Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-05-19

for all nations know how to compromise what
are called their rights, We have practlsed1t
on more occasions than one, aud shall again
when the occasion occurs. There IS but one
nation at present inthe world that does 1t not
frequently and there never did exist IN my
recollection but one other--the ancient Ro-
| mans were the one; and the modern Romans
as they call themselves, the other-and yetthe
Caesar of Caesars knows well Low to comPro-
| mise his rights. It is very fine talking about
rights, but the question is remedy, and you
must at last be governed by circumstances.
| Will you pronounce that all who have gone
before you have been dastards VIII you say
THAT Washington submitted That Adams
submitted that Jefferson's administrator
was long continued course OF the basest SUD-
omission? That the best act OF the admlnlstra-
| ton of Adams, his accommodation with
France, was submission | have bee9 Tor a
pacific policy but if we are to go to war,
| take off the Embargo! Donot, In the stlle OF
Sangrado, deplete us by way OF preparation
| for battle. Give us 5eef-steaks and porter 1t
we arc to fight, and not water cruel and the
lancet. ItisI a we'll known fact that i've out
of six of the men who persisted during the re-
volutionary struggle, persisted from the con-
| sequences of our refusal to receive foreign
| manufactures !; thereby deprlving ourselves
Of the supplies and revenue requisite for car
rying on the war.
With respect to the public opinion about
war, from persons of ali politics have re-
ceived this answer when they have been cues
toned on the sublect-How car you expect
to make your enemy bellve you are IN earnest
when you cannot induce your own people to
think SO Some of the most violent Jacobin
prints in this country, some OF those which
hage gone furthest in denounclng the torres,
are those which have had ALI agency 10 pro-
ducing this impression on the public, orthose
who countenance them have produced this I'M
preston 1t is we'll know fact that the case
is as have stated it.
Mr.. Calhoun said that the gentleman was
correct in surprising he had been alluded to,
when he (Mr. c. had spoken of the declara-
ton made by member during the secret sit
ting Whatever may have been the source.
of the gentleman's information, SAID Mr.. e..
it cannot have proceeded from higher source
than mine. | went to the highest source and
received the Information that no such apphca-
ton, however probable, was ever made to this
government. think myself fully authorised
to say that no such application was ever made
by the French Minister, or by any person for
him, directly or indirectly, officially or other
wise. ] do not attribute to the gentleman the
intination of the existence of any French IN
fluence on the acts of the government, be-
cansa cir I am cnre the gentleman would
attribute no such motive to the Executive or
to ma lority of this house; but unfortunate
ly such an use has been made OF his remarks
as to convey that impression. ! am therefore
glad to-day to hear the gentIeman's opinion
that such demand was resisted by our 60
vernmcnt. Misrepresentation frequently
creep into the public prints, and it's well that
they should be corrected. | take this oppor-
tunity to say, that the report of the debate in
secret session, as published, is muuIated, par
tial, and entirely incorrect.
Mr.. Randolph said no doubtthe gentleman
believed what he had said; butthe source of his
(Mr. RS information was such as could not
have failed to have produced in him con-
yiction of its truth. | stated, said Mr.. r.
when the embargo bill was under considera-
ton, that our government had been pressed by
the French Minister herc7-that had such
knowledge of it as | could not doubt of-n
substance to cut off the trade between this
country and the Spanish dominions; that our
government had hitherto-hitherto, in refe-
renee to the time when | spoke, resisted that
pressure, as unquestionably they must have
done, because if they had not it would have
takenplace. That was the amount, believe
OF my statement differ, however, from the
gentleman from South Carolina as to the &C
curacy of the report of that debate wish we
had as good stenographers in the boxes-for
some OF the speeches were reported with an
accuracy which astonished me--more accu-
rately, believe, than have ever seen report
ed by persons who attend here for the pur-
puse. This observation certainly does not ap-
ply to my own remarks-because feel N.Y.
self in this point aggrieved and injured.