Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-05-11

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embargo and prayed for general relief as re-
garded the state and particularly of the town
of Albany. MIR. Blocker who offered the
memorial wished it to be referred to a Sc
lect committee ; and Mr.. Fisk, republican
member from Vermont, advocated the same
course as conciliatory-whcn people suffered
he said they would complain; they had
right to complain and it was soothing to be
heard; yet he firmly declared that he would
not yield to the petitioners All the petitions .
of similar nature which had been offered
have been postponed till the 4th of July, and
Mr.. Rhea made the same motion in this case,
which prevailed after much discussion-53
to 80. Ihe postponement appeared to be
made on the ground of precedence, and ;hat
as The question Of war would be decided be-
fore the raising of the embargo, orbefore the
end of 60 days, it would be highly inexpedi-
ent to raise it. This position taken by the
| committee of foreign relations had consider
| able bearing on the petition, as it's advocates
| went on the ground, "no war at the end of
the embargo" and that therefore to sufer
| till then was useless. Mr.. Blocker who of
| Tered this memorial gave high colored pic
| lures OF distress snd ruin, and said that the
voice OF the people must and would controul
like the thunder of the heavens. It was pro-
we'd however that the distress and ruin at AL
bany could not be so very great, wheat
would sell for one dollar per bushel and up-
| wards, though 100 miles from the New York
market and there is no doubt that in the e.
vent of hostilities ON the Canadian line but
what their produce will be at as high price
| as at any former period
Mr.. Randolph was conspicuous orator
| on this occasion: His speech will appear cr-
tire in the next lntelligencer, IS Mr.. X. de-
clare6 ha would entleavnt. Eyoe,
dating j to bring his language dozun to The
!euet and inSitidty Of the Court Gazette
The public will be surprised to hear that
| this is Mr.. Randolph's uniform practice.
whenever he wishes his speeches reported at
length, to throw out some aggrasating pro-
vokative of this kind Gas he has too muclL
consequence to make the request) and Mr.
Gales has heretofore been good-natured G.
| nough to act with uncommon promptness on
such occasions, TO avoid suspicion of parti-
| atty; but when the gentleman has to re-
port for himseif he always has preface and
apology for the incorrectness, &c. &c. of the
reporter-See Spirit of '76, with Mr.. RS
speech on our foreign relations In this de-
bate the policy of war was the discussion
| reference and embargo were entirely lost
sight of. Mr.. r. was told that he had pro-
posed an embargo in 1909; he acknowledge
| ed that he had said then if ever this country
went To war it must be preceded by an en-
barge; but since that time he had learnt
better from experience; there had been an
embargo for eighteen months, which was
sufficient to cloy the appetite of the most
| ravenous embargo-man; those who wanted
further practice he gave over as incorrigi-s
| BILE, and recommended for their use waters
Cruel and the lancet. His recommendation
| of the embargo for 90 days in 1909, in COM
tpa nc wit 1ul,o he
ed thus: suppose one physician to reccm.
| mend warm bath for a reasonable time
and another should come and take the patti
| ent out OF his hands and with the assistance
] of strong nerves throw him into a OFFENDER
and shower him with boiling water 48 hourE
after this 1t was not to be expected the
patient would so soon want the YARN bath
again: a burnt child breads the fire" Fe-
deralists. monarchists, democrats and pa
tent republicans were all united i'm one thing,
and that was, to escape from the grasp Of
this monster, whose very name was more
dreadful than the croaking of raven. This
was to be a second revolutionary war, and
we were to have patriots No. 2. All the
clamor for war came from foreigners, who
| had escaped either from the tyranny orjuS
lice of G. Britain The two leading papers
| in Philadelphia press and Aurora) were
| conducted by foreigners---in Baltimore
(Whig) and one somewhere else, if it de-
| served the name Qltelligenccr.) These
were tho patriots No. 2, wto were to tar and
! feather the tories. the times were ominous.
and he felt like citizen of Laguira, that his
country was on the brink of some dreadful
| calamity. In reply to the signs of the times
Mr.. Calhoun said the worst of all signs was
to see a nation too degraded to assert It's
national rights. Mr.. Grundy observed that
! it was told of old, that {" false prophets
should arise in the latter day."-HcraM.
NoRFoLK, May 4.
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