Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-09

a -.,e,,, in which was described .he 90
.,,.,i,n Of the country in relation to
France and England, the ground ~hicD
Instrumentation were about TO occupy
d,stlnc,ls poip,ed out, and tne principles
a, ;,.,ice and policy, which wouiu i'hu'
snse lis conduct towards those nations
fnl,v deyeloped-l beg TIE auentfoh o.
the house to few passages 10 tnat
port. Gre, de.
scribe ,he ORIGIN and foundation Vi 'he
C,ench degrees aud British orders---shS
manner IN which they violate Ahie'''A
rights: the policy of the embargo s"u
the effsrts made by the american
vern,nen, to ontai in revocation Oh thoSe
DEGREES and orders-rhey then say,
:. The effort has been incffectual. The
propositions have heen actually rejected
by one of the belieeren, powers, anu
remain unanswered by the other. In
that state of things what course ought
the United States To pursue. Your COM
mitlre can perceive no other alternative
bu, affect and degrading submission
war with both naiions-or contiG uance
ssd enforcement Of the present susPen-
sion OF commerce"
They re lecl the first alternative and
then proceed -" There is no other al
terna,ive but war with both nations, or
4 continuance of the present SYSTEM
For war suish one Of the bslhgerents
you'd be submission TO fhe edicfs and
syiH Of me orh~r" Nor can IL be doubt
ed that measure. tha: would snhtiv
ercinsipe'y one Of the 6ekieerrnts voutd
6r fpar a.fh The other While the de-
crees nj both nations remain unre aled
the COMMITTEE here distinctly state, that
any restrictive measure that would
exclusively supply ore of the belbge-
rents, whether Of nop-lntercourse or
non importation agiiNst the one nation,
woui3 be inso facto war with tina, nation
and suhmisSion to the edicts and will
of Tbs other.
They then consider The question ct
war. ard say :-'' The present unsettled
state OF the world, the extraordinary 81.
,uatiou in which the Cni.ed States are
placed, and the necessity y Ionr be re.
sorfra 70 Of making at RTE same fime a.
goiast 18th nations, and these the two
most powerful! in the world, are the
principal causes Of hesitation. There
7uould be none in resortlng 10 III t re-
n-dv, however caian,it"us, ia sfL6etion
could Be made on any trincltir 9Jsstrce
~ avithout q sacrifice ~ nafionaI in1e-
hendesr "-Language cannot be plain
er. The committee acting, 1 rrfea,,
under The entire control and direction Of
| the erecuf'pe, distinctly state, that war
| with either nation, whether by the new
f..binred mode Of commercial restiic.
',ons. or by the I'D fashioned mode Of
6e htirg, while the DEGREES of both are
in force, would be dishonor. injustice.
submission, and a sacrifice of national
ndapendence-andi in direct contradic-
lion to the idea advanced yesterday bv
tie gentleman from South Carolin. in
such CIRCUMSTANCES neither nation could
be, with nonor and justice selected for
hostility.
Mr. Speaker. this report ard AL its
principles, rnana.ing directly from fhe
erecutpe, were adopted by his house
ard by congress. The government Of
The United States thereby pledged their
honor, their Character ard their faith, TO
cur merchants, to our people. 20 the
beliigcrent nations and TO the world, to
H.. Ina hx,
i.s provisiDs.--snd thsy never violated
Dat pledge, unul the prevalent nf the
United States issued his inconsiGerate,
is false proclamation on the I'd OF No.
vcmber, !8lO,-Soon after this report s.
its principles wee .dopled IN tbs house
the embargo descended 10 the grave:
nope never again to rear ITS nlscrc.
ant front amo' x Us" In pursuance Of
The principles OF tie rr1lort. nr the lst Of
March 1879, an act, comm My called
the non-in,ercourse law, was passed, to
commence on the succeeding 2oth Of
May. against both bclligerents, but. in
strict accordance with the new and i'm
partial policy of our government, COD.
tanning a provision that if France or
England should so far repeal or mod ty
her cdic,s. as that they should cease to
violate our neutral rights. the fact should
be proclaimed by the President, and the
act was to cease as to that nation.
This act was to expire 18th the next
session of congress. pass over the arr
rangement with the British minister
E-skine. the Proclamation Of the Presi-
dent funded thereon, the resembling nf
,hs, proclamation. the outrageous con-
duct of France upon pre,ence of retalia-
ton tor that act, the vie Ins':ts heeped
upon our government by France, and
borne with patience bordering on pu.
silanimi,y. and request your attention
to the act Of the LIST of MAY, 1910. This
act was founded on the Drinciple. of tbe