Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-24

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the honorable secretary of state, again
conspicuous in their scouting parties.-
Giving up their establishment at Wash
ington, they seem to have converted
themselves into political pedlars travel
ling about the country to retail their
services. Surely the nation would ne
yer get on so successfully as 1t does,
without the aid of their valuable exer
tons.
But to return to that table state pa.
per" as the secretary's report is termed
The first thing that strikes our attention
is the magnitude of the work ushered
forth on the occasion, whilst very few
words would have been sufficient to have
conveyed TO the house all the iniolma-
ton they required by the resolutions
1t was not necessary - bave written a
pamphlet to excuipate themselves from
the base charge attached TO them by
France, and the lie might by simple an
swets have been shewn tc belong TO the
polluted court Of France, This result
however, was not such as would have
been agreeable to the administration 1t
was not sufficient to defend themselves;
they must defend France also; and draw
ing off the public attention from the base
arts BY which she had dcludeo them in
to the war, the honorable secretary de-
votes three weeks of his precious tine
10 write book against British Perhdy.
Lest blame should attach to France for
Withholding the repeating decree, much
labor is necessary to shcw that if it had
not been thus withheld England would
still have refused to repeal her orders in
council The emperor always told US it
was the fault of England that he was
forced 10 plumber our commerce; and
the secretary of state, suppose, now
means to convince us it was England's
fault that the emperor's minister told
lie.-And is it Eneland's fault too, MIR.
Secretary, that yoa have said The thing
that is not? A thus; o the demand
made by the United States of the repcal
oftbe British orders in council founded
on the basis Of the French repeal of Az
gust S, 1910, the British government
replied by demanding copy of the or
ders issued by the French government
for carrying into effect that repeal, de-
mahd without example in the intercourse
between nations. Very unreasonable
indeed, especially as the report tells US
e" ii being mamJtsf to the Eyortd not only
that the faith Of the French government
stood pledged for the repeal of its de-
crees, but that the reheaL did take Effect
on The Isl November, 1910, in regard to
the United States" And as a proof that
the DEGREES were repealed, he states the
suspension of judicial decisions on all
our vesselstakcn under them subsequent
to that date suspension until "Me
I'd February nert (says The Duke Of
Massa to the council OF Prizes) thr Sc
rioG az zpaich she United STATES havmg
fulfilled tie engagements to cause their
tights to he respected, the said captures
shall be declared null, &c." Now
would ask under what law or decree
those vessels were thus detained? Itis
admitted under the Berlin and Milan
DEGREES only. What under DEGREES al
ready repealed? No, says the French
doctrine, DEGREES TO be repealed after
you have resisted England. Hence the
complaint Of Mr.. Russell that America
was Stuffed into the lead, where nation
al honor & law required that she should
follow "Y ct, With documents attached
proving the falsity of the declaration,
the report asserts that the repeal did
take effect on the LIST Nov. 1910.
"The wound is incurable only" says
the report, "which fixes stigma on
national honor.'' So Mr.. RUSSELL seem
edto,hink when he complained to France
of Americas being shufied out of ihe
track of national honor but French
wounds inflicted upon our adminlstra-