Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-05-21

nss Sa, without this nothing effectual Can
- Butts this object to be attained by
v,;sbIe policy, which is to-day one thing
q morrow another No; convince them
s,, and determined conduct of your In
'as and they will go with you IN every
unity against any tureign foe with WHOM
eorne in collision
- every member on this floor must feel
-, situation of the petitioners; they are
s.,ing it's a misfortune that this should
'sscaSse---but certainly it is some alienation,
Acct, that this sacrifice is not made wan
: bnt win view to secure national lnde-
s,occ, Individual liberty and a permanent
r,urity for property.
, sregret. sir, that / have trespassed SO long
.be patience of the House in discharging
~ deemed to be my duty, hope the
'ioo Of nv colleague will prevail.
Mr. Wright--Nir. Speaker, the gentleman
A,@ Virginia Mr.. Randolph, i'll the large
moe he has taken in this case, has passed IN
Pew before us all his objections to the en-
srza, AMI arlaigned the majority OF this house
r. 1be adoption of so ruinous project lie
4 IN, us that the embargo forced our seamen
1Sothe power of g Britain al upwards OF nifty
q I,lsrs Der month, and that without very hot
4 Mass in the British ports, where he inslnuates
s,sg will be left by their American captains,
I @cy viii be Impressed Into the British service.
q Tbs embargo itself did not produce this CT
kct which it was in reality intended to RENE
4, but the disclosure of the secret intention
Congress to lay it, in which the breath o.
@.o;cion has never implicated me. But II
- snbareo. or rather the disclosure OF Its
ssno about to take place, forced our seamen
,to the power of our enemy, and was there
t,s objectionable, how Can the present ProPu-
,osition TO export, without rcstnctlon' IN All
narmed state, our productions, be secured
RON the same objection? Oar ships that Carry
Sar products to market must DC manned ana
how ask, are these men to be secured from
appyessuent But, sir, we are charged oy
tse same gentleman with being governed by
certain ministerial prints Ill our Congressional
reac,,res that the Aurora, the Democratic
Press. the Wing, and The Intelllgencer, are
edited by foreigners who have come here 10
disturb our repose by goadlng US on 10 Wal.
Sir. feel convection of the improperly OF
that suggestion, as inappllcable not only 10
myself, but to the whole House. we, SIT,
have been governed by an honest zeal to re-
meseat our constituents IN avenglng the
wrongs of our country, and hrm CONVICTION
Of the wisdom and policy OF the measures a.
dopted For that purpose But teell due to
those printers who cannot be heard In their
own defence, to say that they have Just claims
on the gratitude of their adopted country tor
their patriotic exertions in supporting the
principles of our glorious revolution. and de-
Tending the measures of the Executive and
legislative Departments from the abomlnaole
sanders of the enemies of our liberties and
those niscreant native printers,
who have evinced the strongest disposIt on to
plant daggers In the vitals OF the liberties OF
their native country, under foreign golden
have no doubt Sir, 'Vlsh the
on this floor, elected by the
American people, would test their devotion
to their countrv's cause, with half the practl-
cal patriotism of these foreign printers, we
should feel much less difficulty in preparing
and progressing to avcnge our wrongs. Sir,
the gentleman from New York (Mr~ Bleeker)
has told us that he is pleased with the Signs
Of the times, and that ere long there shall
come voice from the east In the Language OF
thunder, that shall make itself heard from
Maine to Georgia, from the Atlantic to the
Mississippi, What, sir, does that gentleman
expect to alarm Congress, and by this threat
# civil war to coerce majority of this House
o submit to be governed by q minority If he
toes, sir, he will find himself mistaken, nor
AN / believe that such disposition exists ID
be east to any. considerable extent, any thing,
he slanders of a Henry, and the predictions
nd maledictions OF the gentleman from New
fosk, to. the contrary Notwithstanding. But
lr, should the signs Of treason and civil war
discover themselves in any quarter OF the a.
Oerican empire, do not believe they will pro-
luce that effect; and can tell that gentle
nan, that in such an event, have no doubt,
he evil would soon be radically cured, by
emu and con6scation and to assure him OF