Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-27
ALEXANDRIA.
MONDAY, yArrAHY s7.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
AT WASHINGTON.
January Is.

the consideration OIL committee OF
the House of Representatives. which
l hope will in some degree tend to put
Il stop to the dishonest SYSTEM can
call it 10 better than piracy-which
has for a long time disgraced some of
our maritime towns. particularly Bal
timore and New-0rleans, and endau-
grred the tranquility of the country.
This bill. which, arising from the
suggestion Of the president, goes to-
prey ent our citizens from selling yes-
sells Of war to foreigners. and 70 for
bid the armiag and canipping Of ves-
sc'S in our ports to make war upon
nations in amity with the U. S. was
by several members az yio-
latinn Gfthe constitution and the right,
nf eur citizens. That government
Ought to preserve tie neutrality of
the nation. seemed 10 be adaitted b.
ali, but with evident reluctance on the
part Of some, in regard tn the patri,
"ts of South-Auci.iCa. in the Zeal for
whom they seemed 10 lose sight OF the
Facts. that the Cahsc OF the revOltcd
South Americans il frequently con-
verified into mask for piracy. and
that the mighty, the d!s.n:ereslsd love
# liberty too often serves as a pre-
text Tor plan.ierins vessels at sea.
Mr.. Randolph said he vas tired of
seeing extreme principles and eX-
IRENE cases tailr introt;aced into ar
gumcnts and practice, and the mcdi-
cine Of a disortlered world attempted,
to be made our daily fD1;. lie wish
ed well to the liberties OF ali nations,
but thought it MS igty irst to take
care of America and had TO noti"nI
OF setting ont ii, this tine OF day like
Don QHixotte with honest SanCho onI
his dapplc, riShtiaS wrongs and re-
dressing the grievances Ola people 0i
wlam.he knew very little. lie was,I
~ usual. very dIscarsiyc and very a.
MCs;ng, an,i. AS usual. administered
tao :.ist as nc wcmt along IN the can't
crS aaolt berty. whose receptions il
would seem, were the 0ri, things 0fI
wh;gh tl.l giilcd people never could
oe t.lyd. lie had a ding at commerce.
ron. us suima;!ycrs,DnS ON which bc
concluded by say my that tn yrincj-
(! .le ~; trade, us IL had been carried ON
-, p,nslap,. old and Nv. far the n 81
went, years. might be cayr,riSed ;rt
Eve wDr;ls-- SIpr,y TIE Dsyuj
:; ,r,u L.,ysrox."
mr., ,hcjtry expressed s,mc.hin~l
more than da:ibt whether the people Of;
Sautn America, born =, t.rv wyr,,i
and Injured 80 slavery. were caya.,icl
og mointaiaine freedom eycu II rhry
wgrc il possession Of ii: AMI he SUD
porte. ms opinion oy referring to IT,
.rrs ,lt of the French Revelation, rrr,
Justly observing tiiat il was idle aac
.unpniIasoph!caI 10 argac from the t.
,iiyitDus consequences .! the Americana
REV i,dion in favour OF any s,aii.f
'ot,e,apt. liz there could exist no sor'
NJ an,,ags between t..Cm aho wer
|lorn anu Lred .ree ana could scarcet
jcsaiG to ustecalLscd ti2ir condition
in that respect wien they separated
from the mother country, snce. SER,
Always free. they oni, remained s..
While Ill others iatoUrcd Hnder the
iniitness. ior iIOeit! inseparaOlc from
past Inc OF slavery.
On tns other hand the speaker
tnough lie admlttcd the p,Iicy or pre-
serving ID neutrality. did not think VT
ought 10 10 the G,,rcmh lengths di-