Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-10-07

Is there man in all this vast assemblage
who would stoop to pay tribute to England
mo: No from all quarters !]-And
yet merchants, whose business is COM
merce, cannot see the evils of the embar.
go! But lawyers in their charity and
disinterestedness kindly undertake to tell
US of them! Generous souls the mer-
chant 10 much obliged to thsm--and the
farmers could mt possibly see or feel with.
out their instructions!
The general reviewed the embargo law
in every possible light, and explained most
ably the relative situations of France, En-.
gland and America, at and prior to its pas
sage. England wan.ed 10 get as many
ot our ships, property and seamen &i,hn
her grasp as possible, and ,hen. said she
! 10 herself America must bend TO our
terms. 1t she can resist the claims and
PETITIONS Other merchants--yei the entrea
lies ofmothers fathers, wives, kindred and
frends--to redeem their impressed clti.
zens, sons. SC. from The British navy,
will compel the American government 10
strike to us. All! gentlemen, The fore.
sight Of Thomas Jefferson and The vote of
Congress averted ibese projectied Gallant.
ties from cur country: they laid an EN-
bargo--which we all feel; but S comDa-
rs'ivety only the restriction Of day -
| In London, we know vast bets were
mad: tina, our embargo would ne ,aksn
off ia three moe,hs. They though us
money making abject race, who mad no,
patriati-m enough To carry us h ough a
grea' measure, Jefferson 100, traduced al
bone. is misunders ODD abroad. They
mistake the map--and canno, fathom The
s;a esman. They hough him weak. wa
veri"4s, ard pusilanimous They are
wofully disappointed. The embargo has
ou,ilved their calculations Of It's duraion.
The embargo, say wha, federal gentlemen
may, has produced deep felt ELECTS
VIVA; has raised the manufacturers and
mechanics at Manchester 10 pi CHI of in
! surrect,on !--fhe embargo. WA has
thrown fifty thousand oflhs wooll.n man
usscturers in Yorkshire, SC. into confusion,
discomfort and revolt !--The embargo
| What has raised -four in he w. lnde
10 twenty or fifty dollars per Dbl. ?--rhe
embargo.
If am not greatly misinformed by
letters lately received from England the
embargo has brought England to her sen
ses. France too. couHc OF whose island.
are IN state of siarvainn, ,giii learn 10 be
just towards US from he same measure
| should no, be suTpriz-d, fin one rnonh
! from This date, the spPs1gn should have
completely gained every obisc for which
was imposed--nay, p-ihap, NJ Jeffe,..
son may even now have received dispach
es, that may warrant the remaya, Of the
embargo. blu. do no, know tina, he has.
! Che time viii come, whes~;he embargo
will be extol!ed as the MOTT WIS., add "a,
rio'ic policy ever adopted in any age or
country.
But some very superior g-niuses would
remove the embargo at all sv-r,fs, whii,t
4 British orders and French degrees -.
main Where would they trad. I've
can 'rade 10 10 psr of SPAN or PoHogal !;
WE carout trade, ~ safety ! mean To a v
/ part of Europe, and al that remains be-
/ sid thas commerce IS not worth pursuing
Lit is scarcely Sufficient to bal, the. trap
for US: and perhaps was so intended
! Our properly Is u port many four shios
are there i IS true, but had rather weep
oUer hem than after Them.
General S then took a sBrvey of he
militia law Of Maryland. The cavils
wete AT cted n be made against the mi
litla-law, bus they were really against the
militia system. The quarter whence they
came Evidenced their intention; they were
made by the same men who adv Gated
the federal administration and the an.
ding army. What did that tend to To
monarchy itis an inevitable consequence
of discouTaging the militia Place a..
! ny man al the head of an army with I'm.
controuabIe power, and from that mo.
ment his character received new stamp
his views new bent--his ambition is cal.
Ted into play. This it was that elevated
an Oliver Cromwell--this it was which
hoisted Bonaparte TO the pinnacle of roy
atty.
He again resumed the subject of the
embargo; addressing the farmers. for
whom benevolent lawyers expressed so
much concern. Who were they that i'm.
posed the embargo l--not the merchants
for there were but four of any note in
Congress; not the lawyers, for we have
got rid of most OF them in Congress-
The embargo was laid (he might say) by
the representation Of the farming interest
Of the United States. They knew the risl;