Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-22
M, Jelf.rscu's article was manifested

nati,i0n oil the t0Wn OF o0Stol as '"'
a,har.., and It's numerous additional laws.
III. words ar,--.. The orders oil i.nslana
an, the DEGREES OF France anal Spain er'sF-
! ;p~ at the date Of these laws, are st'.i
! un,epealed. as Gar rs We know. here
indeed is a tissue of dece!t--t want oi
,r,.;n mixed with as;i:ice. ;ysayinS iiat
tl.ose orders and DEGREES c'l?Stsa Ut .iie
date of the embargo laws, il is PLAN this'
Mr.. Jefferson meant to convey 10 TIE III
h,,b;t.n,. OF Boston ard through them 10
-, persons who should rot advert to the
distinction between the actual eris'etcs
ant! tie kuo,clfdge in the Onita S!"tes oi
;i,.. c.c;sie,re g: tiosc orders and decrceS,
TIE is;ci t,;a. ti!cv were the cGnSes oi the
e..,;,.;pzo laws nd therefore that these
/. must be continued while the causes re
main. But Napoleon's Milan decree, re-
iainrcinr that of Berlin. though more
oatra.eous.aE was issued iii Italy, ioHr or
Ave thousand miles from the city OF WASH
ington. ca the i7th o. December 1897
All il vas en- the very next day tiiat Mr..
Jefferson recommended TO Congress to
,ay an embargo And the second decree
Of .;aain. adopting tire Milan decree, was
so; issued untl the s., day of January 1858.
twelve days after the embargo law iiaa
been passed
Among ihc proofs Of the embargo be-
ins acceptable to the French emperor, as
stated IN a former number. omitted MS
Davonne decree passed the t7th oi Aprii
1893. directing all american vessels then
IN the ports o; France, CT which should
thereafter ~ into those ports, to De seiz-
-c;! because their navigating the seas was
contrary 10 the embargo laws OF the :.
states and thus while oar own govern
meat pretended that the embargo was lIa-
oystd 10 save our citizens and their pro-
o...tv-not from capture by the English
on.y. 81: from the clutches OF the French
e.nnerov-ard to force him 60 revoke BIS
Berin aud Milan dcoyees-iic himself,
wei pleased with the embargo, passed a.
noIIier decree 10 eniurce It's execution -
Are the rulers Of CIR nation capable OF
blus!ling: Or are they aiIne dead to al
sense OF shame, of candor antl Of truth
The enbai2,o having been Tor three
wears and upwards a subject oil discus
sion. may nov be reviewed with The less
interest but as il WAS the first sisnai CO.
operation Gas trust have shewn such
CO. operation to have been t!io leading mo-
tiye) Of cur government with the nmpc-
TOR of France. it nerlted a fresh eXann
nation and the more. as il Was the basls
of that system OF CIR administration wien
has ever since harrassed, and no" nearly
ruined our commerce. and bes..cS,aIcd The
nation. The review was at1O necessary
to the display. in che important instance.
of the real character G: AIr. Jefferson.
marked. as had s:,iu il WAS, with /" sys-
ielnaii. hspocri>y and dupiicity." Facts
nave also s,iewl, thai, as he gave assur-
ance. Jir. jetfarsnG's system OF measures
and Mr.. Mat:ison's are the same. tlr.
Jefferson : words. in answer to all address
| from the ':aIuilaany Society Of Baltimore.
are these" The hope you express that
nv successor viii continue in the same
system Of measures, is Guaranteed, as far
as future circumstances viii permit, by
us enlightened and Jealous participation
in them heretofore. and By tie happy pa
cfecai;on he is noe eHectiHs for s.
This +" happy paciiicalion' was the ''ar-
: ranseElent,' or agreement made with
/; Dir. Erskine, the British minister at
Washington. for the revocation Of tie
i British Orders in Council and the remnv-
al Of the restrictions o. CIR ron-iIter-
! course law as to G.. B.:tain. &" Happy
qualifications" Mr.. Jefferson calls il. with
!; Great Britain Perfectly convinced my
i scls that he has never 0ucc authorized a
treaty With Great Britain on terms which
] he believed the British government would
accent satisfied That an examination Of
all hi, own published statements OF his ne
+. sotiations would produce Tie like con'ic-
ton on every candid mind What if. az
ter collecting his multiplied professions
: land they woult! fill some pages Of his
( sincere desires 10 settle al differences and
! ae,,!,IiSl harmony ketxecp The = StatpS