Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-05-25

WEDNESDAY, MAY IS, 1872
A petition Cf several Captains M
Portuguese vessels, il philadelphia, 81.
ting their having arrived III The u. y
since The Embargo for The purpose "
purchasing provisions, sc. and praying
leave 10 axe cargoes III return, was Die.
scented and read
Mr.. LAcoCK moved, that the petition
be postponed 70 the Alb July-He bad
no idea u granting fAyors to foreign.
ers which are denied 70 our own Gill
Zens.
Mr.. PITE1N CofConn. expressedlis
surprize Vt the observation Of the zen.
tleman last speaking. The advocates
Of En- targo, said Mr.. p have uniform.
ly stated, that it was laid as precursor
OF 7Uar that its sole 0bIect was to keep
the property of our citizens at home,
and not 10 have it exposed to the ocean
or in foreign ports 10 the dcpredatiOns
ola nation against whom we were ~
bout TO declare war If this then IS the
real object ofthe Embargo, as has been
so often stated in this House, the reason
does not at all apply to the petitioners.
By restraining our Cilizens from going
abroad with their property, we consider
ourselves as favoring them when we
postponed the petitions Of citizens from
.Ae7y York until the 4th Of July, we told
them, that denial Of the petitions (tOr
this postponment amounted TO denialJ
was done as favour towards them;
that it was done in order 10 preserve
their property for themselves and their
country.-But, Sir, we have no suchm.
terest in preserving the property Of the
petitioners they have come into our
ports without any previous knowledge
OF the Embargo, with funds, as they
state, belonging to them, and they de-
sire to vest those funds in the produce
Of the country and TO return with il to
Portugal.
In granting this permission it is dif.
ficult to perceive ID what way the avow-
principles of the Embargo will be con-
trayened. No property belonging 10
our citizens will be put at hazard and
if the whole should BE- taken or lost the
country would receive no injury what
ever, or be less able to carry Oh the con
templated war. Nay, Sir, if, without
any hazard at all, we can exchange
some Of our surplus produce, so much
OF which we have now on hand, for Por.
tuguese coin, or for foreign articles
which We want, will not the country, in
fact be benefited
by laying the petition on the table,
the subject is TO be put az rest, without
farther enquiry. cannot but hope It
will not take this course, but that will
be referred to the committee Of COM
merCe and manufactures to make the
necessary enquiries into the subject
Mr.. KEY followed on the same side,
but the motion to postpone was carried
81 to Sc.
CALL OF THE HOUSE.
MIR. WILLIAMS, (of S. o. after
few predatory remarks offered the fol-
lowing motion -
Resoyed, That the Speaker be direc-
tee to address q letter 10 each Member
Of the House now absent, requesting
his attendance prior to the 81 Of June
next.
Mr. GRUNDY approved the principle
Of the motion, but was opposed IA the
designation Of a dcfmtive day, which
must unnecessarily excite the feelings
Of the nation.
Mr. NELSON opposed the resolution
He wished not The assistance u the
runaways re WAS Wiling % pursue
the path parked out al the commence
ment Of the session even with Jhv
small band left. Mr.. RHEA also oppo,
sed it.
Mir. ROBERTS moved to amend II BY
continuing Jhe request TO the attendance
OF the Members 10 thwlth which be-
ing adopted, the Resolution as amend
ed passed. Adjourned.
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