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and her Courts condemn every American Ship brougl,i :at home resources so valuable at.'all tittles, and
into her ports. Citizens of Boston, benot.deceived so essential, if resort, must
,ultitvately be had
,the danger to which our tommerce is exposed, ,to force. Iygave us, time too•to• Make a last al)l)c,I ,described lay Mr. JEFFERSON, is of lifs ownj ating. to tlr- reason • and reputation" of 'nations. 7n the
He keeps up a quarrel with England,- to pleNse iris mean while, I see with satisfaCtion that this measure
.. • . ..freq.ch Master, who issues.his-:decree for thitiver4 LrW;•;selt-cienial is approved and•supported by the great.
purpose, and he then takes advantage of these-dani ? body of. our REAL Citizens; that they meet with
gers (brought on and continued by his'oWn Choice): cheerfulness. the temporary privations it occasions,
to ANNIHILATE our Commerce.. This 'is 'the AND ARE PREPARING WITH SPIRIT TO PROVIDE FOR
GRAND OBJECT in view. Mr. JEFFERSON sayki
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We. -have wished: war., -with . neither:" • -Yet *4
KNOW that 'he did try every means to work Congress
np to a war.with England, but could not saCeed.;
We do xtioW:that thiS is• now his obje6l.• He speak
•in his Letter. to New Hampshire of preparing fdli-Ri
'LAST APPEAL, and we. .have. already sOMetolliitt
• from Washington of his insidious plan: to
• in a, War, which is .to be brought forward -in'.4tilb
gres, and which in time we shall fully expos,
We forbear to remark on the attempt of Mr. Jl2Fit
.rierishN to convince the.' people dint all Otir cote.';
ynerce with each .of the _Belligerents it interdicted:
by the other, when it ispotorious that Great pritaiti
interrupt•our•ithmense trade with. our enc:
tnies' „colonies, Bat ,a volume of severe. r'eplSr mlghC
which-, is full of cold, -boll
30w-hearted HYPOCRISY;`- but one point only have
117 e time to tout h tigon ': his apicarerit indifference to
the fate 'of Astodishing boldness in the' Ruler
'.‘tif-4. FREE PEOPLE, after all his professions, to speak;
of the :`-.contest for Governrnent,iti Spair- With
• such indifference. Does he think-our feelings are
buried. with our servile acquiescence in his ov;M
-,,• :bitrary measure ? We may have lost feelit-41fue
• ourselves but we do feet for the PatriOts'of-SSiii'
-Yes, the people of Boston, the cradle of -Magri-
can independence, do know and feel that. the •Patiftei
of Spain are engaged in a'contest like ours,z-for't.ii-'
TioNAL INDEPENDSNCE--=though with much stronger
grounds of union. There is no subtle point to
discussed, as here, about the right of taxation.' The:
only alternative there is submission to the•-cominion
of.a foreign Despot, to the most odious and hateful
tyranny,' or a successful resistance: and re-establish-
'.rnent of their own self-government...' We also
-Mere is no division among THE PEOPLE ; every MOP
is-animated with. the holy fire of Patriotism, insdri
solved to live free or die' lindw :that they latrla
been hitherto successful—having poSSession'of nearly
all the KinSdorn---:•and having posseSsion also of all
the'Colonies--,l,ve.*.NOW that with thiS whole people
'we might, and ought, on every principle, to have
free trade, and, we should have it, if-this cold-heart:.
-ed Philosopher was sincerely willing to relieve our
distresses. But it is too plain that, lie is
alises• to doubt thara peace is made between Spain
•and net Colonies and Great Britaih.. Yet he knOws
that there is the most friendly intercourse, and tnat
with regard to those iminefise irackS of COuntry the
, - •
English Ordera do. not proscribe neutral consul e,
-
and, of consequence,: we 'Might have 6ee and gro-
*able trade, sufficient to take nearly all oar'3l f-:du • • 12411
duce; but he dares not to offend' the Tyrant l uo-
PAaTE, who Call; the Spaniards Rebels ; he too..
probably does not wish to open any commerce to us
2'..i11.--and he therefore pretenclS there is no such
• pace ?s will autfibrise him to' us permission Ito
trade.,., •

TtIEMSELVES THOSE. COMFORTS AND CONVENIENCES

01?-,LIFE,FOR WHICH IT WOULD I.II4WISE EVER
I

'MORE , TO RECUR •TO 'bISTAZNIT COUNTRIES.
long this course may be preferable to a more se-
Fißvs appeal, must depend for decision on the
i.54.4440f the Legislature; unless a recurn.to-,establish,
is.4,,prjncipleS.should remove the existing obstacles to
1.4,-„paseable intercourse with . foreign-'nations. - In
event,-Fello.w-citizens, my confidence is entire
i4a(your..resolution to' maintain 'our riatiOnalinde-
f,pendence„ and sovereignty will be as firm as it ha's
bgep.forbearitig;. at babk on,our history, I
am assdred by the past, that its future pages Will
present nothing unworthy of'theformer.

How

. • -`.`,- lam happy that-yon approve the motives of my
.retirement. ' I shall carry into it ardent-prayers for
'the 4velfare of 'i'ny country, and the:sincerest wish
for that of yourselves personally. •
' • " TH. J.EFFiII'ISO:4."
. . "
Aug..,2, 1808."" •

Ew~Yo
fro 1,V6-.4.. length have..it
'h,
is 7. Mr. JEVFERSUN'SpWnjips, that: the Embacgp.:
would be «
,"t a temporary measure, but, in a word; litakiit:
of unwise ever more" to enjoy the berutat:
4.c°,9it‘herce.--The following letter to the Newt
ti:"P3h,ire Legislature .fullY .explains the views_ of;
Adtm
zlistration ;
the great and taken inconjunction with:ev"--
equi --t'clte Government is about to incur to
.41" Med Vessel&.:ort the Lakes,. to enforce the
r..mbargo, it leaves not a doubt behiud, 'tha t
the embargo will be continued " the peOpile
etthe og," -thatis,until there is a changes of Roleis:
l',=ad the followinia letter, and see whethet-4ity other
111,`?atiino- can be attached to Mr. larr4le4oNt's
,
elgation.

. •
TO
,TRE,. LEGISLATURE OF NEW-lIAM7SLIIRE.
`.` In the review, fellow-citizens, which, in your
.Address— f- the •i of June, have taken of the •
o l4t 1 , you
rnea.-sures Pursued since L have been charged with
i.r directio„, I
read ' with great satisfathonoand
thankf I e.
‘g - . _ ,
• • u rieBs the apprObation
them • and f i - you. have bestowockon,
' feel It an ample reward foranY sCatviks'il
I May liave
been Able.
•" : to.render. . • '4'nln
11-lepresent moment is certa;r4Yeventful, and:-
one whichparticularly' requires tLat the bond of con- i
federatio'p, "Unetlincr Its .as a nation, should receive
all
nal the strength' which unanimity between the na-,.,:,
tio Councils and the States Leolslatures can give
0
It -,
.-The depredations committed .on our vessels
and property on the high seas, the violence to the, Ji
Per.sP,L's ef our citizens
employed on that elementnll4lll
kng been the '.-subjeet ;of remonstrance hf.,i„feekil-.1
Plaiot, when- • d . n 't;s,l new Achrt---i
, instea of rep.x3 • , . -. ... .., -,
tiolfs of wrong are issued, sub.-al-I,T otir. iaiza—i
J,.• -6 ' ' •-,.
tion -to
•general plunder. In this state ,of ..thicg,.s.7l
ott. first dut
chiy was to w'ithdra w .our sca-faring
: zen s
.and property, from abroad; and to kc.s.p.