The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-15
No. o..

ous' ut0ery 20 discard the Influence of party
spiit. 1t would have given me grea, plea
sure. SIR, IT the gentleman had afford lei ms n
ihagnanimous example OF a precept so Mimi
raoiy suited tc the present state of fittings. Bat
III Iiils too, sir. haze been unfortunately dis
appointed that gentleman observation.
Consisted almost exclusively of retrospective
animadversions upon the original o,,iac,s 4.
no rioie effects OF the embargo laws. wi,hoas
Seem'hg &c tr;nS II was worth his atten ion
To iaVor us with any reflections npcn the c,o.
| SPec'tVe Course Of measures. which the pso :.
PIE interests, The public SAFETY, and general
wei are SO imnerious.y demand That CEN
Nen'an represented the embargo laws, az
'hcrS acts oi violation, iEireile;l- BY no Cause
~ Necessity whist the British orders, &
fre"ch cdcts, were scarcely planccd mr.
ana certainly formed the least pro,,;pcnt
feature Of his observations. He rerresan -,
."csc iaWS as q wanton and wicked ATTACH
upon commerce, with u view To lis des. nc
tiuh' whist he seemed scarcely ia have ra-
co'iec'cd tte'extra ordinary dangers and diff
lC"ties, which ovcrSprcad the ocean-in-
deed' SIR, he described the ocean. as per-
fec,'Y zee from dangers Sc difficulties. unruf
neu ~ any storms A"e. th:. - nj ru,nin,
~ do, bit unfnrl our canvass to the wind
mat 1t won.d be flied with prosperous. ra,es
ana waited to the ports OF its destination
where 1t wouldbe received with ono, arm
Oh friendship and hospitalitv I wish, s;,.
Win ali my heart, the gentleman could bnt
reauze these dreaming visions their real;-
l'y would act Ike magic spell upon tlo
embargo laws, and dissipate them in mo-
ment J But, ais, SIR, when we come y.
look at realities, when we turn our evne,,, ~
on the real 'aarge'a' aud difficulties 4yhicb
DO ovcr%hrcad the oceun, we Shall find then,
81 i"r '"'dao.e that the wisdom of our und;-
'iaed councils, and the energy of 0nr rnd;-
Noed action, will scarcely be sufficient IN
resist and conquer them. To nv great rc-
greet SIR, we now see, that the l.. States
cannot even hope to be possessed with th;s
union of mind and action, although certainIy
ihc'r dearest interests demand it.
Mr. President, perhaps the greatest :,
convenience attending popular governments
consists III this That whene4cr thc un;or
ana energy OF the people are most reonired
10 resist foreign agg"eSsions. the pressure
vi THESE aSgressioas presents most feno,t,
tons to dstrusts and divisions. Was ,l,sra.
ever stronger illustration Of the tt~,th md
correctness OF this observation than the rc-
cent efforts made under the recent Dressnr.
OF the embargo laws ?-Tne moment rho MI;
vations, reluctantly but NECESSARILY i,nno.aa
oy those laws, became to be felt. was the
hnfhent OF signal to every pohIca, de M
SoSue, w no wished to find the ,yay IN ofic. g.
p'wef, tocXci;c the disir,lSts cf the oaonIe W
mus 10 separate them from t!leeovrr5mept
OF their CHOICE by every eSag;,eration,
which Ingenuity could devise, and every
misrepresentation, which faiseh,od oo,,Id
invent nothing was omitted, which il was
conceived would have a tendency 70 effect
TINS object But Mr.. President, the Deop,e.
OF the United States must learn the lesson,
now, ana at all future times, OF disrespect
ing me bold and disingenuous CHARGES sud
ihSInuatlons Of such aspiring dcnaenirue..
!hey must learn to respect and rally round
'HS'r own government, On they never can
present formidable front to a foreign ag.
gress4r-Sir, the people of the United
s,t have already learnt this lesson--
lhey have recently given an honorable and
glorious example of their knowledge in this
respect. They have in their recent cleo
IONS, demonstrated to the nation, and to the
Wor!h, that they possess too much good
sense, to become the dupes ofthcse delusivc
afhhct $, and too much patriotism to desert
their government, when it stands most in
need OF their support and energy.
lie gentleman from Connecticut (Mr.
rum :nse) has made the most strict, and I
had almost said, uncllaritabls scrutiny into
the objec and effects of the embarp, laws
IN the deiusiNs hope, / presume. of obtain
ing triumph over his political advcrsaries.
purpose tn follow the gentleman i'm fair
ana candid comparison IF itfo"matiorr and
Opinions up.n this Suhjec' AM sh II do so
IN the most perfect confidence, that. whom
ever Thorough examination of the objects &c
effects OF the embargo laws shall he made
known, and the merits of the mca.ure fully
understood, that there is not "a man in th,.
U. states, vino will not applaud aud SUP
port the administration forits adoption, who.
has the uncontaminated heart Of an Ameri
Can, throbbing vi thin his bosom.
T MIR. President. have always under.,ooi
that the were two objects conference.-the
the en- laws. The first precq,,,innarv
operatm upon ourselves-Thc second coer,
cive, operating upon the aggress;ng berjpe-
rents: Precautionary, in saving our scamen.
: our ships g our merchandise from the nlun,
der oil our enemies, and avoiding tic caIa.
mites e. war Cocrciye, Nv addressing strong
appears to the interests Of both the bc,Ji,-er
ehtS. The first object has been answercdbe-
y"nh ny n'ost sengninc expectations. To
MAKE ftIr & Just estimate Of Ills measure
reference should he had TO our situntio,, ~
the timc Of its adoption. At that time. The
acg"tsSions of beth the belligercnts we're
such, as to leave the K. States but a paiuG,l
alternative IN the choice of one OF three nlra-
SHres, TO wit, the embargo, war, or sui,,nis-
sion. Know that this position has not been
I admitted. though hut flintly denied i'm the die