Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-05-13

.-.;s, eAt'o meSlhers Of Con,
gress! with the same propticly and s 1va'
the gentlemen, who made tlAs chase a ' "'ole,
be called upon to give up l!leF op0Gs,lia Ign
their judgment too, if you Nil ~, s'a
much better grace, ia majority oftb;. n. VAIN
is to govern, and chat maiol;ty to 10 '.a "auon
ed by their representatives hcre--an.' Tan.
ther criterion viii be estab,isAed1 Ne na' D.
said, he Tot only voted lis own sert;- j.
but repre- sented tialy his constituents, he s %s
trlct; and ne presumed other lacp,brrs G -,
the ssme. # that was tie case. h - ga
believe the voice Of the people was disre 'r 'H
ed, but consulted, EXCEPT ii was d;srens5r saw,
by the minolity--and while The cnr 5a:e'0
members exercised their rights and rpS r".
wished to cultall chem, they Should ,c, ,'T''t
that the majority I'D rights also, 2,d o.s't
not be called apon with any pro9riety 70 .Hrs
don them, because the constituents Of mirar
lty IN the house wishedit. Such urinriHI.(
would totally destroy lie great fupaamerrt", |
maxim OF all good and pghtlul poye,nme,',a
that majority shcu.a govern. He was n;I
ling therefore, that the impartial world sbonlaI
Judge OF tie Proprlety or correctness Of suchS
charge, and nc would proceed TO the rcwrrLa
OF tie gentleman from Virginia apaipst ,Is
embargo He would ask whether tna ss wy
tlenian supposed that q measure 50 We'll ~
derstood would be abandoned bv the E,Ma,
to-day for any argument wiich could BE- wv,
ed--a measure so recently adopted. and %.
which had been The subject CT cxsmiratioo Is
applause and invectiye for more tbac tbraa
years lie presumed that 10 such ,rjgnI.
ton could be made. But the gentlemao rrnn,
Virginia not Only reprobated this measure n
tie strongest terms as cocrcive measure.
system oi restriction, but as preliminary. the
precursor Of war, Il was equally imDrorer 3,
a destructive measure; and, as war mo-.
sure, II could not be defended by its advocate,
MI. ]. said he rccollected 10 have read
speech OF the gentleman himself on the sun.
Iect OF an embargo before he had the hor,,
o. seat III Congress, IN which it was asserted
that this nation could never go to war gibopt
laying an embargo previously, and for limit.
ed time. Here, then, We have the .uthortv
ofthe gentleman himself many years spo, who
declared tuat al embargo was not cny wise
but indispensable as prccus sor Of va; and
now, 1t IS the niost injurious system that
could have been adopted, even if war is
intended upon It's expiration; and not only this,
but 1t subscrveS the views of France How
can these sentiments and opinions be recon.
cilcd with former declarations and opinion as
to an embargo! And who is most consistent,
the gentleman from Virginia WHO believed in
1906 an en}bs,'Sp' must a.yays rreccGc war, *
now dGnouaccs sven mcasuf, as unWiSe and
destructive Of tie best interl8,s Of The people;
or those who believed with the gentleman in
sos, and who continue OF tic same opinion to
his moment, and who have actually made the
experiment recommended J" tie gentleman
himself I;r. J. said nc bad az ted TO this
circumstance Oh account # nc charge which
bad been made upon those who lad voted iCr
the embargo.
1t was SAID BY Tie same gentleman, that our
proceedings reniihded bun Of Tie days Of SO,
go, sc. lie wouid here again enquire Of the
gentlemen how it happened loat he was IN
most cases found :ctiig with those very gen.
tlemen who approved tbe measures Of 9e-s
AMI rot with those who disappgoycd them!
Is not this state Of things calculated onlaIe
US doubt the similarity OF these proceedings
Notwithstanding the sincerity Of the contrary
belief! But, to proceed-Ihc gentleman mot
he bad pre- sentiment of some great caian'
ty, which was hanging over this nation MI
Johnson did not pretend to prophesy ei e'en'S'
more especially Of any calam'tous Visitation
of Providence, but he would state that IN DIS
opinion, the annals of the world could no'
give an instance equal to that of free people
in the successful enjoyment Of all tie Dies;
sings Of character, property, rights, honor "u
liberty, with means to maintain them ana I'e''
Independence, meanly, reasonably ana 's"o'
miniously seulking from the danger OF slcn i .
contest and submitting TO system OF i'SnI'
and injury, of encroachment and foreign 10. 10,
nlination which would end in the annlhlia"Ol
of every object fer which free goVcrfo"lIn
WAS instituted. And although he though
republic should love peace and encourage a.
attachment to that desirable state o. '"ns'
bove all earthly blessings except that of l !
~, he hoped that when that ncstiaaoie