Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-08

rant. and they have gwen you cio'h'hg
' rn,,r ,rn,v in spite Of yourselves
sia It'll ti:ey then, after having. INC .rrea
sreas ri.k. in doing all the~s things
Itch arc 50 advantageous TO the c"t"'
trv have Snes inflicted on them ''' we
aa,d ,bcv haze dore !. Ihe proposition
!. un,eaa,n.ble. Would gentlemen r'so
I'm, The treasury shoult nat have Dee'
s,ied--,,,a, the capital ct the couhry,
sbould rot have b&*n brought home
Eha, he ara4y shoald not have been
c}catlct? Surely not. And under "hS'
circumstances were these lmpor'ations
made :. ETnder the sapcti"n OF govern
went. under its. ADVICE as tar az 1t was
possible TO- obl,in it. xon are to'a oy
;he mn,stcr of your coeptry; our resi-
dent in England, that he cid advise the
MERCHANTS TO N. hc these, shipments
Now. = besecch you, sir, PIT yourself III
the situation in whic!s thsss persons we're
placed Residing ina strange 'sna' VINO
would yea as:s to ceastrue ths laws u
yaur eountrsa chs confidential agent
lac worthy representative OF that eoun-
,,y IN. nHn xio has doae honor to him
self and To it by !.is conduct-He a.
.;scd shcm 70 pori--and why De
cause he believed that in so dong ne
was cooperating With. the great p"ac!
If tic s,.untry. He advised the snip
mers WhM,is requisite to be Known
20 cs. d, h .he innocence OF this tran
s,e,,cn -? Plat tAs merchants shipped
u.,,;. he impression tha, the law OF
no,. ,c,nor,ailnn you'd be repeated
S,.r!l vas The iJp esslon OF the ageht
81 lie aaxrri.nunt Was tie merchant
vncyc information is necessarily cir
cnn.esrji,aa ard whose daily diadg'ng
81, up ,i~ rnc"srsc Of his time, 10 SET
E!nsclt up IL opposition to the coma,
dc,nis. and scW informed T.Hlster o.
the government The important sact
hattie merchants shipped nnarr the
ifrprrssio of the Legality OF s"ch strip
nents is farther proved to y"a ne
Iarcragc # the letter OF Mar. Monroe 10
Mr.. Russell rr.dc the continuance OF the
non, Importation ao. entirely depcndam'
o. the duration eft the orders IN c"uncil'
and STAGES that il viii be Immediately
suspended on tie rcHocatl"n nF nEces'
sarv modification Of the oide:s N coun-
Gil 3nttha is not ali, sir. who are
the mcmoria!ists Z Persons "no RESIDE
in this osuntgy2,. who gave orders not TO
have the goods shipped ttGit sA'ula &c
legal TO no. so. Bvrthrir a.entsin Eng
land have been mistaken. those who
surplicate, you for rem iss'en OF tassc
fortsitures 1eYer contemplated Viola
ton Of law. Ehcy are entirely tree
from. kind OF irapu,a,ien OF inten-
ton to violate either die, letter or the
spirit of,the run.inportation at@ Those
who are to suErr did ret direct and
could INTERCHANGEABLE act Far wl,!eiS they
arc to suffer.
But it is said there arc sessral Classes
Sc; petitioners, End that, tha"xh some
,T,av. lie innocent, al are not equally free
ffn,n imputation that some OF them
shipped alter the declaration of war was
known. Well, sir, Is we take the te1-
timcny Of Mr. Russell, they are equally
iexcus:.blc wilh others. lie did also adj
wise shipments a.. that time. Il would
have been ruino;.s TO the proprctors to
have dcaised them :. itwould have de-
privca the notion os 2a:m;lIions Of "a.
pital :. it'wc;!,I hase Iepri, ed you of Eve
million. sf T.rensic :. would: have de-
privet' yoa' Of supplies OF cle'hng tor
your army: ,Tas TOT de s:lvics Of Mr.:
Russell correct Would vow: not to.
morrow grant Fsrmission II b'i2s home
so much property co situated. it it would
yield ces'al aisan:sges? 5ou would
indeed practise NOSE extraordinary ps-
;ic% il t.u:nc.i 1ou would to- NOR
row authoriss :ho ac.-~.ana yc:. you
ysnud inaicts 2caaI;t for ali act which
you could nc-ref fuse 10 sanction. What
wouL.have been the .ase with this pro
perry had i been snfcre:f to remain in
England til! the termination OF the war
De GeD,lemsn excect the war to- tcrnsi.
nate tomorrow ,: 10, sir, i, will con-
,inuc for years Efear, if it continue till
the principles fer which it was SON
mcnced be otsiaed. The most consi-
!iaiory propositions have been rejected ;:
we have nothing to hope On The ground
of a speedy peace. Then, sir, why will
you make distinction between the DIFF
f-rent classes Of shippers? The ono
shipped believing, the &C. not forbidden
~ the laws or policy Of the government
lii fair aid ha2orab!e ar~su:, of gals
The other uEde:- the belief that il. was
tic duty and TIE Ais tiosi.ics Of the go-
Ternmcnt noeto inec!. On 'i>em thc pc
nalties OF law which c-:tainlr. IN i:y
Origin did not contemplate such e;.,e,
Wlth.G view IN e,y-. thojS ,>-,Do-,y fr,r,,