Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-12-10

fom their inabil ,y to procure bail.
were confined in prison. II. said Mr..
G. the circumstances attending THIS
transaction be correctly stated, II be-
comes AN impcrious duty in the house
TO institute the inquiry contemplated
by ;t,e amendmen, which l have pro-
posed. That this was an cxtraordl-
mary ease was demonstrated by the
ACT of tie general sensation which ii
had excited on the subject, IN the
place " there il had occurred. Filled
that respectable and popuious city
is With men differing widely On polill-
cal topics and entertaining various
views of public affairs, but one senti-
l,en', MIR. 3. sid prevailed on this
subject. which was favorable to the
persons thus arraigned. With re-
gard TO the conduct OF the court on
this occasion, he weuld say nothing :
| The respect which, whilst he had a
seat on this floor, he should always
sIiew 10 every department Of the gov
i,.rnucut ; the respect he entertained
for The honorable judge who had pre-
sided, forbade him from pronounring
iiie decision Of that court so have bren
lunwarranted by Iaw.---But he felt
himself perfectly sustained in saying.
tina, il the processing was warranted
10y the existing law, il was the iinpr-
rious duty of congress TO alter the
law in this respect. For. What, br
asked, the neutral obligation which
one naticn owed TO another engaged
m war The essence OF il is ibis :
shat the beIligerent means of the aeu-
sgai shall not be employed in the war
lin favor Of either Of the parties. That
|is the whole Of the obligation oil a
I,lirJ party 10 a WAT between two o
lihers it certainty does not require
81 one nation 20 restrain the belliger
INT means Of other nations. II th0st
nations choose 80 ycri.lit their means
10 he employed in behalf of either
lparty, il is their business 10 lock to il,
AMI not ours. Let the conduct OF ths
lpersops prosecuted be regarded in IL
tlnust favorable light let il he consii.
crm! as the passage of troops through
Jour country ana there was nothing il
Jour neuiral obligations fortidding il
| The passage OF troops through nru
trai country according to his impress
ions, was a question deprnfiing on the
particular interest. quiet or repose q!
lthe country 'raversed. and might b.
granted or refused, at its discretion
without in any degree affecting III,
nbIisations Of the neutral 10 either 81
She parties Engaged in the controversy
Hat surely MIR. G.. said, this was ncl
= ease OF the passage OF troops I'll,
l."rsons unprecedented not being ia sut,
ticient nnmi,er. not organized, or E.
Iquipped in such maaner as, under
: laAy c8nstru. ton. to constitute a mill
INarps. On this ease he would defaiI
tse House no Ion .,er, ;,e said; for III
was satisfied they could not iat agree
aith him, ii the law justified the pro
needins that had taken place. that Law
lought to be immediately amended
Other eases had occurred in which il
,ppeored 20 him it became the Con
. ,sress to interpose ITS authority. Per
sons sailing under the flag Of TIN
provinces had men arraigned in GU
courts. and tried for pray in on
ease, alter having been arraigned
Itricd. and acquitted of piracy. th,
same individuals, on the instigaiion o
~ Spanish officer or agent. had beet
laSaln arragned for the same oiltnee
HE gentleman from Massachusetts
'|weuld c0rpect him il llc was wrong
Tor the case had occurred in the t0wl
OF Bostou. We admit tie Hay Of tliess
r0tonits into our ports, said Mr.. &.
: We profess 10 be neutral; but if on
laws pronpunces thai the moment IT,,
, 'ropeit, and persons under thai fla.
"ntcT onr ports, they shall he seized
the one claimed By t!e Spanish min
ister or consul AS the property o
Spain, aiid the other prosecuted as pi
rates, that l,w oasht To be altered
0 "e nran so perforin our neutral pro
d ''ssio"s. have hroughi the subie
e ''r!vrc this Iioust, thus promptly, sal
I, M. L. because | trust that in hi
u Housc the cause will iiud justice tlia
" hnuryer tfeafe! elsewhere, vi thi
q no will he found a guardian intere,
J. altcnding TO our performance Of til
y Just obligations Of neutrality. Hill
al,rtos lac SAID, whatever mi .ht ha,
IS era our Intentions, our sets iisd bee
G Eatl Oh ilte ot{,et. sliie. Fy0i,l ;,r.