Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-28
From the Nsrth dmer;e,,
EON-INTERCOURSP law

EON-INTERCOURSE law
We publish the supplemental circa,.
the secretary of the treasury rcvoknp i
most obnoxious part of the cons,r,,'".
had placed upon the non-intercou,y H.
The opinion 10 adhered to, that h,;,
vessels cannot carry away purchqelca
go; but it is now admitted, that thew ",
clear for interdicted ports, without cir,,
any security still, if they clear for a M
which is not interdicted, they nus a,e
security no. to go to one that's. Tasbs
proof, that either the law, Or tn. coas,c
tion placed upon it, is very absurd and re.
posterous. The consequence must be, aa
all foreign vessels will clear for interIcJd
ports, and 60 where they please aEttrga:l
Ii i. not therefore of any moment, sin.
the distinction affects nothing but the fora
of clearing. This amelioration is hovear
great point gained tor the justice Of our
country, in respect to foreign nations.
Knowing of no other means Of conr>
ing the embargo laws, than by their c.sarS I
unambiguous letter and spirit we cmpt
perceive how foreign vessels giving tolr5l
security can be debarrel by the PraciF pies
of the act from carrying away cargOes9 40
CURED here, whether of domestic produce
or of foreign merchandise. The roh1
ton, as explained by the treasury, eH'nh
what was intended as a general lnt'Fdl''o".
of intercourse ~ith two powers oay' % Z
partial cessation of a customary traae " VIII
all others, viz. in their own vessels i24
Interpretation can be maintained only TIT,
the absurdi,y, of conhnlng the cases
which foreign vessels are, as aboye"sntos
ed, to give the fourfold sesurlty on 'En
clearing for ports not proa'olt,'o, l'a@'
them free to sail to an interdlcted port VIM .,
out giving any. The truth IS, this lo ,l.o,.
security i. intended to prevent ca!soss r ~
tanned here from being carried to ln'sIu ~,
ed ports, and ought not to be apPl'eu " y: = /,
other circumstances. The mlsconSiFasu; !; -
AS we conceive it to be, being p:FS'''.'
is the more to be regretted; as ltma', n,
probably will, induce foreign goS'rn';%l; ;t,,
to cripple ou1trade by a mutual pf0''''',
to carry return cargoes. ,;.,. vil
We hope, that this part OF the Su0 +. op,
undergo another revision, and tna' sa Wv vi
rational and Just construction it ad'"''' =, =,
be substituted by an effort OF the sa ';;.,,[..
dor, which discarded the former ".' ..ly d
The next part of the circular coFte re-. +.f,,
serves, that neither the granting NJ ~, ca
ing of a clearance to American Ve esq., !,
Gust the courts of justice from n, n s"n'Itio
true application of the law TO u, ~, br md
of port to which voyage may e y,
in conformity or contrary TO I.fsrent
granted. Thi. is very proper as .1di
to e judicial supremacy, which, sAoa ,D md
NOR. uniformly cherished than it was u anr
the last administration, will " a'', ar ar. We
to the credi. of the present pu' tb,t at
understand the secretary to mean ~" clea
voyage is sanctioned by gran,' ~ al inI
ance. he will order prosecution o. "n - 70 !.
yiduai, whose mistake was COM
officers OF the customs :t.y;nr
rns reasons given for eo0s u rsrS
Domingo as part of France !, a,sno
a',sc;saf viz. that it has not been an IND
lsdged by any act of governm na ,a'' NAV
nen1rnce is matter of fact, ana l,onisl
complete without any formal , aI j, ca
ment. fla country be indepena.'",s AID
not be colony of another, aai !, y" IS s.lcl.-
the world are bound to trea' ;ntain;d
Saeh were the principles "'