Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-13

ness anxious desire to meet the wishes of u
merica upon this point, whenever the CO.. b
duct Of the enemy will JUSTLY him in SO 4, b
ing.
Whilst America could persuade herse, 81
however enormously, that the Berlin and NJ Il
Ian DEGREES had been actually and totally :. Is
pealed, and that the execution of the engsa. s.
ment made on that condition by the Bril-; 81
government had been declined, she nm #
deem it justifable, as consequence of sUa
a persuasion, to treat the interest and CON- IS
mercc of France with preference and friend IS
ship, and those of G. Britain with hostiIi,y,
but this delusion is at an end America D.s
finds the FIench DEGREES not only in full fore
bat pointed with augmented hostility sesipa
G. Britain. Will the government of the D b
States declare that the measure now taken i, E
France is that repeal of the obnoxious d..
crees which America expected would lead h s
the repeal of the British orders in council
Will the American government, unless UNI,
the principle of denying our retaliatory rsh
of blockade, under any imaginable c.cum
stances, declare that there is at this momeD,
ground upon which the repeal of our order,
in council can be pressed upon Us; or tIat,b.
repeal could now be warranted upon any otbe,
ground than an express abt!lcation Of the rich,
itself, which America we'll knows, whateye,
may be our desire TO Concilate is corces.
sion which the British govcrnn ent cannot and
will not make.
If this be true, for what purpose can she
persevere in her hostile attitude towards Great
Britain and her friendly one tow ards France'
Do the American government really wish 10
aid France in her attempt to sub;ugate Great
Britain Does America expect that Great
Britain, eontending against France, will at the
instance of America disarm herself, and sub.
nit to the mercy Of the opponent? # both
these questions are answered in the negative,
upon what ground can she for moment long.
er continue the hostile measures against U.s.
The American non intercourse act was framed
upon the express principle of continuing in
force against the power, whether France o.
Great Britain, that should refuse to repeal its
restrictive laws of which America though.
herself entitled to complain bat the repeal
contemplated by that act was bona )ede re.
peal, and not repeal upon an lnadmlssibIe
condition, and AmeIica can never be justified
in continuing to resent against us that failure
Of relief which is alone attributable to the in.
sduous policy of the enemy that has for the
purpose of embarrassing the discussions in.
terwoveD the question Of the DEGREES with the
exaction Of a REIMBURSEMENT of almost the
whole system of our maritime law.
1t is not for the British government to die
tate to that of America what ought to be the
measure Of her just indignation against the
ruler Of France, for having originated and
persevered in system of lawless violence. to
the subversion of neutral rights, which being
necessarily retaliated by Great Britain, has
exposed America, with other neutral states,
to losses which the British government has
never ceased most sincerely to deplore Ame-
RIGA must Judge for herself, how much the
original injustice of France towards her has
been aggravated by the fraudulent professions
Of relinquishing her DEGREES by the steps a..
dopted to nislead America, in order to EN-.
bark her in measures which we trust she
never would have taken if she could have
forcseen what has now happened; and uti-
mately by threatening America with her ven.
geance as denationalzed state, if she does
| not submit be the instrument Of her designs
against Great Britain.
weigh but what we are entitled to claim, at
her hand, as an act not less of policy than jus.
ticc, is that she should cease to treat G. Britain
! as an enemy. The prince regent does not de-.
| sire retrospect when the interests Of two
countries so naturally connected by innumera'
! bic ties are concerned. 1t is more consonant
to his royal highness' sentiments to contribute
to the restoration of harmony and friendly In
tercourse, than to enquire why it has been In
terrupted. Feeling that nothing has been
omitted on his part to relieve America from
the inconvenience to which naval system
of warfare on the part of France unfortunate
| ly continues to expose her; and that the pre-
sent unfriendly relations, which, to their nu
tual prejudice subsist between the two coun
tries, have grown out of a misconceptiou or
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