Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-17
Congress Tie Unsied Asates.
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Monday, March 9.
DEBATE,
on The nsotisn for printing the disclosures %
Mr. Renry--CoNTINuED

Afr FISK. said that the remarks which had
been naStie by gentlemen induced hila to ask
ire indulgence of the house to give some IN
f..rn,at;oo. and make few observations, re-
istive. ~, The subject now under consideration.
Th;s Mr. Henry was an Englishman, bat had
,ono resided In this country SO long, that he
had obSained captaincy in the army raised IN
= the year 1893; he was Inon OF gentiemAhiy
department, and reputed good moral caerac-
FER; that be {Nir. Fisk and his colleague
Mr.. Strongly we'll remembered when be pass
ed through Burlington, IN the spring OF 1905
and that his object was al that time mnch Sas-
pecfet, 70 have been what he now states; Dat
IS politician, he was thought by the repub-
licans 10 have beena firm believer IN the BuESh
p,axin,, that the end sanctltes the means
and the federal party enjoyed the tuli bench
of his principles and labors, while he lived In
Vernl0nt Sir, gentlemen sy that he Is
traitor, spy, and therefore what he here re-
lates Is not entitled to credit However DIS
honorable transaction ike this msy be deem
ed by our government, whose motives and con
dvct are directed and squared by the plihci-
pIes Of mloratny and justice. yet bellsse It Is
not thought so very disgracciul In the British
.sroyernn}eot, as 20 be bSneath her Isl charac-
fers To undertake. Sir, WAS the mission to
Copenhagen to destroy that clty, murder toe
innocent Inhabitants. and rob the Danes ct
their Aeet, more honorao:e one than this:
Certainly no, : and ye<, sir, the famous Mr.
I ctson. Who went on that mission, was con
sidered worthy of being a u,ln!sler to this
country. where he Was coressed and hlghA
esteemed by some AID performed both mis-
sons much 10 the satisfaction OF his mas,er..
4. w ,,i,iNt q
truth Of The facts stated By tins Mr. Henry,
when they haseit from the highest authority
fran the former Bsi.isa minister, Mr.. EFsklne
while here al tins very tnne, was III tue Same
business tbis Henry Was sent T. perform H.
sIettel written by that nlnlster 70 ms govern
UrrTcr, nc tSils
them. : have eneieavored, by the most stiiui
and eiilgent enquiries into the Viezv& e strenglh
Of the federal party, to ascertain to what ex-
tent they would be willing and able 10 rca,s'
tn measures If TIE farty in hoTver, and how
far they coult carry the opinions otthis coun-
tr, along with them lii their attempts to re-
n6oye the embargo. without recurring 10 hos
tillties against both Great b,itain and France"
And again he tells them III his letter oil the l5th
Feb 1909, when speaking OF the divisions
which then agitated this country, and the OPP
position AIDE to the laws by the people
Of the Eastern states, " The ultimate oonse
ouenees of such differences and jealousies
arising between the Eastern and Southern
states, would inevitably tend to dissolution
Of the UnioR, zvhich hes been for some stme
talked At, and has of late, rs have heard,
been ssr;ouSly contemplated by many Of the
leading people in the Eastern division"
Now, sir, when the Rriush minister WAS
on this business biz order of his government,
is it extraordinary or Incredible that this hen
ry should be senton the sane errand by Goi
Craig The occurrences OF those times place
the fact out Of doubt. perfectly recolect,
that,-un my return nome from TINS place, In
March, 1899, was informed III this Henry
having passed through the'country, anal Ii
>was7then conjeojorcd that he was OH the very
business Which nc now states. But, say gen
tleInen, he lioels and caiafa iates inc govern
,ment. Why, sly, ne does not more SO, than
hes often been.done on this hoor BY a gentle
m~a not now present, or than las been zone
for wears By ore description OF presses and
newsps pers. IN This country.
This division OF TINS ( nion is not new sub
iect, As carly as the tine she Jay treaty a
citated this country, saw two Nos. IN the
Cettincl, printed It Boston, holding out thc
idea pi a sepala uoh oflhe states. lam very
fer from, bel ewing 1t way ever the wish of the
great body OF the federal party, or that they
waaid knowingly JON the enemies Of this
county, 70 effect such purpose, but that
there are some who cell themselves federal
lists, and who IN principle and teeling arc Eng
lishnen, that would Go it. have 10 doubt
FROM rhe.very nature OF things, all monar-
chicai and Clespotc governments must siways
be inilnc;l, to and seek the destruction of, this
government, While it remains a free ones and
the olIv means Of effscting this IS By lolnent
inys divisions among us, angryiDg que party