Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-10-05
D.. NJ .. without requiring from her,

France, WlthOut Ie4un
the retraction Of one ePitnet o. =
huse. or satisfactory explanation OF
atonement for one act ofviosence.-
The memorable proclamation Of No
vs;nber 1910, svinces that the kam--
bou;}let decree, and tine consequent
n,uuder Of OUT merchants constituted
no iosuperab!e obstacle: TO a com,
mern;a, discrimination, ia fa'or Of
Fracne. against her inveterate enc
nv In i;ae. neither that eocrse'
itself. nor her unretracteu 'nsn''s'
,or her contcmptuous ard peri,'aioas
breach of that faitl, which she pi'sh',
ed by the letter of her minister q
tie 9Th of August, 1870 ASSURING
rs Of ,he actual repeal Of her other
decrces: nor all these Injuries 70
gether; which might be regarded
% ;nterposl,ions Of a gracious P'o,
whence in our favor, if they c"alo
shield rs from French alliance nave
su5sced to save us from war With
Great Britain. 4 war, IN contra j..
diction Of former resolution Oh
congress, which forbade dlscrlini-
nation between our foes, without a
Unsuitable inequality in the charae,
Ter Of the wrongs which they ia
dane rs. unless we so interpret thai
resolution, as to authorize the 'nilic-
ton of the greater punishment on
he smaller offence.
C.n any one believe. after the
treaty Of Mr.. Monroe and MIR. Pink
~, received the appreciation OF Il.
Bril- ain, that conduct towards that
aa,ion, as conciIiatsry, as that which
mas been pursued towards her enc
nv, would rot have terminated cur
differences with herr
Can it be believed, that it, at tie
close Of the last session Of congress.
the war which now exists against &.
Britain alone, had been extended to
France also, we Should net, before
this. have been at peace with the
former! Is il not now evident, that
while Mr.. Madison was preparing
his war message to congress, tie re-
pea! Of The orders in coInci! was
resolved upon in Lonaon? He must
be blind, indeed. "Go does not per-
ce;ye, in the recent rejection OF
preferred armislice. accompanied by
an official communication oil that re-
peal. the settled determination OF
our administration to continue The
war, fer objects. which would not
have been pnhiicl, al!ed2ed, as
sufficient justification OF It's coai-
mencsment?
Fellow citizens. The same po.icy
and the same sensibi!itv Wh!ch die
ta,ed the proclamation Il November
1910, while our commerce was bleed.
irs under the lash Of France. ard
Of Denmark, her then notorious in
strument, have prompted the rejee-
ton Of the proposed ar,B!st:ce, and
will prosecute the war. as long, AS
its authors nave TIE ability to impose
on muei, deceived. and much a
buscd peoplc.-As long as the spirit
Of Parry shall continue superior to q
love Of COUNTY,, and hatred OF Eng
Iandconjciucd topartiality for France
shall lend it additional force. The
rule of the war Of so, ceased with
the subject on which il operated, the
existence of French colonies: the
paper blockades, as explained by Mr..
Foster. are brought within The Prin-
ciple Of sur own Interpretation of
the Law Of nations the orders of
council have been repealed. not, as
were the Berlin and Milan DEGREES,
but by a Solemn act Of the same au-
thoriiy which gave them being. and
in a manner conformable 70 ancient
and invariable usage. The subject
Of imprsssment alone remains 10 be
provided for, and We have the high
est authority for asserting that, dis
appearing as il did, from our late
discussions with EEsian1. it has not
been for several years, beyond the
reach of just AMI honorable accom-
mediation, on the principle Of con-
venient and reciprocal concessions.
Fellow citizens. We will not ask.
why the war continues? Because.
We have. in fact, received no salts
factory reason Why il was begun
The very act Of war. having sane
toned the right Of selecting among
many, a single fos as the object 0!
our exclusive hostility, We have seen
no motive Of justice CT policy for
throwing down oar gauntlet to the
M -ny l.