assertion Such
was the language OF the Americans themselves,
which must be believed, unless we supposed
that their Infections were rather to be learned
from the sagaclty and wisdom OF the right no.
norable gentlcman-that wisdom which had
devised the grand design of depriylng the
French hospitals Of bark-that wisdom which
had projected the mighty plan OF destroying
the French commerce, and had made our own
exchange dasalt. Perhaps the right homo
r,,i,.e gentleman would communicate to them,
| for their benehs, some of his spare wisdom !;
! for if he had any wisdom it certainly was to
spare, as he had never exhibited any in 60
verning his own country. But to return !:
Ministers neither gave, Eor Intended to give,
any information respecting these subjects OF
inquiry. All that we knew was, that the at
| fair Of the Chesapeake was indeed adjusted /;
but all other differences were still unreConCll-
. ed The congress had met, and an address
had been issued, which evidently anticipated
war-which war ne had no hesitation to say,
depended and resulted from the unbending
and merchandising conduct OF our COVER
ment."
To this TIE Chancellor Of tie ErcAequer
replied as follows:
Another topic, and ore which he confess
ed to be of the greatest importance, observed
upon by toe honorable gentleman, was the
I state of our relations with America. He hop
F.. ed that the house would be indulgent enough,
| if they saw at present an indisposition on the
part of ministers to go into any discussion on
that point not to attribute that indispostlon to
want of ability to meet any such discussion,
nor to any apprehension that this country
(, would suffer in her honor or her interests By
whatever might be disclosed upon it. The