Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-09-07

constitute a legal Blocksde-The blockade
Of May 1906 IS the principal one objected 70
This Blockade has been recently pressed
into the service of the administration II
yvas not objected to al the time II was de-
cIared, and Mr. Munroe explicitly stated that
IN his view, IL was favourable TO our rghls
& interests. Great British contends that Sue
had an investing force sufficient % render ~
legal However that was, Il thIs biocS~os
was arlenged in The Orders in Council, a. she
seems to acknowledge, then Il can no longer
afford ground Of complaint, IS those orders
are revoked. AT az events % ifss1 II couIa
never be considered as suihcient cause %
war, BY any administration
noes II not then clearly appear mat y 1ne
.,,ar was declared for the causes assiBneu'
- administration would not hesitate mo.
+,,snf 10 embrace the present opportunity q
making peace.
put fellow citizens, " be not deceived
Are The alledred The real causes Of thls war
4 we we not reason to fear that rs real o.
80, ~ ~ aid Bonaparte IN the endorsement
ofhis continental system. and 90 assist MN.
IA his contest with Greal BrI.nn
Ifthis were not the object willy has not
~v,r been declared against France tue h.s'
and The greatest sggressor-Are hot 'he
-yvrongs AMI injuries received from her u
eha IsaneSt dye has she not violated
sol.mn Treaty Did she net lead the WY
=, ,ha nromJIrs,iOu Ut -edicts violating our
,su,r.I rights Has she not rotbed Us OF
millions Of our property, burnt our ships on
Oh. ocean, imprisoned our seamen m her
T3athsume dungeons, and most outrageously
,reviled and insuted our Nation II is unnec-
sssary to adduce proofs. Every man knows
the fact.
Wheuce orieinsled the ruinous and dis
graceful restrictive system Did not The
first Embargo meet the appreciation of the
Great ,aperor Was it not in fact, land BY
his command, or at least byhis request
When II was raised by the patriotic efforts
of the Northern States, could the Tyrsnt
conceal or suppress his Indignation Did he
not Immediately grasp all the American
nrooert, within lis reach Was not the
Nonimporta,lon act, which was directed
exclusively against Great Britain, agreeable
70 his wishes VIII not the news Of this
War, light up smile on his ferocious coUn
tenancc Nezgs die we say I, - fact I'm
w authenticated that Il was known "a France
that war would be declared 0y the United
States against Great Britain, thirty days at
least before the deciarafion-In relation %
this fact we leave you to your own com
H1ents.
are YOU willing, fellow citizens, % co op-
crate with Bonsnarle in the enforcement OF
his continental system Ify0u are, you must
reIinoaish commerce and abandon the ocean.
Are YOU prepared for This The County
YOU inhabjt has comparatively large q. ent
Of sea coast. Many Of you arc deeply inter-
ested II ship-building and vigatioH-your
principal seaport, N the bosom of your
County, has arisen by commerce, from her
former ashes, 20 her present consequence.
Ifcommerce should be destroyed every in
6ivlduaI would be affected in a greater or
less degree The interests Of Commerce
and agriculture ere Intimately connected.
United they horFish, separated they decay.
This fact has been demonstrated by exper-
fence. Your soil on tie sss-c0ast IS not the
most favourable % agricultural pursuits
While the inhabitants OF the inferior are cul-
tiyatInp t,e SOFT e.. s>Arf--srts muse who in.
habit the sea board, must look 10 the Ocesn
for subsistence. You mus all chen be deep
" sensible of the necessity Of Commerce, 10
YOUR comfort, your convenience, your hap
pinsss, we bad almost said your subsistence.
lis a melancholy fact that the measures
OF The Administrators, have proved runOus
10 commerce. Il Is pefectly clear that aa
extensive Commerce in the present stare Of
the world, requires he protection OF a Ma.
w. an Administrator favorable to Com
merce, would 81 curse ayths foundation Of
Navy, and increase IL as the circumstances
and resources OF Tie C1ulry would permit.
1t must be apparent 10 every one that Ma
" ought 10 grow vi d o1r grow a and
- geaethen with our strength" This wise
TaI-s was aiopted and pursued hy the fed