Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-04-21


thar mine emery would write a
book AT the very outiet, in the
very fri page. | believe there is
complete abandonmenr Of the princi-
pie in difpute. Mas any gentleman
| got the work lit was handed By
one of the members) The hrf po-
tltion taken is the broad principle OF
the unlimited freedom Of trade be-
tween nations at peace, which the
writer eBdeavours to extend to the
trade between neutral and belli-
| geTent power; accompanied howev-
er BY this acknowledgment GO But
inafmuch as the trade Of neutral
with a bellige-ent nation, might, in
certain ipecial cafes, r9stF tbe )atfty Of
fJ a"tag0a@, gEage, t9aadcd oa this
PRINCIPLE Of neclJay, has admitted a
few exceptions to the general rule"
Whence comes the doctrine OF con-
tiaband, blockade, and enemy's pro.
perty Now, Gr, for what does
that celebrated pamphlet, 4" II ar in
Dilguife," which is faid to have been
written under the eve ofthe Britifh
prime miniitcr, contend, bu; ;his
principle ofnecetity." And this IS
abandoned by this pamphlcfeer at the
very thrrfhold Of dlfcuiion. But as
ifthiS were not enough, he goes on
to aRign as reafon for not referring
TO the authority of the ancients, that
:" the great charge which has taken
place in the fate Of manners, in the
lnaximS of war, and in the c0urE of
commerce, makes it pretty certain" -
what degree Of certainty is this ?
that either nothing will be found
relating to the queAion, O, notbmg
Efficiently applicable fo delsrvs attention
IL dsci3irg IT," Here, FIR, is an apo
!ogy Of the writer for not difcloling
the whole extent of his learning,
(Which might have overwhelmed the
reader) is the admillon that change
of circumitanCcs-" III the .cogrie Of
commerce "}-has made land there
fore will now jnfify) a rotal change
OF the law Of nations. What more
could the mott inveterate advocate
Of Engliih ufurpation demand !?
What elie can they require to etab-
liih all, and even more than they
contend for. Sir, there is clafs W
men-wc know them very we'll
who, if you only permit them 10 lay
the foundation, will build Won up,
feP by fep, and brick by brick, very
neat and thewy, if not tenable argu- |
0ents. To dete6 them It's only
neceaay to watch their premiGes,
where you will often find the point
At iAue totally furrendered, as in this
cafe it is. Again ;-is the mare 10
srnnr any where adcrtcd in this book /?
That free fhips make free goods /?
No, lir, thc right Of fearch is &C
kpowledsed, that enemys property
is lawful prize,is lealed and deliver
ed. And after abandoning thefe
principles, what becomes Of the doc
trine that mere ihfting Of the
goods from one chip to another, the
touching at another port, changes
the proPerty.--Sir, give up this
principle, and there is 40 end Of Ike
queition.- I on lie At the mercy Of /
the confidence of a court Of admiral
ty. i Spanifh fugar, or French cof- !
fee, made American property, BY |
the mere change Of nc cargo, or G.
Vca by the landing and payment OF |
rhe duties ?-Does this operation e. |
tett ; change Of property And
when thele duties are drawn back,
and the fugar and coffee re-ezported,
arc Lhey not las enemies property
liable 70 feizure, upon the principles
of the " Examination of the Bri:iih
Doctrine, &c" And is there not
the bef reafon TO believe, that this
operation IS reformed in many, if
not in mott cafes, to give neutral
aipeGt and color to the merchandise
Tam prepared, fiF, to he rcPreieUt-
ed as willing to furrender importan;
rights Of this nation, 70 4 foreign
government. | have been told this
ientiment is already whifpered in the
dark, by timc-lervers aud fycophants
But if your clerk dared % mint