Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-23

casion is extremely precarious.-lts pernl-
cious tendency will not be confined to the sea-
I board where we with regret do observe twill
be intellectually great, but its dilcful effects
! will be extended through the country gene
rally. One third at least of the grain. the
staple commodity ofour commerce, the prln-
! cipal support of our country, the produce OF
last year, is yet ON hand, and our farmers,
| many of whom have heavy payments to make
1 seeing themselves thus cut off from the only
hope of raising money to meet their engage.
ments, have become greatly embarrassed and
/ seriously alarmed. To the merchants, Its
forebodings are equally distressing; IN hne,
the mechanic and every other occupation Will
more or less be involved in the general ruin
it may occasion. Here permit Us TO ask, what
are the advantages, which possibly may re-
] dound to the country from the operation OF
the embargo, that may be considered as an
/ equivalent for the privations and sutterlngs
J thus heaped upon US? Will 1t distress any
of the beliaerents who have robbed and PUN
| dered us, burnt and destroyed our property
| Will it cause them to recant their ungene-
| rous, their unjust and wicked condact towards
us, and dispose them to respect US as nation
! in future, and treat US with magnanlmity no.
/ nor and Justice The result of the former
embargo furnishes ready answer to these
queries Does your honorable body conceive
| the voice of the American people to side with
YOU in support of these measures! he SEN
! timents of your constituents generally, whe-
| Their it be viewed as war or peace measure,
! if deemed worthy of attention when obtain
! ed, will, we conceive, convince you OF your
! great misconception in this respect. Has 1t
preserved any part Of the property OF our cl-
/ tizens which may be disposed OF within the
urls diction of the UnitedStates to the
! AZ. ysntage Of the owner directly, or the
government indirectly Has 1t not rather,
on the contrary, hurried abroad agreat por-
!, ton of property for which 10 returns can
be made during the continuance OF the en-
barge and non-intercourse except in specie,
| which is not to be expected, and retained on
| the hands of our citizens the surplus to Pc
! IRISH, to be lost to them and the community
| Every individual loss, we conceive, where the
property is absolutely destroyed, IS an equal
] loss to the communlty.-Seelng therefore, as
/ froA the cursory view we have taken OF this
| subject, it appears that incalculable evil Is
| likely to result from the continuance OF the
embargo, and no possible advantage can be
expected either to the citizens in particular or
| the government in general, we humbly en-
treat your honorable body to take the matter
| into Reconsideration and afford your consh-
| tuents such relief in the premises as may be
deemed proper in your wisdom--elther to re-
| peal the law generally or so molly 1t as to
con6ne its operation to sixty days, beyond
which it shall not endure.
And as in duty bound, they will pray, &c
April 18th, 1912
TO 64essrs John N. Ryneman, Roger Davis,
and Joseph LJever.
GENTLEMEN,
Your votes of concurrence to the amend
ment of the Senate on the passage OF the en-
barge law of go instead of 90 days,as recon-
mended by the President, will draw upon you
| the censure of every honest man OF all par
ties. The millers and wheat purchasers have
had meeting in Reading on the Eth instant,
agreeable to notice in the papers, to take into
consideration the propriety of demonstrating
to congress against the embargo lately passed,
sc. They passed number OF resolutions,
and one in the following words: Resolved,
That John H. Hynenan, Roger Davis and
Joseph Lefever, members OF congress from
this district, be instructed TO use their endca-
| vors to have the act laying an embargo on the
ports of the United States repealed at the ex'
piration of sixty days, or sooner II possible.
Gentlemen, you will have by your votes, on
concurling with the Senate's amendments to
| Law an embargo for go days instead OF &c days,
as recommended by the President, forfeited
all confidence of the citizens Of said district,
unless you Immediately move for its repeal at
the end Of 60 days or riff possible with
the rnillers, we, as farmers and the inhabitants
of your district, fully concur. You are, or
ought to be guardians of our interest and pro-
perty as well as our liberty, when likely to be
affected by law of the general government,
which by your vote you have deserted. The
enaa4 nnantitu Of hnnr now made and ready