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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-10-03

erential love" for your Excellency, are
endeayoring to mislead your judgment
with respect to the public opinion, and
prolong the public calamities.
Many OF your petitioners were SOL
diers in the Revolution, and all Of them
ardentIy attached to Republican Gov
ernment-are ready to make any sac
rihces Tor It's defence, and pledge them
selves never to be wanting in the day of
their country's adversely.
With sentiments Of due respect for
the Chief Magistrate of the United
States, your petitioners are your dutiful
servants.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-10-03
gntcrtstil1g lOoIiticaI aei8erliaug.


I,t5e Embryo oosRi,u'ioza!?
The coufti;u;ion gives power to r,raf,t.
commerce. This "nliuifs4 embargo Pr, COM
nercs. Hpuss an evf 70 H.
Now how can Coqgrefs regulate what docs
"a: esill a temporary Embargo does no
more than to ,wfas&, but dres not ds1ysy com.
rnsree. When The emtargo was laid uRder
Fsasngton, II did not prevent the loading Of
~eiie.. It only prevented fone of them froh
gong out quite 70 fooa as they otherwile
Eoald do.
But this naliz 'rfFmbargo d,froys commerce.
Has congrefs authority to do this No.
Is the Embargo then, conai:utjonal No.
Supporting it was conAitu,iosal, zUos NIB az
Ez75ogo e.Peiient'
Some fay the merchants would not have
ihiPped any thing if the embargo had not
been laid.
Then the Embargo was very ufeleis and
fooIifl meafure.
Some fay it was TO prevent merchants from
ihIPping property and lo:ing Il
Don't the merchants know better than any
'ib,r people when il is lafe to 1iip
They certainly do
Some FAY thar infolvent fpeculators would
rik and lOfe their property.
suppofe few did, what then?
Wouldn't it be better thar the rie5 s,srslazts
hould lose property, than that the farmers
hould lose
Some faythe Embargo prevents a war,
T5<t's Bngbear.
FARMERs look 10 hatement or t7vo
The amount Of exports in 1902, was AZ mill
ians Of doHars.
Of tbs, r7sre s5as THIRTY MILLIONS t7igJt
5aVs gDae TO Ports nef irteydi7ef By England, nor
sebiu t5e pozvey Of France, at tie time IF laying he
Eu5aFo. This refult appears from the report
Of the Secretary of the Treafury for 1907.
Mirld this, Farmers.
Now if the administration couldn't or
wouIdz't defend part Of our rights on the
ocesn, was there any reaion why they ihould
no: fufFer our citizens TO e1ercife the remain
der
Certainly not
Was the Embargo good nseafure to fage
cur sEAMEE? No.
Orr eitier are in a great mealure drained IF
tJav-the fEreets Of Quebec are thronged with
them--if the voice Of the people compels gov
eminent to raife the embargo, we fhall hear a
terrible noife about thele men who 60 yol4a-
ta,Ry into the Briiiih fervice. It will be told
how the Tlritilh have impyeRed thoufands of
our feamen, when in fact they went 70 them
Of their own accord, for want Of en-: Icyment
at home.
What then becomes OF the afertion, a thou
faud times made, that the embargo is expedi-
eDt
Il vaniClles ike sraIs.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-10-03
CWzole No. 545.

when secretary Of state do, on a like oc-
casion, should he be made President Of
the United States Would he not AZ
once give the money, as his predeces-
sor had done in the affair Of the Der
cear ? 1t cannot be doubted. What,
sir, but coaEenlht and hatred ought TO
follow those who have passed herfet-
nal La7v putting an end 10 all foreign
trade and commerce IN our own ships
and vessels According to the ac-
count given by some Of thern5 concern
ing their motives for passing the law,
they did it with blind submission to
executive power, that would have dis
graced the slaves of Turkey Con
tempt and disgrace ought to follow the
authors Of those evils we now endure,
until their effects shall be forgotten.
Already we see the spirit Of seueHtg--
.fUe is not extinct; and the votes in this
state, last April and May, when the
evils of which we complain were but
beginning to show themselves, as well
as the late elections in Newhampshire,
RhodeisIand, Vermont, and Northcaro-
lima, are evidence that the PEOPLE,
when injured and abused by their I'm.
faithful servants, win, in a constitution
al manner, do themselves justice.
| am, sir, with much respect,
yours, &c.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-10-03


A gentleman Of North Carolina, III a
letter TO the Editor of the Washington
Federalist, states, Z" That in one or tie
districts all Mr.. J-fferson's newly levi
ed recruits for his army of $500 ineil
marched to the hustings in body, and
voted Of course for his civil corps, as
did also their officers and such ofthe
navy as could be spared from the ardu-
ous duty Of annoying or commerce.
This interference Of the military AZ our
elections is lily brooked by the people,
and was in defiance Of the opinions Oh
our soundest lawyers. We should like
to learn from that profound civilian,
Mr.. Madison, or in some future num-
Der Of the FARMER," how far these
votes Of the soldiery have the sanction
Of his appreciation"
The same letter says, when il shall
be understood, that at this time North
Carolina has but one federal represcn-
tative on the floor Of congress, and that
at the next congress she will have ar
least four that there were but five
federal candidates at the late election,
all opposed by the now sitting nen-
bers, and no opposition of any Kind III
several OF the districts Cor which repnb-
hcan gentleman are returned that the
current Of public oriniol sets deem
and strong" against those who have
swindled themselves into the confidence
Of the people, and 4 conviction peNadcs
all paris cf the state, that by concert
and activity, among the fedcralists, at
the late election, its 7yfole rrtlrrsentalio.
might have been fcderalized---it will
then be perceived how Iit,le cause MIR.
Smith has Tor the exultatica which liz
affects at the result Of our late elections,
and which is but one Of his accustomed
tricks, to buoy Up for little the fainting
spirits OF his sinking patron. The en-
suing election for President and Vice
President VIII, it is hoped, afford
ulster criterioa BY which to test the
strength Of federalism, and the popular
ity of Mr.. JefIerson's administration,
in this state We do not despair Of
the success of an unanimous anti Mad
isonian ticket"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-10-03
HEBRON PETLrLnN

The people Of Hebron assembled on Mon.
day the 18th inst to take into consideration
the expedienry Of patssierlsssg the President
Of the United States, on the subject of the
Embargo. Owing TO the place where the
meeting was notified to be held, there was
not a very general atfendance-Hovaver
after choosing William G. Whitney. ESQ.
Moderator, and hearing considerable debate
the town decided in favor of petitioninq. and
chose a committee, who reported a petition
70 the town, after an adjournment Of thirty
minutes, which was accepted, and The same
committee directed to forward it to the
President.
To Thomas Je6ersOs, Esq. President Of
the United States.
THE Inhabitants Of the town of He
bron, county of Oxford, ME in legal
town-meeting assembled, respectfully
represent, that though inhabiting an
infant town, a considerable distance
from any navigable waters, their inter-
est is deeply affected by the laws inter-
dieting commerce. Your petitioners
are farmers almost to a man but they
find the farming and commercial inter-
ests nearly related, Notwithstanding the
wicked attempt of some in our country
to represent them as at variance.
In the Presidents answer to the
Newburyport address, it is observed,
that no change Of measures, Affecting
neutral commerce was then known 10
have taken place in Europe. The in
habltants of an inland town cannot pos
sess very ample means for information
on the passing events but they hum
bly, submit to your Excellency, wheth-
er 1t is not nozv we'll ascertained that
England has rescinded her Orders, as
they relate to Spain---whether there IS
not the greatest probability the Span
lards will make permanent stand a.
galnst Napoleon, the scourge, of Eu-
rope and the world-and, if Old Spain
must finally resign herself into the
hands other oppressors, whether an adj
vantageous commerce may not still be
carried on with the Spanish West-In-
dies and her colonies on the continent,
which, on such an event, viii probably
declare Observation-Disclosures.
They therefore pray your ExceIIen-
cy TO suspend wholly or in part, the
Embargo laws, according to the pow
ers vested in you by Congress or, if
any doubt still exist with respect to the
competency Of those powers, We hum
bly, request you to lay the matter before
Congress, at an early period Of their
ensuing session.
Let not the President suppose want
Of patriotism has dictated this petition.
BE assured it is the voice Of submission
and distress--not the " hurmur" of
malcontents, as has tyour petitioners
believel been falsely represented ofsiln-
liar addresses, from some Of our COM
mercial towns, By persons, who, pro-
Tossing much friendship Z great " rev
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-10-03

Thomas Jefferson, president Of
the y. States, and James Madi-
son, secretary Of state, have each
of them secretly accepted the
title Of member Of Bonaparte's
Legion Of Honor. How are we
to understand the meaning Of the
9th section Of the lst article OF
our Constitution p" No person
I" holding any oaice Of profit or
(" trust under them (the United
g States shall, without the con-
" sent Of congress, accept Of any
I" present, emolument, Office, or
I" title Of cny Kind 7Ulateve,-,
I" from any king, prince, or
(" foreign state. &C. S. Gqz.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-10-03

a 70 .. Us~-' n 's' --A'~-4' 81
lit binders us from telling our furpius
produce.
2. Il inks the price of our lands.
3. It prEents labortrs from gaining enc
ploy aut, and dillreGes poor people.
4. il tends cur gold, eur young men, and
orr fip5alders into Canada.
s. It eagiches roguss at The expenfc Of hon.
ct men.
6. L has atendeucy 70 bring u, into Lord
Alps.
:. :. GUS of the revenue.
3 It 7vili ,lIizr ~ f,,<je'f % diret7 hsrs.
. L wa teach foreign nations that they
can I've vifhcut Is.
10 i viii irjare our commerce for great
While to come.
iLIt wi'f make sore'gn n7tilas think we
&c cow2raIy. and wiH Dor defend cur rights
on the occan.
l9. i VII ,ead 70 raiCe the price of feamen's
wages lf sve- taken OF and that will raife
the price of Imported articles.
IS. It val teach the country the art OF
GRugg'ing, whereby the revenue will be de-
EaEdsi--or--
~ It WI PIT the government TO great ex
2snte in guarding The coaa by grn-b boats.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-10-03
- - ". q ", e.sLeat - 2

F.7g Cas7s 4as 70 orr e,sirat esusti47 ?
n order to determine this correctly, we are
ipd to take A view Of
III esaa,7 II E.g'aaI, Frame, aaI Spin, 10
r.4si, tie Unaei States.
F,saes aut Spain. might As well have
mentioned Frlaee only Y; 6acs j. Is well known
TIA; France aa' fer a long lime goy,ned
Spaia
Spain conmtted many injuries againG IT,,
4. Louiana aad 90 the ocean.
We sought he right Of France to Louilia-
ca sOy l5.9aoicCo doilsrs bur Span. l. lis
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IN 1rT7rPsN,-
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And the House adjourned till IL o'clock
tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY, December %.

| TUESDAY, December %.
| A message from the Senate by MIR. Otis
their Secretary:
| M. Sneaker, the Senate have agreed
to the amendments made by the House tC
the bill entitled AN act laying AN snlbar-
I go on all ships and vessels III the ports and
hafbors of the United States and then he
Withdrew"
| Mr.. Bacon from the joint committee for
inrolled bills reported that the committee
had examined an inrolled bill entitled
An act laying an embargo on all ships
and vessels in the ports and harbors OF the
United States" and had found the same TO
be truly inrolled: Whereupon Mr.. Speak
CT signed the said .nroll. d bill.
Mr.. Bacon, from the same committee
also reported that the committee had pre-
sented to the President of the ". States,
loren entioned.
A message from the Senate by Mr.. Otis
their Secretary
Mr. Sneaker: The President of the
United States has approved and signed an
act which originated in the Senate entitled
g An act layingan embargo on all ships
and vessels in the ports and harbors of the
u Statss :" And then he withdrew.
On motion of Mr., Rowan and seconded,
that the House do come to the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the injunction of secre
cy attached to the passage of bill impo-
sing or LAYING an embargo on the vessels
within our ports and harbors be taken OF,
and that the secret journal relative to that
subject be published.
A division of the question was called for
by Mr. Bib, and
Onthe question that the House do agree
to the first member of the said resolution
in the words following, to wit
ResoiUed, That the injunction ofsecrecy
attached to the passage of the bill impo-I
sing or laying an embargo on the vessels
within our ports and harbors be taken on.
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
The question was then taken that the
House doagree to the second member of
the said resolution, contained in the words
TO wit h" and taat the secret
Journal on that subject be published"
And resolved in the affirmative.
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aoirgit!ia Legislature.
HOUSE or DELEGATxS
SAT tRpAy, Dec o6.


A communication from tie Senate bv dei@
clerk Tile Senate have passed tie iH,
" For dividing the county OF Amherst
Nm angrosscd bill. "Conccrmrg tic public
guard" was read third time and ,c,c.f
Hanks therein fill, d Gp-And the question be-
ing put on the rsssag &c ofthe bill, II passed IN
the negative.-A Is o. Noes e.
Rcs,fred, That ne said bill bc rejected
a bill "To continue and amend an act rofs
corning the James River Compa IS" was read
a second time, and ordered 90 be engrossed
and read "a third time
4 bill incorporating the trustees o. free
school or schools in King George County :"
and
A bill, "To autl orise the cutting drains IN
the county If champion, (Which bills Law
on the tablc) were seteysny cad the 6rsC
time, ard ordered to be read = scconu .i.,,
A bil, inceip orstng company 20 csts@
blish turnpike from Fairfx couythouse 10
FAD Ter courthouse" Was read the fysf tim =
add ordered 70 be read q second time.
On motion, Oyaersd, That the said bili be
now resda second time.--1he s. I'd bin was ac
cor,,ingly read a second tinc, aud, on moiori,
Ordcycd TO be committed To Mcssrs Hunfon,
Daee, Blake, Summers, Riasons Brent add
Tucker
A motion was made for leave IN bring in
'bll, "Suspending for limited time, the opez
rstionof the sct, concerning the Public CU.rd
ard for other purposes g" and the Question be-
ng put on the giving leave 10 brHg in tIc said
bin, it passed in the negatiee--Ayes 6J-Naes
&C
mr.. Anderson presented from the Commit
tee ol propositions and grievances, bill, "Au.
thorising John Wimb.sh TO erect dam across
canister river !" and,
Mr.. Preston from tho committee 20 whom
was referred q At part Of The Governors CONF
muri-ation which relates O. the road from tic
upper navigation Of KanSvha. 60 thc uppsrha@
iga,ion ofJsmcs river. presented lHl'. Z" C0us
ce.niag tbo road trom il,e upper nav gs.ioh q
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FROM THE AURORA.
-E
REYoLUTTcN IN SPAIN


The following article appeared in the
Political Register of last evening it is a
translation of royal decree of the Span
sh monarch, on the discovery of plan TO
ethrone him, in which it seems his oToH
spH and a great number of the Spanish
nobility were involved and have been
consigned 70 prison. The CONSERVATION in
Spain was great, and the issue is not to be
calculated upon. Under what auspices
the revelation was formed is not TO he as
ccrtained at once ; and the more pains ia.
ken to fix it on any particular p0iut, with
our evidence, the more must our doubts he
excited--wbether it originated at Paris or
Ls1don, or in the discomfort of the Stan
ISL po6icS themselves is not yet To be IS
certained; whether it was connected tn
the recent visit Of Soi-disdnt Louis XVIII (;
or with the march of the French army to-
wards Spain, time alone can determine.
There are many reasons which might be
adtluced, without more than the trouble OF
writing them, to favor either belief; but
as all that could be assumed would only
tend to- cenfound or render intelligence
more uncertain we shall not indulge IN
the conjecture, whether it was attempted
by similar means, and for similar ends as
the death Of the emperor Paul, or the cap
ture OF Copenhagen, whether Lucien Boz
nsparte ard the son of the Spanish mo-
march had formed coalition or that the
Prince of Peace had aspired to the throne
himself to the exclusion OF both or whe.
ther the son of the Spanish monarch, at
tempted the counter revolution in order to
rescue the power Of Spain and its governs
ment out OF the hands of the Prince oil
Peace the latter we think the most pro-
4 NJ Of oil
probable that there should be external con-
cert in the afar There can be little
! doubt of a total revolu ION IN the affairs of
( Spain and as the croakers who sicken at
our rood fortune will labor hard to per-
shade the public that this event may be
pernCious TO the u States, we think IL
necessary to offer few remarks on the
subject.
! he ground the croakcrS will take will
be the cid one, that France IS and viii be
more oar eHemy, in consequence Of a re-
violation in Spain.
As those people never think reason OF
! c0H8c, rs necessary TO support any thing
they chusc To suggest they are inyulneTa-
bic on that ground they are like the man
70 whom the wag bequeathcd Locke uhoa
buDlan matchmaking they are both above
reason and below II We cannot therefore
Ipreume to discover that our exemption
from the decree Of 21st Nov. 1906, Is en-
nifty, nor can we any more discover why
"A revolt in Spain, however and by whom
soever attempted, should excite enmity a.
* inst us. who had nothing to do wish it,.
Now, with all due Difference to the ia
mites Of the vViSeacTcs and cro0kcrs, and
they are hume rous-- with all due Difference
to their under8iQpdiugs uudcr fock--we
should rather presume, that IL any effect
lat all could arise 10 the United S ates, il
Unjust be good enc.
Say that the revolt is At an end then
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CUll4FgG03.
FRIDAY, December IS.
HOUSE or RkPRESEATATIyES.


n message IN writing was received from
the President Of the United States, as fol-
loweth:
ISee message and documents in our last !
On motion of Mr.. Holland and seconded
by MIR. Clay,
The said message and documents accom-
panying it were severally read:
Ordercd, That the letters referred to
in said message be referred to the Presi-
dent of tbs United States, agreeably TO his
request.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph, and seccn-
dcd, that the house 90 come to the FOL.
lowing resolution
Res2iUed, That an embargo be laid
on ali shipping, the property of tizens Of
the United States now in port or which
shall hereafter arrive"
And the question being put that the
House do agree 10 the said RESOLUTION, and
ON the. question thereupon, the Yeas and
Nays Being demanded by one fifth Of the
members present, and debate arising, a
motion was made by MIR. Macon, and Sc
conded, that the resolution do lie oil the
table
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
a message from the Senate by Mr.. Otis,
their Secretary: Mir. Speaker, the Sc
nate nave ~ ntGcucc directed me to
inform this honorable house, that they
have passed bill entitled " An act laying
an embargo on all ships aud vessels IN the
ports and harbors of the United States
IN which bill they desire the concurrence
Of tins House, and then he withdrew.
lhe said bill was received and read the
first time.
Onmotion the said hill was read the Sc
como time and ordered to he committed TO
a committee Of the whole House on the
SAFE OF ne union on this day.
Onmotion Of Mr.. Crown.nshieId and SC.
yonued, Resotvcd, That the House viii
immediately resolve itselfinto a CON mittec
OF ,ne whole House on the said bill.
;,,o "s house accordingly resolved itself
ih'o The said committed.
c,,a, ~ N'ter some time spent therein, Mr..
1870 resumed tie Chair and NV Mas
1ors reported, that the comm;ttee Ind ac-
$3.50 1.',1s 70 order, HAD the said bill under
,br re,''IFs ,' bur no, having time TO 70
~, - us, 'ae same, has directed him 10 ask
%ts9lpra' That this Houye viii ,o.nor.
70" again resolve itself io,o COR, ,,ittee
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By Aub@orlty,
AN ACT

.zloxsin4 an additional compensation 20 the secrc-
taries oftic mississippi, Indiana, Louisiana
and Michigan Territories
DE !. cnd red By rae Senate ani House Of Re
ID bresertati0ss If IRE United States Of An,eri-
ca, ia Congress assembled, That each of the Sc
eretaries of the Mississippi, Indiana, louisa
M and Michigan territories, appointed under.
the authority of the United States, be entitled
to the annual sum of one thousand dollars, in
lieu of his present compensation, 10 commence
on the first dav Of January next.
I. b. VARNUM, Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives..
GEO: CLINTON,
Vice. President OF the United States, and
President ofthe Senate.
December 5, 1897.
APpRoYBD,
TIL IEFFER SON
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TIL JEFFERSON.
AN ACT

AN ACT
TO appropriate rroney farthe PRECEDING efdn adj
Ait;onai number Of Gun Bodts.
u E II enac,- n ~ the Senate and House IF Re
IL pressntarives ef the United States Fl Anteri
ca, in Congress asse1l6iei That the President %
thc United States be. aud he hereby is a;itha.
rise;l and empowered to cause TO be bniit, u.
purchased, armed aud equipped, number NOT
exceeding one hunSlrcd anil eighty eight gun
boats, for the better protection ofthe ports and
hg3ors Of the United States, and for such o.
ther purposes as in his opinion the public SER
vice may require.
Sec. ,. lnt6e At. further eaaetsA That sum
not exceeding eight hundred AID fifly-two
Thousand fyc hundred dollars be, and hereby
IS appropriated for this purpose, ont of any mo-
MES i'll the Treasury not otherwise appropria-
red.
]. E. VARNUAI, Speaker Of the
House ofRepresentatives
GEO: CLINTON,
President Of the United States, and
President ofthe Senate.
December 1S, 1897.
APPRoyEp,
TIL. Trr@rPSN>r
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TIL: JEFFERSON.
An ACT

10 change Aienanre 81 TIE Astyia Of Bidyord an.
Peetersl5roagt, in Massachusetts, TO tia. q
Sdco.
DE ii enactefby the Senate and House IF Re
I'D presentatires Of the United States Of f,,teri
"a, in Congress assembled, That the district as
present called Biddeford and pepperelborough
IN Massachusetts, shall IN future be called u.
district of Saco, and that the Collector oft;.
said district be permitted to reside in Saco, or
Biddeford; and that III the provisions of d,
several acts Of Congress that relate to the dis
triot os Biddcford and Pepperelborough shai
be. and the Same are hereby continued in fui
force with respect to the district of Saco.
]. b, VARNUM, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
GEO: CLINTON,
Yice-President of the United States, ano
President ofthe Senate.
December Is, 1907.
APPROVED,
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SATURDAY, December 10.


On motion of Mr.. Stanford and secon-
ded, that the committee of the whole House
TO whom was referred the bill entitled
&c An act laying an embargo" Sc. be dis
charged from the consideration thereof,
and after debate ON the said motion the
Question was taken thereupon, and passed
III the negative.
The House according to the order of the
day resolved itself into a committee of the
whole on the said bill, and after some time
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the
chair, and Mr.. Masters reported that the
committee had according to o, der had the
said bill under Consideration, and directed
him To ask ieave to SIT again.
Resolved, That this House will on Mon
day morning again resolve itself into a
committee oftae whole on the bill entitled
" An act laying an embargo" sc. And
then the House adjourned until Monday
morning IL O'Clock.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-01-01

of the whole on the bill entitled g An act
laying an embargo" Sc. And the House
adjourned until tomorrow morning IL o.
clock.