Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-04

!. Prince Regent, for copies Of the Correspond
ence between our Government and America,
through the medium of the respective minis
tiers, with the Documents referred to In that
correspondence, from the first January 1910,
up to the latest period
This motion, after very warm discussion,
was decided-For the motion 25--agaInst 1t
$50.
After the Chancellor's Speech,
MIR. Bastard rose and said, after the the Re-
solutions passed in America, he wished reso-
buttons of contrary nature should be passed
to meet them. The Americans had declared
they would 90 to war with rs as soon as they
were prepared. He thought such resolutions
might be fairly met by declaration OF war
upon our part.
Mr.. Herbert thought war with America
ought to be avoided as much as possible. He
had doubts whether we were right in the pre-
sent quarrel AS TO what had been so much
talked oE-our maritime rights--be believed
that much Of what was claimed as marillpe
rights, was some what doubtful. 1t appeared
now, that we were to maintain those rights,
as they we're called, against almost all Europe.
He hoped that those rights which were to be
maintainedagainst so formidable force, would
be Just and clear beyond all dispute.
Mr., Barring said, that notwithstanding the
moderation expressed by the tone and manner
of the right honorable gentleman (the Chan
cellor of the Exchequer) still he felt perfect
ly confident, from the state of the discussions
between the two countries, and from the pre-
willing feeling in this country, that it was
hardly possible that war could be avoided -
fit were carried on in the spirit and tone eX-
pressed by an honorable and learned gentle
man Mr.. Stephen,) he augured most serious
misehiefs from it. As to the feeling of this
country, it was at least as strong against A
merica in the time of the last American war.
He PRAYED to God tha4. -
Var wfifcn ne now anticipated might not be rs
fatal as that of the last war. If we were not
then able to conqRer them, what could we do
now against them, when their population and
resources had, at least, trebled since that Pc
Rod Whenever the Orders in Council had
been the subject of discussion in that house,
their authors had always admitted that Ame-
RIGA had Just grounds of complaint against
these orders, and that neutrals must greatly
suffer from their effects But then it was
contended, that their operation was directed
against Frsnce--and pledges were given that
whenever the enemy should repeal MS DEGREES
this country would proceed pari passu in re-
scinding the orders III council The question
therefore was, whether ministers had fulfilled
these engagements--and whether France had
made such a repeal of her DEGREES as should
call on Us to proceed with similar steps in as
far as respected America.
The honorable member then proceeded TO
contend, that the system introduced by the
orders In council was in itself an evil, even
leaving out of view the imminent dangersof
their involving rs in the calamitous contest
with America. Nothing could more surprise
EiM than to hear the honorable and learned
gentleman opposite Mr.. Stephen) talk so
loudly ofour corrmefce being PROSTATE before
these orders wSs. aloptcd--and asserting that |
they had produced grsat commercial prospe-
rity. He could hardly believe it possible that |!
any man should sc SO utterly ignorant of the
state If our trade--so utterly GnaCquainted .
with all that was going on around him, as to !:
bring forward such an tssefUon (Hear, hear,) {
The number of bankruptcies every day taking .
piace--the crowds OF starving manufacturers
III our towns-the circumstances of whole re- .
ggiments being necessary to keep the peace in ,
one OF our large manufacturing districts-and .
the petitions sent up from the Potteries, from
Sheffield and Liverpool, all proved the GALA
mitous effects OF the orders in council on the
commerce Of the country. 1t was natural,
hawever, for the learned gentleman to be en- |
alnoured OF system, to which his own writ
ings had SO greatly contributed. The orders
in council, besides their other pernicious ef-
fects. had lost us, it could not be denied, one
important branch of trade that with America
itself. The honorable member then proceed
cd to observe on the order in council of the
9TH January, 1906, which went to prohibit the.
Americans from carrying on the coasting
trade of the etsenly. This measure he tho't
perfectly justia9ble--he would not give up
the coastiFg trade-and any discussion which
might have arisen with the American govern