Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-12

!, honor OF the government mus DC SHtE.
| Gated, although at the hazard OF na,i'm,l
| prosperity, happiness and peace. A
| fame was kindled in the csbinet, wb ith
continued to blaze, until the whole ma be,
become hot with indignation and fur
! Wat then was the conduct of rtn
| house and Of congress They too
caught the epidemic fury--joint resofu
| tons were passed, solcmnly picdgn,
the mselve. 70 the American people, a d
to the world, to STAND by and supptr
the executive government, ITO Coll Ito
action the whole force OF the pa'ion, 10
repel such insults, and 10 assert and
MAINTAIN the rights, the honor and tie
interests of the United States"
What mighty spirit OF honor and
indignation Is here exhibited againsts
British minister, upon whom, by nnth.
cation, an intention to insult the honor
Of the executive, had been fastened
Now mark the astonishing, the inglOri.
Gus contrast-an injury, compared with
which, tue petty offence of the British
minister, changes its character aud be.
comes applause, has been offered to our
executive bv the mushroom despot ol
France. How has it been received By
he Cabinet! In silence, in posr mean
spirited siIence-nay, every effort has
been made 10 cover it from the Ameri.
can people, and to conceal II from tho
Y, IA
ccu,iye has thus borne the basest insult
which was ever offered 10 all independ.
ent people. In the mean time, what has
been the conduc: of hi. house aud oE
congress? Whether aston'shed at tho.
tame endurance Of the President, or rec.
solved to share with him the disgrace,
know not-they too have been silent
No clustering resolutions have appear
ed, no expression OF resentment, ard
even now, when the minority, forced by
the inertness of the majority, have step.
ped forward, resolved to present the SUBJ
ject in its naked truth, and to call IN the
executive to wipe the dishonor from his
own character, and to vindicate the pu.
pity Of this republic. how are they net!
Every covert obstruction is thrown in
their way; and although the majority
shrink from open resistance TO this no.
norablc course, yet no effort Is lett un-
,rred. to rend.r it futile and unavall'ng.
Mr. Speaker, do insults and injuries
cnat,ge their nature, with the change ct
persons who iufiics them 10 an Eng
lsh insult one thiAg, and French Insult
different thing! Is the one atroc'ous,
and to be resisted and resented "with the
whole force of this pa'ion," and Is The
other innocent and to be borne with pa.
tIence and submission !
When a British minister a" insinuates
all insult" is this government to kindle
conf grafton ,hro' the nation, threaten.
Jog to consume not only him, but our
own happines. md peace ; and Is the
same government to bare It's back to the
scorpion lash" of French despot, to
receive with composure and silent SUBJ
mission, the palp.ble calumnies, the
barefaced insults of his mushroom nj.
nlsters?
Let gentlemen examine well the
ground on which they are treadirg.
There are thousands and hundreds of
thousands of this people, who do believe
that your councils are contaminated by
the influence, and guided by the h,nd Of
France. For series of years, they
have beheld, or they think they have be-
held, the band Of the dcspol in our az
fairs. Tney have seen, OF they think
they have seer, thair government the un.
resisting dupe Of French intrigue, the
tame object IF French insult and bjury.
fit so please you, call these men tories;
call them the friends of England; call
them the victims Of delusicn call them
what you will, still, until you can rail
their judgments from their minds" or
until your councils change, such will
continue their honest belief BY reject
ing these resolutions, you fix their Cpl.
Mons forever. II they are deluded, you
establish their delusion beyond the posi-
bility Of removal. On the other hand,
if you pass these resolutions, and 1t IN
consequence thereof, the President shall
dissolve the dark rss, shall step forth 70
the public pure and unspotted; u no
shall evince tina, he has felt and acted az
it became the chief Of a high minded ana
free people if he has repelled and re-
scented the base imputation, happy oe-
yopd measure happy, will be the eonse'
quences Of this proceeding. On my con-
science, l believe it will 60 farther 10
destroy all suspicion offrench influence
it will go farther 10 restore confidence 70
the executive than any other mean which
could have been selected.
FOR SAiE