The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-07-26

the president, and establishes non .impor.
tation act against England.
On the 2Sth April, 1911, the French ty.
rant issued his repeating decree--I will
read it to the house.
TRANSLATION.
PALACE OF ST. CLOUD.
28h AjiriL, 1917.
Napoleon, emperor of the French, &c..
On the report Of our minister of foreign re.
lations
Seeing, by law passed on the Cd Of
March, 1911, the congress of the United
States has ordered the execution of tho
provisions of the act of non-intercourse
which prohibits the vessels and merchants
dlze OF Ct. b. her colonies and dependen.
cies, from entering into the ports of the y.
States.
Considering that the said law is an act os
istance TO the arbitrary pretensions con-
secrated by the British orders in council.
and formal refusal to adhere to a system
invading the independence Of neutral now.
ers and OF their nag; we have ordered and
decreed as follows:
The deciees OF Berlin and Milan are de.
fnitively, and TO date from the LEI Nv
last, considered as not existing in regard to
American vessels.
" S'/ 4NAI OIEoN.
BY the emperor, the minister secretary
Of state.
lSigned) THE COUNT DARA
Tins decree is in perfect conformitv m
every act and proceeding of the French po.
vernment. 1t fulfilled the promise made
by the duke de Galore, in his letter of the
9Th OF August. America, by the procama.
ton and by the law of March, 1911, had
PERSISTED England; and virtually declared
war against her-she had fulfilled the con-
dltlons presented in that le,ter-in conside.
ration of which tho repeating decree Of
France was issued. Whether that decree
was issued at the time it bears date. ny
whether by collision with Mr. Barlow Il
| was antidatcd, is of no importa,.ce-ib ei-
Their case II exhibits the true meaning of all
the acts OF France which preceded it. Il
proves the falsity of the presidents procla.
nation, the fatal error of the law of March.
! and demonstrates that the American nres;.
dent was the dupe of the tyrant, that &c he
was shuffied into the lead where national
honor and the law required thht he sbouId
| follow"
have said, if the French repeating de.
cree had been made known TO con,rreSs
to the American people, and to ENGLAND. in
the spring OF 1871, it would have prevent.
cd the present disastrous war. Permit me
now to prove 1t. From the date of the nre.
| sidents proclamation down 10 the very de-
ciaratlon OF war, our government took The
| ground, that the French DEGREES were n
truth repealed, by the lette. of the dpk.
de Cadore, ON the 5th of Aug. preceding.
and upon this basis demanded the revoca.
ton otthe British orders in council Ri.
tam, denying that Cadore's letter was anv
repeal or modification, demanded the in.
| stfument OF repeal issued by the emnerot
| as the only ground on which She would re.
woke her orders. Neither the French or
inc american government pretended that
| any suCh instrument was in existence-but
tIe iaier government, deceived by the arts
oi Tue afch Juggier, assumed the fact, and
louhdeo thereon hostile proceeding apainst
| England. Ii the decree had been publish
ca, II would have been impossible that the
vile deception could longer have been che
rished by either government, and CONGRESS-
would have been forced by very shane n
| have retraced their stepts, 10 have resci,s.
cd the proclamation, to have reneaIeI ths
law oil March,, andto have placed The CO.,
I try on the same ground WHICH she $500
ea III May 1910. A war with ENGLAND
| could not then have followed-unless in.
aced the administration had been prepared
openly TO abandon all those principles Of
national honor, national independence,
national justice" and national policy,
winch they had adopted in the session ols
es' sir, even though the British orders
haa renamed unrepeaicd and unmodificd.
'he publication OF that decree would have