Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-12
WHAT ARE THE EVILS OF THE
EMBARGO!
Mr.. Pleasants,

ltdSdnlb,
am plain man living in the
country; but, feeling an interest in the pub.
nc welfare, In commcn with tue rest of nv
.sNow ci'zens, am very fond OF reading
'ne newspapers. INDUCING myself in this
amusement, latel5 4 observed a great del
was SAID about the evils and incouyeni-
ences OF the embargo; and even, on the
qth OF this month, we were tod that the pa.
triots OF tins day were determined to hear
them with !ortitude. This has led me 10
cohS.der what those evils really are. and.
OH mature investigation. confess myself
somewhat II, a loss 70 tell.
true 1t IS tbae tho. epe ,s-,ns who are much
IN DEBT complain heavily OF the EMBARGO:
but certainly The embargo did not occasion
their running in debt, nor the difficulties
they encounter IN geriBg clc..r of it. A
spiri' OF extravaganza hbd gone toIth a.
NonS the peopiS, and debts were cortractec.
uHd-r the idea that peace and prosperity
were Always t. Continue; without making
any Ai!'wances Tor the distracted state Of
'he World ana tht conssq cent uncertainty of
commerce. Surely ihe enb rro IS no more
shargeabie with the e.naarr .ssnents K s.
tresseSs arising from a total change, DToau-
ced IN the stlte of affairs, by the violence Of
Cur foreign enemies, han the surgeon, " no
Cu 5 on wounded leg, for the purpose of
SAVING tie ip'e body from destruction, is
6ul : or infl@uns the wJahd @hlch render
ca tue amputati0l NECESSARY.
IL appears very Clearly from the exami-
nations o many Respectable Witnesses be fore
the house OF Commons (or Lords, forget
w'iich,) in England, thai, if our EMBARGO
was taken oil, and the Bitish orders in
council still Confined in force, II would be
impossible 10 restore trade to .t'seld cham
ne'' some o. the mtr hants might MAKE a
temporary Proft by Shipping Sour TO the
W eet indies bat tue p.Ice would soon fail,
and tneir losses by csptures and condsm.
nations wodid speedily compcl them O lsy
Voluntary emDarSo upon themselves.
uhnk, therefore, the language used i'm
complaining OF our present JerDlexities il
cruelty unjust, when we heap them an upon
the back Of our poor aaofisndiig friend the
embargo, instead OF i,ying them, as we
ought to do, at the dour of our enemies, the
BTllfeh orders in council!
ltyou think { proper Mr. Pleasants, that
me Saadfe ShoR(d be fiaced on the ,fvht
morse; q agree with me 10 opinion, you will
please to publish this communication, and
recommend It toyuur republican friends 20
change their style III speaking and writing
on THIS subject
/ am, your fellow citizen,
A FARMER.
\. =: | wish those who complain ofth
evfEs OF the embargo would reiect a hsne
on us 6eaCffs. My poor neighbors nave
lately made more money by the sale Of
Virginia cloth shan they used 10 do by to-
bacco and, il the embargo continues, we
shall all soon get out Of debt to the ,ncr-
chants; and what is s,tll better, contract
no new ones.
IL is additional evidence Of the pure NJ
triolism Of MIR. Cip.0n TO state that no hing
put ms sacred regard for the liberty Of the
press has constrained him from checking
the profered calumny of Chccthan,. We
nope that no expression has escaped US
when can wound the feelings Of this vene-
ra3ie soldier, and We still further hope that
whilst The baseness ofaa abandoned Enelish-
man can aBurd lam 10 political bene6s.
tnat u VII da hl.n 40 harm. Such men as
thess arc de'piscd by the people.