Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-08
MIR. oAKIEf's SPEECH,
On Ir. WEssTgRs RfseLU1T0Ts.
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Sir-when ve are about TO oerioe On
the weight to be given 10 the testimony
of any witness, we do not merely H.
ouire info the chzracter- Ii ALWAYS
considered important 10 ascertain shal
credit has been attached TO him By TIE
party implicated by his testimony. In
estimating, therefore. The truth ei this
drcsa-.rion OF The duke OF BnsssDo- We
are bound TO ask IN Mat light TIE On
cisl acts and declaration. OF the French
gosernInsnt have alaays been viewed
and represented 70 The posid by this Id
rainistrz1ioa. / viii not dsszlD The
house bs dllaiias on The bong, 1aitorns
course OF irnpiirii coah5ence rePesed by
j, IN The good faith Of France, Or the
blind esgsGness with which il has al
WAYS seized ai3 relied on the siishtssl
engagements Of that govrrnment-a0d
On the ample testimeDy which II has -
xays berne by lis zcss and lis oeclars-
mons ID the ruth aud honor OF ihef rsneh
ruler. Duf, vii call the asterisoa q
Ire house 10 one instance IN ahlch these
characteristics Of os,r sdn inlstra1io1
were strikinglr displayed.
hsre ALREADY stated, Thar on The sih
Of Angus, 1910, the Duke OF Cacore.
lie French minister OF foreign affairs.
declared 10 the American minister at
Paris, thss ire DEGREES OF Berlin zRd
Milan rr-e resokfd. snd Ibat the'
~oold cease 10 aaye 1iTeci On tie Isl OF
November. This dec!arz-icn Was re-
ceIred ty TIE so1,niE.-atlon Wlth e-ger-
Bess There MS Do hrsi; stISn. 20 Ge-
lsy. 10 inquiry INTO Ms n2irre o. s1teni
DO sxp!sratioa de1zDo-d q The con-
Al,iors. whirn 90 rs &c showed Il rs
be deceptive ard fraudulent All VAS
implicit uaboUBded- ceaSaebce ~ ull-
bounded. that the executive Issued his
procis-v attn q fae . q Novea2be-.
announcing ss TIT. thai these DEGREES
were Then repeated, and that they crss-
ed 20 have effect tie cav pTerioHs- 50
unreser.edlE Old lAs' Prsadeni rely on
the nulh OF taaI Gerlas aticD, that b. did
lot besl-s;e 10 p-sseTne thst the French
rosernaaeai would fully Carry il mo
execution, and en Iha1 presumption, and
Oh the confidence thus rsposed Il
France, he founded toe most important
and evenrfu. ar Of MS administration
To hsve fall sense Of the extent Of
that confidence, and oi tue strong and
unbesita;Ir,g evidence, thus borEs 70 Il.
good fAilh Of the Fr-nch government. il
Is NECESSARY 20 consider Iht natsrc AID
tfsri q that proclamation By The act
Of congress, authorisiag II In the event
therein contemplated, the policy Of tens
gorernnsni toward. France and Eng
land, assumed : definite shape. J.
France repealed her hostile edicts with
IN the meaning of i8s; at, i required
Hlti- discernment to foresee, that 14r
With Englznd would follow. In The event
of refesal On her part 20 repeal also
! By that act this government became
pledged 10 that course, and the evtDI
has sbewn that the pledge vas Sc under
STOOD.
In that state. then, Of our relations
with these powers, the proclamation Of
the I'd Of November, NAV BE- cons de1e5
as deciding the question OF peace o. War
With Engl-nd-lt she refused 10 repose
the same bind confidence, :. did our
administrator, II Tbs good fifth OF
France. II Was The decisive s;cp-lhs
passage Of tire RGbicoB, sh3ca cut on
tAe administration from II reirea,, with
out iAe exercise Of Bors ms gr,sClElIty
aDd zrEBrss trnn SEEM 10 nave ialleI 10
ils lot.
1t then, siT, this administrator WAS
tbns Wiling &c siske tins hoaor, AID G.
ven the ptsCr L! lie Country, "a TIE
faith u me reDch gossrBfbenl-ihe
wo,rid r2onot hsg- stronger evidence u
the confidence rtpased II that faitt- /!
On The simple dsct2ra-ipB OF French
minister Of foreign ala IS. Il vas tbas
ready 20 overS1tP lie lAsf b -andaiy be-
fseea pesce add wa, aGo 70 tn,cT Cd I'd
untrlec course, The end Of Sh5ch, 10 hu-
unan foresight Can discover; and The c.
Ia1z,ities OF wlich, 10 human power can
estimate. surely il stances committed II
TIE world, tflzf such declaration Is 81
all times worthy Of ihe E.ost implicit be-
lief
New, XII. permit me 10 remark hat
this Geclarzlipn IF the Duke Of Csooit
Is Untitled in Itself 10 more inspect, tbza
Is thai Of The Duke 81 BsssaDe- lbs pro
hab.e truth Or ia.srhooo oi WHICH re
are nov considsriBs-boihd ecl2iatllins
are auen6ed ei,a tie same soien.AIty-
both ofic5ai-5oih are nSoe by uiE'Hs-
IT, : s,auo4rs III the same rel2,aon 10 iht
French governmeIt-apd TO the truth
OF both Is that government equally
plcdsed. 1t then the adminisuzuoD
have nol hesnaito TO believe tie ope, II
cannon ocmplain If an Impartial world
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