The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-07-26
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cation of the orders in council"
However, then, in the course OF Mr.
Fosters letters, some paragraphs may be
selected, which, unconnccted with wha,
preceded and followed, might prove the
position of the honorable gentleman, it is
clear to me, that, when viewed as whole
they neither prove or support it. might
demonstrate this, by wading paragraph BY
paragraph through the whole correspon
dence. But this shall omit, both because
the hon. gentleman from S. Carolina ha:
placed but little reliance upon the letter:
of Mr.. Foster, and because in truth and il
fact they have but little bearing upon The
question. What is the question ? If tht
French repeating decree of April 1911 hat
been made known to England at its date
would she have revoked her orders as re-
lated to America! Mr.. Fosters letter.
can weigh but little, because at the yer,
time they were writing, that decree wa:
| before the English government, and tha
government qoas then deciding the per,
question. OF course, and most certainl,
we are not to look to the letters of Fostei
| to decide the question but to the ACES O
government Itself The gentleman from
South Carolina, aware of this, has resortet
| to an act OF the government--to the dccla
| ration of the prince regent. issued the / S
OF April, 1919 On that paper he ha.
planted himself. With violence, and il
a manner, but little bee oming his situation
on this floor, and III language both impro
proper and INDIGENOUS, nc has avowed, tina
In that paper rs contained an. expires.
avowal, that although France should re
peal or modify her DEGREES so as that the,
should cease TO violate our neutral com
merce, the English government 4vouid no
repeal or modify its orders in the same man,
neR
Here Mr.. Bibb-then in the chair--cal.
ed MIR. c. to order. He said it was dis
orderly toiapply the epithet indecorous,' e
any gentleman on that floor. Mr.. Calhoun
then rose and said, he should say nothine
then-but would reply to MIR. G
Mr.. CT have in my opinion described
the Language ofthe hon. gentleman cor
rectly / have said no more than under.
stood the horable gentleman to admit ir
his explanation when called to order by 9
gentleman from New-Jersey, (Mr. Stock.
ton)-But bow to the admonition of the
chair.
The hon. gentleman proceeded 10 affirm
that thereafter, no gentleman on this flool
should dare to assert the contrary of his
position. And he declared that he would
prove the man guilty Of falsehood,' who
should make such an assertion. Sir, he
has thus boldly thrown the gauntlet of de
iance-I enter the lists and take it up
do assert that the declaration of ,hc prime,
regent contains no such aUoqral.
Thus, sir, there is precise issue be
tween that hon. gentleman and myself
shall patiently await the execution OF hi
threatenings.
That declaration is founded on an Off
cial report to the French senate. republish
ing IN the broadcast terms, the Berlin anc
Milan DEGREES as permanent laws of the
empire. 1t expressly denies any partia
repea! in favor of America to have beer
made by France. 1t states the condition
on which the orders in council will be re-
voked, nor Partially, NOT in taUor Of .fmsri
ca alone, but in favor of all the world
And states those conditions to be the sex-
press and unconditional repeal of the
Berlin and Milan lccrcss, by some au
lhentic instrument of the British govern.
ment.'
But in no part of it is there an intimation
Ni.nSi 'h@' ''ic o'itish government VIII, Oh
will not, revoke or modify its orders as fc
dmerica alone, in case France shall have
repealed or modified her DEGREES, in favo,
OF America alone. Such a case is not touch.
ed upon, or alluded to, in the declaration
The gentleman from South Carolina mus
therefore abandon his position. He canno
sustain it, by any effort OF violence or So
phistry.
But, sir, in my turn, will put thi.
question at rest forever l will not say
what the gentleman from South Carolin;
| fare dn I mill ,,ot