Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-11-21
BALTIMORE, Nov, IL,
FROM TEE BALTIMORE AMERICAN
Extraa ola letter to the Editor, dated
ANNAPOLIS, Nav. 10, 1909

WasNirg oN--he g acelully bowed towa:ds
the Feds, particularly so 10 John H Tho
mos, when making his speech preyiou9
to reading the resolutions, and observed;
he had explored he ground 90 which he
was abou to tread, weighed the subiAtf
well and was fearlesso of conseq ieuces, s
willing 10 NEE; them.
He is fine looking dashng rellnx-.
the feds say he looks as if he would iumR
through a fslow-.they are niue as
mice when the cat is near--and chop fal-
len.
WHEREAS, cerian resolu ions were
entered in by The " House OF DsIega es''
OF The General Assembly Of Maryland, at
th= last November session, the object of
which was 10 impress a belief upon The
public mind. that the ci,iz ms og The State
OF Maryland viewed the Aa passed by
Congress, imposing an embargo, sid
the several acts supplement arg Ihsre,o,
as constituting plrteneous syseTa of un,
necessary, impolitc, and Unprecedented
restraint upon the foreign trade and do.
mesuc intercourse oGthcAe United Sat. s,3
aud also directing the senators and re.
presenta ives from this state in the con.
g ess of the United States, to exert them.
elves with all convenient diligence in ems
deavors to procure a speedy relief f~om
the operation of The aforesaid ACT, and the
several acls supplementary thereto :" And
whereas the public will" has been lately.
exPi esSeab b. "Ihe public voice its-If''rn ;hs,
election for the immediate representation
branch Of this legisla ure 81 a, to | ava
no doubt, what the real, true and unye led
sentiments Of the people of Maryland are
relative TO that importan, aad political
measure OF our government, 50 laF as their
en;Iments at this time IN b. ascerta.ned
by their supporting policy of similar
"aiure, and by their eleeting, as members
If this body, men who were The waim
advocates and active friends Of every lea
ding measure of The late administration
Aod whereas, the lac " public yoicss'
has shewn, conclusively, TO every unpre.
JUDGED and impartial mind, that the snc.
cess, 20 much boosted of, in the sad re.
solutions, by the majority of the Ia,s
" house Of delegates" must haze pros
ceeded fr5m The many misrepresentation
nd decepdo1s made and used to deceive
and enSnare tn guarded voter, and noe
from ary real change in the political te,
nets of The Sac.
And whereas TO correct and counieraet
The false impressions which may have been
made UPON the public mind by the proceed,
,ngs of he majority in the house of dc,
ega es J." at their last November session,
touching measure so extremely iaIerest-'
ing 20 the whole American p ople, and in
order to remove the uufavourable opinions
OF thu politics of his state. VIII oh The false
col aring ofthe majority III the lac. g hou
of Delegates" may have crea ed in our SIS.
ter ates, Il is day which the members
of he present Assembly owe to the IA.
try, their constituents ADD III mseyes, to
express true and solemn ciara,ion OF
their sentiments, as to the measures Of The
laie and present administrations of the ee-
neial government, and to set forth these
feelings Of unqualified disappr bl,ion
which the said resolutions have excited
--Thciefore,
RESOLVED, That it is "thc oonsci.
eniious belief and unbiased conyction''
of this Legisla ure, representing the inte-
rests, and speaking the sentiments Of he
ndep ndent freemep of Maryland, that
the aforesaid act imposing an Embargo,
and the several acts supplementary there,
to, were wise, efficient, and dlgnihed nea,
su'es, rendered indispensably necesssr-
by he unjust and illegal proceedings Of
the belligerents Of Europe, and the con.
vulsed and unprecedented state Of the
world as the only advisable alternatives
between a destructive and Calamilous war
and the humiliadng surrender Of our na,
uonal ho9oC and Independence - hs tie
msny evils which we're stated to have
nov d from he adoption Of lhe said En-.
ba so and he gloomy picture ogits ronseq
qusuc- 5 portrayed by he ofo, esaid rega-
unions, we're contrary 10 the good cpio
Mon AID 20 the general sentiments ai
large m jori,y of the free anG indepeud, ~
voters Of this Safe ;--that so far from Q,
scribing AND spiuiug away " The existrnce
81 commercial enterpglze " il must be 90
ylous TO eyery reAe6l ng and dlspassionate
mind, bat The objea OF our Gnv,aan.nt
vas 70 secure il ultimately 70 ,he ctseus
of the United States, by coaiendug for
principles and demanding acknoSiedg,