Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-18
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martial suspension of the embargo one
would doubtless at first approve Of T. But
her ultimate course Especially 1t war pc
tween France and the United States, were
not the irYlmediate consequence, or = me
measure were eventually less. benitciai TO
herself, than might be supposed at the out
sst,) ought not TO be trusted. nat sfe
should approve at hrst, is, hardly 70 pc ques-
toned, and the considerations upon "htca
she would do so, are precisely those which
should-dissuade as from it. Some-ot these
are-the aid it would afford to her alaes as
well as to her own<roeps co-operatlne ".tn
them, and its consequent tendency to &C.
stroy every thing Ike SYSTEM ~ car coraac'
Its tendency to snabroil US with France,
It's tendency to induce us by evesstocklng
linaited market, 10 make our commodities
of NO value--to dissipate our capltal---to
ruin our merchants without benehtang our
aericulture--to destroy. our infant rnanutac-
lures without bene6ting our commercials
tendencyto halsitiiate4ls to q trarneAe
and to FIT us for scgulescence Ia maritime
despotisu, But there are other reasons
our trade with Spain and Portugal, W1se
il lasted. would be "a crcultons one with
Cyeat-B1itain. Qsid hes caAeniess tor their
benefit. Our productions would be caFrl-
ed IN The >Grst instance to Spain aad Fortu-
gal, would be bought there for British &C
count, anll psquld fad their way to the w.
Indies or enter here3 as British convenience
might Yequire and thtts n effect, .lhS en-
So, 81 rs,..<sh q -'-'~ E'f 'tsila'' "1'lo
Il It ctoSntinued as TO France, and we protested
to continue It Is TO both. And if any pro
MS SHOULD arise. froFsa the sorai2 tFls5Fc they
would becouae fund, to enable us to IN
port into the United States directly or lndl-
rectly the manufacturers OF 64Esat Britain,
and thus relieve her in another ways while
he~ orders would rresent71s alree'-iVlfsgg
the commodities of her enemy. -H10cald
Se far better 0Seaah 10 1qke oT the essahnr:ee'o
as TO Great Britain, than plhle affecting to
eontiaue 1t as TO that pswer7 to DO what
rnns rescne her completely land that TOO
without advantage to enselS&s from the
pressure of it, at the eaaaae ita7oald
promote her views against France, n Por-1
mga & Spain =. /
As to wit4dra~ing the embargo as to 81
Britain, as wei as Spain and Portugal, while
the British orders ars sslsrspealed, the ob-z
Sectiens to that course are .jtlss as strong
Ssezv as they. were f9qly nse@ths ag2. The
change in Gpala and Portugal If it were
even likely sc last easaaett touch the s5sl1,cl
pie of the embargo, as regards & Britain,
who reasser&s heF orders OF November 1n|
the very explanations Of the 4th T,sly, un
der which NE 1aast trade with those coun-
tries. If we trade with stlenn at ALL If we
snciu6e Great Britaia in the Suspension, AID
exclude FsSuee, we do now what we have
declined to dc. 2bseSorc, for tEae sake OF de
lasiUe corr49sseroes which may perish before
it can be enjoyed. and canne,ksin any event
be enjoyed Mitk credit, with advantage, or
even with safety. WE take part at once
with Ggeat Britain against Franco, at a
sszne the least suited that could be innagln-
ed &c szs-h 3 deterxnislatop, at q fime whea
ii gnigat Bg SAID eve were esnhaidened by
EsenCh SesRexses. 10 mha& before we could
not aesoVe sparsor essea senapted by pros
poet Of scanty profit, exaggerated by our
cnpidiry and igapatSence 50 forget what was
dase &c consistency, to character and pcrnda-
2en4 prosperity. We Sanction too the ma
riiriras prctenGi9ps which Insult and miure
Us. we 4hrow ourselves bound hand and
Scot unor The generosity of q government
ahas has hitherto refused Us justice, and ali
Nh;s when the affair Of the Chesapeake, and
a host of other wrongs are anredressed, and
when Gfeat Britain has just rejected an
oyertars which she aaust have accepted with
easexrssas if hex views were act such as it
became. sas 90 suspect and guard against,
10 regssy xse assskSssgo ssscgether Reuld DC
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