The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-10-11
DOMESTIC.
BALTIMORE, October l.
can Meetins-at StgTcker's NH.
Field Oratory. &c.

1'StH O|NESEy. &C.
General Smith.---Friends, Fellow-citi
zcns---l might say acquaintance for |
know you all, and have known YOU LONG
Perhaps you are surprised that came not
sooner to participate and take an efficient
part in the cause of repub.icanism, to which
such an extraordinary opposition, is set ND
set up by the same party, which years
ago You Frustrated in the dust. Fathers.
who know what parental feeling is, will cx-
cuSe me, when they learn that have been
ten weeks travelling with beloved daughter
whose health has been impaired and, tn hanks
to God, l have succeeded il restoring her to
the blessings OF health and tho bosom of NV
family
Observe feliow-citzcDs, from whence and
from whom this cutlery, this stubborn oppo-
sltion comes. 1t sets in from the federal
party they held the reins Of government
twelve years, and did they dsburden Won of
your national debt? No; they went ont of
power and left us sadded with it all Not
only so, but they violated the constitution of
the United States by the passage of an alien
law, by which the unhappy foreigner. who
had taken refuge in America from the hard
ships and expressions OF Europe, was sub
Jected to "A capricious expectation, at any
minute at the will of the chief mae.istratc
Then followed sedit!on law to gag the month
OF discomfort and suppress discussion and DO
pular murInurs. But all this did not suffice
taxes were lad ON domestic industry to sup
port the expences fan extravagant govern
ment--and monies were loaned at eight Der
cent. We were approximatiDg to monarchy
but the people were alarmed, they rose in
their might and dismissed the federal adnni
nistrators from office.
You elected republicans TO fiji vou, co,,,,-
ellis and administer your affairs. And have
they not done more than tie most sanpt,ine n
mong us could have expected? From two
articles OF taxation, ION each of which was
imposed ) 500,G00) one million of dollars
was withdrawn. The whsle of the in
tcrnaltaXes was repealed. Not single rax
IS levied from you--and, yet what have we
done I'VE have in seven years. paid off
thirty two millions of public dcbt--without CD
pressing any man or draining the streams of
revenue dry. And how have we done p
~ carrying into public administration,
the same economy which every prudent man
exercises in his private dealings, and in his
own family.
Gen. S. then took an extensive view of tn.
embargo, too much at large for us 60 copy
here. Britain, {saidhc) Is she ruled l..rac-
tons by public, recorded laws, we could an
dcrstand her conduct as we'll as herself. ard
gard against them but she acts when s.
suits her by orders from her king and PRIV
council, and often without notiicatiop-bnt
by instructions to her admraIs and co,nrnar-
derS' she pounces upon the property NJ The
neutral, like hawk upon an unwarv bird
and seizure is the first ihtmatioh of probi.
bitten o. danger OF this nature was the
orders OF council of January, 1907, which
forbade neutrals 40 trade from one Dort in
another port OF France or her all;cs--,,ldcr
TINS order above fifty or sixty, American
SHIPS were captured by British cruizers.
Then followed the ever memorable order
OF council OF November. 1907, DECLARING ali
American (neitTai) vessels good prize, if
D 'und to or from France, any Of her ports
or allies France rc:aliated, and said tl,at
an Americanvesselb bound to or from the Bri
tish islands, or which should submit n be
boarded by British armed ship. should be
good prize. Then as Mr.. M'k;n told Won.
was our commerce placed m double ieopar
dy' But the sagacity Of Jefferson forcsaw
me coming storin; he recommended safety
aHG De are 8gfg. We rcsofted to an en-
bargo, as we had done before, to preserve our
SHIPS property and seamcn from the ariDe
OF European PlunGcrers. But I am told. ti,is
embargo IS terrible measure, aud qai,c in
toierao!e. was one OF those who drafted
the present law and II is verbatim thc same
with that passed in 179f, cxcepting t1at the