Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-01-09

be brought forward, I'D in6aif1a, in order to
esiinguih all principles OF action, whichariie
from experience and probaoiliiy
MIR NJ fad the embargo originated from
no plan of found policy whaiioever, and was
in contradiction TO all The principles OF com
merce. Your finances Qald he) mutt lean
upon commerce, or your Whole y Item WIN
tumble upon your head. You are throwing
open the doors to fmusgling Whenever the
law, OF trade prels hard upon the peofie,
your flores aud frontiers are tut Of contra
band When pc cats his eye back on ou'
once ilouriihing commerce aud agriculture,
grown to perfection through ferries OF fortu-
nate events, AID train of luccelsiul inquiry
and enterprizs, unparreeed in the annals "a
the woeld, aud contralted them with your
non iuter coufie aud embargo, II gave hun
neian.Lgiy r.fsti.sns. tie could nst embrace
f,item whch tended to deilroy our country.
In looking round tfaid he) you viii diieov-
er fymptoms OF radical aeeay, and proof u
combining ftrepgih. Never did people luz
fer 10 much from iaaeious nleainres and emp
ty words This non intereourie aud embargo,
mult be given up They iiand on no ioIid
principle II is reaectlon On your wiidom
To IN in them; you cannot thew either OF
them to be the neaas of obtaining Tome uie-
ful end there can be no dignity IN psrievsr-
ing on your III choIen ground you are not
puuiihing ne bellissrrnts; the operation a.
sanft them !. chldlh aud fru,iiel, you are
puniiling ourieIves. The prejeet OF Aoitenee
and ltatyrag men into ienle ut duty "ight
apply to Convent or Monaitery, bur the OPP
epa,ion a. asalnis the beiligerenls, |. e1tieme-
ly abiurd and ridiculous.
We have got into ibis dtisuity the great
queition Is, how are we to get out Oae OBJ
itace ia the way 10, thai You proudly boat
ed when yoa laid the embryo, and YOU now
icorn meaniy TO lneak out OF d'theulries, Aud
are prelEng the nation into nau.intereoulie
aud war l mink II beth To have the generous
courage, when you End and feel an error, hon
orany and fairly 20 renounce IL.
Ii your non lntsrcourie and embargo are
intended to hzbltuaie the citizens to the man
.ufacturing and wearing OF homefpun thai u
alfo v,ionary. lnliead of homefrun, the gen
iius Of ,he people Is Camme,se, Cswm0ss, A1ssy,
Monty aud we ought - fpurn from u, the
hand of unconstitutional power. thar would
wreft from u, ,hoie privileges. Let the Houie
be cautious to guard agAinit the Progreis Of
lubtle encroaclInlents on commerce, and con-
fider that il may be undermined, As well as o.
penly attacked. If you attempt 70 deitroy or
deprels commerce, you excite jealoufy be-
tween the Rates; which, however, much to
be lamenies, will end in iepArasion.
Among he united inIereits Of the CONNER
cial and agricultural parts fshe Union, no
thing can be more dctr,msnsai than their at
oules Of each other, and nothing eau he 10
advantageous 10 this country, as their united
efforts for their mutual beneiiS You have al
ready excited jeAiouies, aud ihaken the con-
fdepee of the people; mutual affection and
confidence between the ieverai Rates is the
glory and fAfefy Of ALL You have turned the
courie OF trade into other channels, which
canrot be recovered back for years to come,
and poaerity will en,js the non-intercoIrie u
il is adopted, aud poiteri,y Will sr.Js the En-
bargo, which will be remembered a. great
initance 70 in1ruG he world. to avoid unpar-
donabIe error SIR, you know they cannot be
CARED into eifeet w,,hout large military
force, fubject TO military tribunals. ! have
always underitood, that military force was
no, 10 be applied to enforce obedience to .
law, bur when called for by civil magiitrate;
AID If they are not under the civil authority,
il is not government, IL is 4os,, sivI sva,, and
we nave no protection againft tyranny -
While we follow the found of liberty, let US
taae care we do no, isle the iubltance.
Nd M. iaid he had taken great pains, and
! paid attention with del,heraton to the inter-
elling aud important 6suSuon Of the country,
aud did beIieve il lndfpeniably neceilary to
negative the rcloution for non in,ercourfe,
aud raile the embargo. II you do not Qaid
he) it is but the bePianing Of diitreis, and
never knew any thing which gave me more
heartfelt regret than thefe meaiures. This
nation has experienced great advantages re-
fultng from the different branches Of trade
and the fourecs Of public wealth and individ-
ua happiness are inereafing and extending.
Reject this rcfolu ion of non.intercourfe
raile the embargo in whole or in part you
/ will then invigorate her erertions, and reani.
mate her hopes. II you do not. you will fink
down he nation into deipair. and an abfence
of hope for constitutional relief, and their re.
ien,meni may get the afeendency Of their
moderation, and your laws will be evaded by
force. Sir, a want of remedy, is in effect, the
fame thing as want Of right.
will not fay where II will end I: will be
Client on that head, and SO no further ;--but
look to the consequences. No rational man
will deny that this ftate of things cannot be
| attsnsed with either duration or tranquility