Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-05-09

Mr.. P'- Tsblg Va II me- 6TntsL' Jo4lOtoS s'l-
1rs-tfe kltfer z-iH 9e continued as oar rem
nan bernlit.-Tie ample jpsfioe 'ohich Iol.
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uosros. 49, March, 1895
SIR.
YESTERDAY had yours OF the OH IN
slant. 1t was sent I'd me from the post-of-
fee. had intended 10 have neglected your
letters in the post-oG1ce, merely because
would avoid being drawn into an epistolary
controversy by man. who from his situa
ton can better pursue 1t, and from his ncl-
ration and habits can better attend 20 il
tlan can but tic letter was brought BY
the post-boy, and opened II.
/ cannot but pity me chagrin with which
the proprietv of nv conduct IN returning HH-
frad, your former letter, has involved you.
I viii first notice your ungentlemaulfke, in
sidious aud even prOfane remarks o. the
proclamation / have issued for a day Of pub
hex fasting and prayer. Your professions
to have read that production with pleasure
san never be considered as founded IN SIN
CERTIFY, while YOU are evidently attempting
20 disturb and subvert the devotion of all
the men, who are engaged in commerce, Of
all who are engaged in the fisheries, and
consequently Of ali who depend upon COM
nerce for 2 market for the produce OF their
lands and II act to destroy the temper Of
mind, which Ae day has claim 70 and
which the circumstances Of the country af-
ford TO it.
When invited the people to pray for
blessing on their enterprises BY sea and
land, did not expect that this would be
improved TO urge them to sedition and re-
bellon against the government Of the nation,
If. an embargo or any other restriction upon
OF regulation Of trade should be deemed ne
sesszry as a measure Of national safety, you
cannot but observe that the Introductory
part Of that draft is on general publick prin-
ciples, and that our peculiar situation at
this time is very slightly touched upon.
Your temper, urged III al extreme by your
disanBointNeat n ma hsUIne- $500 ~-'--- s'Fs.-
s.-4 ems rolc Of national measures over the
majority Of Congress, has carried you too
Ear
As 70 nv treatment Of your former letter
In returning It Rweaa, the more Il is consid-
cred the more It must be approved. You,
indeed, found YOUR claim upon me IS beng
the organ Of your communication IN your.
being senator but YOU will recollect that
there is another senator from thIs state be-
sides YOU, and that there are seventeen rep
reseutatives The world knows That your
view Of national affairs, and that OF your col
league are widely different and that tour
sentiments would Be directly contradictory
10 each other. We are unfortunate enough
70 know that there is among our rcprescn-
tatives as great variance IN opinion, more
especially on the subject Of your letter,
which ! returned unread, The embargo. You
acknowledge in your letter OF the gin, That
AL Of them have an equal claim with you 70
make the goyernOuF an organ Of cOmmunca-
ton and yon must confess, and II YOU lto
lot, It is fat wen known that their star
ments or our national affairs, more espe-
cially As t. the present embargo, would be
widely different from yours and from eaci'
other. If the gcvernour Of this common
wealth was obliged to communicate what
every member should direct him 70 do, Whist
would be the consequence Would he not
transfer al the debates OF the national lcgis-
. latare from Washington to Boston, where
they would remain under fruIiless inoPera-
tive discussion where decisions could have
noeficacy. and the means Of correct intor-
nation. and the voice Of all concerned, A.
parties interested, must BE- excluded. Each
state having the same claim, the national
compact must cease TO exist
have read your letter in print since I re-
turned the manuscript. II was printed, ]
find, before received it BY the mail Had
] read it Oh receiving il, should, indePen-
dent Of YOUR extraordinary claim, have re-
fused to lay it before the Legislature Of
this state, as public document. Tie com
muRcation from the GOVERNOR OF Tins COM
naonwealth to It's legislature, must be al
ways Of something which lie beleEes 20 de-
serve their attention, and to be within their
authority 70 act upon as a legislature. ] DO
Aot conceive thar your letter was within
ms description. II appears 20 me on read
~ i fye'l he f1ess, 70 have been sedl-
'ious, disUrganiz!ng production. The peO-
PIE Of Massachusetts callcd ne to the head
q this state under the expectation that I
should consolidate the commonwealth, and
strengthen the national union and energy
] shall not, therefore, be made tool Of by
lou, tor efectlng directly opposite purposes.
Ii we are any thing, we are nation un-
der the organization Of the general govern
ment will not waste time here 10 inquire
whether that government is right in regard
70 the embargo or not. No government is
always right. You NAV take il for granted,
you please, that the embargo act was al
srror, yet i was a constitutional act. Ii
%as the exercise of power which must,
fr6'q the nature of things exist, in the na-
tor2l government. What then was Your
az al from the sovereign power Of the ma
uN TO the authority OF one of the states for,
lubto disunite, DIVIDE, and dissolve the ma
kop Are YOU not one Of the men who were