Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-12-12


will first submit those letters 10 the Senate,
and then we shall give that weight to which
the characters Of his correspondents, and
their means Of acquiring correct intorma-
ton may entitle it.
Gentlemen, by turning to the last report
Of the Secretary, to which have before re-
lferred, and / wish them TO examine for
themselves, will find, that tie 48,69g, 500
dollars worth Of produce and other mer-
chandize, the actual growth and manufac-
ture Of our own country, exported from the
United States, in 1907, we sent
TO England, and her depe,idea-
cies IN EHyofe, Aaia, 4fricG,
and america, S27,9l7, 0T
To Span, and her debepden-
cies III Europe and AneyIca, 5,998,575
70 Portugal, and her debeaden-
cies in Europe ard AfierEca, 1.399,6l6
indies, 49, 472,666.
To China, tie East and Nest
Ludies generally, (Eof inclu-
dea a5opeJ -4frica, and ne
HortE'Urst COAST Of ARlerica, 1,9l9.906
Making IN The qoholc, S35,707, s42
Almost four-ffths Of the whole native ex-
ports of the United States for that year,
which we might export nearly as safely now
as then, but for the embargo; for Il cannot,
IL certainly will not, be now commended, that
any part Of this commerce is embraced By
the British orders OF council ard tho
French DEGREES in relation to il, from q. to-
tai inability TO execute them, are 4 mere
nullity. 1t is not therefore, as has been SAID,
the DEGREES and orders Of foreign powers,
that have reduced our country 10 It's present
distressed and embarrassed condition. h IS
our own folly, the embargo, that now PalsIes
the labor, the energies and enterprise oi
our citizens, and locks Up more than thirty
i've millions OF dollars, the native produce Of
our country, TO perish and sink upon cur
hands. / want 20 hear sir, for / have not
heard vet, how this enormous, this uuneccs-
sary and ruinous sacrifice OF national and in
diyidRal wealth, can De JUSTIFIED To the pub
lie. There is no man who holds more i'm
dignantly than do, those French DEGREES &
British orders but before my God, do
most relig ously believe, that the embargo
is a thousand times more injurious to our
country than they both could be rendered.
Instead of availing ourselves of the i'm
mensely extensive aud valuable commerce
now open to US, with at least three -tUurths
Of the commercial world, it has now become
great favor, it we can be permitted, by
the President aud his gun-boats, to sneak a.
long shore from one OF our ports tc another,
with as much -four and pork as we can eat
on the passage. Sir, this is the next COM
mercial country Of the world to England
we are, III fact, III this respect, their only
competitors, and whilst, as at present, they
have an opportunity OF monoponzing all the
commerce Of the world, do YOU believe they
will ever ask YOU to take off the embargo
No, sir This would bean act of madness
in them, equal almost to our continuing it,
They do not wish 10 meet upon the ocean a.
gam their industrious and enterprisiRg RI
walls. They are 30 doubt pleased to see us
Stacking and GRIPPING ourselves.
Much has been said by the gentleman
from Maryland, (gen. SmiIh) Oh the subject
OF tribute, and in a manner DO not we'll an
derstand, unless it DC, 70 rotor, upon the
gentleman his own language, sd captain
DUN. | wish however 10 be distinctly un-
derstood, that no part Of the commerce !
have undertaken to show the United States
might now carry on, would be s4bIeet to a.
ny tribute. wish it To BE furtl. under
stood, sir, that ! would not only see this
country clad III homespun, but covered in
sackcloth and ashes, rather than she should
consent TO pay tribute. / would see every
commercial city upon our shores, and every
rag OF canvass we hold, IN flames. would
see our soil smoking with the best blood Of
its inhabitants, and Tie bones Of our citizens
mingled with the ashes 81 their dwellings,
rather than see this people submit to pay
tribute to any nation on earth. trust there
IS not in either house a member, WHO would
not sooner risk his hfe, and spin Ills blood,
than give vote thaJ should reduce his
country 10 condition 50 slaYish and degra-
ding. And nope, Mr.. President, that no
insinuation has,or will be made here. calcu-
lated even to intimate All idea, thai the gem
tlemen OF this body who may vote tor the
repeal Of The embargo laws, would subiecl
THIS nation 10 tribute. SHCh an insinualipn
would not only be uutoWs4ed, iiIber-l, and
derogaioiy Of this hoorl biz tn oll er respects
higly unjustitiable