Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-08

de by the French government at the
me IL bears date, and that 1t has been
& ! oppressed by that government or our
4 |.,so, or by both in concert. have alse
ntu-ed 20 state to the house the consi-
ra,ions which operate powerfully to
*b,yircc us, that tire declaration of the
SBuke of Basssho, charging the suppress,
{56nn exclusively Or the government OF
Ills country, is true Ard really, sir.
}& hen we coos;der that tt.,s declarat,nn Is
B he solemn official act Ok the French
#oyernpeut-of a gosei HmeSt, 10 whose
& Is and declarations, this a'!ninis.ranon
y as alsays declared IhaG the most 10
e ounded confidence was due--that itis
So &c : lara:ion as yet unexplained and Hn-
s ontra licted, and that for the act II IN
<6p,es 10 the administration, adequate
notives may We assigncd--thc mind
sus, struggle hard to resist the consic-
I'm pressed upon il BY such weight OF
&rideuce.
va leaving the subject in tIrs point OF
z III considering that as the fact nov
lands before the public, this adm!pistra
ion must he convicted OF having APP
sD. sscd an important public document
H. the worst oil purposes, ! must be
~ e-,ni;,ed, in cnmmnn With NY eloquent
Iticud from MARYLAND, (Nr. Hanson) to
<express NV surprise that the resolutions
Hbow OF the table, should be opposed
I$rhese resolutions are designed to throw
lie ht on thi. dark transaction. 1t 1t Will
$hear the light, the friends of the adml-
Shislra,ion onght to promote the enqoiry.
They ought MOTTO shrink from measure
u hich most result in the vihdcaiion OF
IA !, cir honor, If indeed it can be slndIcated.
Ave now tender to the majority an oppor-
<funjty which they ought themselves to
saayc taken-of polling this foul SANDER
<on our government. Wewbuid tain hope
&that the effect of this investigation will De
Hto yine away the suspicion which is now
n attached to urrulers--a Suspicion which
Ms daily gathering strength, and which
W u soon become conviction if you re-
Niect these resolutions. The nation ought
moi, and will not be satisfied withou,
this enquiry. The public voice lmpe-
&riously demands it. NV when rho
&pressure of the war begins to be felt;
'Swhen YOU are about 10 impose heavy
&|burthsn1 On the people Tor It's supper,
nj least Ter them knew that 1t you have
bee the dnpes, YOU have not been the
- Hing dapes of ibe i"'ria ues * talshood
s6f France You accuse ns vi thwar ing
tho measures and views OF the adminis-
'atration by our opposition to the war,
IF you know your own Interest, take
kfrom US the most deadly weapon that
Il Can be welded against you. Sc prompt
in repeIIins the charge that You nave
been trickcd and betrayed into this war
by France, and that yen have not dared
70 demonstrate. Let the administration
tcIl US where the faisehood lies ; and II
they are inl-.ceut, letus know how they
rcpelled the vile calumny. Let US sec
that they have had spirit enough TO re-
sent an imposition which they had not
discernment enough to detect.
Sir, these are considerations, which |
Srge to gentlemen who sit on the other
side of the house. To me, had ! seat
there, they would be conclusive. But,
sir, confess have much higher mo-
tives-motives, which have no doubt
operated strongly on the mind OF my
friend from New-Hampshire, when he
determined to call the attention OF the
house to this subject. My political oo'
servation. limited as 1t has been, has
taught me. thai fi6iary OF the worst evils
under which :hi5 country has suffered,
have arisen from that ovec-weanng,
confidence in French faith and honor,
which is felt MT only b. the men who
administer the government, bat by por-
ton of the people. II is this confidence
that has bound and hood winked every
natisn which has been sacrificed by
France | confess, sir, wish this deln-
sion in the public mind corrected.
wish TO see this admins ration compel
led to stamp on the Forehesd OF France,
the .falsehood she has dared TO utter,
thrt IL NAV remain there &C mark 10
warn the nations, that there Is nc safety
but in her open and avowed enmity.
And SIR, if contrary to our hopes, tue
administration have been willing party
70 this dark intrigue--f they hare Coz
nived ut the salsehood of the French go
yernment, and have not dared 10 rePcl
the grossest insult, which could be OF
fered to the independence and honor OF
our country, equally wish 10 see the
mask stripped fros the heads OF men,
who will then be acknowledged to have
too long deceived an honorable, but con-
6ding people.