Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-11-22

uot let them 81 out and be ta';en.
For If they SO out they must be taken.
Neither of. The two great powers Of
Europe have shewn the least di,9osi-
ton to relax their measures; neither
| hope shall we. believe we have
but three alternatives-war. embargo,
or submission. Theslast | discard -
this nation never will submit; nor
are there many people in it that would
That out OF the question, then, the on
~ question is, whether in the present
state of the world, the embargo or
war is the best for us Arm your ner-
chantmen, as has been proposed, scnd
them out, and you have war directly.
Ii we are to have war, l should rather
have it openly, & let the nation know
that we mean i. am for the embargo
yet. am told -four is from so to so
dollars barrel in the West Indies !;
am also told that wheat is IA shillines
sterling a bushel in England. This
must have an effect, if adhered to
through Spain and Portugal. France,
It she carries her armies into that
country, cannot support them. Nor
can Spain support her own armies, and
at the same time those Great Bri.
tain sends there for where war is
waged, almost all agriculture is des-
troyed and it only requires hrmness
IN us to force them both by this mea-
sure to acknowledge our rights. If
| am mistaken in my opinion, wish
that measure to be adopted which may
best maintain our rights and indepen-
dence.
l. is not the embargo which causes the
pressure on The people. No, sir; it is the
orders and DEGREES of England and France.
lake a lcence from England, and you
may trade, but on no other terms. Let
an officer of the British Acct visit your yes.
sci, and France will Condemn it. There
are things which destroy commerce. The
country IN which live feels The measure
IS much as any; they are agricullersts,
aud Viieir cops remain unsold; and if they
VIII do without the principal, and resist
imposition by withholding their produce,
those vino make profit by The freight of
our produce, may afford to lose that pro-
ut. Can any man tell what would be the
consequence OF war, in these limesi IL
common war some regard is had TO The
laws OF nations by belligerents, and they
hight each other. In the present war the
beliigerents disregard the laws of nations,
and high. every one but one another.
Mr. NJ concluded by saying thai he was
aware that he had said nothing new. nor
could any thing new be said. The docu-
ments published al the last session and
those published now pat The subject in so
complete point of view, That il was i'm.
possible to add light to them.
The House sgresd to consider the re-
~olutiohs.
MIR Aston suggested TO his colleague
The Proprieiy of referring the last resolu.
ton TO the committee of Commerce and
Manufactures, who had last session re-.
ported al the bills amendatory to the en-
barge laws.
Mr. Macon said he meant nothing less
than disresPect to the committee OF Com
merce and Manufactures, but he wished
al The resolutions 10 go TO one committee,
that they might have the whole sy- Elm be
lore them
Ms Dana made few observations which
we're not distinctly heard. lie thought
hal an agreement to the third would com
mt the House on the subject Ct lhe EN-
barge; and suggested the proprie;y Of
'sk'ng the question ell each separately. s.
M. Quincy sad he wished the last re.
solution TO be separated from the FIRST, as
the House would be committed By its q.
foption. Not that he wished 10 avoid \
discussion of that subject, for he wished
Tor nothing so much as that the Hous,
would permit Them to go into discussion
Of the subject in committee of the whole.
| Mr.. Macon consented that the last reso-
luton should lie on the tablet MIR. Q
said he wished to press discussion on the
subject OF the embargo; for such was the
state OF public opinion in the norlhern par,
Of the union that but one general senti. I
meut prevailed, that the embargo would
De immediately raised. Insieai of post
poning the subject from day to day, he !
only wished it to come before the house |
hat gentlemen might unders and one ano
her, and put an end to the doub.s that
low existed.
The first and second resolutions eff red
~ Mr.. Macon were agreed 10 without
livsion. The third was ordsred 10 lie on
he table, Ayes 70.