Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-12
Foreign Intelligence.

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A HE .abellino, at Rcston from sslrr.
settles.
CHAMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Sitting Of Jane al--sI LGrjuinais
81 presiding.
Gen. la Fayette This IS the first
time that Ihape raised my voice within
these walls, and feel the necessitv Of
opening my whole soul to my colleagues.
I'm time of public distress, the true
friends Of liberty will perhaps recognize
this voice, which has always been raised
In its defence, and never has been Min
|e!ed With the cries of faction. The sinh
,ter reports, which have been surrept!-
|tiously circulated for these few days. are
now realized: our armies have suffered
IA reverse, and our territory is threaten
lei. It's to you. representatives OF tie
Ipeople, that It belongs to rally the ma
|tion' around the tricn'oree banner OF 1899,
THAT sacred standard which is the signal
|of the revival of liberty, independence
and public order. It is to you, that it
belongs to summon the whole nation to
the defence CT its rights. its independ-
'ence and It's territory against foreign u
|surration: veteran Ut liberty, and J
repeat it, always a stranger to tie spirit
|nf faction, ] am about to propose to you
these measures. which our present crit
teal circumstances imreriously require.
|antl ! hope that The Chamber viii feel
the full necessity OF adopting the resolu-
lions. which am now to read. I de-
Inand-
l. That Tie chamber declare, that the
independence of the nation Is threaten
led.
2. That the chamber declare itself
permanent. and that every individual
WHO shall attempt disorder, be declared
guilty Of high treason, and be forthwith
condemned as such.
8. i!lat the chamber declare that the
tr, Fps Of the line and the national guards
who have fought for tile integrity of the
French territory, have deserved we'll Of
their couhtry
4. That the minister of the interior
be requested to assemble the staff of that
|aatinnal guard. Which by its services has
fatal times deserved SO we'll Of the coun-
try, in order that measures may be Ia
ken to furnish arms to those who are still
destitute Of them.
S. That the ministers Of foreign af-
fairs, OF war, ci the interior and of the
!poiice, &c requested 10 attend before the
chamber to snseer such questions as
may be asked Of a-(seconded Sc
Iconded 2
ri. Lacoste.-I have heard with the
Iiceliest emotion what has Just been pro-
posed. the moment is most critical, but
we will fulfil the task that is. imposed
upon US the eulpefor's arrival mas UNI
increased its difficulty, hut il
lis not beyond our strength. I he !jme
has arrived for declaring to the Frenc',
people tie whole truth. approve the
proposition that the ministers be request
ed to attend the chamber to answer sucf,
Questions as may be asked of them. but
a demand that they be heard with closed
doors (murmurs.
In moment IF alarm, continued the
|orator. a rash expression, kawh,eI nbouf
|ty tie irdiscr2et, might, If it did not
discourage the true friends of the ceap-
'try. at least furnish arms to the malevc-
lent we are accountable for our deli
ioefations to tie nation we ought to
make them worthy oft and of rs.
The fresldent,--ln the sitical cir
|cumstarccs III wt,cA we are placed, tie
|chamber cannot be too cautious as t.
the measures Il takes. ] SHALL therefore
read a second time the. propositions which
have been submitted to us.
One ne:nber desired that in tie pro-
Positiohoi 81. de la VaYette, instead of
the words the ministers shall be re-
lqueS;e;l"---he substituted the following
:. the ministers shall attend"--- second
Ied.)
Another member proposed. that every
propagation should be suspended until
| the arrival of the ministers, in order that
before deciding any thing the members
might know all that they have to Say.
Several voices.---We know well E.
though What they have to say.
NJ. palentin did not believe that all
1.-THE propositions of Gen. La Fayettc
were equally admissible. The fourth,
he thought, belonged to the executive