Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-03-06
No. AZ, Of Y0i. XII
FOR THE GAZETTE.

IA IL 4kuC (Oul&ilo VI Jul ildtiJE
are influenced in very great degree
by the French emperor, particularly
as 1t relates to the adoption of the
embargo, no one, who is not an ab-
folute devotee to prejudice, or is not
almod totally Ignorant of our own
and foreign concerns, can entertain
a doubt.
1t i, not contended by our admin
iltration, that we have nor as great,
if nor greater csule of complaint
againit France as England The
former, by ifiaing her DEGREES, was
the 6rit violator of the rights of neu-
trails. She was the agsrcflor. The
. latter. by adopting her orders in
council, conducted as any indepcnd-
ent nation would, iituated as lhe
was II France violated the rights
of neu'rals, involving in their viola
ton the deltru4ion of her immediate
enemy, could that enemy do any
thing lefs for her own fafeiy than by
reforting to the fame means which
bad been ufed in aiming blow ar
her political exiaence For initance,
were two neighbors involved in a
quarrel, & the inttigator Of it fhould
fet fire to the dwelling OF his ad-
verfary, involving the fate'y of that
of third neiehber, in no wife con-
cerned in the quarrel, and this adser-
fairy, in order to preierve his own,
and consequently the third neigh
boris py,perty from deitruetion, en-
tered his (the third neighbor's) houfe
for the purpofe Of quenchlng the
flames burltiog from his own in co.
ing which he injured the dwelling Of
this. third neighbour ak, to whom
ought he to look for remuneration /!
Certainly to the bafe incendiary who
placed the 6rebrand to his enemy's
dwelling, for the purpofe of execut-
ing his diabolieal plan.
The rights of neutrals we fay,
ought to be prefsryed facred. True
they ought. But the proper method
of Obtaining redrefs, fhould be refort-
ed to. AS France was the hrit in
tractor of neutral rights, to her we
ought to look for rcdrefs. AT lcalt
to meafure out as fill a cup Of invst-
eracy to her, as to England. No one
pretends to fay that England has not
violated the rights of neutrals. 8ut
it is our duty to inquire the cauie OF
fuch violation, and not facriice fub-
ftance too much to found. 1t ihows
a depraviy OF the human heart and
understanding, to he participasors in
a VIC lation of this right, and it a.
mounts to no Isis than a participa-
ton in zach violation, TO countenanec.
not by words, but by actions the 6rlt
violator of it.
That the adoption of the embargo
is an offspring Of Bonaparte's policy,
think cannot now be doubted. II
was a mcafare anticipated by him.
One OF his greatelt defigns has been
a deffruaion of 10 Walt monopoly
of European commerce by England.
He was fenGbc of the commercial
power of his rival, and knew that
ours continued an important iource
of it. The facri6ces he fhould him
felf make. to accomplish his object,
were comparatively triaine. Hence
his views in putting the Ensliih cab
met aud ours at varience Hence
did he ilTae his unjuit DEGREES, know
ing England mutt recirocate them,
or ref n her pretenlions TO indePen-
dence. Hence did he foreiee the
effects of fuch reciprocity on oar
government, before blinded by hts
dciuiive and fale projections. Does
aay oae doa5t that Bonaparte is III
favor of the lyfem now purifying by
our administration ?-let him look at
his late fpeech delivered at Paris, IN
which he gives the mott unequivoca'
fana,on to it, Does any one doubt
that the embargo was anticipated ty
him, and that his policy dictated the
adoption of it; that the dcitruction
of Birth commerce was his princl-
pal object, and tina, he fuppoied this
mealure an important itep towards
accomplishing it--let him him look
AT an +" Expedition of the ituarion OF
the french empire, made by Mr.