Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-22

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.ry; and IN noyiing is that superiority
kc,c manifest than IN the management
,i,h which the British minister is drawn
4 L. give all answer to the abstract
hesrIon of supposed repeal by France
Il ,as Gccrees, SO far as they affected A
Be,,ca. Though seemingly conscious
the snare that was set Tor him, and
aore ,ian once avoiding it, yet is be at
high completely caught. A boy never
kiried his top with more entire con-
,pul than he secretary turned MIR. Fos-
II round his finger. While the con-
Isl as TO the fact of reveal OF the
feuch DEGREES was going on between
lem, and every day was adding new
Esument to establish the negative, the
elebrated repor, of the French minister
Eforeign relations, to The Conservative
eha,e, of the 10th Of March 1912, made
= sppearance. This report so uneQu'-
6raiiy contradicted the supPosit!on' i'a'
i<rc had been any repeal of the DEGREES,
a, it was scarcely possible to carry on
q argument longer. What was to be
Nc The war-whcop had been souhd-
il; the war passions had been reused /;
e war embargo hal been imposed, and
= war message communicated 10
u the wretched culinary metaphor OF
i committee of foreign relations, the
able had been spread, and the guests
HE all invited to the teast"-ot blood.
hcre was imminent danger Of GisaP-
6irtmert. With an art aud an address
'ct,hy of better cause and nobler
Nee, than the uphnlding of Executive
.rslstcncy, or concea!ment OF the fatal
Illusions of every branch of the govern
ent--a no6ier object then petty d.
bnatic advantage over Puny adversa-
IA It is contrived to shift the ground al
sbtroversy. Actually conteunding, or
offending to contound, mere kemp
pn from the operation of the DEGREES,
<locg as we brought ourselves within
g benefit Of their provisions, with an
&ouiyocal repeal Of the DEGREES them
|3scs, so lac as affected MS, the secreta-
Keasily perplexes the british negocla-
y. Contriving to draw from him what
IN be construed into a declaration that
zch a repeal would not be allowed by
~ revocation of the orders, he reIoIces
BE relieved from the nov unnecessa-
fenouiry whether such repeal had
liact occurred. There is now no fur
,tr delay or impeachment. Grace IS
lyoked in due form, and the horrld
arouet commences.
The gentleman from Tennessee can.
b help his argument by any express
ons in the order of the Prince Regent,
Esd Iune, repeating the obnoxious
hers in Council 1t is very true that
fpronounccs that the tenor Of the de-
lee of the 3sth April, 1911, does not
disfy the conditions upon which he had
&pnounced in his declaration ut the ST
EApril, 1919, that the orders should
use and Discrimination does 1t. a
- ocatiou of the orders as to ali the
urld, was only to be consequent on
.bcal OF the DEGREES as to all the world.
'he declaration OF April had bees silent
y 10 the effect OF a repeal Of he DEGREES
uited to one nation. What would have
In the effect, was 20 be collected IRON
lk spirit of the pledge given, as to the
B(sliatory character of the orders, and
Nheir ceasing step by step with the
ec-ees on which they were founded.
Mat was lis effect this order manifest
Il 1t immediately produced such a
Vacation, as tended "to establish the
between neutrals and belii-
,ercp,s, Upon its ccustomed principles
Mos principles which the DEGREES *
r1ers had temporarily impaired, That
k3Mculd have produced the same ell
ktk al any anteCcdent moment, can
1E ENQUIRER can scarcely doubt. With
very reason 10 believe, aud not one TO
2sbsl;eve it, incredibly is the offspring
f.prej udice.
Eut il is doubted whether timely
Neal of the orders 10 council would
ss'e prevented q war. Sir, such a doubt
lfloot be removed BY argument. He
III intulges il will cherish it the more.
&cxxise i, is almost exclusively his own;
il scars above the reach OF
t}Ihnent. There is scarcely an intelil-
lid man in the union vho does not
~ tina, the orders in council were
kX pivot on which the war turned
I'll these orders been removed. and
full intercourse restored Cith Great
lain. the man would have been deem
Ijnsene who should have proposed a
Vibration OF war. True, sir, thc ques-
~ OF improvement was yet unsettled
HI this is now trumpeued forth as
6freae cause of hostilities. lndecd,
lid the black catalogue OF injuries
4 10 be made cut, it was not amiss to
this conspicuous place in the in
10y. But, We all know that this
~ bon had slept without any efforts to
it since the rejection of Mr.. Mem
- 3 arrangement. And after rejecting
81 <hrrappement, our government could