Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-04-07

! fans is worth fighting ios, the end
vosld then be attained.
Only invade the island OF Great bfl.
| taio,, march through the country and
compel the kingdom to submit to your
| superior strcngth--and cur nation then
will mako Rsure in the history oibat.
ties.
EHsrs on motion Of Mr.. kelson the
committee rose, reported pfogrss and
obtained leave to sit again, and the
House adjourncd..
The neat ssrning mr.. sA1aherd fr'-
! ceedea. ~
Mr. Chairman, with rnuch pleasure !
pay the tribute OF thaIiss to the commit
rec for thsir vote Yesterday, to rise at a
time when was cxhauzJcd. By 80 do
ing they have Afforded me- the epportu-
| nifty Of pursuing my remarks refreshed
AID inyiyorstcd. Particularly would l
express r.y gratitude tasho honorable
gentlcmsn from yirsiniS(Mr. Nelson
for tho motion to rise--pcEceiving my
strength much impaired BY fatigue, he
declared himself governed by this mo-
tive, to give me tis1e for any tarther re-
marks | should wish to make. Sir, this
motion and the motive which induced
it was tIuly toncrablc--lt was "! a.
might be expected from that gentleman
nE0se masganimous mind disdalns a
mean advantage over an antagonist. lie
therefore acted like himself. 1t is the
degenerate soul that would stsal vlcto-
.y--,hs nobis mind wins It.
| Yesterday, Sir, when the conomittes
rose, I was observing, if national glory
was the object, it wss uotto be obtained
in the ccnq asst Of Canada: Permit me
nov to o5ssrye, sir, il wish TO compel
Great Britain TO give up her claims OF
imprcs,mcn., IS is most probably the
deglgn Of tie government, the conquest
! Of C,nada weu!d be equally futile. For
you would be no nearer the consumma-
ton Of Jour wishes than you are now
Sir, Great-eritain is not conquered II
The Canadas fall, and you haye done no.
thing even then towards eonQuerlng OF
/ her.
4 nation onnipoient, fora gentleman
on my left frorn Louisiana Mr.. Robin
sony really declared that she possssssd
the attribute of OinnipoteDcc possess
iss the most Of the Wesf India islands;
| in alliance With nearly ell the continent
Of Europe pursuing with her allies
the most splendid victories the world
has ever Witnessed; with her forty mil
! lions of black inhabitants in the East
L4sics, and q thousand armed ships up-
On the ocean; will not submit as con
quered, if we should obtain possession
Of the Canadas This powerful nation,
| who holds shs dsslinies Of Europe aud
the trident Of Neptune in her hands,
who at 10 period OF her history ever had
he fame, the power, or the tFisnds, as
ut this time, viii net give up an icta OF
her preteni;ons, because .Psck OF her
.don,iDions may be for time wresied
from her, II al. Europe combined,
could not make her yield, what ridlcu.
Ious expectations must We entertain IL
", for moment natter ourselves that
aha viii now yield to US that trident OF
the ocean, wien all Europe are her
friends. Before she wosid 90 SO, SIR,
she would meet yon on the banks OF the
ST.. I.avrence, with 4 mingled army ct
Seapoys- from the East- Indtes, with the
subsidized Tartar, Cossack and Musco.
vite; the Swcdc aud the Prusslsn; the
Spaniard and Portuguese; the African
from hi, native coast and tho West.ln-
dies.
France, with whom she has been long
comsnang, and for which contest her
armies h.ve been necessary, is now dll-
ven within her ancient Iimits. Spain
and Portugal are emaoclpatcd. They
5.Ye broken the yrant. chains and are
again free.
ENGLAND can now send her armies to
Canada, AID were the two provinces Ill
our poassssion they would compel Us
TO surrender tAsn, or We must wage
perpetual war.
Sir, DO gentlemen bo!iers that that
proud nation wauid conscrt to make
nc.co willis Can5ds wgs in oar hands by
conquest? l. i, thus thsy have Learn.
ed the Bsitiah spirit! Let gentlemen
,ouk into tbeir own hearts Before they
fotma de6aiiye opinion on this subject,
ard then determine ii we were invaded
and aFa,a.e taken from Us. whether we
would msSe peace will it was either
regaa.eG By inecs or restored by csnecni?
(1'o BE- canti"nee.)
Frsm The Alesandrfa Herald.
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