Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-12-28

6trs'''O ZION with whom We have never hat
aipss -, or truce, or treaty. The Hous
80 s'. Nv with an interest Proportloned e
syala ' ,rtance of the. question, that, shout,
DC lnp !. now unable 20 maiatain herself il
Lpsi9 .be country of her earliest temples anC
Grtses,'orship, she would cease to have foot
.,hrr OF three continents, or an exist
% -. governments OF SIX hundred mil
Ss y .soole. tie dld not mean, by the re,
Srs" be had made, to commit hi'nsel to any
+ sift' =" measures upon the subject; but ne
laiu, his duty nJtto refuse an application
5'aSSp '..,nectable source, and particularly
rn .ortion OF our citizens VINO are unre-
IN . n upon this floor. For the purpose OF
psisns the opinion of the House as to the
SSapns Of the memorial, he would now
eln' sSst i be read, and ne hoped that some
D''s of more exPerien taan himself
!'D'I ~ nod,e for it slch reference as the House
''a na ,hink proper to give it.
ns Memorial when MIR. D here presen-
4 I'D by one hundred and thirty eight
@ps9f Washing ton and Georgetown, pray
al'' Congress "to appropriate two or three
ps 'Eoo, IN provisions, and whatever may be
HuU 'srv TO the Greeks, as an easy and hono-
a' &c aoae of acknowledging the aid, bounty,
Hp I.h5sation received from France IN like
dtumslances' j
r.. memorial was read when
~ iu' wright said ne trusted this House was
~, .,soared to commit the peace ofthis nation
rG :iF'.rie,ing, IN any manner, in the contests
S"roue. We all symrathise with every
o. LIS struggling Tor their liberty, and wish
.,ccess in the establishment OF the rights
'9 s~,o by their independent self governments.
S Sroor Constitution, said Mr. w. every man
r,gbr to petition for redress of his griev-
hut this petition is from number of
' s1.Dtbroplsts, petitioning for others, not
I'M the ouryiew of the Constitution That
y. Chief Magistrate, the Senate. and the
On. Of REPRESENTATIVES, feel all the sympa.
Nv Er the Greeks that their situation is cal
MATED to impress, there can be no doubt
whatever measures shall be thought proper by
=. government, will, no doubt, be adopted.
~. Exec tive is as well informed as the me.
..-,r,ts. ofthe situation of the Greeks; and,
v. " said. he had no doubt tIat every de-
..,,ment of the Government in which the peo-
ITsbavs re osed their confidence, will do its
iots. but he hoped they would not be led "a
syas by any feelings of philanthropy, IN any
,,,s,re inconsistent with the public interest
ronmitted to their care. We have seen, with
sre,t pain, Mr.. w. said, the bloody contests
iS,t have desolated the regions of the othe.r he
uisUhere, and we have rejoiced at every sue
essOfthe Grecian arms; and he had no doubt,
hat. whenever they shall establish fact
that they are independent, we shall promptly,
and with pleasure, acknowledge it, as we did
i,ths case ofthe Governments OF South Anne
lea in our own hemisphere. There, said
Mr. w. the finest fee ings of our nature were
irtly kept in check by the wisdom ana e4uan-
ivity Of the Chief Magistrate, till the happy e.
oociwhen it was thought proper by him 1t
Soold be declared. And could any man look
hack upon that scene, and not admire the Wis
hnand paternal care the Chief Magistrate?
", know his feelings towards the Greeks, by
hi, message at the opening of the session, are
Sruassed bg those of none of US nav, even of
N, petitioners. He, with all the information
\, essary to the perfect understanding of our to-
ram relations, has an eve to the best interests
dour country; and the case of South Ameri-
"a inspires the confidence Of the American
pople. that their peace and happiness will
continue 10 govern his administration. The
bloody contests that disturb the repose of revo-
hhOnized Spain and Portugal, under the irDpl-
Gus influence Of the priests, Mr. w. said, eli
,ts our sxecrasions against those bloody pom
IFS who seem prepared to sacrifice every
friend to civil liberty on the affairs of persecu-
bon; and. indeed, the recent evidence Ofthe
conduct Of Ferdinand induced fears that he and
these priests had contederated IN the restoration
other former government.
Mt. Dwight said, it was respect due
ION him TO the subject, and to the peTso-
nal characters of the petitioners TO move
70 reler the memorial to the committee Oh
Foreign Relations
Mr., Rhea called for the reading Of The
passage Of the message Of the President
Of toe United States which refers to the
cause Of the Greeks. He then expressed
DIS opinion that neutral position was the
oest Tor the United States, however we
night wish success to the cause of the
ufeeEs This was the sentiment, also,
alphabetically OF the President of the Uni
led States, who had expressly limited the
Extent 10 which We should go, both with
22fegard to our own duty to ourselves and
UieIsn cations, and also to the rights OF
o'Asr nations. This memorial, Mr.. K:
Sld' called upon this house to go beyond
Ina point and TO place itself in conflict
siA the Executive on this SUBJECT. To
as course, Mr.. r. said, he was not dis
s sd TO give countenance by referring
1 DS petition to the committee of Foreign
relations.
qF. Dwight then rose, and said he was
h Iluced, by the suggestions of some gen.
GIeh, for whose opinions be had the
SSsOsst respect, to withdraw bis motion
4, - referring the memorial to the commit
~ ~ On Foreign Relations, and moving TO
@y ~ Ron the table.
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