Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-06
MIR BAYARDS SPEECH,


Opon his motion to amend the resolution
offered by Mr. GILES, by striking gu,
that part which IS in Italies. Delivered
IN the Senate Of the United States, Tues
day, Feb. IA. 1909.
-. fcoNcpDED.l
r has been often said in defence OF the
embargo, that the nation had nothing lei'
,uftfrat measure; submission or war. Ian
xeou distinguish between the embargo ana
submission? Can you pretend TO say that
il is soE,mtdfy seq restriction imposed as
snatter Of choice! Can it be denied that
it has been forced upon us by the conduct e
ofone or both Of the belEgerents And
with a full knowledge of the fact can YOU
describe ii as any thing but vils. AFFECT sub
mission! France tells you, you shall not
trade to Britain, YOU obey her. britain
tells. yoo, you shall not trade to France,
yop submit. Youhave notresisted the ae-
gees or orders, but have complied with
the object of both. We have borne the
-burthen of the embargo till it has almost
broke anrs bac kss and even when we are
sinking under n,.wssPre3end to say, At was
s res task to bear it. In this case 1t IS then
said. there only remained submission or
war. Submissions put out Of the case. /
frest. il God. It never entered into the head
Gfone American. But deny that war r. is IS
necesssariIly tb6<-akeIhatiVe and l never
yIsl admit it, I'LL | see sincere efforts made
10 acconfinIoela our differences with Eng
land. The President in his message at the
opening Of Congress, would give us the I'M
n,ression, that Britain has refused the last
and the faircst offer it was IN the power CT
our government to make, III order to pre-
seryespeace. Il will be important for Us to
understand the nature and extent OF that OF,
fefr. The proposition no doubt'was made
by Mr.. Riakney, in conformity with his
.;instructioris.2 TO avoid error. will t.,ke
fhe liberty of reading to the senate the
words. of Mr.. Pinkney to Mr.. Canning, on
the subject, in his Letter OF the Esd OF Au-
gust last.
al had the honor to state to you, Sir,
that it was the ialteQti0n of the President,
IN case Great Britain repealed her orders,
as.regarded the United States, to exercise
,lse pew vested IN him By the act OF the
last session OF. Congress, entitled, An act
tosauthofise the President of the United
States Under certain conditions, to suspend
the operation Of the actlayiug an embargo
on ali saips and vessels in the ports & har-
.6ors of the United States, and the several
supplementary acts thereto" bysuspending
the embargo law and its supplements as re-
cards Great Britain. Fam ordered to give
.youffis ASSURANCE IN the most formal man
ner.,
Now, Sir, what is the amount OF. this
boosted offer Nothing more than the as
surance of our minister Of an intention OF
the President to remove the embargo IN
case the orders in council were actua.tg re-
pealed. Great Britain was to repeal her
orders, allow the President to make the
most Of that act with her enemy and trust
to.hiss executing his good intention when ii
should suit his good pleasure. The otter
60 England related only to the embargo,
sShen-this experimental measure SO far from
being injurious TO her, was adding to her
wealth and strength. 1t leaves her navi-
cation without rival on the ocean, and
has restored to her more seamen than she
could have impressed in ten years. Well
may Mr.. Canning say, there is no asslgna
Die relation, between the removal of the
embargo, and the repeal of the orders in
.souncil.. =
The President had instructed his minis
-ter to assure the British governmenta that
the embargo was designed solely as mu-
aicjpal regulation and not as an act in any
degree hostile TO them.
y.cIhe orders mcconnell were measure OF
hostility against France and we offer to
revoke asnunicipal regulation operating IN
favor of Britain, if she will relieve us from