Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-03-22

ton, you will find that the fault Is IN your
rulers. They are aware, that 1t by fair
and honorable negotiations, all our diiie-
rences with G.. Britain should be adjusted,
they would lose a strong hold OF their
popularity: while they incurred the dis
pleasure (Which they so much dread) of
Europe's tyrant, and, as far as their sub
serviency can make him, orr naughty and
Insulting master. Were the disputes with
Britain adjusted, they could then no longer
excite your fears OF icing betrayed by the
Federallsts, as British partizans, or cor
rupted by British gold. They must
then cease to clamor against the tyranis
of the sea" (as they call the British) for
exercising what they consider as their bel
ligerent rights by the law Of nations, in cap.
turing neutral vessels engaged in commerce
contrary to that law, and taking their GUN
seanen from your merchant vessels. They
must then stop their false-hearted lamen,a-
tions over impressed American seamen,
for whose relief a satisfactory arrangement
would then be made. Then, too, they
would be deprived of the favorite topic Of
complaint, courageous attack on the fri
gate Chesapeake" for which Great Britain
has repeated her endeavors to make salts
faction /; bat which, l expect to show you,
your own government has frustrated. And
then, too, we should hear no more of Mr..
Jeferson's prating about "violated rights
of the ocean,"
z. will prove to you that the Embar-
go, that distinguished curse of our country /,
was not imposed "to preserve our ships,
our merchandise and our seamen"-that
this was a deceitful pretence---and that
the deception might not appear, two of the
papers communicated as the principal
ground OF the embargo, were withdrawn
by Mr. Jefferson. This covered the affair
with mystery, which astonished and con.
founded the public mind, and induced its
acquiescence in the measure on the pre-
sumption that some cause of mighty mo-
ment existed to justify so great an evil.
These two papers have since been made
public. They will now speak for them
selves, and verify what l wrote three years
ago, that neither presented any aew
ground to justify an embargo"
s. / will shew you that the non.inter-
course, the ha!f.hrother of the embargo,
was a measure as foolish and absurd as it
was mischievous ; and that the injuries
and losses produced by it, were wanton sa.
offices 10 the pititul pride of our govern
Inent, unwilling to acknowledge its error
aud improvidence (and in the Knowing
ooes the deception in laying the embargo;
tor which the nou.intercourse was a substi-
tute, a staging to break the fail from the
embargo to nothing.
9. 10 give a just view of the French 60
vernmeu in its relations to the u. States,
| will examine its conduct from an early
period ofthe Preach revolution the pira-
cies and enormous spoliations it authorised
on our commerce, and its outrages and in
salts towards our government. [ will pre-
sent to your view the patient forbearance
of the federal administrations, and their
earnest endeavo1s to remove every cause
OF misunderstanding. And when all their
Efforts proved uuavailing, you will be re-
minded Of the energetic measures adopted
TO vindicate your rights and maintain the
honor and dignity OF the nation. This pc.
Rod will embrace the mission of general
Pinckney and afterwards the more sole mn
embassy or generals pinckney and Mar
shall, and Mr.. Gerry. The abandonment
otthis energetic course will then be consi-
deied, aud its consequences. The revival
Of the directorial ystem of plumber, out
rage and insult, might then be brought IN
70 foil view, with all the aggravations of
which Napoleon Bonapar,e alooe was capa.
Ole.
10. Forbearing to enumerate many other
topics Of discussion which will fall in my
way as proceed, | will here only add,
that exPsct TO make it appear, that if the
measures or our government, so fatal to the
natiOnaL prosnerity. have not been taken In