Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-02-07

!. made for he protection ana ae5
{ s r of the several individual states,
ana was considered sn important
oroyision, and Of some security. bu'
seyeral Of the states, particularly
|. Ma ssacl,use,tss drive no benefit or
advantage from this provision " the
constitution.
The administration are inatfen
| live to their conssitutioaal duties ];
| this will appear by the eorrespon-
drnce between Governor Strong, q
/ Mr.. Menroe, Secretary Of War,
not only SO, but the general govern
| usut have refused toiademniiy Mas
! sac hasetts for the expenses incurred
il 4 war Of defeaee. occasiened, and
,aade necessary by its own measures.
| An attack OH Canada | consider Q
challenge to the enemy, to neicst
our seaboard, andto anasy. and 10
| terr.pt the cities and seaport tewns.
1 And shall l. as one Of the roPre-
sents tivcs Of Massachusetts, consent
to lead the citizens Of that state with
taxes TO prosecute the war against
Canada, and leave them to defend
Themselves at their own expence
Sir. / trust that l shall never pc
80 insensible Of nay duty. Of the pr'n-
cipIes Of justice, or 50 regardless
the rights and interest Of my cons'i-
uents. The principles Of justice
aud humanity, in NY opinion. forbid
the delcgstien Of Massachusetts to
vote fsr this. or any other tax bill,
while the state is abandoned by the
general government. and that too, in
/ Inc time Of peril aud danger. and for
| no other cause than that the state
/ dcciiaed putting her troops under the
command Of one Of her east Oft &C.
| nerais.
/ Though have Indirectly express
! ed an opinion OF the tlufy of my coll
leArne.. ! am very sensible that they
do act stand in need ormy advice on
this or any other subject, nor 90 |
presume to pledge the part which
they may act; | pledge no man, nor
Idn auihorise any NAN to pledge me,
o.. The part which may acl, without
consultation or consent.
1'he,e is another serious objection
10 the imposition ofthese taxes There
does not appear 10 be any object to
instif. the further sacrifice OF men,
or nlosey. The causes or the war
are removed, the orders Of council.
which we're the principal ground on
/ which the war Was predicted and de-
clsred, we're revoked before there
WASH single trespass committed. be-
fore even general Hull had issued
his preclamatioo, before the inhabi-
/ ,anls ef Canada had been Interrupt
ed. or The laws Of humanity and JUS
tee violated, and before that soil had
beeu stained with the tlood OF native
/ Americans
At this time the emmy seemed
disposed to hold eut the olive branch.
! they proposed an srmistice, but
without effect; the bosom OF our
executive was thrn SO -swoollen with
Napoleon prospects. and the glory
Of The war, and so rrgsrdlcss was he.
OF the rights and interest oftAe pee
nle that he laughed At their Gaia.
| miles. aud refused to restore the
blessings ofprare.
He said tina, the war was success
Gal and aus, be continued uaiii the
claims on The subject Embarrassment
and seatAens' rights were secured,
or we had appealed to arms ia vain.
and could no longer be considered an
independent nation.
Examine the subsequent doeu-
ments and the letters ofinstrueiiens
! given to the commissioners 1T Client
snd then decide on the soundness Of
I his declaration. In the letters Of
The 18th and 9th OF June, 1914. he
aush0ri es the commissioners 10 stipu-
late that the subject ofimpressment
together with that 0fc0mmerce may
ba referred to a seperale negotiation;
nav further he instructs them that
on mature consideration i had been
decided that nuier all the eireum-