Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-07-29

by thek orders ID eouneis, interdicting
ali commerce which was not carried on
through Great Britain. This. howev-
er, MT. Barring conceives % Be bad pole
cy, and consequently must prove unsue-
.cessful. Bot here d enough IN it 70 dis
cover. the dispcsition Of human nature,
in the ministry I; and that lift had been
such Is 70 promote the pecuniary inter-
est Of g. Britain, perhaps, Mr.. Barring
would not have thought 81 the injustice
Of the principle. But ifthe British go
yernment were made 70 believe, that
war with, America would have been the
consequence Of the orders 10 council, It
can safely be affirmed, that they never
would have been issued. r.
Upon the other principle. France has
been abundant evidence Of our obedience
10 the viii Of greater powers. She has
made her calculation upon our continu.
ed servility, and has unequivoeally de-
manded that we must assist in breaking
the power Of Britain. In one shott para
graph Of NJ. champagny's letter 70 &c.
neral .Armssrong, these several points
are made .. That the Emperor consi-
ders that war exists between England
and the u. States; that he is willing to
consider Us associated with him against
. England That, according to our deci-
sion will be the disposition pit American
property in the ports Of Franee as seeu-
risy for our faithful compli'nes with his
wishes" -... FL -
The embargo system, thus tays the
foundation for other counties, 10 raise
the most abominable imn,sitions upon
US. lit be well understood, and ! be-
lieye il is sufficiently So, rom our pre-
sent policy, that we will continue the
embargo, while we are menaeed with
!. danger, other nations wi readily ex-
change their insults in grfat abundance
for the advantages Of: our commerce.
Indeed il is reallya nfter OF doubt,
ifa Jrfersonian policy mi st continue to
regulate ahs exterior reA.ions of our
country, whether a total ielinquishment
Of all coumefce may not he the true in.
teress OF our citizens. Apofcy, calcu-
lated TO invoke all the injury and opPres-
sion which may\suit the Interest of eve
~ nation upon earth. will certainly leave
US but little rest. On the contrary, tits
more reasonable to- suppose that our dis
uesses must increase, a. his policy be-
comes more PermaAent. Even the ex-
istence Of commence must become so
uncertain 10 rs, and It's parsaie 30 pre-
carious, thar our lAbour would ind, per-
haps, more certain remuneration 10 p1r-
suing those avocaiions IN which We can
more easily defend one another, without,
rslianee ppon an Standardization, too
weak, penurious and eo~aFdly to pro-
tect our rights; and thus abandon the
most enlightening and most profitable
ayocations Of human life 10 all nations
who have the impudence 70 demand il.
The popular objection 10 q moderate
naval expense, Is the most fntile sophis.
Try. that can Be offered for NOT. defending
commerce. The expense Of building
and maintainipg public ships, il viii be
admitted. must Be considerable But
who would receive the amount Of this
expense II must be the people wAe
can most conveniently furnish the ne.
cessary supplies. Our own citizens are
such people therefore our own CHI.
gems would receive nearly the whole a.
mount Of expense. And after having
received il. this sum canupt be consi-
dered as lost 20 the nafion but must
continue 20 rsyolvs1tO the benefit Of 50.
eiety. q F-ss q. : 4 4 !.
There Is 4 strange ineonsisteney 10 .
policy, that would thus withhold from
The hand nf labour few dollars, TO be
appropriated for national defence; While
il would sink twenty o. thirty million.
ID one year By m embargo. There Is
another remarkable circumstance attend
ing our present public arrangements |:
that 10, since our commerce has been
driven from the ocean, rhe gea.boats,
| the twoschooners, and the frieate, have
been out 70 protect i'll and al this, up.
| on the most eeonomieaI plan /; CO the
hands have been changed from one ses-
sci 10 another, 20 avoid expense.
Having pourtraye ed those ciFeumstan-
ees, which brought rs to the present
political confusion, il win be unnscessa-
ny to recite the public and private dis.