Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-12-26
1NR. PTCKERING'5 SPEECH
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, ON
THE RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MR. HILL
HOUSE, TO REPEAL THE SEVERAL ACTS
LAYING AN EMBARGO, NOVEMBER

60, ISoS.

ample already given the uion your table
nothing eta the a produced by the embargo, regard 70
Of tho foreaw and pro-
Hoan4 "a Z s1a ~s r ms we Al now know . he the
Becaue,
dme rights and ng that compel their repe for ,hee impofd
The embargo and they the meafre with contempt would
be ubmfn So will endeavou conceal orfon and be
% we csnno lare t we VIII continue to Pu7i o"0 10 renew
viii their DEGREES and orders unanceed would
told be abb and degrading fnbnhom + and that have but this
make war win both nations or continue and enforce the
oe that and abandon rights AFFECT and degrading
To make war both e begesent the mott ange quIoe idea
shat entered into the head of Rseman ppoe,
nd and thOuland declared have impartial
make upon boh iupRy And their injuries fad equal
will not inquire which has done the mott harm:
each equal quantity Of reentment and equal
In repet our violated rights far as Great Britain concerned thO
prelented BY the administration IN the front Of our claims
An exemption from impeachment all lamen board merchant
IT, free trade with the colonies Of her enemies.
III An exemption from vec defined for any port her
consequences advancing any thing
concaous may be drawn adyee 10 the opinions of our own m
which by many individually u Merely thee
queons and mention uch arguments Br may
perhaps urged fupport fubjvt
man popular charge being under B influence or 10 the vulgar
Gnder Of being Br tory he viii ecape the
patrons
The people From al early period q nv life was o engaged n ev
cry oppod the attempts upon
whole uuinterrup;edy employed important
military departments contributing all efforts 70 bring thar fac
fir am not the advocate doer whatever they be-
long whether kings the administrators republic
Object and guides and wherever points the
many wrongs When we colonies 6e at
tempted deprive rights
our Enghh anceo rights which finally by
eoneuhon Of the revolutionary But tel and all
the wsnd Of intended be oSed healed treaty
Great Britain wonged in the capture
under her orders OF l79s and e has made Pasou !he
puuant 70 treaty negotiated Practical principles by
with hE g'O' and real sar, fought auent and PREPARATION.
At ubequent periods he has committed wrongs:
rad demanded
mane in 7e that dngus precedent opinion that
IKE equitable adntmen and might have been
amer ieur years negotiation in which volumes Of ey have
@ written = has IKE the eeu negotiation with SPAIN been brought
q toe Prehden 70 an iue Of om fort that is, every
sIett Of dPute remains far probably farther from unea
" this dfarous ihue which DELIBERATIONS According
70 the tieent Of the administration, brought
negotiations with France have alto terminated in
o. the quelOn prlent on board our merchant
Veh aud trade with the prohibited n time ~
peace the genensa from Maryland Smith was pesed TO read e
parts q letter written BY aa governor Madachuerts
a e Of the ienae which eIbe decaratory
=" 'A' Sds and then the Of the mn,e heing
on who voted % resut the Pedh G o. repaao3
r3 cone u, u violation Of thar right; % y, h5 e
On thee two qaeons houd nothing orvatop, made ye
me gentleman from Maryland eIhbr uonhHecy beer nv votes
ies5e and the oervaions of nay letter fubjec
iuHih iVr me 20 remark that the
ran iroa my letter. my oe by exhibiting II few words r.
ne view Of my immediate couNten and through them 70 he n ~
hehue'rs lone OF the which might have Crt R
q eenqih Der ancient uag Of ipreifng o auu nor 70 con-
Fyng on) the whole between the countries If her en FL
4O'"'C'' 20 NOW, lay, be both Gdes
4 Claimed ny the United not 70 be honGdered e.
ear ana ndlraabe S B,an no which ne
plunge 10y = @!'' eNso calculated TO
Before g9 this u viii more obferva,on
ued thar the rule repecng colonial trade adnned ~
&C. enSio AID plaaly called 1856 which II leem, M b
soPare as The ane EFT and eabhhed principle maritime wa, rs
cu % Gea britain nd Mr. Madon ay known lila; %
Britain the only nation that has acted upon otherv given fnon
mentions this rule having been nrodaced for b e
ae - the war Of 1855 having been wears
iuijea - ~ 'e
IN Van celebrated work maritime law in the cretarv 6
e oee a regulation Of Louis the fourteenth 1904 from which
WI reqie iome pslaFes 80
me me o. ne ru remarkable concerning prizes made
80 = S'f Nf '-y-Ao7 sis and a
% ga was m'endd abe gor before thai
itne prsttled towards neural commerce W
After o5ervng made
q commerce. the Freuch king eHprede appreciation az them
sE ne mas ~ them the which he has fought Of procuring
che advantage ct the u princes French cruze
me ieOlc's OF neaa princes will thus find which his
rs 'Nf = eisrYe ior them fb us l5fy ~ en-
",Ss Ts,s1 fby h@se ben ors mt ezfy eeaes'
"tl no"read fuch
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