Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-02-21

'tisem IT to be erroneous. Ihefe peo-
pic, fir, reGlted Great Britain, be-
caufe her minilter, under the preten-
ces OF regulating trade, attempted to
put his hand into their pockets, and
take their money. There is that fir.
which they then valued, and which
they It'll value, more than money
That pretence of regulating trade
they believed to be mere cover for
tyranny and oppre1ion. The present
embargo, 1vbicb does net vex, and lar
gaif, and embayra6 their commerce., bul
ANNTHILhTES 1T, is ALTO laid by
c5isr IF power to regulate trade -
For if it be not laid, by virtue of
this power, Ii Is laid by virtue Of no
power. 1t is not wonderful Cir. if
this lhoud be viswed by them as a
!tate of things, not contemplated
when they came into the national
compact.
Let me fuppofe, FIR, that when the
Convention of one of the commercial
States, Ma1achufetts for example,
was deiiberating on the adoption of
this Contribution, fome perfon to
whom tn. opening vi6on OF the fu-
,ure had been d.sclofed, had appear
ed among them. He would have
feen there the Patriots who rocked
the cradle of liberty in America. He
would have feen there ftaesmen and
warriors, who had borne no diihon-
orablc part in the councils of their
country, and on her fields of battle.
He would have found thef e men re-
commencing the adoption of this in
ftrument 70 people, full of he feel
iogs OF Independence, and naturally
jealous of all governments but heir
own And he would hav found, that
the leading, the principal, and the
finally prevalent argument, was the
protetf1n and este.. fur Of commerce.
Now fuppofe, fir, that this Perfon,
having the knowledge of future times,
had told them" his lnltrunent to
which You now Commit your fates,
ihall for time not deceive your
hopes Adnipiitered and pra6tied,
as you now underitand it, it ihall en-
able you 20 carry your favourire pur
fuits to an unprecedented extent
The ncreafe of your numbers, of
your wealth., and of your genera prof
perity lhall exceed your expectations
Blu, other times fhall arrive. Other
councils fhaIl prevail. In the midit
of this extenGon aud growth of COM
merce aud PROPERTY, an Embargo,
fevrre and uniyerfal, hall be laid up
on you for eighteeR months his
fhall be fu cegded by non.importa-
tions, reGrietions aud embarrafments,
of every detcription. War, with The
mott powerful maritime nation on
earth, fhaIl follow This war ihall
be declared profeGedly for ysur bene-
fit and the protection of y2ur inter
eft Ii fhall be declared nevertheless
againP your urgen, remembrance -
Your voice lh4ll be heard, but il ihall
be heard only to be dilregarded 1t
fall be war for fallors' rights,
agsinit the fentlments OF rhofe to
whom eight tenths Of the ie.men of
the country belong 1t ihall be a
war for maritime rights, forced upon
thoie who are alone intereited in
fuch concerns. 1t iball be brough,
upon you by thofe TO whom fcamen
and commerce are alike unknown
who ihali never have heard he urges
of the fea and into whole minds the
idea of a ihip ihall never have enter
ed, through the eye, I'LL they ihall
come from beyond the weltern hills,
to take the projection of your mari
time rights, and the guardianihip Of
your commercial intereits, into their
fk'llful and experienced hands
Bringing the enemy TO the blockade
of your ports they tholl leave your
COATS to be undcfended, OF defended
by y urfeves. Mindful Of what may
yet remain of your commerce, they
ihall viiit you with another embargo.
They ihall Cut off your inrercourie of
every defcription with foreign nations.
This not only; they thaIl cut off your
intercourse of every description by
water, with your filter l,atrs This