Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-08-09
MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1913.

'nwhst time, by whom, and in what man
ner, 1t was first made known to this
government orto any of its representa-.
lives OF agents and lastly, to inform
the house whether the government Of
the u. States hath ever received from
that ofFrance any explanation of the
reasons OF that decree being concealed
from this government, & its minister,
for SO long time after its date, and if
such explanation has been asked by
this government, and has been omit d
t. be gi,en by thai of +, snce, whether
thiS government has made any remon.
STRANGE or expressed any dissatisfied
ion to the government OF France at
such concealment.
These enquiries embrace two dis.
tincl objects. The e, st relates TO the
conduct OF the government Of France,
IN regard to this decree. The second,
to that of the government ofthc y. s.
In satisfying the a4H Of The House, on
this latter foint, az seems 10 be flroher 10
meet IL in a taoo fold vterv first, as IL re
iofes 10 the conduct Of his govsrnmenf
in this transaction secondly, as IL re.
iafes TO IT'S condact towards both telfg-
erenfs ia some IMPORTANT circumstances
connected with IL. The resolutions do
no. call specially for ref,orf Of snc1
ertenf, bat as The measures uf tf- Free
mipe, and the acts Of Congress founded
on Communications from Me Erecunpe,
which reiofe 20 one Of The beihgerens,
have by necessary consequence an imme.
diat relation TO the other, s4ch re,hoss
seems 10 be obDioitsiu, eomfras-d 1iihin
Their seohe. On ttis principle fhereaort
is frehared, in The erheciafion fhot ne
more /ua tie Information giuen, on every
branch ofthe .ubiees, the more sa.isfac.
tory svdAn be 10 the House."
In this extraordinary mode. the honours.
BILE Secretary, for his mass-r's benefit, gives
such . history Of the transactions be, W, en-
MS ana Crest Britain and France, as he
thinks will ans yer the Presidents views,
p,odrces sbuaisnea. Of abstract reasoning,
and Virginia metsphysics, and ar,fnlly
draws the attention from the subjec, OF he
Resolutions to the causes of wac. and the
injuries we had received from Ceea, Arit.
ain, and finally. in . solemn and imrosink
manner, scQuiis the Administration frufn ell
French 'efassace and bias Naw sve venture
to any, no being educated out OF the JefIer-
son school. would have taken the course
pursued By the Secretary Of State. Indeed,
he acknowledges, that ",he Resolutions
do NOT call specially for a Report Of
such an extent. but" he says, "as the mes'
sures ofthe Executive, which relate 10 one
of the be!ligerents. have By Necessary cor.
sequence an immediate relation to the o,les.
such report seems obviously comprised
within their scope" We challenge I'll
mankind 20 size ~ tins TO be the case. The
great bodv II the Answer was mo- comprl-
sed within the scope Of the call, cry more
han the justice Of Bonspsr,.'s war with
Spain, or Russis. But he plsin,futa 1T he
c sc 10 t'is-Mr. 6 indy, Mr.. Cslbonn,
Nc. Wright. L.. had begun to defend the
Plesideit against the stsoks OF the mipori.
~, and they m de . mise able hand at il.
He ssw thar il would no, be safe 10 risque
himself in their hands, nor to refuse 30 a,s-
lose the fac.> He here fore cheese 30 appear
dressed in his own panopiw and fight his
own battle. The troops were ordered 90
give way, and let the resolutions Pass and
Mr.. Monroe wac TO furnish, or more rroba.
bly, 70 sigr the snswrr; and hat answer was
to be second Msnife to--a NJ W dsc,.s,.
ton ct war. Nothing can srdte p'sniy shaw
the consciousness OF gull, thsn ,te course
here pursued. An hoses, man would have
gwen the facts, and relied upon hem, ard
has own in,egly The President knew
himself roo well q rely upon such support
The rule didn apply 10 him, ssrd lie ,esor-
sed TO a more sly and eunnirg mode-he
draws the snentiirto ~'mefhiag e.,e, and
then chops logic.-Gsnecten' Miro,'