Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-05-02
SPtECH

Qrtke Honorable Mr. KEY, on The foE
Lzvmg reElttisn afsyed BY Mr.. G.
w. CAMPBELL.
ReSiUed, That in the event of Elcb
Pe0cS or }llPegGon strbsfitfie5, between
the 5elligerent powers Of Europe, or
gGFb cbaHges IN their nlfajureJ aFeEf-
sag neutral clnmerce as may render
that Of me United States efficiently
iafe, in the opinion Of the Pref
Debt Of the United States, be ought
70 be authorised BY law to fufpend
the acts laying an embargo on all flip
and ve3els in the ports md harbours
OF the United States, and the leveral
act. supplementary thereto, under
fuch regu' atoms and reftri6fions as
rhe public intelef and circumstances
OF the cafe nay appear to require /;
provided fuch extenGon Ghall not ex-
tend beyond So DAYS after the
commencement Of the next felton, Of
Corgrefs.
Nh. cbair1az,--I rife on this occaEon with
great en1barrzEinent, becaufe in no inltance
Of my political life, has any meafure called on
me 10 act, in which TIE intereRs of my eoVa-
try were more deeply involved-In common
with my fellow citizens Of Maryland, feel a
total aver6on to the continuance Of the En-
barge, md am confident fpeak the airnoft
unanimous feEle Of my confituents in calling
for its repeal. However proper Eas Of them
might have confdered Il IN the Grft inffance,
at an experiment from whichgood might refult,
yet al now are iaiisfed that nothing fhcrt Of
1t. immediate repeal will fave them from great
dilsreis, ana that long csrtinusnce Of il will
induce bankruptcy and ruin. ] am willing
sir, to admit, that tho(e who advocated the
gmoargo were actuated by The purelt motives,
and had the bea intereRs Of their country at
heart, that they adopted it a creature from
which great permanent good would reiult,
but time, which tets the correctness Of politi-
cal meafures. has Efficiently eIapfed TO con-
vince them Of their error, at lean il has i'm
pre1ed on my MUD conviction, that we
d1ssly Efer, Whit thofe 1t was intended to
operate On, lightly Jisi il afte7f. was origin,
ally cppded to the nea(ure, / itil am oppofed
60 Il, and although anxioGay Wits lis imTe'
diate repeal, yet am compelled 10 wore a
gairia the preient refourion, secaufe in my
heart aud judgment believe il is 70 worded
as 70 violate Is zdOpted) the contribution q
the u. States ssd that am unwilling to le
the repeai Of ibis law depend on contingencies
not kaoEva CT delgns q, ard ~hiof are u
grow out of the aas Of foreiga government'
Au houourabIe gentleman from Virgins
(Afr Love- whe originally voted for tn
neaiure, has this cay admitted it 70 he
curle, concur with him, as hope he vii
now with me, IN vote and prayer for it
fpeedy removal ] believe the embargo TO b
partial IL its operation, oPpreiIive, and if per
fifed in ruinous to the country. Thefe ar
isrong terms, but If gentlemen Will lend pa
tieut ear, ] will endeavour to convince ther
of their truth, and will ule as much brevity 2
Is con6ltent with perfpicui;y The view
take Of this fubjed is eztendve, but hop
not dIifuhve.
The relolution ProPcfes to gge tbe pr5EA
tgit5 ss4p,, en- the happening Of certain Ear
e.aa s0eHfI, TO JgjPsrd the embargo law. a
againa i, becsule want an immediate rspea
becaufe il is unconstitutional to veft the pre-
dent with power to lufpend law, and becau
IL Is partial in is operation, OpPreEve al
rninons.
T. Is partial in its operation IL two rsfpe6
Sris, as it regards the. PeraOns o. whom il 0