Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-30
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WEDNESDAY, December 80.
"To SLEW
rHs VERY AGE * BODY OF TIE Tlax
ai.F FORM AND PRESSURE"
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
Continued.

we proclaim OUT Intenuon 10 cOntlDOe
the war, till Britain shall consent not ia
search our vessels on the ocean for tbci,
subjects. We allege that under the
pre,ext of searching for their own sob.
iects the commanders Of their vessels
often seize American citizens. Tor.
move this Inconvenience we demand
that they shall not reclaim their own
subiscts who may be on board of our
vessels. The British government have
always declared that they have given
their orders to their Naval commander.
not to take native American citizens, ard
kays expressed readiness, ard willing.
ness to release, on demand, such as have
been taken through mistake. They
have expressed also, willingness to re.
linquish the right Of searching Ameri.
can ships for their subjects, provided
the United States can invent any plan
bv which the services of tbeil subjects
Can be eff ctually secured to them in
another way and they have asked our
government to prepare their plan that
they may Judge oft, Till The United
States shall state tie pan they have in
view, 80 that the British government
may judge of its efficacy they refuse
to take any step on taeir part The two
governments are fairly at issue on this
point. The United States say they can
furnish substitute for impressment.-
The British government wish to know
What that substitute will be. The Unit
ed States are bound therefore to specify
it. Let them diges, their plan ard offer
it fairly to the consideration Of the Bril-
fish GO, errmcnt, ard to our own people.
The President has declared that it shall
cffectually pre-, ent British subjects from
being employed in our navigation. But
he has not condescended to say in what
mode this sh.ll be effected. We all
know that the mode must be by a icgis-
lative act. Congress must act on the
suhiect-and until congress shall adopt
an effectual system, we cannot hope
that Britain will reIinquish the power
that she possesses. IF then the Prcsi-
dent and Congress be sincerely DESTROYS
of a speedy pacfcation, they ought IN
stanlly to digest and enact into a law
provisions which shall effectually ex-
clude British subjects from being en-
plcycd in our navigation.
First then, justice requires this act
from US Next, does our interest forbid
it? There is no circumstance which
would give ali individual SO much Of.
fence ard such just offence as an at
tempt in his neighbor to decay his chill
tlren or his servants from their obedience
to him. Nations are not less sensitive
on this point. AID The nation which
attempts to tIecoy to it's banner the SUB.
i-cts of other governments, deserves
end ought to expect resistance from.
such goyernsents. This act violating
the rights of other nations, is wrongful
in itsell--and folly is added to wrcrg.
when the viel Ser has not power sush.
Gent 10 enforce it. AS it is dishonora.
bic, so it Cannot be the interest Of any
people to violate right, f'r such viola-
tons never fail, ard very Justly, to pro-
duce retaliation and war. Above all. it
cannot be the interest Of nation to at
tempt wrong which it has not the pow
er to maintain. But in the particular
condition Of the United States, is the
increase of our population By foreign
emigration nccessarr to Us? Emlgrants
from other countries are generally OF
the most restless class, hating restraint
every where-and in the Urited States
we find tocm the most turtrI-nt and
riotous ci:izers. The late hagi,'ons
riots at Baltimore, are evidences Of this
fact. This stain upon, our nation was
inflicted, net by native citizens. but those
of foreign BIRTH 1t Cannot tasn be
necessary or wise to incorporate into
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