Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-09

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demand. It was equally tent w;,S Sysa
ya,d to the demand Ct portion nf
district Of Maine, which was to sos !. 1e
,afe road between our Canadian ros "
sions and Nova Scotia. The vnoIe :,
he three great poirts laid down IN y
.irst proposals were thus utterly ah,p6s ~s
ed in the treaty of peace, and it rs,..
with ministers to explain the unace@', s
eble poliry which induced them 6ru s-''
sr no forward these points, and than
asandon them. With regard to tho tho !, .
lands in the bay of Passamaquoddy. tla y
vas one most curious passage in tie pes ,'
citation. 1t was as erted by our conn., ~
sisners. that one oftfese Islands, c,Iial
Moose Island, was a property that COW s
aot enter into discussion, that it A. np. S
belonged to 6. Britain as Nortbs,a r'
shire did {; ard Yet we n"w find ! / WIZ
pressly stipulated in the treaty, tb,. e q
property of all these islands sfan I la % ne
termined by the treaty of 1888. & !. .o ue'
nissioners are to be appointed for set ,E,s'
the boundaries, who, if they shcpld d r,S
the point at issue is then to he splm;,.s
to tie decision Of some iaderen,lsn,,', eu
vereign of Europe. All tbs was rs, n.
curious. and he had no hes tat;sr N ~.
ing, that tie emperor of Austria. ;f}.
was the sovereign, would ird ittlc moe.
difficult problem he has had to solve s;ya ''
the commencement OF his reign. SuysIr
the more natural way would lave hppn y
have had an equal number of conn"
sioners, who might if diyiled. have .e,
tied the matter at once by vote. Eov
ever. the matter itself was rather hd;
crous than important, especially Went
was considered that on all tie real sinh
jects of dispute which gave rise to and
prolonged the war, the treaty was abso.
Iuteiy silent.--There was not the least
mention in it of our,ishtof inpressme0t.
our right of blockade, or our orders IN
council. He did not condemn the treaty
on this account, as these cues tons. from
the events that had taken place IN Flu.
rope, were no longer interesting. but
surely when these POINTS were avoided
the discussions should have been less
prolonged. Why was there such lor.
delay between the treaty of Paris aldtbe
negotiations at Client! Ev early PRO,
ceedings we might have displayed our
generosity, and made an impression on
PARTS of America that we're rl.fayclable
to us, which would be useful To Us in iu.
ture. But what had followed through
delay ? What treasure uselessly sIont?
What lamentable loss ofourbest blood,
&c some of our most distinguished'of-
GERS. and most loyal and brave troOps
All sacrificed by the delay:, negligence,
and Incidence administers, in lot sooner
commencing the negotiations, and tlen
prolonging them by disputes whichthey
abandoned. Not ore Ct the
POINTS corterded for, would, if obtained,
the loss Of treasure and life
lie agreed with the Honorable Mem
ber's view Of friendly intercourse between
TIE tWo countries. But the war for tie
taxation of America Fastened its serara-
ticn from us by a century, and TIE Or
ders in Council. which cccasiCreG tie last
war, lad hastered by century tie po'
gress of tie American manufactures and
ravy. A war, big with such events oustt
above all things to be determined speedily
Many had considered America as very
inconsiferable enemy. He. however al
WAYS thought that was dangerous Ian
euase, and tat not even a war win
France could be so dansercas or 'stal 70
our interest, as long hostilites with A.
merica. Inconsiderate persons Fad rev
found ont the uses cfpeace, 8 no lolgeF
thought tie Americans ccntemIhDIe'
Descended from the same ancestors &
ourselves, speaking tie same !9r.'a.e'
receiving a similar education, ll'ig W.
der free Government. Ered II hlsH
sense of honour and indeT efderce: Sa
with such a reople could never he MGR
midabIe. History Slowed t'at 'el'ah
degree of fear was necessary to teaeD Id,
tions to resrect each ether. ard 10 re'u,H
to Justice. lie trusted ia CCd AT NV.
Tier war would rever be necessary '~
tbs purIo se. TIE mutual Interests q !,
two countries we've so much Dlet'.t
Il ere were noEe between whom II ''O. .e
be SO easy to preserve peace aic AK Az,
1t was difficult for two srcl gc'ernh,',o
as America & Great Britain 10 c'n' e
an oren quarrel, il tie true sta'e'De 81 he
their disputes were made ln"Sn 1 10 On
public in each. The American res'so n
popular opinion entirely ard ,uI's Led ~
very great, degree. Both, he a n,i N |