The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-07-30

Mr. Speakcr-hnowng that Congress had been con-
Veeo al ths Time tor the express purpose Of providing
adequate revenue tor the prosecution of the in which
our country is engaged did believe that discussion
immediately connected with this subject should have been
avoided: but as the committee of ways and
yet prepared 10 act the bills reporelby them, that time
may not DC entirely lost which is given the examination
o1 points which have been introduced into this debate.
he motion before US is to hosthone Indefinitely the
soeTaf'o" @ tie resolutions your table in other words
20 reject them: to this opposed. l shall for
then and ii modified in nconsiderabe degree shall
DO so with pleasure In doing this governed by
reasons entirely different from those which have
signed ny gentlemen who have preceded shall
LOT them to do away the effect which has been produced
ana may again be poduced By the representations OF the
friends OF that Isle, which according the OPT
mons OF some gentlemen has done essential injury
Shall vote Tor them that the friends that nation which
sVleo ny some The 6lnark ofoMoiy religion, may mis-
lead any portion OF the American people shall for
them that the advocates of that nation which said be
hghin tie battles Of he good may have in their
power 10 weaken the of this government its present
contest with foreign power These sir the
OH winch act, and not because believe their adoption
necessary to vndcae the honor OF the government the
Snafacter OF those who administer it, The reputation of
tins administration stands basis solid be shaken
ny any statement which the Duke of Blssano has OF can
make aud had not these guardians of the executive
honor (niessrS Webster Oakley and Grosvenor) beer
more sensitive than It's old rends of this kind
would have been deemed necessary AS this however
the FIRST effort IN their vocation far depends on
my eSernons they shall be indulged and grati6ed have
already sa, that shall with gentlemen on the other
side OF the house ter different from their own
Were at liberty TO speak of notives would udertake
to shew that IN these differ less than alrea
dy I'D the reasons avowed IL has been alleged by those
who have advocated these resolutions that an
document containing the DEGREES of the French govern
ment, bearing Gate the 28th day of APRIL 1871 & which
SO modles the DEGREES of Berlin and Milan as 10
the United States from their operation had been furnished
TO the British government before the declaration of war;
that the orders In council would have revoked and
thereby war would have been avoided IF have mistaken
the position which gentlemen have laid down as the basis
on which their whole argument founded beg now TO
be set right Mr. Grosvenor, of Jew York, stated at
Mr. Grundy had not mistaken their rneaning MIR Grun-
dy then proceeded-Then, sir, we are at issue DENY
the position laid down. and that the British cabinet
would not have repealed the orders in council had copy
of the French decree of the 2Sth of April 1871 been
communicated previously the declaration of war
shall not follow the example which has been SC, by the
gentleman from Ncw-York Mr.. Grosvenor Il shall not
quote from memory the evidences on which rely will
expose myself to that into which others have fall
by trusting to their recolecon when referring TO do
Cnments in their support have these documents before
ME, and will shew from them, that Great Britain required
as the condition which she would revoke orders in
council that the French DEGREES of Berlin * Milan should
previously be rescnded to the United States only
but to all neutral nations. If this be done gentlemen
must be driven from that ground which they have occupied
with much osentaon for will be recoected, that
the French decree merely wthdraws from the u States
the operation Of the Berlin and Milan decrees and leaves
the DEGREES themselves in full force against all other ne-
trails. The Prince Regent in his declaration of 2ls of
April, 1912, uses the following language when speaking
OF the orders in council
And which his may has all times protested his readiness to re.
woke oOn the DEGREES which gave location them should be @
a0ah and audoaO REPEALED and the
reitored to its accutomed courfe ,"
In the lDstfumef.t be also saws,
And to give decisive proof of his royal hgnes deposition
perform the engagements OF his maey government by revokng the
orders council whenever the French be o
a00y ad his royal hghness declares, &c that any time
hereafter the Berlin and Milan DEGREES shall by authentic the
French publicly promulgated be esy Dos,nona
" then and from thenccorh the orders 5t January
ana ao April 1909, shall without further thenoh
revoked"
Now, would ask any legal character put a
uon upon what has been read Will he not answer,
every who understands the meaning of
fngsh words, that the term retcaL imports ermini
total abrogahon of the act to which it refers 1t does
nc mean modification alteration, but entire annung
81 the act ITSELF placing every thing it previous to
m passage SAYING only the rights which had accrued