The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-29

banded and daring ln thetr acts. Ih'5 tooh
natiue .HmeritdH cttix.as from the decks oi
.1mtfican uss,ls, aud sailing under thr
.7facfleaa for aud, according to the re-
cords on file in the lrrasury department ~
the Year 1905, nfufe than 5000 men had
been thus IMPRESSED, Of whom II WAS
certain that more than three tonrths were
native American citizens. Nm. II. Crii"-
furd t-otsd, In fhe senate Of the United
STATES. agaiHl the only Ineasur" short oI
mar, n hieh co,dd guard against tbs daring
violation of right, Of justice, and OF every
feeling of humauii, (which was recon-
meuded by Jefferson and supported by all
uho supported hon and yet be is held up by
n party ofioouid be dietators r. the people,
as the only man whose pnblIcyif,u eniitle
him tofhc first ofiicern their gift II such
n man, with such y bare faced violation OF
the feelings Of an American such gross
desiation from the iplainest principles OF
common sense aud common humanity
such a palpahle sacrifice of every claim to
the character MAN leaving ont Of view
| his sagaclty and honesty rs politician
can be- thrust downour throais M our next
I president, by management and Intrigue, we
shall beglntu despaIr OF the fortunes OF the
republic What sad Mr. Adams, when II
notify Pickering and those who sided with
| him taInoag them Mr.. Orswfor,i) had the
daring ehror'rry IL uphold Great Britain
| in her insulting claim to the right of I'M
ptessm.at9 WHEN native Americans, high
in ofies, were found haidy enough to con
tend TINT this cl-im should not be question
I'd BY us, namnch ~ the taking Of Br-
fish sramrn found pn board our merchant
vessels, by British ships of war, WAS dgrte-
cbie 10 yight ciaimed and exercised for
ages q Whist thu iusrcr m this claim WIS
admitted by Mr.. Crawford and other Bri
tish advocates, Mr.. Adamswas striving to
rcbut II with NIL the energies of hrs unsterly
intellect. lie said, -" Ii Is obvious that III s
claim and exercise OF ages colhd not apply
To us, as an independent people" As a
relic of colonial serutiude, whatever may be
thr claim oil q. Britain, ii surely can be no
ground for contending that il il entitled 10
cur admission lie regarded this onerous
clalm as an infringement Of our sovereign
ty--he was confirmed IN this opinion by the
opposition which had been urged against
It's enforcement by The three FIRST and sue
tesSlte administrations of our general gov.
yerumcni--and IL his opinion had needed
ar other demonstration of its correctness
ilian the daring violation OF right aud JUS
uce which II opPoaed, II would have fund
II int'ie then a,ipro,a al OF seven tlghihs oflhe'
Americas people, aud in the after appro-
baton Of them all lie could not stopto
estimate how many of those who had been
impressed were bona fdr British subjects,
Ii was sufficient for him To be- aware Of the
injustice Of the ciim. 81 would, Says he
subscribe to any coInprcnlise of this cuntce
consistent with the rights Of sovereignty,
the doll.sof humanity, aud the principles
ofreciproeity hui Ia the right of forcing
eetn heromn subjects out of oar merchant
vessels, GA the high seas, ran ntver us
sent"
The srcdnu Cause which I'D principally
To the embargo was tire DENIAL on the part
of GrcatBritain and France, To neutral ma
iiOas oi The right of carrying on with their
enemies any commerce which they were
net'cnii;led 10 prosecute IN time OF peace.
This denial ofan essential right, ire effect
OF which was ~ distress their enemies, by
tneaGs, the enforcement of which depended
on the usuFpliioG otpowrrs which neither
the laws vi natluns nor the common prin.
clplcs of justice SANCTIONED, drew forth from
every section Of the uuior, remonstrancts
and complaints The tables of Congress
wHre covered with the proceedings pfmest-
hSs held M Al oar principal towns, praying
iol samc energetic measure, which, if il
would NOT have the effect of protecting our
commerce, whilst lis ordinary channels
were kept open, would at least teach the
British aud frrn,h governments their de-
prndrnce upon ms, by shutting tap ourports,
and d'prl,inE them of beneficial, aud in
tact, almost Indispensable intercourse. So
universal WAS this sentiment, that, amidst
The conflicts of partyraEe, scNrccv a dis
scouting voice was heard. The Scnate of
the Unitc1 States, on the 18Th February,
1906, no' two years previous To the tmbar-
20 law, recognised the .justice of these
complaints, \ acknowledged thrl,ropriety
oi adopting some reiallat0l'y MEASURE, hy its
unanimous assent 10 the following rcsolu.I
lion, (e,en Timothy Pickering voting for
~ VIZ -" ReSotred, That the capture and
condemnation, under the orders Of the Bri
tish g"'ernnrn and authorizations of their
courts OF admiralty, of American sels
800 $3.50 '"' b''-N, WI tllf IEfttNI OF tttlr
oclns rmlhnycdn trade with the enemies
ct Great Britain, is an unpruyoked aggres-
sion upon the property os tirp citizens of
these Ou'tcd States, violation Of their
neutral rights, and an cncroachmtnt upnn
tilrc national Independence" After the
adoption of this resolution, a new order of
council was issued by the British govern
meh, 10 Nil, on the nth of November.
1907, marc swe"pngly destructive To our
commerce, aud striking still deeper at the
roofs OF our national Independence, than
any winch had preceded il aud YET, after
having sanctioned by their votes the rpces
slty OF somcsegal provisions on the subject.
eighteen months before, Mr. Pickering and
tile other "lPonent5 of the embargo, flew
!he Track when their cooperation was all
important and when, too, they sltnnld