The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-06-14
POLITICAL.
From the National InteiHgcncer.
Dec. 10.

me enemies OF she administration who. IN
.heir zeal to recover their political pswcr
nave Shewn their readiness even to ia ke MIR,
WIN foreign enemy, having intellectually
endeavored to infiame the popular resent
ment against the fi7incisiea OF the embargo
are now insidioasly aiming at The accompiish-
mcnt OF the same object bv Indirect attack
upon the embargo, by attempts to shew the
OitFresstoH and G'.constiI.slioaai.tv Of the
supplementary acts passed to cary it into
cieCe ne style In which these attempts
are saoe proves the iI,Sension. Our reason
% not Auufessed, but our passions are storm.
eo we are rathcticaily addressed at an
oPnresseti, a ruined people, and are called
npon,to resist our oppresso,.s In tH;s ay,,,.,I
10 our Passions We behold tie true features
Of federalism.
now, as to the aileged oahression Of the
supplementary acts, it Is admitted that the
embargo cannot be justly tried unless CARR
ea into full ana impartial operation. The
attempt to carry 1t into effect withort null
tipiyIng legal sanctions has been try Ell and
1t has proved Elusive Worth es. "a.
reigners and unprucipa!led partizans, men
who to Garry their pont viii use everv
means, have extortcd from Congress the i
ron provisions of law. Bctora these uraviy
sionS were enacted we were told, and truly
.old' that the embargo ins-rs cnkcd was.cAlcs-
lated TO produce the worst SPECIES of op.,res
sion, by us exclusive pressure on the honest
part OF the community, and its evasion by
.fe aishonest part We were told that the
latter We're enriching themselves ON the
spoils OF the former, and facts demonstrated
". 10 cut up this oppression by the root
lfhe supplementary acts were passed. These
require bonds 10 be given in almost every in,
stance; inteid;ct tire clearance of Vessels 70
districts OF the UDited States adjacent tn
iereiSn possessions, and give authority TO ex-
eCutlNe o'hcers to stop any vessel within or
without the United States, suspected To be
engaged in any trathc inhibited by the acr
laying an Embargo
These provisions lrave had the EFFECT con-
scmPiate1 But iio Sooner /, tins tiis,.,,v,.r,,,
ana The iirst oppression exclaimed AGAINST
destroy ed, than new cry is raised a,Sainst
Inc very measures taken To relieve i,. No
other measures are pointed out, having this
erect, which would be unoppressive. Ii is
not commended that tie embargo could be
carried into effect without resorting to these
measures out an idle cry OF oppression is
Kept up. There is no doubt but that there
Is considerable degree of oppression in the
original act as well az in all passed that are
incidental 10 il. Rut the sja,pie ouestin, is
Embargo was adopted to save oar property.
nearly our whole property from destruction,
and to preserve peace. To avert So great
an. evil as the former, il ws.s necessary 10
take lesser. The man, who is driven 10
the expcnce and trouble Of locking IN his
house at night to secure himself anil his ef-
iects against the murderer and rcbb6r, might
as veil enveiga against the unfortunate ne
cesslfy that compelled him 70 take such pre-
Cautions Let us not be deceived let us
look to the actual effect Of these measures
lhey have given 10 the embargo saiutary
Ygor so FAR as IL is applicable to foreign
'po"ers they have gwen it an equal and
impartial operation so far as il relates To
ourselves they have stopped short the ca.
reer OF unprincipalled traders, traders in
their country's misfortuaes They have, I'M
fortunately, NC admit aGll regret it, dimiu-
ished the coasiing trade of the merchant ;
Dnt TINS IS snail evil corpared with those
which they have cured The farmer aud
Planter, Il Cannot be too often repeated. CON
sh'u'e the great interest ssiectedby the en-
oarso aiiti' 70 give it IN impartial operati-
IN on them ought be the greet object
come htf'a f7convenicncc may he fclt. In
consequence Q. these proyisicts. 5y the fai,