Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-06

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ErtrGcy On IctScF yToM IteUHHyt "S
n.oreiand county, Va. dated .dagust
Since wrote you last nothing OF
importance has occurred in this quarter,
until yesterday afternoon, when the Bril-
,i,h barges from the shipPios.swhich are
sill aSoutthe mouth Of the riser, chased
the Scorpion into Yeocomice: Il is ex.
pected they will now make an effort to
CAPTURE that vessel and the Asp; ifthey
40 the conflict will be a bloody one "
hfonroe's Rehorf in Gaszcsr TO Weo-
stey's Resolutions AT length the admi'
n.siration nave been compelled to como
forth from their long coDeeaiment, ana
mike a disclosure, 10 the world OF facts
vita,lY important to the best interests OF
the country. In rluing SO, | am sofr, to
b. obliged to say, the Secretary OF State
Ia. descended from his high station, to
de al Ia a hardlhood .f assertion, to en-
ploy s.ahistry in argnnest. and dar-
mg cffrontery in mislatsmeDt and false
hood that oug ht Justly to rouse the IN
di cation of every honest mar in the
community. But on this occasion and
during Ills examination OF It's mer IS,
such feelings shall not be intulged,
being my intention to address myself
calmly and dispassionately, to the good
sense only of the people.
Before We process IN our examination
il may not be amiss, IA order that our
readers mar have distinct view OF the
"whole ground" to rcpind them OF the
grounds Of the resolutions which called
forth taio report, and what was their ob.
iect FROM which will be Seen also what
was the object of the Secretary in draw
iDe it up In the manner he has done.
The Resolutions in substance Called
on the p esident 70 Information when,
BY whom, and in wba. manner, the first
Intelligence was given TO our govern
Reut oil the decree of France, bearing
date the 2sta OF Aplll, 1911, AM pur2
porting TO be a de6oltivs repeal oil the
DEGREES of Berlin and Milan" together
with information relating To ths ceres
pondence OF certain ministers, 0at lhis
latter part, it is not important IN tCis dis
cassion 10 notice. The trieDds OF she
resolutions assigned the following rea.
sons Cor this call: TIA, in the Presidents
manifesto setting forth the causes OF dc
elarlnr war agains, Greal-Britatn, the
principal one, & Wthou, which, II would
not be denied, the war would not and
could not have been decialed, was the
continuance, OF the orders in council long
af,er the revocation of the French de-
erees:and in violation Of the solemn en-
payement Of C Britain to repsal the or
dcrs im,nedlsteii after such revocation:
That il had lately cove 10 light that this
revocation mad taken place In ApIli.
1911, more than year before THE war,
ard it bad been asserted byl the official
organ of the Emperor, that mo Nation
of this fact had beSn duly communicated
to The American minister at Pals and TO
the French minister at Washington, to
be by him communicated 10 the AmerI
can government THAT If -, instead OF
making it known aud Furnishing their
minister In London With copy OF 1t, TO
be laid before the Enghsa government,
on which 10 claim the performance OF
their promise to repeal The orders IN
council as soon as hi shGuld produce
such documen. OF any evidence tanSa-
mount, thev had culpably Concealed tins
knowledge in their own 5osoms, acting
as though no such thing existed, aud had
precipitated the country into war on
grounds they knew To be iallacious -
That in May 1912, the French govern.
ment first promulgated the decree OF a.
prii 1871, aud that the English govern
ment soon alter being dui, informed OF
IL hy cur minister, repeated the orders
in council assigning officially as their
ground for this repeal, the revocation ut
the Beslin and M.lan DEGREES ;-whenee
it was a!gly aRd with uorai certainty 10
be tferreb ,hat the same thing would
have taken piacc the year before Aaa the
existence of the revocation been the year
bcf.rc promulgated, and consequently
tha, the principal sl.edged cause OF the
war, ant without which Congress could
not have been brought 10 declare II,
would have ceased to exist and me
country would have remained at peace.
Surprising all these facts to be so, 1t
would justl, call down on the heads OF
geil,y administration the united exc
era,ions Of the people, and to their cean'
cry and their God would they be held ac-
soun,able for every disaster We have act
with, aud every DIP Of b!God that has
been split would ciy alcud from the
grouna for vengeance.
Such was The object of the resolutions
and such a i. lief account OF the reasons
prged in ssppars ct thtm. On the
ther band, the ministerial party on the
foor opposed their adoption BY every
sxer,ion OF their abilities They aenisd
chat ary improper conceal l',ent was