Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-14

the produce Of their lands: and ia fac, +,
i destroy the temper of mind, wtirl, me
day has a csain TO; and which the ciicupsss
stances OF thescount,y afford to il. c. !.
When llnyaed the people 10Y -. "a
blessing 90 hsir enterprizs>oy sea A ~
, land, did not expect ,bst TINS "oulo ue
improved tcurgethewto sedision aao &c
be!lion aga'ss Inc government Q, sae us
ton, ifaosmbargo or aoy oshef sssflc'o0
gpon o,feguiailon of trade snouia DC
, dsemedpscessary as mea~Are OF rational
safety. You cannot butobserge that the
|ieuod Glory part of .hsdFaft ia on general
a pnbli,gprinciples, esd that our peculiar
s;msoo at this tine is very slightly touch
| ed Jon. Youe temper, urged to an ex
Irele by yoor disappointment 10 not tav-
Iir.ayoar own opinion the rule OF nadooal
| .sasure over the majority OF congress,
las carrisdyou 700 far.
IAs.o my treatment Of your former let.
ter 10 returning it unread, the more II IS
considered the more il must be approved.
You iodeed found your c!aim upon me as
beingthe organ Of your communication 10
ycur being senator; bat you will recol.
LETT that there is another senator from this
s,s,e besides you, and ,has there are Sc
ysuteen Representatives. Fhe world knows
tia, vour view OF rational affairs, ADD that
oiyour colleague ere widely dlasrcat: ard
HAT YOUR sentiments would be directly
contradictory TO each other. We are On
! fsrsuna,e enough to know that shcre is 9.
mong our representatives as great vari-
adce in opinion, more especially CO the
sGject of your Letter which returned
Unread. she ee1hargo. 19n acknowledged
! id your letter Of she Gin :hat ali OF them
| h.ve so eqaal el iira wish you TO make The
| e,vcrror ar orgso OF communication and
yte must cnusess, end j: you Idol n1s, it
| iss fac, well known thai their statements
oi our nalona! affairs, more especially as
| ID the present embargo, g3nid be wsds!y
| d9fereas from yours aod from each other
! II the governor Of this commonwealth w2s
! otlged 10 communicate wha, every mer-
! BIZ shall diyec5 him 10 DO, what wou.d De
! tie Goose oueoce? Would he cot transtef
! all the debates Of tbs national leg stature
! ttom Wa.hingsou to Bos'on, where they
would remain uodcr fruitless imperative
dscusstco: where decision, could Rave no
| sficscy, and the means II t0efec; inform. =
! ton. and the voice OF al ecocerneds SIS
! parties interested saust BIZ excluded. Zach
state haviag the same claim, she na,!onas
| compsc; mest cease 10 exist.
fetY n.y. 60
returned the r,suuscrips. Il YVES prioted.
frd, before received it by he mal!.
Had read ii on receiving it, | should, IN.
| deeendcot of. your extraordinary claim,
have refused to lay il before the legislature
| Ct ibis sate, SIS pubic docursnss Ihe
| com munica,,on f.om the governor Of this
commoawesI h TO It's legislature. nsass b.
always Of something Waich he believes 70
deserve ,heir attention., and 10 be withiu
| their suthoyI,y TO act upon AZ Legislature.
| [. appears TO me CO seoctng II tram the
press, 10 have been sediuous, 'GiSorg..
uizipg production. The people Of Mas
sachuseus, called me TO tbs head Of this
| state under the expectation that | should
consolidate the comw onwesltb & streng'h
/ en- the na,ioosi uoion and energy /: shall
! cot, therefore, be made .oci Of by 500,
for efsc;ipg directly Opposite purposes.
If We are any thing, we are nation under
/ the organization eff the general government
VI = not waste time here to enquire WhetseI
that government is right lii regard 70 the EN-
barge or not. No government IS always
I right You may takeit for granted, II you
| please, that the embargo act was an error yet
/, il was constitutional act. It was the eXer-
! else of a power which must, from the nature
OF things exist in the national government
What then was your appeal from tie soyc-
reign power Of the nation to the authority O.
l - .La 1900 G.. LIZ "a ol;su,1ite. diyde