The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. — Washington City [D.C.], 1808-12-23 00:00:00, page 3

Marriot's
out :
11 soon rise into power,
and thus we shall gain a complete
litation of the
id not to the
Briti ry and its friends be a
irablc even': thau the over- |
the republican party in the
.. They are blinded to their
bold out in their injuri- i
•i us with the hope of
eh an event. I wish tbe j
;of us by looking i
.ere abandoned in :
iiiueiit of that :
.
■ i fo- j
;' their government, nor
:-i any interest hut that
do them
either the
■' I
and ih.it
tlijirt ■ • ■
osiiions. -To 11
nay attribute the insolence of Mr.
• note, not much
lic.h i have A
:. 1 Will
c; it.
** 11.
to tbe commerce oi the
-. ts wonted activity ; and if it
to make any sacrifice
to deprecate it as a
ure of hostility, he would gladly j
•r;d ii , a i
n the |
A.lie plf - ,?
K.iod, pbilaiithro* i
ait charity lor usj they v
ility pro-'.
ditioos, but. lie) rca i -
iem<"
I ho very \
'-. 'j. The Ci y "1 Fl
mt I am ll to believe j
there is either. I should not j
-
justifying iti
ive trou-
Uy remarks at j
, were it not from an iritima
h I have received from a
of my constituents, asking
tl treat with both bclli
tll favor or affection to
governments
•th rations from my soul. Aitho' j
-.tors j
.:i. I think ;* ike of I
~.,,,. ~i i_i*t>onej the v nirper i
■ land, i
■.nisb fri
iyer
.er of
X• s, nil n an j children. I |
etlid |
nothing to expect |
ition
' . been spun fin. r '.ban tl
can be Which iii to pass through Bri
tl nay a transit duty. I
c and iinworthy-'of
if the Representa
tive oi ;; free people to abuse foreign
n the times do not
but we cannot be
ir own people,
rks wound the feet
. 'iiCiliie:,.
I have no sy-mpa
of the belligerents. For
-rnmentj I feel equal hatred,
; and will
nit to accojm nodation with nei
tber till the injuries committed on
my country are atoned
for. Vol it is true thatG. Britain has
done ami will cominue to do us most
m '; ancj in that proportion I feel
o he. increased. Bona- J
in his power,
His majesty ra
ise we have not given
for our good behavior, such
ncti.i for a biddable of
i ,ii! that punctilio
tent of our differcn
, heii, il thai be the ease,
o it up. It is shameful,
uLv.ous and unworthy of a free
sent
if we itood on punctilio. Is a deter*
to protect our ciiiz.ens punc- !
tiiio itood that j
us b>v self-go- j
vr*n eserve the personal i
individuals composing ;
it, i»i comparison with which proper- j
ig. 1 will not say when -
>m from their fami- j
igbt the battles ;
iign nation, that is mere ptt.ic
tbi > punctilio ?
! the language ot gen
-p v this subject,
, pas
> ", mer
iting
We were asked by the gentleman
from Connecticut: to engraft an a
mendment on this rosohiuor. sayim*
that we will not abandon'the naviga
tion of the ocean ; and are told thai
punctilio only precludes us from sub
mitting to navigate the ocean as G.
Britain pleases. Was the affair of
! tbe Chesapeake punctilio ? Was the
murder of Pearce a mere matter of
punctilio ? Was the jurisdiction of
, the officer in the harbor of N. York
in the length of his buoys a mere
! matter of punctilio? Is every thing
in dispute, punctilio? The payment
;of tribute" ?—this is a little more
; punctilious than any other ; yet our
j refusal to submit to the dishonor and
; disgrace of it is but a matte; of punc
tilio. J hope m ''.-h! there will be a
pun. ince, so long as tbe
, American name i the pay
ment of tribute. Tbe resignation of
and
tea which kin*
a ila-ee fib '■ he shack!
, v. a-, ali puntp*.'io too si !
d by this
pun - elding ruin—■
of avoidii nor and disgrace—■
and ' ot of tri
bute, when i ujn i.:ud ti
manimot
the ■ It is d<
the luced the
embai-i;.-.. What has that to do
the quel
• the •
■ tb,e contention I an ad-'
miss ■■'■ fact that t hey n
the
citi
lately
| son>;
nun
,By . ose home who wei
j broad and retaining those who were
1 here, • could lav ie o
* wiHioui
is worse
i than ali, of compulsion to pi
lAI dishonored. Il
j be likened to the case; of an
i man who is am tnies—he
| retires home v
{ friends, arming himself and he
ing forth in resistance of the infraction
of his rights. Tbe time is not
come for us to make a sally,
due to the spirit of this peo
J every effort should first be made to
i preserve peace. The
of Europe, whether tided by rao
iiarehs or despot-., wage war when
they please; the people march to
war without enquiring why or w!
fore, and imagine that in so doing
tiny display their patriotism. But
i that ignoble spirit does not pervade
j this country, and thank God that it
[ does not; the people wi.l enquire and
; will examine also : they wilt believe
that it is no dishonor to retire from
the scene where they cannot carry on
their usual occupation, and refui
go to war, till every preliminary step
[is taken. It is nodisg- . that
| unpr i G.
i Britain and France. We are appeal
; ing to the justice and interests of
| those nations. It is to ' that
their c> ••:. will at le opened lo
their dictates. Thus far the appeal
has been in Vain, and trade could only
• have been carried on in its accustom
ed channels under submission to pay
tribute.
But it is denied that this refusal to
carry on trade will have any beneficial
effect at all, and it is said that it is
, withdrawing from tlie contest ; that It
is an abandonment of our rights ; that
G. Britain was struggling for the trade
. of tbe world, and we have relinquish
ed il to her. What does this trade
consist in, sir ? The trade with us
is cut off, and consequently through,
us with her enemies. She may trade
to some of her own dependqfN ies and
hack again, and to Spain and Portugal
if they are not yet overwhelmed by
; the victorious arms of the usurper:
. 1 and to that extent only can she go.
( j But gentlemen say, remove the em
[' bargo and all will be well ; we can
, trade. Sir, honest men arc restrain
ed from trading by respect for their
own and their country's honor
it is gui' duty to restrain those who
, disregard ail such considerations.
Shall we submit S*. trade ? Is trade
to be purch sed on such terms as
these ? Were these sentiments fos
, tered for a moment during the period
of our revolution ? No, sir. If ihe
fathers of the revolution, many of
. whom arc stiil living;, bad set them
I down and calculated the profit and
in a pecuniary view of resisting
[ ; the three-penny tax on tea, they would
, I have lost the opportunity of perform**
' ; ing those glorious exploits, which are
, I recorded in the page of history, and
. gave birth to v nation,
i j But it is said by gentlemen, that we
. may trade tp the West-Indies, and a
> proposition to that effect was laid on
. the table by a gejntlcman from North
Carolina, n*W absent from bis seat,
, ( Nlr. Sawyer ) Apropos, coiO<
blockaded
ruddy issued un
the cireum_t.u: to by
. my i an ex
, pcctalioti tnat the embargo would be
led and our commerce be flowing
"is.
Others say, let us trade to Spain.
in may b
*arty or the other prevails, the
Spanish kingdom loses its indepen i
dence. Look at the late capitulation i
between the British and French it !
Portugal. It was not a surrender made i
tothe Portuguese, for whom the Bri- 1
tish were nominally fighting, but to <
the British themselves. They come i
not as allies, but as conquerors ; each <
party is contending for tlie snprema- j <
cy, 8c manifests a disposition to main- j i
tain it when acquired. But gentle- t
men say, let us carry on a trade '.o aid i
tbe Spanish*patriots ; let us extend I
to those struggling for liberty, the I
c which we sought 1
for in the struggle for our indepen- *
dence. I warn gentler..en against the \
imposition. The Spaniards are fight* j '
;* a monarch who has transfer!'- ' I
ed them to another like a fi ck of *
). There is a little patriotism to , 1
be sure in fighting foe a king of their j
own choice ; but it ts not apatriotisßpj 1
-st tbe s. of such ;t ; <
.vor. They I '
ing for on -inst ano \ '
ther ; and though I participate in \ '
tlie feeling which others profess, and
wi« i, th a i have a choice ■ ;
ot de .pots, yet I will not in
any maimer : I ireat Britain
and France who are contending for i l
the c ro. If we were to trade j ■
I would be the ny pins vi- •
iby G eit Britain, who (
c mid there receive our domestic'pro**, ■! 1
ducc, and furnish her manufactures ■
■in re; urn. Remember tliiit we are f f
her monopoly of the '
the world; and there we '
should surrender it. Tiie principle '
would hold good if the trade were y
Wes ; Indies. G. Bri
ivopld tbe«e receive the products •
of this country,and v-e bersin return. T
We mfghf as well permit them to j (
-tu' produce at the mouth ofthe , '
ipe..ke ; and indeed it would not (
ii ol the principle '
if we were to allow I
ih a custom fieu c, and , l
appoi ors of duty in every -
in the uni,
eonttninng the embargo we can *
end our towns. The :
fires lighted up in Copenhagen are ! (
scarcely extinguished ; they are *
glowing before us in imagination at '
le;<st ; and we ought to recollect that
not submit, it is tear —if we "
unit, it is tribute. And if c .
our towns will share j
tbe fate of fortified Copenhagen, un-, P
hen and fortify them, j )
- let us prepare to defend our- jk ]
selves. Gentlemen say defence is not , l
resistance. Let us prepare to de- iIJ
feud ourselves, sir, and then we will
be better able to resist and attadc our i '
enemies.
But we are told that the system is 1 a
ruinous. If we become bankrupts in i !
<*. sir, we shall b*j sound in ho- ] I
nor ; and if we carry on trade with
out adopting stronger measures, we
shall be bankrupts in fortune and re- | c
putation also. We have been told of i l
the condition of the Country ; that | c
it is deplorable ; and have been warn- ! I
ed, inasmuch as there was a rising a- j ]
gainst the excise laws, to guard a- '
giinstl.be consequences arising from j :
the embargo laws ; hin depicting the c
yaribiis distresses of tbe country, it is , l
said (by Mr. Randolph) that there is )
!no sale lor tobacco or cotton. What '
say the cotton planters, than whom '
. none are more interested in foreign 1
commerce ? I may venture to as- *
iiat they are unanimously unwil- £
ling to place their bale's of cotton in *
one scale, and national honor in the c
other. They are unwilling to put j J
interest, sordid interest, in competi- j s
I tion with the national independence, j
i which would be sacrificed by the pay- l
merit of tribute. This tobacco bu- I
siness and insurrection among the ]
planters, reminds me of the bumo- 1
rou'- letter'of Sampson to lord Spen- 1
, cer, requesting him to s*md over an '
■ hundred thousayd pounds for the pur- '
j pose of exciting a civil war, ravaging l
j the tobacco country, and destroying
i the plantations with fire and tow, to '
ibe culled the Segar War, and if be
| did not succeed it would end in !
' $moJee, This idea is not more ridicu*
j lous than that the tobacco planters
1 will rise in insurrection on account of
; the low price of that article, when
know that their whole market to
i any extent is c\it off by the orders in ,
i council. Will gentlemen say that
jwe siial! cany our tobacco to Eng
a duty, and then car
fii--ht the legions
iof Bonaparte to compel him io re
ceive it ? If we are to have a w,,r
with France, T hope it: will not be v
war of that kind.
A doubt has been raised as to
constitutionality of the measure; tbe
power of Congress to interdict trade
is denied bee: use it is alleged our
\ form of government grew out of com
I niercc. I have always understood
. that the constitution was adopted for
: the purpose, as it imports, of c
i lishing union.
I mon defence ai
if for the
con-.. d for a &t
I trust Ll)
..ion.
I A cbai
Which I have alluded, of a
hostility to commerce in the southern .
states. ' I for one protest against this 1
declaration. I do not know where '
'hat individual is that is opposed to fo- j
reign commerce irl Where are the i
Southern or Western pcop'e wdio are i
osed to commerce or navigation J *
: in our own vessels, navigated by our | \
i ■ own seamen, ar d owned wholly by ; -
■ ' our own citizens ? The insinuation j 1
.j is unjust. There never wvs a ques*|
1 tion brought bemrc thisHbuse .ifi'ect- : ,
ing the commercial rights, in which *
the Southern and W stern people
have not strei uous!y supported them. '
It has .-ever been objected to c Iv,- my \
. consii'ne., is, thai I voted for
74s and frigates, and for forT-yin*-* '
Ifour Seaport town's: and thi Has af !
; lorded me an opportunity ol asce.r- l
taining that my constituents are not l
tile to commerce.
I But we arc told that the Eastern "
fj people are peci ffectcd by our !
j measures, and that lh?y will not sub
\ mit to them. What, sir, is the pre- \
' sent i dispute, which has in
[yojved the L T . States in difficulties ? '
; Foi eigo commerce
I have it? The Eastern people ;
have it all. The Southern people *
but little navigation; and care for *
■ litt!;: more ill relation to the. '
ing their staple per .
milting their brethren of ihe East to '
' carry tbem lo market. And bee
we would notgiveupthcircon
s,& have adopted measures for as- •
ife tl em, we are charged with an
hostility to and ah i,donment of com- C
oicree. The oharge comes with very
little grace indeed from gen le
who say that cur pre ent difficulties
have grov ii out of ,-, pertinacious ad- -
herence to cvi , ;1 '" ro . u
mcrcial rigljt,
, concerned, we (th,
rU, say it is i v:
es om- tobacco, cotton and so \
forth ; but w\ ontending for
■ principle, for tne interest of out bre
tfiren of the East, and We will not de
hem, thui**gh we are threatci'ed I
| with being deserted by them. We
1 will disbelieve the assertions of the
j leaders of faction, and hope tha' the
; disposition does not exist, although !
attempts are made to excite it, as ma- ; t.
nifested by handbills published there, i *■
Were itmot for principle we would i
not care any thing about it; bin acqui- ' !
escence would resemble the case of a j l ,
farmer's stealing his neighbour's v
gon and destroying his team, and
! ing no one but himself should carry
! bis produce to market. We grow ; ■
| they carry. Who is injurcd° most
Iby She suspension of commerce, the /
I grower or the carrier ? The former. »
llt is true that as their ships are lying v
| at tbe wharves, rotting as we are told, I „
| and. our farms do not rot, they fee! it J t,
j a little more severely than we do. But ' <<
: iiis a time when all should sacrifice a j °-
little foi the public good.
But if we'are wrong, what shall we
| do? All who condemn tbe course
are silent.as to what ought to be ,
i done. Every quack condemns the ~
j prescription ofthe pyhsician, and tells 0
j you all is wrong. When pressed / t
| for his firojet, he shrugs up his ; 7
> shoulders and is silent. Is this the j r
course of patriotism ? The patient he j j
j tells you is treated improperly. All's *_
wrong, but he will not tell you what 0
is right. If that patriotism"pervades c
their breasts, which one would sup- ]
pose from hearing their language,
we expect from them as Americans j
and as friends, in the plenitude of c
their wisdom, to tell us what is to be "
done. We say our measures are right,
j and as they condemn tbem, they h
should tell us what they will do Sure- -
ly they do not mean to submit. Gen
j tlemen escape by saying all's wrong,
and they have an advantage in so do* t
ing. If measures prove abortive, they
may say I told you so; if tjiey 1 1
prove right, they are silent ; their \
admonitions did no barm. This,
duct may be politic, but it is not pa- ,
trio tic. ,
But 3ay gentlemen, will you abaft- |
i don commerce ? The refusal of the
House to accept the amendment of ,
, the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr.
. Dana) may be represented to the
j people as evidence ot an intention to
f abandon commerce. I will not adandon '
i commerce, I will only suspend it for I
, a time ; I will make our laws op.
i .uniformly, and not permit a few
t worthless individuals v
- at "the expence ot tiie ciiuimtiiiii
. the ev; l them. (
rcourse ; . I
. would be
■ i
■ • c '■ y
step short of war, march
. threshold, and if posse
Z our purpose by pacific means, before
c we pass it. Wo. need not fear the
r legions of Bonap
of George 111. We are not now sub
;j ject to the tempi
i privileges offered to hi
rj loyal si
t d that c
i, that can be done, I
• ! around us as one m.m
tice (,i ' offi
vi r que ... '•' ci
Arming our merchant vessels Wi
be war in disguise. I would
war and then declare it.
in have war I wish to have ii openly
in the face of day, and not secretly,
and in the iiifj*hl
j without notice, ?;•'■
?-. I would not mat
' it were d<
j visions of the com-.
Bm
:we a I
tall ii
pose :
tlemi ■
little
this n
of ti
qui]
the ii'voe
wish it v
body
k ition lo
jum;
ons t
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