Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-14

walls among many Of both parties in this
country, that French influence has ioeho
its way into cur councils do oei'ese'
tina, among the prevailing party, the
great majority of the nations there art
none who suspect it-In the opposition
an, satisfied there are lew who nave
been so fac mislcd az to entertain such
suspicion but many are they VINO
sneak of French influence, and do mol
believe il exists: they use 1t TO aiaf'''
and deceive Others. But is It not strange
tina, the very party which has 'aoored 10
excite this suspicion should now uecoihe
so cIamerous 10 put ii down
Having answered all the observations
Of others which are deemed material l
will make few enquiries OF the mono
rabIe mover of those resolutions MI
yvebs,er.) He certainly best knows the
| objects intended, and I pray him to an
.wer for himself, and not by proxy. Is
| it his object to make it appear that the
Duke of 8sssano has been guilty ot
falsehood /? If that shall turn out to be
the case, what then? Will he make il
a ground of going to war againstFrance !?
Great, indeed, are the insults and miu.
] ries which We have received from the
French government, and much noise has
the opposition made respecting tte,n /;
bot, sir, when my friend from Kentucky
(Mr. M'Kee) offered proposition 10
declare war against France, did the gen.
| tiemen on the other side of the House
vote for it To the best of my recol-
! lection, three Of them only voted for the
measure-a ma jority of the votes in ia
vor of the proposition we're given by
thi. side Of The House He will not, /
! apprehcnd. say that he will go TO war
with France oil his account Is il in.
tended to predicate any legislative act
on the Information which my be receiv-
ed from the executive? / Can conceive
Of no Legislative act which Can grow out
Of it, What, then, do gentlemen mean?
What can be the object of these resolh-
lions? To make it appear that France
has acted with bad faith, and yet neither
go to war nor pass any legislative act in
| consequence of il? can see but one
thing which gentlemen can promise
themselves to follow from this course
of proceeding. Thsy may hope by this
to throw new difhculties<in the way of
the administration, to dr. off the at,es.
ton of the people from the prosecution
Of the war, paralize the national ener-
| gies, and multiply the chances of get
ting new men into power. If this be
the object, the gentleman may please
himself with the idea OF having lsbored
for the good Of his country; but sure ]
am that the country can derive no bene,
| fit from such a course, however great
! his labors may be.
! To show what has been dine by an
American Congress, how men iaye
ceased their opposition, when The good
of the county required il, know full
well. sir, would avail bet Ii, le But on
| tbs occasion, We may proiit from the
conduc, OF the enemy: re has set Ar
example well worthy If i.nilalir.. A.
Though in the 3 itish Parlia" eht n,ary
were opposed |" 4 war with Amc.ice S,
all those measures which produced j.,
yet when war had broken out they hrer
| no obstacle in the way # lis Success
| hey voted the neces' airy supplies. they
Joined in the resolution 10 carry j, on
with vigor-ior they recollected that
England was their country aud America
its enemy. If such has been the con-
duct Of an English opposition, whst
ought to be the conduct of American
| representatives. If the slaves Of de.
spot feel the impulse Of patriotism, and
act in obedience to lis mandates, how
much more should it be the case in this
land Of Liberty, where the interest Of each
individual is intimately connected with
the welfare of the government, & where
every citizen is his own master!
Debate 10 b. continued.