Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-02-19
i was imp ossible to prevent gentle
men from expressing themselves, So
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sIr. Quincy proceeded.-lf MIR.
Sneaker. The gentleman from deor
ola and his political friends, -wonld
lake oae Thin, into considerat;on' he,
and they viii have 30 reason to com
n!a:n. in ease the cabinet be OF that
immaculate nature he supposes. NO
administration. no man was ever ma
teriaIIy injured by any mere lnnu-
eado." The strength, Of satire is
the ;astness of the remark, and the
only sting of, inveetiye, is the truth
of the observation.
Twill now proceed to discuss those
TOPICS. which naturally arise out OF
the bill, consideration, and examine
the proposed invasion of Canada al
three different points Of view.
1. Asam means OF carrying on the
sub,isiing war.
9. Asa means ofobtainins an ear
ly anu honorable peace.
3. As means OF advancing the
nersonal and local projects OF ambl-
| tinr. of tie members Of the Amen-
can cabinet.
Concerning the Invasion Of Cana
/ t!a. asa means Of carrying On the
subsis:ioy var, il is ny duty to SPEAK
plaiuIy and decidedly, not only be-
cause herein express MY own OPT
| Nous. upon the subject, but, as
conscien.ioas!y believe, the sentl-
nsents also Of a very great majority
o: that whole section Of country, IN
| which have The happiness to reside.
| I scy then sir. That I consider the i'll
;GSion Of Canada as q means Of CIR
| rVias on this zcar rs crget, scGnton.
ssmssisSs, md 7cicAisd.
You will easily understand. Mr..
Speaker. by this very statement Of
opinion. that l am not one OF that
! class Of politicians. which has for 50
| many years presiominattd, in the
world; on both sides Of the atlantic.
! you will readily believe. that | AZ,
not one Of those, who worship in thai
temple, where Condorcet is the high
| priest and Maeiiiavei the God. With
such politicians t!!e ead always sane
tiles the means ;-iIe least possible
good to themselves, perfectly justi
| fies. according to their creed, the
iniiicting the greatest possible evils
upon others. In the Judgment Of
sEy,,l men, if Q co?rnp! ministry, at
three thousand miles distance, shall
| have done them an injury, it is al
! ample cause to visit with dcsolation,
| a peace;ble and unofaD:Iiry race of
men. their nriSi.6ors, vino happen
10 be associated with that ministry,
by ties CT mere political dependence.
What though these colonies be so
remote from the sphere of he cues
tons ia controversy. that their ruin
or prosperity could have no possible
influence upon TIE result What
thoug!, their ci'i-s Offer no plunder?
What though Their conquest team Weld
no glory IN their ruin. there is re
vcase. And rc:cnse. to such poll.
t:"ians, is The sweetest Of all NOR.
sr!s. With suci, men. neither [.
nor the people OF that section of
country. IN which ! r"siie. held any
commuaion. There is. between us
and them, no one principle of SYM
aai'ly. ci;herin mGt.ye CT action.
Th&t wise. moral. rriiecting Deo-
pie. which consti'ui" the great mass
Of the p"pu'.,;ion OF Massachusetts,,
indeed ofail New England. look for
the sources OF their political duties.
TO where else. than in those foGn.
tains, from which spring their moral
duties. According to TIER estimate
of human life and its obligations,
both political and moral duties ema-
nate from the nature Of things. and
from the essential and eternal rela
ti"ns. which subsist among them
True il is. that a state Of war gives
t'c right to seize and appropriate,
;Ae property and territories diane
nemy. True it is. that the colonies
of Il foreign power are viewed. ac.
cordins to the law OF nations, in the
light Of lis property. But in esti-
mating the propri:ty ofcarr, ing de- |
sclation. into tie peaceful abodes Of !
their Ec:gtbors. lie people Of New
England vii! act limit their contemp-
iaiion TO TIE mere circumstance Of
abstract right. nor ask what lawyers
and .iug;suru.i!sts have written ar