Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-28

possession Of this inforn,,,..
communicated it, it would t go'
ca the war. Is it not kno nave
ton tina. the British mio Iass, y
alter quibbling for months :" y
bro't BY Mr.. Monroe to ) t "a
swer, tina, it the French d's ,sa'
pealsd, the orders in couae I'' :.
be revoked 4! And, are v.
told. if that decree Of re rs q
produced, it would hav. n.y.,
war l presume it viii r. s''s'
the decree was not in posse. :.
government. bur if it had I. '''
mitigation would not have n vssN
war. Mr. F. said, he had ~ p,I'
express this idea, and to ,, =!
prize to hear every attemD, ~ :
ry occasion to shield the B,,6,,'
ment from blame, and IA .'a
our own government. "p
Mr.. " Kee said tia, nal;
more foreign from his si,ss. 4'
prevent the disclosure Of az
of testimony which was in ~
'nent of State on this subisc, 4'
confident in his own mind IL.
cihcatlons in the resola,.o. po,.'
liclt more information than i
were general. 1t was due 10
state, however, thas he had h..
unapp:ized OF the passage S,S.
lion cited from the journal. .,
.ession, when tc moved ii, -.
He had not been in hi, Place sss
passed, and i, had egcancif,
ton. Although he retained Ii,
sion that the resolution. ,,.,,,;,
necessary ins:nuatlsus, and v4,.
hcientiy respectful in Their ~
should for The present Withdraw
posed amendment, reservinp 10
the right to vote Against the resI
together. if on further reaer
should retain his hostility to tbs
Mr.. Calhoun. said he had ho1
there would have been no diyi,;1
pin ion on this subject. thai Tiers
have been no objection to such
Ecation of this resolution as hi
PROPOSED BY him. He would sd
circumstances which he thought
to govern gentlemen 10 paving Sd
tie difference to the feelings and
of those on this side OF the III
What were the facts on which ii
lutions were grounded ? A few d
fore the end Of the last session
sress, on motion Of a gentleman
Maryland, a resolution was ADOPT
ing on the President for certain il
ton relative to cur relations with
'Fhe President on the next tav
that is, On the last Day C be
made a communicates, which,
otter things, sta'eo . conversation
he'd taken Place between Me-
our ie,e minister to France and t!
OF Basssno, relative 10 he repea
French decrces Mr. Barlow O
ed his surprise, Which, tie decree
|, April, 1911, vas produced, that
been so long concealed The
Bassano replied. ths! ii hsG t's
municated to cur miDis.c in 're
the French minister III tbs C'H
the time it was ,sssei. Il STA!
knowledge sla.r that order ma
been aEteda,ed, Or concealed
French government. o: conmu
70 the executive; and by them con
Whatever torn OF enquiry gen
might think proper to 'doPl D
to prove that tie decree was al
or concealed, Mr.. c vas Wiling
be adopted. The House ous
however, in the present s''ss
business, TO presume that tue re
decree had been communicated
Executive and By him eoucealS
would not attribute such mo'i'''
gentleman from Newhanp'hl''s'
too honorable to be actu.ted oy
No man who looks into his Owl
and 6Dds purity there, will Dc
misrepresent the motives oil o.
The resolution. as hastily rsa'
nevertheless convey the idea 70
he had just alluded. he wiz WI.
gentleman from Ne"ha~p''.
would consent to expunse THESE ss.
and he asked it the more e''nu'
the gentleman himself hao ., ,"v
those words we're mere surplus,
cause the object which he pro- 10
have in view was embrace" !"
tioct resolutions which follow
If, when the President 'n 1Su.
reply to the resolutions thus
there should be spy cireums's1,
ing to a suspicion OF e"'s' =.
would be competent to an, ' 5
to move an additional ckpla .,'
himself for for one, should any AZ 40
appear in the reply that n ,., w
gestlemen in voting for 'ur ',';.f
But he had the frlnest os'' "a,1
thing was withheld that v .ld be
be Known, and that all "0'lo "
torily cleared up. uouId
Rse,,e he cate down, he "o@