Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-04-29

vi'h Eag.aHi approved and FA'ii'eu ~
Iiasiirr,or. and under which wc pros
pcred Zoe years--that tns treats aas
been permitted to expire, tho The Brit
ish were willing 20 continue Il! } hai
smother treaty with tha, nation, atieF-l
wa,ds signed, was rejected by DIR
.5s9srsaa wiihout--sufhcient reaso'.
sAat lie and Ire demo ralic party save
b.el canslanJiy cndeaNuuring to pro-
woke ErylInd - war, though she wish
es to keep peace with -4m-rfca, md
though trade with her i most profita-
be to our country And do we nn see
the ruinous effects Of this sort OF poll.
cy Engiand is finding new channels
81 trade. She gives a bounty upon
simber, from her OWN colonies, from
Canada aud .Nuya- Sc0nG. She now ie-
o=ig the greater part of her supplies
Of THIS article from those places, and
the consequences already produced,
are, that the price Of timber here, is
much reduced, aud orr citizens in great
numbers. are going TO The Brftish pro-
7iaces, where they find employment,
anl 4 good price for their lahour, Ahd
rs Il ragards our hnasces, the effect IS
Uqushy tl1rming-our revenue IS di-
maished more than half by the late
Commercial restrictions. Last year
government Borrowed -FOUR MILLIoNs;
mis- year they have voted to borrow
FIVE MILLIONS and yct there
has been no expense of building and
manning nGUy, o. the like. And the
proceeds Of lands sold, which belonged
TO the United States, amount to about
thirteen nailt;ons all which has gone
into the hands Of our Rulers The ex-
penCts OF our economical government
have also been about dou6le what they
were, while the Federalists had the
rule.
To please, and apPease France, every
thing on the other hand has been done,
70 the disgrace and ruin Of the nation.
When The Rtstart Iyrant Of that coun-
try wanted money, our Rulers said he
must havr ii. When he has said, we
should refuse TO trade with England,
our Rulers have made laws agreeable
70 his wishes. The Embargo Of fifteen
months, was dictated by him, with a
view to injure England for our vessels
were neither taken by British ships,
Tor detained and conhsCated In BrinSH
ports. The spirit OF Federalism; how.
ever revived, and the embargo was re.
moved /; aud business and prosperity
were again restored But Nahoieon has
once more commanded, and our seryile
G@stardly rulers obey his dictates, and
forbid all trade with England Every
Eody knows the French DEGREES are not
withdrawn, and that they are not meant
70 be repealed, Notwithstanding The
tlectioneering, hing handbill from the
CAr0aicle ofhce,) and yet at the instance
ct France, a non-importation law, as it
Regards E'gtand, Is enacted. i he next
ihmg 10 be expected is, that Bonaharte
Vii order Us 20 burn oil fhe go2ds from
England
Aud what have we Got by al this
submission (! only repeated insults and
plumber. But say our wise ruiers, this
late law is all a farce The great
'rorfhern agnfnary,' the late Represen-
tatiSe If Lincoln county, says, IL IS al
q sir7. This law means nothing
Thank you, thou second Darrell. 4 men
Congress has been passing laws, never
meant TO be executed Pretty play,
iorsooth. Congress makes law, never
designed to be enforced Cor what /?
TO show their own folly 10 perplex
our merchants ?--or 10 provoke Eng
Rad lior the law is aimed al her only,O
to rctaliate upon our detsuceitss CON-
mercc! fear our" northern lunruQrg"
Is an Qtaqne body. The grca. men he
worshiPs at Washington, viii uol thank
him for this confession They have
some design in their coniuct-and Tia,
10 10 irritate Great Britain. and 10 DE-
Stroy c0nmerce.--NFe open our ports
ID French ships Of all kinds We treat
them IS friends. But to England, We
say, by this law" We can have 10 trade
with you and your vessels Of every
- : must be proAihaed our
aless...ss.---~-~And vet the French De
es@e are not repealed, and the English
are ready 10 withdraw their orders the
moment those of France are removed.
Eashpd vii not look upon this as
" sham" Nor win our Merchants ike
sloh play.-they must give bonds,
pay fees to Alarshais, Collectors, Dis
'T4ef .4ttorRey's, SC. and not cent viii
tleu ever Lecniua. hacl E.Lr-.. -: