Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-18

the interest Of the owner NAV ,..,
be Carried. i: NAV be quc,, F',ils
great pr0Prfery, whtrhers s. od;oas VII
struction ought to be put upon J. Co.
letter Of the law? For thouab sPpppa,e
may 'saue reprisals agains; i, :. U'aa sra
Il they phase, they cannot Be san NC VOC
have meant TN the present CO., s''Posea
strnction, theretose, against their i. Aep
and affecting materially the eIea,a la'sat@
OF foreign nations, ought 70 I bs a'i r sa
We see no difficulty in cos6n;na sIld't
ton Of the provision, which teoSr S'pqs.
ripple security from Foreigners, 9 VI ) q g
carry away a cargo obtained IN X, Il S sts
States. There can be no room y, "'e Vned
that this was not the genuine Ok, 'aPPPot
law for any other would be S"qte
faithlsss to the rest of the world '',a aid
Of Congress never should be und.,. an ~
deprive strangers of their properly H.,
posing impracticable restraints uns5 ~ %M
oft, without a fault in its owners .,5
out subscribing any view Of dor,'s,;; WV SN'
tlonal policy. If the secuestraGoo W ~
reign property, merely because # (. - -.
(ior IL eject the law acts as s.oa. ~.
tion) can answer any American 6,. .,.'
We must own ourselves to be ms Fts''
supposlng, tAat the Treasury comiTr,
is irreconclieab!e with reason.
another powerful argument aeairs 4
soundness Of that construction, Is is a.
upon France and England. It g,s AZ
clear sense OF the Legislature, that no g.
TEN Of couDteraction beyond a zon.in,3r
course should be adopted. This posi- in
supported by the various modes in vIi
the trial was made upon their iacIp,,i.
for measures Of war as well as for h,, |
leading to it. The question of iissurrE
tiers OF marque, was more than once ext.
city decided in favor Of peace. W,ns
therefore safely pronounce that to be sm
ced construction, howeverapparenty COM.
tenanced by the letter, which giyesit aw.
like character infinitely beyond the meaot,
Of non-lntercourse. BY the directions d
the secretary 81 the treasury, the vessels j
Great-B Britain and France are not to d
permitted to return to their own doninion
nor 10 leave our ports without giving qodI
ripple security that they will rot. The gi|
! dent result of this is, that they will be De-.
tanned here. The number now il R I,
States is large, and most Of those IN l7
| southern states, where they are most nancI
| rous, will be taken By surprize, and ms
able to escape before Thursday. Wmn,
ducement this general detention MAY e.
cite to alter the state Of cur foreign nIa.
tons, may be the subject Of apprehension
It any rate, no o5lique construction, ma
| nlfestiy at variance with The scope andA'
tention Of the non-intercourse act ou6tto
be tolerated. For the sake OF peace and
that any endeavors OF the new presIdnF
negotiate upon our foreign differences n[ ,
not be impeded or frustrated like those
his predecessor, by being precededF s
cumulating acts of ali irritating quality =
should hope, that the construction ccniaf
ed in the circular will be recuGed. hMI
not, the expectation of the causes Of d'nJ
ences with Great Britain, being renew"
will be slender indeed. The non-nTI
course Of itself may prove an lnsuPslay'
bar to an accommodation: but Vfa' y
source is4eft for hope, when to a S'.t W.,
non-intercourse is added a virtual de'5Dy'
of British shipping 70 large amount; .,
But if the phraseology OF the act 81 S VI
gress be scrupuIously examined We n IL,
probably find, that even the ie'ler u T H.
lazy does not warrant the constructor Ut
IL and 10 sections are those which aT n ~,
material. The former partially FtPea Isn or
embargo laws, as far as respects 'as usrt
ture Of american vessels and nc 'Ap b,,.
ton of both foreign and domestic 0lsl' .srt,
die. They are not repealed as l', !srer
foreign vessels, because thcse Ws'G ~ ,,c.
subject to their operation, Hence 'a.,i i,
:JoJ 90 nerlnlttn3 ~