Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14
Efrltb ConGye5s -~.Jf 5fWion.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY, FER. 90.

Mr.. CARDENlSR'S Speech,
On the biz In a dIfiaa to tie at7. entitled & An
aet snffsWra1-Iy Il he at7, entitled an act for
laying al Embargo, &c. &c. &c.
l SHALL vote in favor Of the
motion 10 commit but not for pre-
cife!y the fame reaGons, which have
been urged but as apprehend, for
reaLons more powerful. 1t has i}ruck
me fir, that the more we legi1ate on
this fuoject, the worfe we legilate--
the more we legiilate, the more we
legilate to the dcltruction of the
country. Why we pafed the embar-
go law itfelf, | have been always un-
able to tell. Why We have pahed
fubfequent laws for the purpoie Of
rendering the original evil more per-
fec and more universal, God only
knows. L does appear to me fir
that we are led on, itep by fteP, but
by an uH6en hand. We are urged
forward BY fort Of fpell, to the ru-
in Of Our country. Under the name
Of an embargo we are in truth and
in fact passing none intercourie laws
Under the beguiling form of bill,
supplemental TO the embargo law,
lawswhich prohibited the departure
Of vlhels from your parts and bar-
E.1r5 you are about to prohibit all
inrercourle BY land with any Of the
circumjaCent territories of foreign
nations. Between the original mea-
fure and this, there is no conuexion /;
the principle of the one is totally diff
ferent from the other. Nay fr this
bill is totally at variance with the
pre6dent's embargo mefage. (D4r.
GARDINER here readtbe prGfdent'J nrsc
Jags efDec. Fl, 1907.
The communications now made, fhow-
lng the great and increaiing dangers with which
our vr,ls our jsamea and sEsy1baHdjfe are threat
enc OF the bigb seas, and edewhere, from he
beingerent powers Of Europe aud il being Of
the greatel importance 10 kep IN ATTY tbess g.
ssaiial ,e,ow1ss, deem ii my duty TO recon-
mend the fubiect 10 the confederation Of con-
grels, who viii doubtsls perceive al the adj
vantage which may be expected from an in
hibirion Of the departure Of our v1fsAs fan the
Ports of The United States,
To prevent our thiPs and veflels
from leaving their ports, for the pur-
pofe of preterying them as reGourceS
60 meet Gate Of war, if that hould
ultimately come, was all that the
Prehdent frge6ed to have in view,
all that he wilhed US to do, at leai,
at that time. And | fate It to the
everlaifing honor of the minority on
ahat location, and as long as | live |
hall be proud Of the fhare ! had in
that honor, that to reGit even that
law, we Fat day after day and night
after night. ] cannot, therefore,
poaeH,ng now the fame opinions
which governed me then, oPPoled as
I till am to the exiitence Of the en-
barge act, | cannot content TO 60 on,
for the Purpofe Of extending the oPe-
ration of the evil widely-for The
purpole Of making that 1vwjs which
is already tao bad But this IS differ
ent from our embargo law. Il IS
non intercourle bill. The Flore the
original meafure develops itGeif, the
more am farishsd that my frlt view
&C L was correct that it was Eb
cunning u1e2lure. That It's real OBJ
iect was not merely 70 prevent cur
reGcls from going out--but TO effect
a non.intercourle. ARE the nation
prepared for tbs ? If you with to try
whether they are, tell them at once
what is your objea-teIl them what
you mean-tell them you mean to
t. part with the grand Pacifcator.
Or elle itop your prefent eourfe.-
De n9t 60 on forging chains to fafi-
el. us 1.-THE ear &c he Icrnerial Con.