Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-09

since been perfectly satisfied, that when
AIR. Madison proclaimed that the French
decrees were actually repealed on the iyt
# November 1910, he proclaimed n1at
was untrue (: by continuing to repeat that
assertion, after he became satisfied OF
his error, he has involved hinpself in a
base falsehood. In the late debate on
this subject, do not recellect that a SIN
Pile member on the side OF administra-
,ion, was hardy enough TO attempt 70
support the. assertion here advanced,
that The French DEGREES were actually
revoked on the Ist Of .Nsyember, 1910:
even Calhoun. and Grundy were unable
10 snnmon assurance sufficient to CON
.ehd for that. This bold step was, re
served for:the patriotic Monroe, gen
lleman of easy virtue. VITO, alter being
the open opponent OF Madison IN 'sspir
log TO the chief magistraey, DOUBTLESS
upon principle, ye'y ionorabiy campror
ni;sed with lis i,al for a lucrative stu
a,isn under him, ui,h the presidency IN
remainder engaging, in The mean time
to employ the whole i"rce OF his trans
cendant abilities in defence OF that poll
cy and those measures he must belore
have condemned, and IN Supporting
whatever his patron might chuse 10 do
or to say, even down 10 tie adoptlhg' as
his own, sHch downright breach OF We.
racity, as would cover a gentleman ID,
private life, with everlasting tiffany and
disgrace. Such man, SO situated, may
do such deed aud cease to excite any
very grsat surprise. But to proceed
with The report
"Tbe only condition attached to 1t,
was either tina, Great Britain shculd toi-
low the example and repeal her y dcrs
in Council, or that the Uni:ed States
should carry into effect against her their
non-importation &C., This condition was
in its nature subsequent not precedent,
deserving ri5k, in France TO revive
Il her DEGREES in case neither alternative
was performed
This is gross misrepresentation
France did nor re,erVe a right 10 revive
ner DEGREES she had neycr revoked any
dec ees, she, therefore, could nht possi-
bly, have reserved sightt revive Sny.
Sue had only Promised 10 reYeke them
hrovidfd such and such cohdilp1s were
complied with taking care IL "o' dag
these conditions 10 use terms SO SehefaE,
as to leave her latitude of construction
to suit her own purposes acceruiUS To
future cliCum stances.
Once mofe and 1t is the last extract
| shall axe:
BY the decree of the 2S;h April,
1871, The decrces of 3 IL and Milan
were said TO be dehurh ely repeated |;
and the execution of the non-iirpn.tttioh
act against Grca'- Britain was declared
TO be the ground Of that repeal. he
repcar announced by the decia' alton OF
the s,h August, 1910. was absolute and
tuai, except as 10 the condltion SUISSE
quent attached t. it. Tnis latter de.
cree acknowledges that that condition
had been performed, and dlsclanns the
right 10 reviv it, in consequence oitha1
re,fnrmance, and extending bach to the
first November, confirms in every cir.
cumstance the preceding repeal. The
latter act, therefore, as to the repeal, Is
nothing tnore than confirmation OF The
futnci
The second act makes the repeal de-
hnhive but for what reason? Because
The non importation act had been put in
force against Greal-Britain, in comPh-
ance with the condition subsequently, n.
,ached 10 the former re peal and her rc.u
sal to perform it.
Here Mr., Monroe Iabars to convince
us that a repeating decree absolute and
final, may be at the same Time condition.
al, depending on condition. Subsequent
,hut j, may be afterwards Confined by a
second decree, ard last of all rendered
dcfAitivr. ] have always beer taugat
tia, if an act was ABSOLUTELY done, Ii
could not be more than ABSOLUTELY done.
and if 20, it could not depend on Con-
tingency, whether it should be done or
not also, that if an act was final. there
was an cnd to it; it could rot be the
subject Of further modification 1t could
not be susceptible Of confirmation, ouch
| Jess could it be afterwards rendered de-
.fnifire But when man can 80 lar
prostitute his talents, no matter what
they may be, as to eater regardless OF
consequences upon the desperate TN"
, de:,akiu.;, to support the cause OF con
! tradiction and faisehond, a. whatever
, hazagd, it ought to exci,eno wonder that
| he should confound himself III absuFdi-
ties and Inconsistencies the most III, X.
tricable and dlsgraceIul.
] must confess that as to the only re-,
| naming topic IN the report; the Score.
tary's open defence of the conduct OF the
French government towards this coun
| try; and even Of its very cruisers, after
| all their pi:acies, their impressments,
their torturings- their imPrisonments,
| their sinkiuss and burnings, l rave not
| the power to meddie with it This /
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