Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-04
Amount Of domestic pro.

uuCe Tree W oe exported a. sAr
1hissurplus Of SO ,9s7 ass dollar. of '0Ss
OVID produce, is cot in,crd,c,ed by n. ~:
tish orders of council, nor within ii. ah' nv
sical power of France 10 obs,ruc, ANY NY
only prohibited from exploration b. ,hs
operation Of the embargo, for shah n ~.
notice the French decree, it is Brutus
fuimen. The excessive folly of the emu
ror's decree, can only be equalled bv s.. '
weakness and incapaci.y 10 execute it.
II am incorrec. 10 my state meut. and
] again solicit investigation and de,ec,lon,
Of errcr, ought 90. the bsnefi, If IN en-
barge TO be clear, certain, irresistible all
powerful, before /. should lock up such.
mass ofproduct from expectation aud salt,
Gao uncertain, contingent, probable ad.
van,ages justify 40 experiment, which ha.
yards 80 mary nilIions u doll.r.3 win
no! the patton demand a: our hands. ,b,,
as good and faithful stewards, we shall ac.
count for the properly placed uuder on,
control? And how have we done il?
fear 20 ask BY An IMARGo.
Sir, IL has beeo said and repeated, thu,
the embargo does very li'tIe harm; thai, ".
have 40 pisces to expsr, our produce To-
II such be the fact, Mr.. Chairman. then
,he law ought TO be repealed as useless and
idle; but, SIR, it is very well koowo, tia,
We have abundance OF ports and cour,r.,
to expart TO, and that is the reason wkv
there is an embargo by law. Sir, tina, no.
~. II nd ,,,fo
mes, the merchants of this continent 40
couch superior 20 Us 10 their knowledge Of
loreigo t,ace and risGues, will put a 70.
sIun,ary embargo on, # trade csnuo, be
carried on 10 advantage. Mea Of their
understanding, with their extensive foreigu
correspondence, backed TOO BY the pruci.
pie of self interest. may be safely trusted
90 this sobject they we'll Know to which
ports produce may safely go, w1thou. the
intervention of this honorable body and
If, sir, the merchants should not be suih.
eieo;ly ca their guard, the pulse Of sea.
ri:que. of destination aud of capture will
be safely felt, through the mediuu of our
Insurance companies; they will regulate
the risque with Judgment and precision
would therefore confide 10 ,hem the com.
merce Of our country 10 the expectation of
our produce, unshacklsd by 40 embargo
law.
But, Mr. Chairman, let us review this
law and It's efcc,s:
IL commercial point Of view
Il has annihla,ed our trade.
In 40 agricultural point of view
I, has paradise industry. have heard
tina, the touch of Midas converted every
thing toto gold; bu, the embargo law, like
the head of Msduss, turns every thing 10
stone. Our N ost fertile lands are reduced
20 s,eri!ity, SO far as j, respects oar su'rlus'
product.
As Q measure Of political economics,
T. will drive Of coutiuued) our sea'
men into foreign employ; ADD our fisher.
meo 20 foreign ssnd>oanks.
10 financial point OF view,
1t has dried up our revenue, snd II
continued, will close the sales OF western
Iands & the payment of ins,allWen:s OF past
sales Tor anil 50 produce Can be sold, pays
ment cannot be made.
As war measure, the embargo has oos
been advocated.
I. remain. then to consider its efeess as
q peace measure,
A measure inducing peace.
I grant, sir, that if the fricods OF the
embargo had rightly calculated it's es'c"i
If i. had brough. the belligerso's OF Europe
to 4 sense of justice and respect for out
rights, through the weakness asd depend
euce Of their West India possessions F."
would havs been io6oitely wise and deslfa'
bic, and tia, they voted for j. with sueA
noble views have no doub! But, s'r'
the experience of Gear four months ns'
not produced that effect; and | have co.
% .b. rv ~ a, from the SITUATION "