Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-19

reign ShyaSEss ahU III u''t'oual f'oiut -
view, the departure OF half dozea or 2
dozeo more, while We were inquiring into
the Necessity or expedieacy of the embar.
go,was ofiittle moment. Or if the dagger
to our vessels, seamen ADD merchandise
bad been SO extreme as nosto admit OF one
days delay, ought not that extreme danger
to have been exhibited to congress? The
constitution which requires the pTeslcsn!
81 to give 10 congress information OF the
state Of the union," certainly meSns, not
partial. bu, csmb!eie Information on the
subiec; Of communication, SO tar as he
possessed it. And when II erJolps o'm
!. 10 recommen nd toiheir consideration such
o,essores ~ he shsuid jldge necessary sod
e1eedient,' is as certainly iDtended that
shaae co3r,gne nds.ious sh ould be bo;soHn-
ed DC AFFIRMATION communicated, DC facts
zoitbheld. and locked ap III The executive
.csb!aet. Had The public sate;y been at
stake, or soy grea, pub''c good been pre-
scented 20 our view, but w5ich you'd bt
lost BY n,omen;'s delay; there wenlo
have been sotas apology for dispatch tho
none for sc.iog rrithout die iyormaFto".
n iroh, the oaeasafc appeared 70 mt
theo. rs il suli does, and as u aqpsafs to
The public, wjtEous eufhcien. motlre,
wi1i,oo, le8i.ima'e ob;ee:. aeDcc the
general ioqoiry, 8 For whas is the c,slbst
70 laid % AND / CHALLENGE ANY NAN
NOT IN TIE SECRETS OF TIE ExEcUTIva
TIC TELL. toow, sir, skl; she president
said ,he pspers atovca>4ntioced "saowed
thai grea, and iacrsasing dangers lhveatno.
ed our vessels, cur srar,cn, and our met
cbaodise - BIZ. also know .hae fhey ez.
hbi;ed 20 retv !s9geTsj r2as Ct tGa:ch our
u.erchsuts and eearyn had 70. b7ea wei!
appriaed. The Bfiti%h proclamation had
u,any days b4lose Seen p.b,,shsd ~ shs
newspapers, { he copy laid before So BY the
presidsos had beer cos one ola ns"apsPs<}
aud so hat TIE substance. if uni the words
of Rega;e,'s letter. Yet shey had excited
Ht:!e concern ara ng ms,chaoss & seameo,
ehe preserga,ion Ct whose persons and pre-
perry was thr proftssed objec; OF the pssi'
dents Recommendation OF so embryo.
The merthao,s snd sxameo could accurate.
~ estims,e the Dangers Of continuing heir
coiNmsrci2' operauoos ii which dangers,
icdeed, ,he aclual prsn;ums OF Insurance.
were satisfactory gauge. Those pFenl,.
oms had very lisps "cr ased: b ;he 5fi.
sisa proclaim siiuD DOT cens: aod by tne
Freoch decree SO little as not to stop com.
n,ercia' ente. prizes. Ike great ouubey Of
vessels loading er1oaded, spd prepared for
yea; the exeriions every Shcve made, on
'ne f st .umor es the e"abargo, to dispatch
,hem demoust:aie she presidents d@ngers
% be mag mary, TO have bees assumed. Or
if the great and .7a 1angsrs, uoknowu 10
commercial men, were rmpead'ng, OF sue
70 tail how desirable was IL to have bad
,hsm o6fcieHy declared & published! This
would have rroiaced vo!ao'asy embargo,
and prevented every complaint. Essidss,
she dangers clearly dtlioeti aod understood,
Ills pobiic uaicd woul no, have beea dis.
9 'isted VIA iaesiasry fears, the more
tossaes.iog, s.cap.s uncertain.
J. is true that considerable numbers Of
vessels we've collected III ou~ ports, add
nlany held IN suspense: no., however,
fycu sry new dangers which appeared; but
from ftie Rystcrious conduct vi ovf aaafs,
ef.sf the attack % the Chesapeake; and
from tbs paiafns apprehension that the
course which 'ne psesideus was pursuing
would terminate 10 war The N.sioaal
Inieliigencer (usosi!y considered as the e ~
ecu,ive &c" spspe gave the alarm; and It
was echoed through. Ut ,ne Z. S, War,
probable c. ,nesnab,e war, was The con.
sssot saeae of the newspapers, sod Of Tie
as was reported, Of persons
supposed 80 be bestiulorm4d Of executive
desigos. Yet am d this din IF war. no
dsquate perpetrators were seem making 20
NEE, it. TIA order TO tesach hundred
thousand militia GO fChI The Eri.ish navy