Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-19

;nhabitant, Of New-Haven, he ventures
only to saw that "the French government
declared that its decrees were revoked.
He now at least knows that they we're not
revoked when on the ed of November 1910
he proclaimed to the people OF the United
States and to the world that they were re-
yoked. When he issued that proclama-
ton, he had no right to believe them re-
voked if for no other reason, yet Tor TINS
That what was called revocation was
to take place in future, and on conditions
on certain acts to be previously perform
ed bv Great Britain, which MIR. Madison
had abundant reason to know would not
be performed. The French minister IN
his letter to Gen. Armstrong in which
ITO use the words of Mr.. Madison) "the
French Government declared that its de-
crees were revoked" thus expresses HIM
selc-"I am authorised to declare to you,
sir. that the DEGREES of Berlin and Milan
are revoked, and that after the first OF No.
vember, they will cease to have effect; 1t
being understood [bien entendu que on
condition or provided* that IN consequence
of this declaration, the English shall re-
woke their orders in council, and rcnounce
the new principles ofblockade which they
have wished to establish. Nothing can
be more plain, than that before the French
emperor's declared revocation could De
revocation in fact. it was necessary that
the English Simply on that declaration,
should first repeal their orders IN coun-
ell, and renounce the new principles OF
blockade which the emperor says, they
wished to establish. Mr.. Madison had
abundant reason to know that the British
would not and could not comply with these
conditions prescribed by the French en-
peror; and therefore that his declared
revocation would never become revoca-
ton in fact: and it was not the promise
hut the fact Of the revocation Cor ofsuch
modification of the DEGREES and orders as
that they shall cease to violate the neutral
commerce of the United States) which
Mr.. Madison was by law authorised to de-
clare by proclamation. And thus tins
solemn and most important act OF the ST.
preme executive of the United States, ap-
pears to he alike destitute oflegal authori-
ty and of truth.
The presidents proclamation. AMI the
unjust act Of Congress which grew out OF
il At the close of the late session, called
the non-mportation act. cannot ne OF long
continuance. The farmers and planters
who raise wheat and cotton and those who
deal in lumber and naval stores, may for
2 while be satisfied with the vent they
find for those articles in the British mar
kets: but as the American merchants are
forbidden by that law to bring back in re-
turr anv articles of produce or manutac-
ture from the British dominlons this
sided traffic must soon come to an
end and our rulers must be aware that
the people. as after their much long SUI
ferins under the embargo. will renew
their mnrmnrs and complaints. What
scheme then can they contemplate to rid
themselves of this embarrassment, and at
the same time to satisfy the emperor of
France? and what will completely answer
these purposes? a 1rar 1cith Great Bri-
tain. Our L" loving friend Napoleon de-
clared such war for us more than three
years ago: but we were not then ripe for
it. Now it is presumed to be practicable.
The great commercial and agricultural
state of New-York, and Massachusetts
the greatest navigating state in the Union.
have their governments in the hands of the
devoted supporters of our national admi-
nistration. Now then is the time to fast
en- upon our country the Napoleon-Jefier-
sonian system. the same which the French
emperor has established on the continent
of European entire prohibition Of inter-
course. commercial or other7cise, 7cith 6.
Britain and all her dominionS in the. four
quarters Of the globe. A snug little war
which may exist (not carried ON without
taxes or revenues will perfectly accom-
plish the object. War with Great-Bri-
tain at once shuts our ports to her 4 hers
to us. Such war is the simplest mode
imaginable to introduce and establish the
permanent embargo. For the good peo-
rJo Of The limited Sfnfes 1citL not be so nm