Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-28

$, rssla'ioas' ,, =" respecting thsrn the
II. BIT on s;o mol Of them being so deeldsdlA
ssrns o'l n - render it rash and inludseiouf
E,,peiie a. = mc,Ie of conduct in coniorml-,
Il ,dJ0pt any = Commerce TOO, TIL then,
% ans 'al5 SOLELY TO the msrchadss and nd ua-
mss b - which may the more readily oe
IssrlteIs' when the very extraordinary
3pFnas attending, en- those vessels, permitted
.sscsss , auth. ,hs embargo, is considered
j. sal QUIZ os,,,< have supposed they were
r thoa55l n ..,,,rn unmolssted chiefly, lest
ku8'tso .r : Of thsn, might nave en-
Fry lp1s, n. irritation here-others have
.Tsassa ~, .b,ir safe return very fortunate,
tlOasa' .'.- ~. embargo IS looked Of as
tns,a', .,.ssnrs 5, that power, bess able TO
aosps .srntod il, and .hat il affords unqaes-
lass , 80. of entire secGrlsF-la my
. -. oa;pion, Nj. Speaker, no mSfehans
ri'sf r,ast be allowed TO arm, more Si'ah
$50 . p., tie embargo. TINS honss must
s s' 81, that beiligsrsnts have rish.s' o
sa b, :. ,',rais are bound, by the law ct ma
s"'s" = s,,hrn;t. For ons lastanse, among
'l,.a r ,b- right of search for eonEta.af.and'
'a' .v.,rng Of which, ii time Of S'af, even
. =. s.g6t IS a forfeiture Of vessel and cargo,
Z ,.;,h Is any prohibited article bang on
S %, nor would any enquiry in sachcase
! vn rs,sss.ry. as TO tn rras quality of the
80, Bat resistance OF search BY force Of
~ s,N,. would Be war, and. therefore, II yes
are now 10 BE- allowed 10 arm for resist
-. there is no term you can use, nor any
sn,' ' on you can prescribe, viii make IT o.
,,sfwisr. Ibsg, Mr. Speaker, | may not
/. misunderstood. What have Just OBJ
ss,rsi. is not as offering any opinion whe-
her or net our suherlngs may require re-
.;;s,,,cr in this manner, or even more o.
men and decisive mode, but merely to shew
,bar probably in a very short time, suffering
our merchant vessels to arm, viii defeat the
harry eGects which | nave promised my
self and which indeed I think would obvi-
casy result from raising the embargo at
once, and quite unelogged with any thing
else whatever. Besides, by arming, you
snbiect the country TO the horrors OF war,
or to an Interrupted and precarious COM
MERGE; assurances at war prices; preca-
rious revenue; low prices for produce, and
extravaganza prices for goods at the will OF
meIchauts and captains aiming at a speedy
of losses heretofore sustain
d orot others, who may have PARTIAL
: ioreither of the beiligerent, or conceive
'rlratetring as promising advantages supe
Tor 10 commerce. OF the two last OF which
descriptions ofpersnns, it is too well known
here would probably be MANY. repeat
t, Sir. Speaker, all those embarrassments
md ruinous effects will be done away by
alsmg the embargo without arming, and
that Undesirable point viii be attained by
arectng all ranks and descriptions TO that
me object, which would cause all discon-
snts to DC forgotten IN the general attention
o an Immediate reestablishmant of their
SSn'sd means OF support for themselves
ana families, many of whom cannot but
PC now IN extreme distress from its long
Interruption. By this measure, all will be-
come 8 so happy By being entirely relieved
Lcm their present heavy sufferings and an
seipaicd misery, that all animosisies and
'aHailcns will be softened down into &C.
'sFoas oblivion of the past, which viii bless
: with peace and unanimity once more
.u'Ihas been said, Mr.. Speaker, that those
'ao have objected 10 the measures of ad-
o.ass'ration, have not proposed any substi-
.S' or, there are so many opposite OPT
''O -, respecting our real situation with the
.a'sertnts, and our dispositions towards
'si', and as to the manner in which our
.'sSurss, past, present, and to come, have
~ ought TO affect them, that it is impossi-
: % torn any tolerably practicable plan
!, q materials SO confused, irreconcilable
- , indeterminate. The only prudent way is
usopthe whole Immediately. Our mer-
Aaias aud farmers may be brought to ruin
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