Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-04-25

understood. The opponents OF TINS syss
TEN had always told its friends that 1t was
NOT system of policy truly Amsricane
The house had now been told this was 2
system of measures connected with ths
affairs Of Europe, which shonld Auctuats
and rise and fall with the politicks Of
that country. This has been frequentls
said by its opponents, but never before
acknowledged by IT'S friends.
On what ground was the system noE
proposed to be given up but this ! has
the state ofthings created by the predom--
nance Of French power on the continens
of Europe has ceased, and the system
which depended on it ought to cease also
That, in fact, no effect could be expected
from it but BY ito cooperation with TAG
views of France. Mr.. w. asaid hs
should not now 60 into view Of the
condolences which might be traced, o.
take this occasion to shew that the FIRST
embargo was laid at the COMMENCEMENT
Of the continental system in Europe:
From the nature Of things, however. tbs
measure could have no eject but fSc.s
such coincidence. How was it to .cpe.
rate on Britain /! BY denying to her r'al,
ket for her manufactures What duantitA
of British manufactures die we annually,
consumer To what amount, so e
spe ak, did we relnfe a market TO hcg
manufactures In this point of view, By
said, we consumed about one twelfth o.
her product, or one sixth of her export,
though the amount had been ,eaimateA
much lower. Could it be supposed. thaf
by refuGng to purchase this small amount
of her whole manufactures, we could
compel her to comply with our terms !:
could not be supposed that we eouls,,
whilst we at the same time deprived our
own citizens of the market for the who'll
Of their surplus produce. The TRUTH
however was now acknowledged the
system had been introduced as systeY
Of cooperation with France, lMr, Cal:
homa here asked what the gentl-r,aM
meant by co operation !? In one tense, hss
himself had not used it, and now denieG
its applicarion.1
Mr.. Webster said h. did. not sIlu3c
to the acntlsn.an's speech particularly, bis
to say that the effect TO be expected to Do
produced BY the instructive system wac
from its pressure Operating at the ,fassa
time and in the same manner with cts
cumstances in Europe. That was whss
he called cooperation, viz, the denial 81
our market to England operating wisk,
and depending for its fucceis on tsS
french policy prevailing in EuropS:
Now, MIR. w. said. ne objected to q sSs..
tern of policy depending on the auctna-
ton Of affairs on the Continent o! Ea.,.s.
Let me ask faid he, if the people OF thif
country, from the first introdueticn. e
this fyttem to this moment, have be.9
apprized of this eircumftanee. On ,ths
how much angry declamatioa
had been heretofore caufed BY the atsefs
ton of that fact |! The people had bed
taught to believe that the enemy wcnlJ
be made to feel The fystcm by the. opefas
ton ofits mere preilure. Yet the HOUSE
was now told it was to be abandoned be.
cause the fate Of things which was to
render it effsctual aga:ns, the enefay had
:eafed to exit. The great error Of and
objection to this tyitem was, TIA, |, had
! tendency to make the polir,cs of this
country dependent on ,hofe of Europe, Is.
make Us fuctuate with the current Of fss
affairs. The fame reafon which was
aow urged for the taking it off, would
prevail to caufe its re-enaetment If the
allies fhould be driven beyond the Rhines
Pruflia aud Germany reduced to rerms
md the forces Of RutIia be again. drives
ato her " frightful climate"-thefe rea-
'ons may perhaps be urged for re enaa-
ng syf:em which it is now thoughS
proper TO abandon. Thus it was, thar
until this habit of connecting our polit-.
cs with the affairs of Europe should BE-
we should no, be an indepen-
ienr people Blythe sudden fall Of this
'yftem thouiands would nece1arily be ru.
med as others were I'M its COMMENCEMENT,
There was nothing so Objectionable in
country as the habit of fire.
9uent and violent changes Of policy. Il
was however fact TOO notorious thai.