Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-17

thsv will alwavs ioin the minority. be itspoli-
teal character what it may. AND MUMMY
hone this occurrence will be received as 9 So
lenn adnlonition by ali oitizens Of THIS country
70 unite in support of their own government
and liberties and convince them IN what ess
timation they are held, Notwithstanding the
professions Of friendship made towards 'nis
country by the British government ana lis 81
gents.
Mr. SMILE said the character OF this man
was nothing to us,though i, might be TO hlisi'
and he therefore should not follow the exam
ME ofoentlemen who had made SO tree WIN L.
There was one point OF view IN which he con-
sidered the publication OF those documents
which Was Of real Importance: that thcy TX
hibited to the American people what sort OF
nation we had to deal with. AapPeaFea 70
him that Great britain considered no means
dishonorable provided they would accomPiisa
the attainment Of her object. with respect
TO Mr. Wright's idea, that the pubAcauoh OF
the pepers would throw an odlum on the lead
ing<parties in this country, Mr.. ,. said none
o! those papers said any thing more GlsFe-
spectful to the parties In this country t"ai'
those parties had frequently sand OF eacb otiier
in the public prints. lie never had oenevea
that the mass of the federal party wished
separation OF the Union; but that there were
men in it attached TO the Brush interests he
knew to be true. There was at least enough
In these papers to put every man OH MS gu'fd
it'll respect to the iFsidious dlshoncrab!e
conduct of that government, and he would
therefore vote for hitting 5000 copies.
MIR, MACON said this was one OF those de-
bates which sometimes arose III the house, ID
which all were on one side Of the question:
Nothing can be more true than that these pa
pers tio prove tiat Great-Britam has not yet
ceased her attempts to disturb the peace OF
tbs nation. HAT they were genuine be be-
ieved, although they came from nan WHOM
that government bad employed There was
nothing new in the n,anntf d comma 'catias
tlen. How VS. it il the CONSPIRACY a i! IN
and i.is,on Mr.. Adams communicated .ne
disclosure TO Congress imeg)ae thar Burr
conspiracy was coaolan Gated 10y so0le on
Vho Was or had been engaged II i In IN.
case, a man who had becn In tav 8e.Y.lc u
his government, preierrins the Brush, Wa
ah i, IN Canada engaged by Gov. CfsIg
20 into a part of this country 10 endt&yW
procure division Of the Union. Mir. M.SG
ne had four years ago stated that both t9Fcoi
Britain and France hatl agents inFhis country.
Had they 40, had them III other countries I!
.ley had and he cited Holland as part.cu-
IA l. stance.
The const tuition, said hlr. M is founded on
tue Uniou OF these states, and CT nlay be al
lowed to use word once fashionabie) on the
indiyisibihiy Of Inc empire. And what was
ne OBJECT OF Grear-Diitlln FOR what dc
she employ this man TO separate the Union
to destroy the constitution, the greatest wurk
of the greatest men this country has produced.
Sir, / was almost struck with horror, when
such documents were reading, to sec that any
man could laugh at them. They expose an
attempt, not to stab an individual, Jut, to stab
a nation. Owing to our relative situation in
consequence OF our revolution, you can never
expect Great Britain TO look upon you
Win as much friendship as other nstions---
There is another reason for her jealousy: we
have predicted over and over again that We
shall, at one time or other, chip her maritime
wing. She believes 1t; and the existence OF
tie nation depends On her preventing it.
The only question that presents itself is
Is the Information useful TO rs F.? Does it Tot
confirms every man i'll the belief that Willie she
IS making professions Of friendship through
her minister here, G. Britain is III another di
iccton plotting our destruction by her secret
agents 1t would be happy for us IT we had
not also french agents here. never did be-
iieve the Federal party iat. any notion OF oln-
ing Great Britain but this nation, favored as
it is, has yet not been clear OF dlscord and to
s.y that there is not a man 1T the Federal CT
Republican parties who would wish 4 union
WITH q. Britain or France, would be to say
what do not believe.
So long, sir, as boeh belligcrents remain as
they have Been for the last hundred years, VIII
!ins, 90 disturb the peace ct the world, SO long
we olaat to watch their motions. Let the Ex-
cliIlI nyn dig lIucL these naners as he i,ai c,h