Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-03-18
From the United States Gazette.
Extract OF a letter from Washington
- dated,
MoNDkY MoRNINc, Feb. %.

state OF the union, delivered on Satur-
day, which will, I presume,. be report
ed for your Gazette, ought to be read by
every man, woman and child, in the
United States. 1t is one of the most i'm.
portant spe eches ever delivered in the
house of representatives, because it re-
latestothe most important Of all SUBJ
iects, aud contains awful aud solemn
truths, in which every individual 10 the
United States is deeply concerned
truths, which every one would not have
the intrepiditv ID declare in the face Of
the nation. Let then every man read
this speech, readis and repeat it, till he
can recite the whole, aud till he per-
ceives and realiz% the truth and force
Of every sentence and every word. This.
speech in a short compass presents a pic.
ture of the administration, Of congress
and of the nation.i
.- 49,. MONDAY EVENING.
To-day Messrs Newton and G.. w.
Campbell replied to Mr.. Gardnier's
speech of Saturday, and attempted to
vindicate the eubargo., They, how.
ever, offered nothing new ; but only re-
peated, in worse language, the argu.
ments which have been long since urged
in the National Iutelligencer, and re.
printed in all tho papers Of every party
throughout the country.-Those who
have attentively read those pieces, will
have no curiosity to read the same argu-
ments again. II the farmer wants an
argument on the subject of the embargo,
let him look at his produce, let him look
at the markets, let him reflect on the
motives, which are offered to encourage
him, the coming spring, in recommenc.
ing his agricultural labours. The mer-
chant has not only heard, but he has felt
arguments enough on this subject.
The democratic leaders we're yester-
day Sunday busy in sounding the mem
bers of the house of represe natives to
know whether they could be brought t
vote for the expulsion of a gentleman
who had honestly delivered his senti.
ments on the proceedings of congress
and the state Of the country. They
found to their surprise that a sufficient
number could not be dragged into the
measure. They Of course were oblig-
cd, though very reluctantly. to relin.
quish their design. They would be
very glad to get rid ola man whose logic
they cannot answer, whose wit they
dread, and whose elosuence astonishes
their nunv souls. Butthe truth is that a
considerable number Of the democratic
me bers not only admire the genius and
talents Of Mr.. GARDENER, but they were
very highly delighted with his attack on
the embargo and his correct portrait of
the national councils.
Mr.. GARDEN1ER's Speech on the bill
lin addition to the act, entitled an act
supplementary to the act entitled, an
&C, for laying the Embargo, Ge.sSc.Sc.
r SHALL vote in favor of the motion
i to commit but not for precisely the
same reasons, whiehhave been urged; but,
as I appreaend for reasons more power
full. 1t has struck me sir, that the more
We legislate on this subject, the worse
We legislate-+-the more we lesislate, the
more We legislate to the destruction of
our country. Why we passed the en-
barge law itself, Have been always un-
able to tell. ~Why~we have passed SUBJ
sequent laws for the purpose Of render
ing the original evil more perfect and
more UNIVERSAL GOD only knows. 1t
does appear to me sir, that We are led
on, step by step, but by an unseen hand.
We, are urged forward by a. sort Of
spell, to the ruin of our country. Un-
der the name of an embargo We are in
truth and in fact passing non-intercourse
laws Under the beguiing form ola
bill, supplemental to the embargo law,
a law which prohibited the departure Of
vessels FROM your ports and har5ors,
you are about to prohibit all Intercourse
by land with anYzsaf the vcireumjacent
territories of foreign nations Between
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