Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-11-09

iy at an end. Mr.. Monroe IN his answer
to the propositions submitted BY Sir j.
B. Warren, has expressly waived the
preliminary before required, and offers,
if there be no objection to an accom-
mediation of the difference relating TO
impressmen,s in the mode proposed,
other than the susteasion Of the British
claims 80 imhressmsnf during the srmis.
tice, to proceed 1yjihout the arnnistlce,
to an immediate discussion and arrange
ment Of an article on that subject, after
which full and 6nal accommodation on
all the other points of difference be-
tween the two governments may be made.
In the conclusion of this part Of the
subject we cannot refrain from observ-
ing, that according to our apprchensions
of policy and obligation, the government
of the U. S. in demanding the. suspen-
sion Of the right of impressmsnt during
the proposed armistice, discovered their
want of foresight and their ignorance Of
the character of the enemy, while the
British cabinet, in contounding the tenn
porary suspension ola right, for the pur-
pose of facilitating negotiation, with its
absolute ard final REIMBURSEMENT TO all
intents and purposes, and N preferring
a prosecution Of tho zvar to so trivial
concession, evinced want Of discrimi-
nation and a want of feeling, equally de-
roga,ory to the credit of their heads and
to the good qualities of their hearts.
This question of a suspension Of
the right of impressment during tho
artpistice being decided, what is to
prevent an immediate cessation Of
hostIlties /? Can it be believed that
tho representatives of two great ma
tons springing from the same stock,
distinguished from al other nations
by the same language, habits and edl-
cation, protesting the same religion,
and enjoying equally the privileges Of
free constitution, will look with indif-
ference upon the unnatural war in which
they are engaged, * where every mans
hand is raised against his brother We
believe not We believe the rulers Of
our own country at least, have hearts Of
flesh, that they feel for the cal.mi,ies
which sanguinary war has brought up
on their countrymen, and that as the
guardians of the lives and happiness Of
the people, and accountable to that Being
withoutwhose notice not even starrow
falls to the syound,t heywilI feel the solemn
drty of arrest:ng its progress in the
day of their hosoer. Lst an armistice be
Immediately coDciuded-snd let FRO
uistonat lay be made by Congress prohi
biting the employment OF British seamep
in our service, 10 take effect when clear
understanding opd arrangement Shall be :
made with G.Britain relative to impress
ment. This is the course which would
put an immediate stop to the calamitics
brough, upon US by State st war, ard
which at the same time would afford the
earnest of sincere desire to restore the
two countries to good understanding.
Tn this day Of trouble and terror.
every bosom, not caIlous will bleed for
the woes which I'll! the earth, and for
the desolations hirh spread through
the world. 1T the present period,
all the world called civilized is
at war "a remarkable, an aw.
ruI crisis Every heart softened
by grace, or alive to the tender SYM
nathies Of human nature, will cor
Italy respond the following lines of
Cowper:
--"MY ear is pain'd,
Nv soul is sick, with every days report
OF wrong and outrage, with which earth
is flld"
Phil. Daily -Advertiser.
From the Whig.