Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-04-18

fOOliI LhSdluICo as UlSnt DC III our
/ power, and which we fhould deem
important TO be known to our con-
ttituentS, to awaken their attention
20 their own bet teref5, which |
tank are in jeopardy, and may fuf-
ter lrreParabie iujusy.-And II being
in conformity 70 the ancient uiage of
cur state, for the Governor to re
ceige and communicate fuch inlor-
nation, | am induced to believe i
woo!d be well received.
The people Of Connecticut, though
fuFcrlng uuuer the hnibargo, are, as
: FAR as | can learn, quiet hoping fer
and expecting its iPeedy repeal. II
! it is to be continued. they will not be
{ tlshed without knowing its real OBJ
jet and drdti2n Of which at pref
ent they are wholly ignorant. Nei
th5r has any information ever been
given that has convinced me If the
( YT9Driety or foHy Of that harlh meal
ire; which, from prefent appeafad-
; ces, Is TO Le kept on, and for aught |
fee Tult prove ruiA0us 10 the cam
msrce aud navIgdtisA OF New-Eng-
land.
From obfervations made BY the
friends of The administration AID the
/ embarge, they woulo feem TO WITH TO
'ind &C 4 belief that it is a nellure,
which though attended with Prelent
inconvenience and isjury, will even
I tually prove beneh cla, 10 the coun-
try, by dJc9wagng commerce, and
thereby 9r,n9tiHg manufactures and
agriculture-as though the latter
would fl urilh wiihou. the former !:
A policy this, in exact conformity to
what | have always underitood to be
the policy Of Virginia, winch has
powerful and commanding influence
In our ma ional councils nc peo-
pie of hat 1arc have cmbli ked very
little in osImeTce, and conftquumt-
" feel but little interea in it, prof
periy, OF diipolition 70 proiea II
My te4ls sre rh he pa" ~ 5uIia
ing mp maau.adure: and ricuiture,
at The exp nee OF commerce. viii
not be difccvered ~ be UIGoHayy AMI
nnar457icdblc, until by the experiment,
it ihal be found 70 have ruined he
navigation and commerce Of the
Northern rtates. The embargo an
not be Conldered as holding out iub-
itantial encouragement to manufac-
turos, unlcls it is to be an abiding
nleaGrs and it cannot be thus con
tlnued without ,uiring commerce
and bringing III yitablr d,ltTefs and
ruin on multltudeS Of our inhabitants.
( As well might the planters IF Vir-
f, ginia be called upon to work IN their
| heids in The place Of their ~laves, as
the commercial ana featuring people
Of New EngIand, invluClbiy welded
to navigation and commerce, be r.
/ quired to quit both, and become man
uiaQurers, or 20 migrate and make
faTmj ID the wilderness.
The n,isfortunes which the New
Eng nd people arc luftring and are
likely To lufer, mutt IL fome meat
ure, be imputed to their o7va t5lly, in
! luif-ring themfelves to be wrought
up into parties, to fuch degree as
to have no efficient voice in the pub
! lie councils Of the nation New
England may Dc faid to have had
icarcely any influence IN Congrels
for fcven years paa the party divi-
fions of their oenators and Reprelen-
tatives having heHtrdAzed their votes
| The commercial concerns of New
England being thus left in the hands
OF men not particularly acquainted
| with commerce, and entertaining III
f9aary theories on h; fubject, how
could it be expected that thofe
concerns lhould be wen taken
care of ? Could the voice of new
England be fairly exprefiel on the
floor Of Congreis many errors OF the
fubied of comrsrce and navigation
would be avoided But 70 long as
the qualification OF party feeling and
party UiezvJ is conGdered AID regard.
ed as the Japrenae good, her belt inter
eits and mott ehential concerns will
fufcr.
The negotiation with MIR. Rofe,
70 which we have all been 70 long
and 10 anxiouily looking for favor