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

tseeh' Pupno eohnoehcs 10ust be wnba,."
1t is in the instability Of our cobdnc @,4'nd'Asn
danger lies. The gentleman from, W Wal tie
(ME Ran do)ph9 has charged the y ;snSsMa
this house WITH i'ot having made H. 5''Ny ~
ery preparations to place The counI,, ;.'ees's-
titude OF defence ask thar gentlem1r - d
his own skirts clear OF this charge ~'' " .''
have eXerted themselves TO place Ibe W'o
ina eondltlen to defend itself aeairst r'''Oh
tack from a foreign enemy? Inc say d.
have. Who has THROWN every ohs,acta my
way The gentleman from Virginia sn5 ~ nc
with whom he generally acts on this fc, muse
then, any rational caiami,y should TAKE - II
(Which is an event cainot cxpecN tr,d p'aOc
want OF preparations, | ask whether it shonIS
be attributed to those who have ere rS,I
every nerve TO provide against it or
those whose opposition has occasioped ts.
delay which may produce it. Sir !et my
the gentleman believe that he can <ncoa nv
In placing burdens on others which br ~,
self should bear. The American roorI.y
have intelligence enough to put down to ei r,I
public man his due Sir, when has not -"
gentleman from Virginia opposed measures IS
preparation He met us at the thlcshod ~
the original resolutions to provide for an adT
tonal military force, and III every sep sine,
taken, and does it now become him to renc1r.
US for the want of preparations, which wsnt he
has occasioned But, sir, Lam satisfied, no,
withstandlng the means Which have been en-.
ployed to prevent it, the county viii be IRE.
pared before the expiration Of he embaroo
Upon this point wish to be explicit and r.
leave nothing to implication which may mis-.
lead On the first day of April we received
the Presidents message Recommending ?,
embargo fer 60 days; the views Of the eNecp.
cutive and the motives which led to thai stem
were fully explained TO the Committee on 70.
reign Relations in that informal intercourse
which took place between the Secretary Of
State and the committee. The gentleman
from Virginia WIS pretent, heard and parOOk
In the conversations, and has perfect know.
ledge OF the whole transaction. The embar.
SO was advised as preliminary to war with
q. B.; it was SO understood by every men,
Der of the committee, and With that imprcs.
sion the Executive recommendation was re.
ceived i'll this House.
Congress on various occasions, during the
present session, lad manifested determine.
ton to go to war The Executive had seen 4
this-he recommends an embargo for sixty
days, commencing on the lst day Of April.
Can any man believe, that he had not an eve
to what would be the state Of the country as
it relates to preparations, at the expiration Of
that time ? Who, sir, is to make the prepa-
rations The Executive. Congress decrecs
the measure, and provides the means the
Executive is TO employ the means furnished
to carry the measure INTO effect consider
it the duty Of the Executive, ar &c no DOUBT
is well acquainted with the true state Of the
nation. He is TO proseCuto lie Wal; he IS
for all tie great nljulary move.
meuts of the armies OF the ! utaieS Of
it should be his pliviioSa to determine
at what time hostilities should commence, 50
iar as it depends oh this government. he has
exercised this privilege; ana o recommend
ing an embargo for sixty days, has declared
that be would be prepared to act at The tem-
nation oft Gentlemen deceive Themselves
when they suppose that we shall hnd ourselves
as unprepared at the end OF tile embargo as
we low dlC, diu CUuSdFol ~ P'N'N 'ti'0 =! -
showing that preparations have hitherto pro-
crossed slowly. 1t is not correct 20 arS1o 81
respecting the future from the past, where
circumstances are essentially different. Un'
Ill lately, the officers were NOT apo nted, Inc SIS
recruiting service for the new army bad Loe 1
the case is now different most So
IF the officers are at this time at their re6Pec-
i've posts, and the recruiting service Pfoce7os
With such rapdity as to promise coo,PS-
ent force in short period. Your brll1c''
ions on the scabord are daily stEeng'h0"' "a
ne and where SO many are actually ca,
saged, much may be done in shoFs k
inc. The militia, who constitute on,
treat national defence, have been can'T a
Or from thc different states. From al thLs' 81
nfer, that we may safely ere long brEg OSlo.
his House subject which will put al I h"f
o this etabargo-not by bare repeal OF H. DuI
" open and avowed hostilties, or by grammar
ettcrs of marque and reprisal when Is 'ED'
oIen+ to . Declaration of war. #