Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-31
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peculiarly cbn zIoas, becauas part!a', sse-s
ton ct Secs, 81 Smiths addi1snai s'nend
mrat Of he enbasga law. DIS ssss'so,e
suEsssieu,Iy iureresuBS "a ISL mas osep
rsu axted sill more 50, by ihr il'egal COO
ssruc,ion winch mas been pa:.,ponn. ! nat
sios liar s,a.e papss. the. presidents ciRcS.
AAa, faraished TIE gfeohowofk oi aysty
8 severe cAsrge, wh,ch, hnweyer, shalt de-
FER 10 future period; and at present pro.
coed "a consider ,ao Other sectIohsat sns
8 .os,al's snsi-s spab'lcaa b,sl Iiiese sec 9
Sous are equally wossAy he mioute eaa.
sninasion AID serious colsidssa,lon, 70;
np.ysf h, coossiovns., but OF ali the e.
mexican OK opls. Not conie0, w.h tfansi-
hairy coos,i.uuooai limits 10 augsns pre-.
s,GenaaI influence aud psrooage, silis
naughty, ovesg ,own, ssli,s'yse1 rspusslesn
has commi.;ec very extraordinary powers
10 very petty osEice,s nc masters o.
rotn sn4ocrrs oil tevsnue cutters, ate auino-
fizsd 10 step, So sts and send mo pors!or
trial, any vessel beieegsng 70 a cisizeo OF
the u S zcham there mGy Dc fcasos' 70
suspect to be fag agea IN any treslfs contrary
TO she embargo Laau- Thus The nsasssf OF a
revenue crtier is const.tufyd jucge OF
.he REASONS winch may iaduce suspicion,
,hssa ciiizso q. The Z. S, IS carrying co
eommsrcr in confederation OF is~. After
bans ,ctsosd 81 Ahr anIy con,feercisi pisV'-
legs when were lett. the coastirs Sradess
ras ipsc the pfcc,eus keeping OF ignorant
sssnso !: aserc ministerial o!hcer ID 10
yes,cd With ;adleih Authority, IS empower.
ed 10 sis 10 ja3gneus upon tie rights OF
Zee Asoeslcsos, AID 70 determine by his
own a,bs:rary wsil. he powefsef thsss
petty caee,s shoosd BE pserissl5 lini,ed.
sd nos Discretionary. The distractions
should not be optional, eny pereGp Dry. -
They should oot msssly authorize, but
cos,sgaad. They sbGusd sias f.cts, ADD
DOT Intentions as he grpsnc on which 60
p,oceod. ls.s ytsse. drv:afes hon her
c5a4sx, se sa0,assntiz'a - seseaoe cat,
ss-fs sEssssa be 9fGsrta 70 se:ze and a. her
;a,o 7o7s; s * IS aui aa-i2s sais exefe,se OF
power ~ on aeY <asbiei5n which ;;ssoss OH
Gers assy have .! al owrs1' 'nstnt:on, IS
20 diEuss The tyranny eaisa now oep'sss-
Is as. ihrecfsl all he sGbass,ira,e b raacs,es
Of paseratasas. /. is 10 delesa,e ao rS-
tensiys al hosiiy 70 iguosanss saeS, food q
power, ADD psooe iosaase e.
OF his s,u.h, s'tikipg illustration IS
Afforded 10 the eooGuct OF lieutenant st
Savannah. The iisrs OF cur c;ttzens have
been oaaagesed b. the proceedings OF go
& sFisSs, ac,ipg 10 Passaance OF orders given
nuaer The SANCTION of 40 Unconstitutional
law. Thus .he president aad MS en'gh
.rrsa coadiator, Uirh perfect :aPnniy,
n,ocufe iawsso be enscsed, .uEi-c.ing the
lives Q. DOR citizens 90 she vhln, caprice
sad sospic,oos Of every petty tyfaot, who
may command barge or 6nn boat. MS
sew mode Of proceeding opeo sesp'cioa
reminds US cF the reign ct Robssplefre,
vhsa<se,y incousideraoie minion OF the
a asteI ,y,sn;. Gighs rausr aey pessoa to
be imprisoned. upon saspici0C Ct being
suspected person.
Hy the eleventh section, "rhc collectors
Of the cas,otns are respectively author'zed
10 de,aia any vessel Ostensib' IS bound with
5 cargo ,n'some o,her port Of the United
S,ses, Whenever, an their otinjo1, rhss's
fention is ,e violate or rvade any OF the
nroyi.ions of the aeta laying an embargo,
anil Tire decision Of the president Of tAeU
States Be had tiereubon y Thus by a
sweeping clause, the 1chole c5Gs.iag traaf
Of tie ccua:ry is c.ade to drpead upon Pre-
siden,ioj fiver The collector 10 the FIRST
ins,spce, is TO say. that, 10 his opinion,
the owner 81 . vessel has sc ia,sntioD TO
violate tie embargo lsw. Now, would
ask, how arc these very prescott revenue
officers, pPee whose spnis of .divina,icn
sues. prodis%l eslcula,ors are msde, 20
dive into the ays'etious secrets OF MGR
chants? The inteEticn al the heart can