Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-10-17


government" 1aen, censure and abuse
were commended and REGARDED !, nozg, ur-
bounded charity and blind confidence arc II.
Then, the peoples money was
sacred deposit; n0zg, the sanctiiy u trans
fcrred to the rrccivcr. In "a, navy was
dangerous, and commerce could protect
itself" In 1903, commerce il dangerous.
and must Be destroyed.
The same men who once refused To zp-
proPriate cent for navy to protect our sal.
lors from ALge,iSe slavery. have driven thou
sands into foreign service under a prst-1ed
solicitude fortheir safety
No one but Is satisfied what was the OBJ
iect Of the embargo. If an unshaken attach.
ment to, and steady appreciation q, the
difFeren. forms Of Government in France,
from the extreme Of anarchy TO that Of des-
potism, are insufficient to convince evay
one, Of Messrs. .Jcfe,Son and MaaisoH's par
TALLY for that nation, facts and reasoning
can prove nothing In this, they are con-
sistent and tie embargo needs no further
explanation. But when BY zgeak and detasive
preteaces they attempt to veil the real o5jecr,
it excites amixed emotion Of pity and con-
tempt. If" the highway ofcommercial in.-
tercourse is really beset with edicts," and
protection were the real object Of the en-
bargo, why prohibit our land intercourse
and coasting trade where there is no dan
ger? These are no parts Of Mr.. JefEerson's
"highway." Ifto coerce France and En-
gland were the object, ridiculous and vision-
airy as il might have. been, it is still more
wicked and contemplate to pretend, It viii
nozv have the effect. For months have pas.
sed and we hear Of no instances Of stayua.
tion. The Europeans, for aught We know.
eat, drink, traffic and fight As usual. Most
Of their AMERICAN COLONIES are profting.
and none suffering by this "dignifed mea.
sure" France and England believe are
fully satisfied, the former with the desigH
and the latter with the efect Of the embar-
60. France i gratifed with the hope Of
embarrassing the commerce Of England, 4.
greeablyto the intent and EEglanl yin glad
Iy suffer temporary Inconvenience for the
sake of ofengrossing the whole commerce Of
Spain and Portugal.
Thus situated we become the dupes Of
one nation and the scorne and derision Of
all. They view with pleasure departure
from that commercial system marked out &
pursued by Washington and Adaans. From
Mr.. TefersOn's administration they had eY-
cry thing to hope, and nothing to fear. En-.
gland knew very well that his policy would
damp the spirit Of enterprise in America.
and foresaw the downfall Of commercial
rival France saw the weakness Of dis
tracted administration, and were safe in
treating Us with contempt. From adzz5fng.
she undertook to command. From the es-
tablishing clubs and caucuses, 10 divide the
people from their government, she now dc
tates BOTH Calculating once On the attach-
ment Of the people to the French Peeu5li,.
she interfered in our council. and mana red
our elections Calculating hozu On the fdeli.
ty Of an administration created her influ.
ence, she can assume our constitutional
rights, and mould the nation to her viii.
Ifthe administration expect tc delude the
people BY Frereace1, they may find them
selves mistaken. Have they vet ~ learn
that there j. spirit Of resentment IN the
people Let them look at the elections n
Ne'v- Hampshire, RAode-Islarld, and Ver,nor,,
and be satisfied. The rights Of the indie.
pendent yeomanry Of Mesv- England are not
TO be trItled with. The spirit which, in rs
inspired their f-thers, now invirorate and
electrlfes their sons. When ewcited. II NAV
not stop short Of the sacrifice Of ca5inet.
Fellow citizens, consider with candor the
above remarks. The situation of your coun.
Try Is distressing. Have the authors Of these
measures satisfied you Of their obiect or ne
cesstty II not, il is solemn and impor-
tant duty you owe yourselves, your children
and your country, to abandon them and C.
lect such others as are entitled to your ccH-
hdence, and viii relieve your distresses.
Mr. Cuts Is not the man to whom YOU are
to hook for relief. he Is TOO closely unftaa 70
the authors IF The embargo. He voted for il
and still advocates it. He is growing rich
BY the general embarrassments.-Mr lie.
LAND Is the poor mans friend--He looks
down upon no one, and yet he il independ-
ant.
SPIRIT OF THE TINES.
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