The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07

election, a constitutional amendment.
president should be sepaTa tcly voted for.
Yves adopted during his first term Tn
| der the operation # the new law nc re-
ceived at the election of 1904 1872 electoral
votes. while the opposite ticket got
but H.
In the mad struggle between Great
| Britain and France, neutral commerce
was swept off the sea. Between British
orders In council and French DEGREES no
| safety ground was left-the ships that
! missed the English whirlpool foundered
! on the French ocks. All efforts to make
terms with the beligerents were vain.
| England contsmptuously Spurned our
| overtures, and France could do nothing
unless England would alter her rules.
| Outrages without number were commit
| ted upon our merchant vessels BY both
England and France. An English war
| ship. the Leopard attacked one Of our
battle ships. the Chesa peake catching it
unprepared and forced it to haul down
its flag after Kidding the ship and lit
tordng its deck with dead and wounded
British officers then went on board the
Chesapeake, had the vessel searched, and
took away three American born negroes
WIZ we've IDL BLUSH SUBJECTS, tut " no
had served on. and deserted from. a Brit
ism man of wars In truth the iusolence
of our mother country toward us during
the period when we could not help our
selves was something almost Incredible.
1T did not commence with Jefferson's
administration, as Henry Adams bisto-
RES would imply. On the contrary, 1t
was a continuatio of the strife begun
in the revolutionary war. 1t never had
entirely ceased. II continued under
Washington, and it male itself felt in
the time Of Adams. The Jay treaty did
not put an end to it entirely
When the Jay treaty expired. Mr..
Jefferson dil his utmost to secure bet
ter terms, but unable to do so.
After ever so many snlibs, delays and
discOuragements, James Monroe and VIII
liam Pnckney signed a treaty which vi
olated their Instructions 1t was so far
short Of what was needed and what was
fair and just, that Mr. jefferson rejected
it without even taking tire advice of the
senate.
study Of the relations between the
United States and Great Britain from the
conclusion of the peace of Paris, in 1888
down to the battle of New Orleans. in
1915, is dismal reading. 1t is long, long
chapter Of insolence, oppression, fla
grant outrage Of the stronger nation to-
ward the weaker.
Who nflamed the Indians during
administration. threw tho
northwest into panic, lit the sky with tho
flames of burning homes. speeding the
work Of tomahawk and scalping-knsfe.
laying the train of events wKTsh led to
Inc amhuscade and massacre of the
army of ST. Clair? Great Britain din II
Who Iii
them from wife. child. home
md freedorl-and chained them to a de-
ested service. scourged them with cruel
ash compelled them to fight their own
ountrymen, or hung them without pity
It the yardarm? Great Britain did it,
no insulted cur minister's oontemntn-
usly refused to make amends for ad-
nitted wrongs, rebuffed every advance
re made toward friendship. fomented
edition here among oEr own people cor
esnonding with traitors. encouraging
reason, and plotting with them rebel
on ag&inst the government? Great
'rtain did It.
The record is there for all 10 see.
What WIS Mr.. Jeff2-So.r t. doo Neither
his predecessors had provided q
landing army. The people were intense
: jealous of such force Public sen.
mont did not yet demand war New
nglanG. especially. preferred for things
} remain as they were
In spite Of orders in council. French
acrees. and wholesale seizures there
ere men engaged in commerce who pre-
'rred TO continue to take the risks.
But after all. governments are resnon-
BILE in natural affairs; not individuals
7. Jefferson could not afford to have
re flag insulted on every sea, our ships
Il t,rl
to slavery
The government must do something;
Id by an overwhelming majority con-
ess laid an embargo upon foreign COM
cree. That Is. no American ship could
ear for foreign port, and no foreign
fps could enter ours.
The whole country suffered under this
lbargo. The shipowners of the mari
ne states and the planters of the south
ere equally hard hit; but the manu-
cturers Of New England coined money.
IT the time, they enjoyed complete
'nopoly of the domestic market-the
lie aim OF all tariffs
While other sections were groanin,y nm
r the embargo-produce unsold debts
paid, and no money in circulation-New
grand had more surplus cash than
aid readily find profitable Investment
n.y. P'pl'ic plll up q CI3moT-
$ opposition to the law and Illicit trade
$ brisk, open, and defiant.
congress passed a force bill to enable
president to execute the law. Tbis
sravated New England's discomfort
he Massachusetts legislature declared
enforcing act to be Unconstitutional
not legally binding Courts and
les refused to convict violators Of tho
:. Connecticut likewise nullified II h.,
lsiatiVe enactment, and by the refusal
her governor to honor the presidents
ulsltlon for militia to enforce tho law
yet by foreign foes on the ono hama
pF domestic treason and rebellion on
o'her' Mr.. Jefferson's position was
loraole While he thoroughly halia,,ad
/ ne embargo and thought that ner-
ence in that policy would force Eno
d to terms las Madison alwa1,s he
eu', the force Of the lmeas1ire was
when New England preached and
otised notification. anu
ls friend and house leader Niohe,as
Virginia, introduced Resolutions 10,
o. isoS}' to repeal the embargo on
he date finally fixed was March
Nohihtercourse with France and
rama was substituted for the EN-
80. 1he repeating act merely serving
'nfetter American trade as 70 Off,,
ons. as 10 otnef
lie student can. if he will see clearly
81 an along here. the evil effects