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11116..--,--------:--.....—___/ now in force, is to deprlie at of the sommerct of
pecidlicinv the. same commercial effect, have been France, Holland, and a part of Italy. And they'
Substituted, tlic mode Is and not the measnre, has leave open to us the commerce of all the rest of the
undergone an alteration. And, however true it may world. What that is, some estimate may be formed
be, that the change is lawful in foam, it is, neverthe- by recurrence to the subjoined table, which exhibits
• less, as true, that it is essentially unfriendly, and the state of our commerce during 1806 and 1807—
tißtjt.dpes not at all comport with the-ideas inspired the two last years antecedent to the operation of our
by our letter of the p7th ult. in which you were : restrictive system. By that table it appears that the
plaited to declare the .41 distinctly* pronounced Inten.. value of the exports of our domestic products to
tion of his imperial Majettyof•lavouring the corn. France, 'Holland and Italy, was, during those two
eiteraial relations between France. end the United years*, at an average only of about- six and a half
states, in all the objects of 'traffic which shall .evi. minims of dollars. Whereas the average of our do-
teptlyproceediromtheir agricultureormanufactures.' mesdc exports to all other parts of the world, and
44 If France, by her own acts, has blockaded up which are now left free to us notwithstanding the
bar prams against the introduction of the products of effect of the British Orders in Council, exceed thirty-
' the Visaed States, what Motive, has this Government, eight N)ilistns ! So extensive a commerce it is pro-
in a discussion with. o third power, to insist on 'the ese4 to, surrender for the restricted trade the French
!privilege of going to France ?•..IWhence the ;educe. i Emperor will allow--.a trade burdened by imposi-
Lent; to urge the.annolment of at blockade of France, ' tions; br 'mussed by vexations, from French demi-
what, if 'annuard, no American cargoes could ob-i nation ind French Downier:, or Customhouse Oa.
Ws e market in any`of her ports ? In such a state ' cers, in almost every port of continental Europe.
*of tblurkl, a blockade of the coast of France would .",As in the scale of commercial advantages France
be lathe United States as unimportant as would be his little to offer in return for the many obvious ha.
, * blockade of the coast of the Caspian Sea. I cards which, according, to the wish of her Emperor,
a And so far has the French Emperor been from the United States are about to incur • so, in the mo-
yelling, in whole, or in part, these odious regula, ral'estimate of national prospects, there is little cha-
•sions as to us. in consequence of our submitting to racier to rain, or consolation to expect, in the dark
give up our English trade, that they have been made scene of things on which we are entering.
a subject of special instructions to the Minister who i is A nation like the United g
_tate* happy in its
;lag keen test to the court, of France. I great lbcal relations, removed from the bloody then.
." Mr, Monroe, in his letter of instructions to Mr. I tre of Europe, with a maritime border, opening vast
' Barlow, of July 26, 1811, says, 4 Your early and fields for enterprise—with territorial possessions ex-
- ipartiefaar attention will be drawn to the great sub- ceeding every real want—its firesides safe—its altars
ject of the pnnonercial relation which is to subsist, in undefiled—from invasion nothing to fear,—from ac-
i hour*, between tl•e United States and France. The quisition nothing to hope—how shall such a nation
Preinclent west& that the commerce of the United look to Heaven for its smiles, while throwing away,
Stases! will be placed, in the ports of France, net as though they were worthless, all the blessings and
.such, a footing as to afford it a fair market ; and to joys which peace and such a distingtished lot in-
Ahe indirssre •and enterprise of their citizens, a .rea- • dude? With what prayers can it address the Mos.!.
S. stable encouragement. An arrangement to this ' HMI, when it prepares to pour forth its youthful
i effect was loriked for, immedi -91 v f :he --_ rar upon aneighbourinl rle,from whose strength

limey after revoca-
,ii,iVoi the deereese but it appears from. the docu-
Ainsnis in this department. that that was not the case;
qn the contrary, that our commerce has been sub-
Aced to the greatest' discouragethent, or rather, to
4 SIA mast oppressive restraints.; that the vessels which
:.carried Folk% sugar, -&c. though sailing direttl),
• .from the lJnited States to a French port,. held
1044 ci segnectratinn, on the principle that the
~trade. wits prohibited, and that the importation of
thesearticles was not only unlawful, but criminal;
. that even the vessels which carried the unquestionable
. productions. of. the _United States were exposed to
_great and expensive delays, to tedious investigations,
in unusual kiting., and to exorbitant duties. In short,
that the ordinary usages of commerce between
friendly nations were abandoned.' •
64 Again Mr. Monroe, in the same letter, says, 4 If
be ports of France, and her allies, are not opened
; to the commerce pf the United States, on a liberal
stale and on fair conditions, .of what avail to them,
'it may be asked, will 'be the revocation of the Bri.,
`fish Orders in Council ? contending far the re-
. vocation of these orders, so far as it was' an object
of interest, the United States had in view a trade to
the Continent. It was a fair legitimate object, and
worth contending, for, while France encouraged it,
Bin if she shuts her ports on our commerce, or bur-
. i dent it with.heavy duties, that motive is at an end.'
He again gays, 0 You will see the injustice, and
endeavour to prevent the necessity of btingiag in re.
• turn lor A;trierican cargoes sold in Frances an equal
entritint in the produce or manufactures of that.coun-
try. No such obligation is imposed on French iner-
chants trading to the United. States, They enjoy
liberty of selling their cargoes for cash, and
taking jilielt What 'gal pleased froth this country in
return. It if indispensable that the trade be free ;
;that all:American citizens engaged in it be placed
On the same footing ; and, with this view, that the
system of carrying it on by licences grained by
French agents, be immediately annulled.
"The dispatches from Mr. Barlow, by the Hornet,
post clearly thews that 'the expectations of our Go-
, Ternmert have. not only not been tealized, but that
even the promises obtained by our Minister, are of a •
„very_ unsatisfactory 'nature. Indeed, while Bona-
parte is sending- armies to the north of tirope, to
Wee posseasiou Of the ports on the Baltic, and by his
fast4ailing scniadrens is burning American vessels
Onthe Atliintic, all expectations of a free trade from
rrance, tnnst be worse than vain.
" Not withstanding the violence of the Belligerents,
were the restiictions of our own Government re-
moved, the commerce of the United States might
..be 'extensive and profitable. It is well known, that
'ruin the rillairry of our seamen, if merchant yes-
eels Ohre allowed to arm and associate, for self-de-
Terme; they would' be able to repel many unlawful
aggressiona.. The danger of capture would: be di.l
ininishetl, and in ;elution to one of the Belligerents •
set leatt, the risk,' under such cirCumstances would
'loon be measured by insurance.
The discussions of our Government, in relation
iti.the British Orders in Council, give a currency to
the 'opinion "that they -exist, withoht any modifica-
tion, accoi ding to the extent of the first principles on
Which iherwete issued. And the French Miniaters
in iris last communication on ' this subject; .tnade to
the Conservative Senate, on the 10th of Mirch last,.
speaks of the blockade, of the 10,1 s ''of May, 1806, !
• as. annihilating the rights of all maritime-states. and
putting under-interdiction whole coasts and empires,'
and ache Orders in council of 1807, as though still
ettbsisti4k, and that accOrding to their plinCipla all
Teasels were compelled 6 to pay a tribute to England,
and all.CaTgoei a tariff to her customs.' "What the
real extent'and principle:of the blockaik cf May,'
1$ 6, were, have alfeady been explained.
*0 With respect to the British orders Of 1807, the
.truth is, that by a ncw'order issued op the 20th of •
Ael, 1809, they were reroked. or Modified, and the
obritixi its transit duty. called by the French Minister
s tribute and tariff,' was done away.
.The new order
eirApitil 1809: which is now the subject of COM -
Okild, n Ignited hit all tie ports and places As far
North as the river,Ems, inclusively, under the Go,
vernir.eot styling ltielt the' Kingdom of Holland, and
all ports anj places under the government of France,
together with the eolouies, phstitation!, and iettle-
✓ the posre4sion* iltoce Rovervipents, respec-
'ol4ly, and all ports and places in the northern ruts
• Inaiy, to be-reckoned ttom the porti of Orbitello
trxt &biro
alba rocs tboa ut the Driliab mkt; of blockade

age upon, ig g people,.
it has nothing to dread—from whose devastation it
Inas nothing to gain ?
" If our ills were of a nature that war would re-
imedy—if war would compensate any of our losses,
or remove any of our complaints, there \ might be
some alleviation of the suffering in the charm of the
prospect. But how will war upon the land protect
commerce upon the ocean ? What balm has Canada'
for wounded honour ? How are our mariners bene.
Cited by a war, which exposes those who are 'free,
without promising release to those who are impressed?
46 But it is said that war is demanded by honour;
Is national honour a principle which thirsts after
vengeance, and is appeased only by blood ; which,
trampling on the hopes of man and spurning the law
of GOD; untaught by what is past and careless of
what is to come, precipitates itself into any folly or
madness to gratify a selfish vanity, or to satiate acme
unhallowed rage ? If honour demands a war with
England, what opiate lulls that honour to sleep over
the wrongs done us by France ? On land, robberies,
seizures, imprisonments, by French antliotity ;—:it
sea, pillage, sinkings, buraings, under French orders.
These are notorious. Are they unfelt because they
'are French ? Is any alleviation to be found in the
correspondence and humiliations of the present Mini
ster Plenipotentiary of the United States ;it the
French Court ? In his communications to our Go-
vernment, as before the public, where is the cause fur
now selecting France as the friend of our country,
and England as the enemy ?
" If no illusions of personal feeling, and no solici-
tude for elevation of place, should be permitted to
misguide tbe public councils; if it is, indeed, honour.
able for the true statesman to consult the pulreic
welfare, to provide, in truth for the public defence,
and impose no yoke of bondage with full knowledge
of the wrongs inflicted by the French, ought the go-
vernrnent of this country to aid the French cause, by
engaging in war against the enemy of France ? Tu
supply the waste of such a war, and to meet the ap•
propriations of millions extraordinary for the war ex-
penditures, must our fellow-citizens, throughout the
union, be doomed to sustain the burden oaf war-taxes
in varioui forms -of direct and indirect imposition ?
for plficial information, respecting the millions
deemed requisite for the charges of the war ; for like
information respecting the nature and amount of
taxes, deemed requisite for drawing those millions
from the community, it is here sufficient to refer to
estimates and reports made by the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Committee of Ways and Means,
and to the body of resolutions pAssed in March last,
iu the House of Representatives.
" It would be some relief to c,ur anxiety if amends
were likely to be made, for the weakness and wild-
ness of the project, by the prudence of the prepara-
tion. But in no aspect of this anonimous affair can
we trace the great and distinctive properties of wis-
dom. There is seen a headlong rushing into difficul-
ties, with littlecalculatien about the means, and lit-
tle concern about the consequences. With a navy
comparatively nominal, we are about to enter into,
the lists against the greatest marine on the globe.
With a commerce unprotected, and spread over every
ocean, •we propose to make a profit by privateering,
and for this endanger the wealth of which we are honest
proprietors. An invasion is threatened of the colonies
of
,a power, which, without putting anew ship into
commission, or taking another soldier into pay, can
spread alarm or desolation along the extensive range
of our seaboard.
44 The resource* of our country, in their natural
state, great beyond our wants or one 4Qpes, are im-
paked-hy the efrect of artificial restraints. Before
adequate fortifications are prepared for domestic de-
fence, before men or money are provided for a war
of attack, why hasten into the midst of that awful
contest Which is laying waste Europe It cannot be
concealed, that to engage in the preset war against
Value of articles c( domestic produce exp; reed to all the world.
In 1806. IP 1897.
Whole Amoy* ). 14;233,727 Whole Amount D. 48,699,594
1••••=••••••
4;226,698

To Pronto .
To Rolland, aow
port of frame
To

2,716,141

1,609,904
105,346

33(48,224
230,267

7,022,000

6,064,632

T. Esitand end
dependencies 19,179,981
To all ocher pans
of the world 15,051,749 i

F/7,915,077

14,719,885
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