Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-02

commercial intercourse betueo.
states, as well as destroy the co,s,: y a
in order to erotect our stairsa ~ d
our property. Many things .aors 4
absurd and untrue have BEEN III, say 81
cause Mr.. Jefferson said them. H. w.
ings and suRrrings ofthe psopIe,,s1.l
in the detection Of this pitiful attem.
position. The truth is and W.
people without a single exception = s
come sensible of it before the sunni
es, that this measure YVES irtsndsds &
commencement, to involve us in 4 II s
England, and every .ubsequcn, act lsAf
nistration, taken in connexioa Nth I
position which has been pract:ssd =.
people by the different messages !
Europe, who were confined ~ A..
patches to France, clearly eyi,iesS.
sire of our rulers to provoke rum,
England. Upon this point, We h.
doubt, but one opinion will be epte-..
when some secrets shall be reveal
wrapped up in impenetrable .n,st,r,
Again :
How long this course may Sc pr,t.
to more serious appeal must aeseede.
cision on the wisdom OF the legislature
fcrsou's letter.
The :" scrious appeal" which his ucp,|
cyspeaks Of, the plain constructioavlc,|
mon sense Of every man viii tell him /
WAR. We have it thea under MI. la.|
sons own hand, that zcQr is the eiy r
ditlon upon which the embargo will !.
ed. That the measure, relentless and j
tresslng as il is iii its operation, viii &c n
severed IL until the sense Of the nam
!. shall express It's preference to more N,f
Gus appeal" Placing lis contnuane. u
on this issue, is equivalent to declaring
perpetual. This viii not be denied, IS
war will Immediately succeed its rcnod
and it is not to be presumed that var i
be hazarded until the nation is placed
state Of defence. Has Mr.. jefferson {.
ployed the time which we have gained
negotiation in placing the country insN
of security? Unless other means a;t
sorted to, to raise money to forti!v oaru
port rowns, and to make other requisite p
parations for war, our treasury is too nu
exhausted to furnish supplies. TheE.
money which has been left after delray
tlae cxpence of purile experiments sm i
onary speculations, was using at the V
time MIR. Jefferson was writing TO Il
Hampshire in building a navy to enforce
provisions Of the embargo, and xcurl:r
puIarity-a navy which will DC q no $,
vice in the event of a war, as it is exluv
confined to the lakes! In short, Nh l5
sons letier will produce but one belief. y
that is, that rs FIR as his influence vilF
vail with congress, it will be enpca
make the embargo perpetual, and acconFPI
favorite scheuao OF our rulers, TIC an.
lat;oa Of commerce..
"1ke Embargo is a2pr0usd q and
a,isicd to zvita ehsertishaess By the Srfa
IF cur REAL citizens" jefferson.
Mr.. Jefferson has asserted with conhaa
that large majority OF the 'yeay el'S
submit with chser;ulnsss to rae'D
which almost every well meaning MN
probstes in tone Of loud and inces'anl
dignation. We do not undertake to say
ciscly what his exceiiency means SE
citizens" bat we will venture to predIa'
whatever meaning reason ard tar conS'
ton shall attach to this, and other 9aro
this valuable communication 10 Inc ~:
lature Of New Hampshire, ii it suits nS ;
poses, he 7ciN shuttle and prevaTlS"','
zeiA shelter himself under equivccal anu
biguous expressions, which never ~ :
bound in state papers penncd BY this =
ious disciple of Machiavel.> Whetn1 !. i.
jefferson uses the word "reap. ASST.
NOUS with i,atualised, or in conlr:i4'''
ton 70 bad or "wizvorthy,' or whs'n
meant real native born citizens OF AO's'
is-of little or no importance. De ! =