Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-15

i fflent, In common with native snDlects
This is admitted-Great Britain by her
law profFerst the rights of British sub
ject to foreign seamen, who shall serve
twosyears; in time OF war on board a.
ny Of her ships of war. She employs
these in comnon with Der native sub
iects-and SO does every nation upon
earth; in time of war; employ the cst'-,
zens or subjects ofother countries. even
| oftheir esemies, ifIhey will hazard their
lives 10 such an undertaking. but what
does Mr.. Madison gam bY this, unless
he can prove, s',s. she supports these
| persons when taken i,y their native SO.
i.ge4eier, sea:as, ~ punishment, whicb
their jaws, may ;naiet bpon them, for
| deseriion or treason Isit presumabte,
/ that wbiist g. Britsin, denies the right
! 81 aiv other country, TO absolve her ma
! tive snSisrLs from the allegiance they
eve he's y add ,hs, neon the essential
/ PRINCIPLES Of natural AMI national law
/ tilat sh Would caattnd for the right ci
absqiria& 10y an acs Of lers; the sllegi-
| arce due by the citizsns or subjects of
csher nations to their native sovereign,
If she does, or has done it, Mr.. Madison
/ ought ~ hsve shewn it, to have made
! his conduct propsr-He goes OH" 10
! a contiguous province, regulations pro-
mp!yated since the commencement OF
The present war, comhet citizens of the
United States. being there, M7der GER
rain circumstances, 10 bear arms =. Now
what were these circum .taaces--Gov.
Preyost, BY proclamation dated leth
! SApt 1912, ordered all American citi-
zens then in Ca0ada to leave the coun-
try. except such as had been or should
BE admitted tn bear arms and take the
oath Of allegiance" Here was no COM
pu'sion. To ADMIR- is certainly not 10
comhel To order from the province all
| American citizen, was no more than
what is done by all nations at the COM
nenccmenl of host:H!ies, ana those who
chose rather to remain, than leave If, un-
4 der the proffered terms Of defending it,
did il upon their own responsibility. He
adds whilst OF the native en,igrants
tom the Z. States, who compose much
lof tbs POPULATION Of the province, a
number have actually borne arms a
gainst the United States, within their
i,olits, SOME af whom after having done
so, have become prisoners ofwar and are
now n opr possessicn" Here al last
VA easas eoBtimiis, and here Mr.. Ma
illsnu ought % have rested his re! aliato.
" system, !. Grea,-Britain, under h
laws, tried aud copdemred men, fl
, bearing arms against her, because they
we're once her subjects: although nata-
rsiised by Us and carrying arms in cs
cause-then surely our citizens, in hei
service would be liable 10 the same pu.
nishment. The guilt being The same
the punishment, would have been equal
Iy Just. Such retaliation, SO perfectly
correct in principle, might have brought
bath nations to some proper accommo-
dation spoD the subject. The abandon
ncDt of so plaina path. and the adoption
OF a system, at once fraught with inlus-
lice, with cruelty and oppression, must
lead to belief, that the only object was
20 raise . spirit of viadictive hostility in
he breasts Of the cpntendiRg nations,
which might enable It's patrons to carry
on the war IS long as their Infatuated
pcejudices would urge them to do So
That none but the guilty, should De pu.
nished for crime committed; is SO. just
a maxim, that all civilized nations, have
, reprobated this doctrine of retaliation !;
* the amiable Vattel says "be who has
the most just Cause fer Furnishing an en-
envy, will always be accused of cruelty
| If he makes the punishment fall uton in
aocsnf heohlr. There are other means
of Furnishing sovereign, as by depriy.
ms him of certain privileges, or taking
from him bis towns or his province" p