Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-22
ADDRESS
To raF PgopLE or c,ls UNITED STATES
No. Nv.
ADDRESS

EStN mare 03SrPSattOaS WIZ OK
c.r,le what ] proposed to lay before yoa
relative to the LMBEGa.
II any pooof in addition to those area
dy exhibited were requisite 10 demonstrate
that the British Orders III s-.ouncn Vi NO
venbcr II. 1897. did not eater mo the
consideration of ;ac Executive Or o. ION
sress, in imposing tn" embargo meg may
be sasad in the writings o. ar. Jeneison'
and tie then secretary OF state l'sF. maui
son. The latter on the 2jd 81 December
1867 (beias .lle next day AMER the passing
C. the embargo law t:;ns wrote 10 hf'
pinkney, the AneHieaa minister iii Lon
don -. The potter ANA The cGasss OF the
embargo are explained! IN the President ;
Ness. 20. This message and ali the pa
pers il referred 10 were either cciiea OF
described IN my no. XII: anithe BRITISH
Orders IL Council n1tc being among them
las it was impossible tt."y should be, for
thsv had GOT then reached the 1. States !:
ror was il known that such orders had
been is Ied) nor tie most distant '';as ssiT-
en- that such orders were 81 existence II
follows conelus;yely that :hey were net
one of the causes o. the embargo.
Bat Nr. Jefferson .,imsalf bears sIrec,
testimony to the same pSiat. Ia his pub
lie message 20 congress OF the "a of Sc
bruarv, 1898 (tnole than six weeks after
nc had recommended the embargo ne for
the first time mentions those British Or
drrs in council. aud says. transmit
them to congress as a farther proof oftie
increasing dangers to our navigation and
commerce, which led to the provident
measure Of the act OF The present session.
having an embargo CT c9r own vessels
Thus Syr. Jefferson wins certainly knew
rchq ami for what caHoeS &c recommended
the embargo. asserts. in direct contra
dietion to MIR. john Quincy Adams, not
that the British orders in council of No
Yember. 1897. were an original cause Of
the embargo, but that they were d ''fur-
ther proof" that the embargo was ''pro-
viaent measure.
X is true, that the language of Mr.
Jefferson and Air. Madison afterwards as
sa,ned a somewhat different forn but
this proves nothing but the artliice OF
these gentlemen for having long eNne-
r;eaeed with what facility the mass ofthe
people received TIE notions Wi;tI. which
they wished them 10 be impressed, they
perceived that a.'tiiiee was better adapted
than candor To the promotion Of their
views. I have already cited Mr.. Nadi-
sons words. II his tr:t"r OF Dec. ESD,
1867. 10 our minister, Mr.. Fiiahney, in
which he saws. the Poi;cg and c,il$cs d
the embargo are explained il the presi.
dents message : bat in his letter Of &c
hrnsry 10, 1895. after t!ie orders m cOun
ei, had been received aud Published. liz
saws. My last chat OF December Esd,
ineiosel a copy OF the act OF embargo
and explained the policy of the measure
I.a,iu. cut $. causes" ani introduein.
the unknown British orders (uni,nown amt
uuthonsht OF when tie embargo was la'1:
as :. among the considerations which e:l
forced IT." lie adds The apoear.:ea
OF these DEGREES the British orders ii
coaieill has had iaa,a effect il reconci.
ia.. al descriptions among us to the EN-
b.r-o. and in fixing. in tac friends o
that measure. t:.eir attachment TO IFS pro
yideas Guardianship Of Our martini.
r;yt:ts." Inai ali DESCRIPTIONS OF our CT
t;,ess we're ever .eaolIci:c;i to the embai'
y,., is net true: I yer, large portion itoi,
ihs ho-inainS. SAW III il only ioi'. ana
mischief: AMI that it woilii hc (as the C
yesi hss proved utterly inc!!icacioas Il
nro.:i,e he repeal o. the French, decree
ana. British Orders: and they also beliey
ell. what to ever, caaiid mind presume
/ i,a-e demonstrated. that. Gas Was sai'
by "a dea.oeraiic member OF congress
when the esaaargs law Was under eonsi
de.afiaa) The. hand OF Napoleon was il
IT,: :hat il w2s IN aef Of eo-operatiol
With ths -sr.ael, emperor inhis system IL
.siref i;siiFh csnmerre, aad with i