Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-12-19
OUT AT LAST !"
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The Plan Developed.

The Freeman's Journal, IF the 18th inst.
contains The following remarks, csmmuni-
| Gated by a correspondent from Washington,
under date Of the 10Th. Mr.. Elliot, mem
Der Of Congress, il supposed 10 be the wri
ter.
: We have at length been able 10 pene-
trate the mysteries of the Cabinet, and as
| certain its plan Of future policy The sys-
TEN OF Non Intercourse with England and
France, is TO be carried into effect it is no
| false alarm il will certainly be consuruma-
ted. When This system shall be matured.
and fortified BY sufficient number Of sup
elementary outwoYks, THE EMBARGO WILL
BE RAISED, AS it respects other countries,
and our vessels, under certain restrictions,
viii be permitted to arm. Whether the re-
moval of the Embargo win not be nominal
rather than real, il is impossible to say. At
all events, the ship owners will be obliged
10 give two sets Of bonds, and III both cases
! of enormous magnitude bonds, not to vio-
late or evade tic non-ntercourse system, &
bonds, not to make an improper use Of their
arms Events in Europe, may possibly
change this plan, but the pubic may rest
assured, that it is that which the govern
ment now has in contemplation.
Letters Of Marque and Reprisal against
France and England, are talked OF also, but
THIS remains, as the lawyers say, 9sloos
point .u
IL would seem that the administration has
not relinquished all hope Of an accommoda-
ton with France. Great Britain is given
up as incorrigible.
Full reliance may be placed upon this in
formation"
For comments en- the above, we refer our
readers to Mr.. Galatians letter, commenced
IN this days Gazette in which he points
out, what further measures ought To be a.
dopted for enforcing the odious embargo
laws. If Congress pass laws in the spirit Of
the letter alluded To, it viii be oppression
with a witness. II viii be III the bower of
the Executive Officers under the general
government, to embarrass and shackle the
Attle cOastiag trade we are now permitted To
carry on, in a manner that will amount 10
It's humiliation.
This letter contains another principle, still
mere alarming. The doctrine advanced III
regard to the administrator Uf the rights III
the citizens, by the sheritis, goes to destroy
the authority and sovereignty Of lie State
Governments. This will be the sevelest
act Of all We win not, however. for mo-
mcnt, believe that such = liberty and equll-
ity" men, as our democratic congress rep
resentatiyes have pretended 10 be, are mad
enough to give this sanction II laws, that
win most certainly prove death blow to AL
merican Freemen.
Shall the citizens of the New-EnpIand
States be compelled to submit in silence vi
the ruin Of their commerce, and the sscri.
fee Of one half of the value of the produce
Of their farms, and not be allowed priv.
ilege which slaves are sometimes perrni+.
ted to use, viz. to petition for relief W.
find that the request from the Legislature
of Massachusetts to Congress. was not suf.
fered to be read in the Senate Of these ~.
nighted States. One Of the southern mem
bers Of Congress says, g If warm water viii
not answer for the citizens ia this section
ofthe Union, itremains to apply Doctor ST.
Cyado's remedy, that Is, to---blesd item Y
This shows what are the feelings Of south.
eFn democrats towards the people of New
England, TO whom they are principally in.
debted Tor their independence, and from
whose industry and enterprise the revenue
has heretofore been chiefly furnished.
CargresS---Snce the unfavourabIe deci-
sion IN the Senate on the motion Of Mr..
Hlllhouse, tor removing the embargo, no
thing Of Importance has been acted upon
| Wc have been faycHrel WIT Mr. Fs+ks