Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-24

par,y 10 abandon their faYorite system OF
embargo, and ,hattoo without the painful
alternative" Of president Jeferson OF war
being. substituted /; tut4 doubt extrtmrly
how far they could eenreIs 1.-THE Congress
and presidentinto war with France, unless
the II. S. could be called upon 10 assert IFS
neutral rights byslhe temporary removal OF
bis ma esty's orders il council 10 give lhtm
that opportunity.
It appears by the result Of the state Of
the votes fer president ard yicespresidtn AT
which was declare d in the Senate yesterday,
Mr.. Madison had ls2 votes ous OF l75,
and that all The votes, except three in The
southern and western states, were IN his Ia,
.or, besides Pennsy lyania; and that Two
thirds uf The votes If the state OF N. York
z were given to him. lie had also ali the
votes OF Vermont, but thar was ineonse-,
.qutnce OF The votes being gwen by the le,
gislalure CT that state, With happened 70
be dtmotlaic besides having nine out OF
twelve votes Of The state Of Mar, land. T, =
= lis vast majority VIZ uld enable the pre-
sid, Mt eltct ana his parry TO resist the soil.
citation Of the four esstsfn states, should
they urge the next Coneitss 10 sngle out
France as On emmy because the same
power which has proved incompe,t b;toen.
force an illegal oFP,essivssard 'uinous law,
would still! be sufficient to withstand re
qu:si,ion TO wser a war, which, however
just, would not be Ikely,o be attended with
any pleht or advantage. !.
!. is true thst a ron intercours~ law may
be consid. I'd by the easle,n states as very
Objectionable, but as j, would be rather a
nominal prohibition than rigorous enforce
msnt. resistance to it would be less likely
to be made, and OF less Importance II it
should take place. :,
Ihe ultlnAte consequence Of sur difTrr.
encts and Jealouslss arising between the
eastern snd southern states, would neyita-
bly, lsEe 10 a dissolution Of the union which
has been Tor sons time laIkt q Of, and has Of
late, as have heard been seriously con.
template ty many Of TIE l,aeEirg people in
the eastern DIV sion.
Will not however trouble you with any +!
osselva'lons upon that important topic at
present. but corhne myself to the ctnse-
que noes ct the mt asu.ts abun, 70 be adopt.
cd in Congres SIS, aatcting his majtsty's IN
tefest. i
Whatever may be the motives Of the con-
gress t'f the Passing a non intercourse law
"I'h England and France, / conceive that
great acvan'9ets M. Is reap,d from i, by
Enela' d, as she has the command uf The ,
seas, and can procure through n Ut ais any !
at the produce ct tbs country, besides the !
immense ouanti,y which will Be brought |,
dir CT 10 Great Brtan, under various pre-
ttnces; whereas France will obtain but H. !
lie, AT, great expence and risk, and will I
only GIT that little in conse gu, nee Of the
nigh prices in their markets.
Il his measure will operate in so partial
and dlscourag'n6 manner upon the eastern
states which are commercial, that it would
not be submitted to veiy long, and it's #
lects in preventing The introduction ot Brit
ish manufactures would be ,riaing, as they
would be smuggEed into the cDuntr, with
the great st facility, since the people who
alone could interfere with effect, ouid en-
sub = traffic between his majes,y's
domlulons 10 Canada, and he. adacrnt sSr.
rtories of the United States, and in various
other ways.
Another advantage arising 70 c. Britais.
from the non intercourse law would be-,
that the Introduction of ships of war from
entering the ports OF The =. S. would be
6 raj, instead Of being directed solely /.
against his maj sty's ships. ahe non i'm.
law @oule. be also general, and
the ccrsf queDce would be, that his maies. +
ty's subjects would get a greatquanti,y Of
goods into tbs United States, bat French
subjects could not introduce any.
Should his majesty deem it proper to
consider the non intercourse law in the Eoht