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';? .' yV '':...-,. -l.vvro
' was he t4 M.-JBenoD, not Ivjare that,
j v li'n friend and, ally, Bonaparte, would bot bear
' good 'understanding, any more', than; he
- :0uK. . f omraercial treaty between Amc
.ricaand England?, . -y V'V;)-,-1 t?-,v n
-V i ; Granted, that, the ,Embco in the."Af
" txitltng state of our foreign relation waJ
s ' not, only the most provident, the itiost mo
t ' deratebtit '-absolutely 'the" only measure.
tcepl immediate war."- r must have had
objects in view those objects attiained, the
, . ' ct'ihbttl4;aaiiferwo object were-pro-H
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The 1st. .To preierre'pTiVresoorcei, vii. our
, pupping anl teamen withitronrselTea.
' ' TheJd.Toprepare for war should itiliiaaate-i
, ly become unarpidable "-To the first I ihall :
, jnly rei'er,tpthejlrf J'fwryc which
- Vrahts pertnisaionto 'Tessels, jo gotoforrtfti
" 2Vr and brjng home property due,,to Ame-
v frica. This may be a cunningv a wiso mca-
ure, to endeavour to recover a few thousand
- ' dollars due 'America, when we owed millions
, to EnglandVof which we refused to allow them
- to come and take1 away kve alparf in.'aur
' plus produci t But 'it at onde, exposed cur
; xesourcesj (viz, our ahipping ad seameo on
, the wide ocean, to that piratical 'power who
!. eizeiryveaaVthiitvlMmea-wkhiD her
. y graspl jQtr seamen lire jo nicely prtsirvcJ;
- ' ve presume in some latent art bock) that
: tery tew arc to be found in any sea port towa
. of Anierica. ;'';.?;;; -' .
" 1 ' "The 2nd object, viz. preparation for warDs
. fthsweredt by the defenceless situation of
) Terjf port, and iho puny protection to be ex-r
1 , pected Vfroaa , gun-boau. Fellow-Citizens,
1 H ; were you lb see a foreign ship of war hoist
' ing a gun-boat ort heT Jeckwould it not re-
' -iTkind you of tha Princess of t Brodignag, lif
- j tinpr up and seating Gulliver in the palm of
"v ler bandJ:,.:.v jf'." ;
' - I Tb 0. wisdoni and ' KkTency of the measure j'
t tro icoNfXL England to jrelinqn'nh her unjust'
ncroachntents onihe neutral flag, (Rer the
v rcjectioa of the commerciat troaty) wot; in
jih'e TiEf existing 5'.i; of our ForeigU re-"
. lations" ety questionablc-Now we must
'' ' cfriowlege the prophecies of the ?hiloso
' piicr, and his Us-MocBATic Academy have
proved falseand oua expectations complete
- ly disappointed. ; I much fear that the inea
eure has only degradud ourcountry; la the
itimatioti uf Europe, expostd the pusil!
t f jjmlty cftur executive, audptitRirara to thy
' woi ldour cresu or the burthen 01 war, ana
" . c ar alarm at the expencea incident to the
preparations for that disagreeable alternative
As to ttc CoMsxiTUTioauTT of the cm
fcargolaw, I tuuit confess it never catered
' my head but 1 must acknowledge since the
' doubt has been circulated,: and Mr. John
" ' Ouincv Adams is mentioned by the commit'
1 ' tee f as a gentleman univsrsally admitted of
the brst talents" the words he uttered at the
. introduction of the bill 44 that there was no
ma for deliberation, that we xust act.'
Lave ffefiuently arrested fhy1, attention.1 I
will leave the public o draw thejr Own mfcr
ntet now, far the hurry, secrecy, and rapi
. r ditv with which this obnoxious aacasuie was
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Trailed. . '
' of the commercial treaty with EngUud 'tf
" tfrcted. nrlikelrtoeffcctl s "t ' ' '
' r" A wat tagntJMi f lt vtade
t " A permanent diioinul'190 of the extensive
'.' 'and advantigeout commerce of this great.
. . coutry. ' "-j , . . s;
A totalloss of the profitable carrying trade
ty our owa shipping, and , 1
A certain cortailment infuturt oi ear cola
lal intercourse. -' ' " s ,
The entcrprisiaff and, rich merchants of
'England soon discover new channels for
tbeir capitsl and Industry. , This is the mo
ment that they will Induce the government
I to enforce their navigation act, (t!T relax,
tion of which has so much bene Cued Ame
aca and lessened the Brilith shipping.)
I -solemnly declare 1 consider the Erubsr
i a fraught with so much immediate and per
nanent in'mrv to the arlclturalcomMtrtiol fc
- .' ihtfli interest of the country, that J drtad
the coaequence irvm n .Tiooa r
"v: ti!ementiry acts to the-embargo law, prohihit
. - a a a
an.f all eicnange ot proauce, even oy ianu,
wnh the Brittsh.coniiosnial colonies ) pro-
kibiting Br it ilk er neutral vesttls from corn
ins to this country, to purchase and "carry
. - away our nrplut product, I draw my le Terence
ef the intent and meaning of the act, via. ait
. injury to Greot-Dritaim, becsute( sha4ias ship
. tio2 and could lake our sorplut' articles and
eja partiality towards France, jbecause she can-
not reap equal advantages wito oar mvcteraie
aemy. - .
' ' Tat ABaiTioaatavTtfttohepaidon ar
1 tides entered In Eoclsnd. iA on intent of
- exporting to the continent of Europe under
J " ihelnflnence of .Buonaparte being called a
wag, Idonottotnit tt necessary 10 repiy 10.
Then a m l made use of, because It answers
V1! purp" ImpoMt upon the lnorantt
and agravatss the hatred towards England
The infuriated and imtukated Corvictn, d
tlortt every nsutrsl etssrl, allowing hervtlf
A tb boarded by a Briiiab tai.t war A
LAWTUL'rmzK j how ! an onarnied ner
chtntman to prevent U 1 In fca of tis mo.
TOeJits of Delirium t expect he wilt decree
thaubesuS sliall ionly shirie in America,
on his two r AvoKiTs Fbhcb citizens and
XEMBtas of the legios er dowoa." v
-. lUt rifpettable house of Jtathboiie Hughes
it Duncan, would have appeared more libe-4
fnl, .had they, in ant to their computation
said , the' additional Jul Uf oJluded hfi are the
natural cotequenci Vof - StrtMXSStoii Uie
Fastitit psc'sRts, itndare levied the British.
Xipwrmtntf that the? may ultimately fall on thi)
&htuwrfrytmtiimtof4
k he VoUMnmour
wnat traoe we rolgtit tiM enjoy rtdd pendent
of the "Faricca Eut oteait Continental tortst
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f urita and never tan Jbc'eorrectr;
i - Whether a few millions moVtt br leas sig
nifieajittle in ny mind. F
Tho whole shining Of life country is rotting
in our harboufa.Wjjv4'.'.-iL; i-:';?-'T'''C':'
,-Our surplus nroduce'nerishinc in our handsj
- Ourtgricultural5c commcrciaIenterpfiz4
paralysed. -'Y c ;.:J.f U--; r--.".-!
; 0 ur growing; prosperity checkedOur
carrying trat relinquished perhaps never td
be recovered again-i-v'.'s
The British, French, and amfiWest-In
dies.-; 't irt'-fv'i1;;."! !-;V'
, Ihdia'andCiiina.the Brakaj."
. ' Spanish and Portuguese So ih America.
" -Spain Portugal and England i V? ;
JDo notAtt. thbjk coumtries present an
immense Jfeld for, etR produce, 911$. shipping,
our capitals t To all these places you may
trade- vtf bout, paying tho additional du.
ties, called 1 ii. A I am already fa.
fiKued,!Mr. Editor,'1 with, wading through
the tt'ious and verbose- compiition before
me, 1 shall pats, Very cut sorijy over the pro.
sale hymns sung to (he praises eJ the Phi
losopheref Monticello.'1- Again I ought "to
examine eaicmjiions for ipe amount 01 me
TAf due ttin, tmposed by the committee on
the aAitiMK of his fellow-citiiens. ; I
again unfortunately differ with the able arith.
tttlcan vnrho has prcecde4 ft.'f.. '
PoitTtcAt EcoMour is too frequently
paoDtcAt extrat ac AftcK, and f bclievo in
rtoinstanccmorc easily exempliQed than in
the savings of Mr. Jefferson." '.' ', .'
, How much more tioble would H have been
Instead'of pnrchasrog popularity ty.au effec
ted di munition of taxes 1 to have applied the
surplus revenue ; . to fortify our .sea port
towns; to Ijave commenced a respectable
tiufactori-s ; to have placed the country from
One tnd of the continent to the other in A sit-
. . r . t
.uaiion V comment retprct irom xne wi paw.
er(uU-e!!ii;erenU Such deeds "would have
told well in history'." The purchase nfLbu
isi.na I consider a mill stone round our ea
gle's neck it will perpetually involve us in
tollislons with Spain and England it wiy i
sale made, from compulsion, and J fear the
contract never will be considered binding by
Spain. .'Franco. "wanted money and, also,
refused io pay what the Committee delicate!
fernt M claims of a certain decription,H but,
which, In the coon oirs or Washiuctob
ABO Adams, and " in the then existing state
;of our foreign rehtlOna,,, wereJn the vulgar
ionjut called FkKBCR iroLi atiobs to the
amount of three millions, seven hundred and
fifty tho'issnd dollar. .
Totx'ort proof of Jone?ty. from oorwctL
beloved, good friend and ally NArottoi, Mr
Jeflenon purehaied Louisiana of undtnned
extent, for Efteen millions of dolors, out of
which we promised to pay our ovn cii'ixeDS
the ebovementioned ura. Thi; was with a
tengesnce, aoiatBO rTi to at fautr
. As a t is alnnit to retire I will leave him to
the surzestions of his own conscience and
the scrutiny of poerity. ', '
' 1 am tla d to fe the address of Mr. Cs.
ton, noticed with that re.prc due to his tal
cntSfhit penetration, hia knowledge, and h'ts
diteernmenu The committee have 'fixed
oily, on one point, to di-prove his acuracy, as
if aonible. Jiow Hkelv they weld be, toex-
poetln fafuey of their own ariturornSj the
dismgcnlouanets of their own statements, and
the DnUU'V of tbelr rn sentiments; had
they attempted to make tbl tjrae number of
extracts from his works that they nsve done
front the elepsnt compositions i.trbl'" iiiian;
icatcJ and infuriated Buonaparte. ...
Mr. Madisoa Is the subiect of our exam
(nation, and the two millions intended for
Buonaparte, the point at iaue. The simple
story cf A B. C D. L. k r has so r enve
loped in afcajes of daxkucst and obscurity, the
I Ik Rtdae Bl Offctt. lailort,
mmi tka iialaaiiaa at ta ! M
Ani the aM e4 ik Miaittaaa. ' .
SAM tani ltHOlIf t4 caaaiai f
, tia4 ahtf iba f wlik Atits ,
: t arliMl riuiMi S
anntftr) imwMi toe yaaii at
miWone ftr tnnnm TiTS'
TlMof ae a44nUa -
Tims It ik ! , 84 0S,ril
deal eMka Ul MKkA a4 LMiriwa, Ik mt mi
tiMltiiM ta kwta, aw loftilMi vm, t. ftt
jobaB a4 Cf.rr nimwi wiim eve
v is w, vjioaaa as UeaJaaie uvs auaaay wuua
object made a plain tqthe committee thaty
I only pity tbe blind, Infatuate'd Federalists,
Who are ! not; permitted to understand It -a
'calculation in Algebra,' or- a problem in EuV
did, would surely have bedh equally fairiiliar .
our country Jrmers ; but I mut presume,;
the committee depended more on the mem- -
UinoHS effect of their invaluable and irrcs'f.1-ej
able, appendix, Xo vverwhenn the obstinate.
1 shall therefore iri reply "observe; that the
-letters pi wtr, uaiiatin and Mr. Noursci 40.
Inbt remove one iota of the rimputation at-,
tached toM-Madiaon t Uiey art: palpably ;
issued fo ' electioneering purposes, are . tie.;
ceitfil, informal; and a convincing proof of
the .contemptible ahifts the party are driven
to, to gain tho.J'ensylwQiA election, and ira
-pejae -9:thO ignorant. Jp & ..'.ft-;
v v Thc publkation of ihe" letterr iiladed to
Is an alarming breach In the publii duty bf the
iSwwtarjiand Register ot thc vTreaury de
part menU They are: not deserving of the"
confidence placed' m them. What author it t
calls on (he Treasurer for his, and the Regis
ter's certificate respecting Two roiinons of
dollars, appropriated for defraying any extra
ordinary expettcea attending the intercourse'
with foreign nations I" , J; -'
private individual demands to be acquaint
ed, ttith 4he secret! of Government j and when
H amwerj party purpose their officers are at
liberty "to diVultre them with Impunity Ytt
strong, is refused, even to the Senate and Re-,
preientaiives, though demanded by the una
nimous Voice of the people! ! t. . y i-"
shall most sincerely pray that the two
millions alluded to, may be placed to the ere
dk of the Surplus fund, on the 3 lit Dec.1
next t but I suspect Mr. JefTcrson will bd un
der the necessity of applying to AB.Ct).
Ei k F's. Bank, & again rob Peter topay Paul.
; But Mr. Editor, the complaint against Mr.
Madison, is not only, that the two millions
nave been paid ; but that they were appro
priated to bribe France, to hully Spain, not
to insult us, under pretence of purchasing
.the-Florida.' V v.";.
b ' A Ml t C A ns, -! Hflen to the language 1
of Mr.' MaJifon, at twice declared 00 the :
Hour ot Congreu, and in the Uce of the
world, by a gentleman of imqueftionable
Veracltyv-Mr, John Rand1plir and never
CQNf aAOitTOf either by Mr. Madifoo,
or by anyone nndcr his eutliorny," Mr.
MaJiion told me, fatd MrRinclolnfuli
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warned monev. ana we muii give uer.
or take both a Frcoch anJ Spanilh war.
" Is thisva mode to manifest our national"
refentmeot I Shall the American nation,
in her Infancy, commence paying trihttl
to avoid eitlief a French or Spaaiflt war
And at the ihlligatlon of the would.be-
prefident lacnhce her, honor, net iiig
nlty,; her independence I Spaifj Por
tugal, Switzerland and Holland, all paid
tribute, and war was the re-payment. If
America rati tribute to '.France, ' war
.with inr msgnanimou ally will be the
the refu!: And are we. then, fellow.
citient, to look 10 Mr. MaJifdn for.
the yalihcatloni jieccD-ry lor cxtcut
Inij the high and.irduoui du'dea of Pre-
fident of the Unwed Matel f jyo; ttun-trjmtn-Q9k
lor theft rcqu'ifites in'ihe
happy delineation prelenteil you by Mr.
Gallon, who, like an able anifl, traces
hit outline from a pirtct mtdtl, (if ever
Ion lo'ihe conclufion,-and'6nV;?$
the difficulty of coropreffing kit
there wai a petfeclionon earth,) and. with
awaimth of lecliag, a corrcctttels ot ia',;e,
and a fupcrtortiy of colouring, points out
the virtue, the tranlcendant talents, iho
dignity ol mind, that inhabited the ori-
t-inaU I i'U model was the Vest, the
g'jnd, the Independent, tne diltntereitea
patriot.- It was ear ever to be revered,
tor Moved Walhington , A b'elTcd
Immortality .mutt be hit lot and at im
mortal may t memory be la the heart
of every American !l'
- Oeaertf Chattel CotefworthTinck-
rev is diflioeuiiheJ for inflexible ime-
'giiiy, and unbilled honor $ xealoufl 3
detofeJ to the tntcreHt of hit country,-1
" ania'tueii witntne intelligence toon. 1
cercl, and the fpiill to defend it; invari-,
ahly true to hit principles of tight, but
" fnperior to the intcmperincc of taction i
the Irax't ullter, the practical Hotel
" matt and the vlrtusut titiun." 11 U
the rearrft refcmblance in mind, charac
ter and difpoCtioo, to the father our
country, who bcqiethcd us la bis fare
Well sldrefi,e legacy of Ineflimable va!u,
guide for our conduct in the day of
piofuetitv, at welt at in a live of difficulty.
. .' Tbl French revolutionary minia which
arTcflfd the brain of Mr, Jtiferfop, com
municated its pernlciorjietft-lli to hit pu.
pit Mad-fon. -, rrtisliiy towards France,
and frajudlce 8f alnfl EnRland, muQ pro
duct endkfi coilifioniWhat fimllarity ii
there between ike national convention,
which adopted Jcffcrfon, Ma, dTTon&Paioe,
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as their. citizens iin& the Irriperlal dcfpbt f . )v J
.'Was he jraternal hg(o agreeable ter'?;i , V
their feelingsj that 4hey coct a republi':y i -rH l':.
cm (torsi tyrant-, an ufurncr j aa wclj ii'''
from freemen and citizens ? 'L.V. rlryVv.;
-I'he phibfopher of Mohtfceflo hai: Jed ';
ut Mto a lahyrihth ol difficulties he will :'-'v; ;,
vwuiipue io oreci rtis pupil, ; tnougn, n , - .:
'maf'appear to ' retire to hisave.; vt4,'Viwv:ii'fc.
'J-Mjv;; 'Madifornia comrn iiud himfetf o'nf V t.
.important pointi, and cannot-poffibly ex- SiiLvf ft .
iicicatktj from'.ur difficiuhies: nor cara ' I
anp one, - who pofleuci the latnc phtlofoy -f i
pny, tneories; antipatntes ano pretuoicettf J
? in-tne election or a reaaramt or Ueh J -v-.-; i
Pinctner, lefi all 6ur hopejkTbat hep-ti
-py-TTen j,once - accowtpllJhed, we,lh airHr
PKixi-ieB . avricunuic. fame ot commerce.
fptcsding theit benign in.fluence'arhong bti a X '::;r
iwi'yvvviiiAjwiii f -eapiu ' es . eawiiiri UJgtiMJ
ami incfpendence of this ex ten fire aiyioira:
of liberty, fupported and, preferred invio-
.late. . xfiH, 1 $ 1;,;
1 1 tie now. time fof me to make the tifu-rl
al excufe, : viz. that ? 1$ letter havinR.
Llrjii)i vrt-f1 .,tif : limit, i a ftofiahrl it
1 (hall halt
hope that the
anfwer to a volume-of vo oaees. in a few;
columns, will plead my excufe. j
This fir, ii an awful period, the elecliotv
for the Jthief roariflracy oyer a tree pco
ple. , 1 fh odder wherj conEder the poW
fonoos e fleet I of rancorous party fpirit
When with my neighbour, friend, r ac-
quaintancef I cannot ednverfe fpon';tber;
meafures of ' government the . probable? v"
caufe of (he ftbnrklotis conduclot beTlige..',
rents, and ihe"appaient incapacity of our .
' fituaiion to command 'their rtfpecl 1 with--
out riiKwg ma gooq opinion, uia irtend '
Ihip, :j hj i intimacy; : Every- - American V
citizen, uatfve er fldsptreLibovlUccl proud '
of the appellation : their united exertions
'fhould lend 10s one-.'ehjeiQ v"v jzr "i he pre ;
fervatioa of their liberty, their laws, jheif
government j their dignity, the Indcpen-'.
dence of their country, and not fuppofeit, '
' poffible, becaufe his .fellowcitiicft gives 1
hia vote to a different candidate frOm him,' -that
he is Irduenced either hv Britifli or ,
Frtnirh gold : 1 1 i t arrogating- to hirnfelf '.- ' ' ;
'deeptft fini no tf ''" ireafotrt'gfiVt"i ; '
AUa fuTcrctgmy di rhepex-piCj-wbo- coi.tK.??' i '
der the privilege cf voting, ihe bulwark; j ; - '
of their iibertlc. ' I will give my vote to-
denCral Thomai Brown, ihe feiicral can
didate i end though each of the demo V
cratic republican commitrec, choofe to -glye
thairi individually to Governor Afte, , ' t
4 will not fuppofe them,er.emiei to their ; , (
country, but fincerely hep e. that atasf Itr V ',t
year's trial of the Etargo y ill , be, " a .y." ,
light Jo enlighten their underllanding,,' ' V ,
and ' an illumination to the minda of ; T
thole who cannot fro ihe EkROa; of the - "?
nrrfcni daiiniAratioo." . V -' ''. ''
, ' AMICUS. .
; : . maARGO "orpRissioy. ''y . ;
'M,' Xaaac Smith,' master bf'th. schooner -Polly,
of New-Vtrecbt, on the :9th of Sept.. . -last,
on my passage frero N wYot k to Brook , ; ,
Haven,' with about one hundred barrels oft
flouron board, atthe distance of six of even :.yo '
miles from Long-Inland shore, was boarded
and my boat aeiaed by a boat calling herself - ,""'-;
the revenue boat, commanded- by afyr. Van . . 4
Bur en, under the pretence, as the revenue , -boatmco
aid, that I wa about to break.tbo . .
Embargo. I was taken on board this boat, . ..
and my ownboat ordered to New.York.wbera . '
we arrived the 1st of October. On Menday . .'
the 3d, I was arrested bf the deputy Tnarabslf '
on White Hall Dock.' I offered Timothy T . "
CortclvoD as my bail, which was refused If t
said deputy marshal. 1 thea offered Wm. '
Clarke ahd John Stotoff.'wbichwaa aisorc v V'
fused,' I wasihen sent to fail, where I novr , 1
remain. Since I have been here, I have beerr -repeatedly
called on by Mr. Schenck, survey- -or
of the port, and solicited by hlsn to maka V
a discovery Jashe called it) of those conceriHr v: "! ,",
ed in the shipment of this Hour. Hepromiseu!
tbat if I would make the discovery, he would , '
. become my friend, and tbst 1 should be et at -
' liberty, and sheuld not be hurt but if I re . '
fused, hi might keep me in jsiU .Thi he re .
pested every time he came to tee me. X .
tent to itita for my cheat of clothes which wa i
on board the schooner, but which he would
not give until he hsd examined iu I then scat ;
him the aty.he examined tbe chest, and tock ,
all my papers, books fcc. and tent Tn mf
ctolhee. 1 tm In jail! without money, without - -friends,
and have no hope of Kfttirrg out Vriih-i ' '
out discovering to Mr. Schenk, things whiH ,
I know nothing of, but which he aay 1 1 do .'
know, and mnsttflL 1 wish to he released ,
from my confinement, tnd to earn tny living, '
Mr. ekheak told me, If I evta gut ball, h ,
might put toe in igain to thert might U no
end to it, ' : " - .
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