Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-28

IS TIE language. Is this to be consilis va !
as a declaration Of war agaiDss tbosc.
powers Or are we to resolve in one brs. as
that we cannot, without sacrifice If aa
rights, honor and independence, subm;t W. =.
the edic5s of Great- Britain and France ~ =
in the next breath soiemnly resolve thai 1 NY
will. know il has been said that NV. ~
porary suspension Of Our commerce is n,
an annihilation Of that commerce? Whss'
will gentlemen hrd a temporary suspense
Of our commerce II what clause Of tx
statute book will they fad the time prescr;l
ed when that commerce shall revive! AM.
if perpetual prohibition of all commer,s
of exports and prohibition OF all colarperr.
of imports be not submission to the ed;c,,
of Great Britain and France, know NOT !,
what submission can consist. | have nv
the assurance to stand up, on dis floor, and
declare that the embargo is a resistance /,
the edicts of Great Britain and Franc.
when | find our government has given {,
the governments OF those two countries !,
explanation Of it so very different. IA.
embargo IS represented 70 be nothing moi;
than an internal regulation, not a cause ii
offence, not an agsre ssicn or cause Of o.
gression-- nolhing hostile in its chafaclT
Is it then :. resistance to the DEGREES Of
Britain and france and if a suspensions
exports DC act resistance, bat a mere NJ,
sure OF internal regulation, not Of resalst
or, how VII the suspension Of ccmrgeS
of import constitute that resistance
listened to The gentleman from NIa,s.
ci.usetts [fsir. Quiiics) the ether day VII ]
very sre.s pain, because | heard him.
TEMPT, as conceived, to drau lines o. a, 3
tinction between different sections of as
great continent. lIe entered into calcuha !
oas, which rot ONLY believe, bat knows I
be erroneous, tending to sllew that his ST. 4
ton suffered out fall proportion more ,ha Z
others. 1t IS not my purpose now to ext Z
mine his statements. | admit that Their are s
parts OF the country which suffer n,orc tln 4
oilers, bur deny the gent.eman's posiaa
IN t7to deny that the Treasury and Gus /
toln-house books afford any da.a O. the ych )
tive commerce Of each state, and parton. {
l.rly of the state which | partly reprtseHt
and the STATE contiguous to it on the south
But 1t tbs same tine that I deprccate teS
elects OF this measure throughout the I, /
States, ! ti.a5t tia. there exists and aIwapa
will exist within this country a power na
execute The laws. shall be among the 6rs 4
80 rally round them. H'.,en the opposd.
e3ctrlae is once fairly broached and acted
ca, cannct see 70 what purpose we area
conf:derated people; TO whas purpose ~
have national government Icarnot biz; T
myself to believe teat there exists III tba +
country q disposition, (and I I'm .aa5 70
sec tbs very resolution, because it seems
10 IMPLY thar there does exist such a jispO {
,tion) to violate the laws and sap the fOar (
dation OF the uaioa. | shall not act on liz B
presumption, bnt wait until case shall G.;
cur, and when It does occur, would ny 3
ply rhe o,,lr corrective the knife and fa 3
actual eat,IeFy. But on that account LOO 4
net tiie less suePrccatc tie elects OF tie en-
barge: look upon it as nleasurc .-;;;inoa'
in d great degree to our country. At tn
same tine there is al aspect in which ican'E
not but behold 1t with pleasure. Irisa test
Of the patriotism and virtue of this peope'E
The submission OF those who think eve'N
worse OF il than ! dol will say their qm
&c submission, fer their opposition has Ell
tended only to arguments a test OF tls
virtue OF Cur people, Of their willingness
support the government in any sacrifice 10
the public good-to support it even whsr,
that government has obylouslymistaken ana
their best interests. COZ s.
pare, #. you please, for q moment IN
pressure Of the enoarso and the deg
which it excites, the sacrlE''1s
which IL calls FOR, with the degree o. P'T'
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