Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-06-28

uion tnaS the emoarg0 must IN ffS nature
be temporary espedient." Yes, and on.
ly twenty days, from the passing Of the en-
barge law, had elapsed, when Mr.. Adams
offered resolution for the appointing Mt of
committee to inquire at what period the
embargo might, consistently With the pub
lie interest, be removed. :. But (says he)
my resolution met no encouragement."-
No; new convert, and still in his novi.
ciate, he was not let into all the secrets of
the cabinet; from whose views nothing
was more remote than simple embargo, q
temporary suspension Of commerce. And
as in voting for the embargo he reposed
himself, with entire confidence, on the re.
commendation and superior information Of
the president; so afterwards, when his
proposition in the senate for fixing the time
at which the embargo should have an end,
and similar attempts in the house of repre-.
sentatives, were rejected, or passed by
with silent contempt; he, with becoming
humility, acquiesced reposing himself
noIv on the superior wisdom ct the maiori-
ties of the two houses of congress. Yes:
when ne saw that the embargo had changed
IT'S ndtnye--that what had been enacted un.
der the name OF an embargo, was NOT an
embar3o-but total, unlimited inte,dics
of all commerce with foreign nations still
his candid and elevated mind would not de.
scend to entertain snspicions of sinister
views IN the executive and his leaders ia
the two houses The men who had uni.
formly opposed all the measures deemed
BY his own father to be necessary for the
safety, honor and interest of our country,
as we'll during Washington's administra.
ton as his own; and series of articles
perseverngly practised, BY which the peo-
pie were deceived, had finally overturned
the federal administration of our govern.
ment: these men, it seems, had exhibited so
much wisdom, SO much patriotism, and had
shown the mselves SO unambitious, 90 pure &
so disinterested, in their opposition. --that
to suspect them, no1v, of sinister. unfair
views, would be improper and dishonor-
able! Yet Mr.. Adams admits 6 that vgi-
liant observation is at all times and susbicson
may occasionally become necessary, upon
the conduct of men in power. And Of
all men. suspicion should have attached to
those who assembled to power by the s,ers
to which have so often alluded, and Of
which he could not have been ignorant.
| presume it has been satisfactorily
shown, that the rumoured British Orders
IN Council did not enter into Mr.. Ieffcr-
sons views IN recommending the embargo.
Perhaps It will also appear that they were
not in the contemplation of Mr.. Adams
when he gave his jealous assent to il; al.
though he says those orders "formed to
his understanding powerful motive for
2gqenfynn IN ha ernt,av ~
place, as l have already remarked, that
''they stand in. front of the real cause Of
the embargo. May, he goes further, and
represents all the other causes as amouas.
ing to nothing. His words are" To ar.
que upon the subject of our disputes with
Britain, or npon the motives for the em5ay-
go, and keep them lthe Orders in CouncilI
out of sight, is like laying your finger over
the unit before a series of noughts, and
then automatically proving that they all q.
mount to nothing" -Keeping in mind
these various assertions of Mr.. Adams.
concerning the British Orders in Council.
and their powerful influence on his mind.
to induce him to vote for the embargo
pray every reader to go back with me
to view the original scene of passing tho
embargo bill in the Senate. This scene
was represented three years ago, in my
correspondence with Governor Sullivan:
who, having stated to me, that he had
letter from my colleague, Mr.. Adams,
" who voted for the embargo, and still
considered tia wise measure and a neces-
sary one," was constrained, in my own
justification. to detail his conduct on that
occasion. thus wrote to the Governor:
$ In my first letter, informed your ex.
ccllency of the haste with which the em-
barge bill was passed IN the Senate. also
informed you that :" a little more time was
repeatedly asked, TO obtain further irfoy-
nation, and 10 consider a measure of such