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.. - ' . ujiimiu.m.L'fg t 1 K" f?.) . 1 , , t K' . f V'v'' . , " '. V., o c . V . "- -1 ,- -i I A. t' sf ' " .-. l- . . '. J ,s, .if ,'5'-y - -,A.rV"" r crrjre ujrrrxn stjites. '1.M; rtMxko ' s4 V, " Tht ample discuwlon tlread7g!Vea to ihe resolution on vouf table; leaVea me no thbg to detail on the rrrt (hduced by tiie embargo, in TfjErd to Fraiice, to En- f" land,ortooar?elvek' Oa the two great elJigcrcBt, practical men who knew ;he Character! afid resourcei" of thos nation, fpfeiatr knd - pronounced, that it would inaietu imprettion ThU ire all now loow " to be the facti while ire ourtelvea severe ; 17 feel iu preure. .i Why, then, not ft moy jtf Because, lu wo are told thoe " tt nation have violated our neutral ma Jntime . right t "d aeeing that.to1 coaapej 4 fheir reapect for: theaet, we. impoted the embargo, and they treat the ueaaore with . Wntempt to' remove it would be ubnu- ,ion. So w t will , epdeayour 'to , conceal ' cur. mortifieatiori t and becanae wa cannot I ' ; . 9ui(itheu f To renew our commerce while JQ'- -r : their decreea and orders remain uncancel led, would, we are told, be M abject and tftgfadinjf kubmiasion;n and that we have but uus aiteraauve, to make war witn i aauoni, or continue and enforce nreaent (utpenuon of commerce." t haa been iuitlv remarked bv the een tlemao froni ConnectictttMr. HUlhouse) that tb run away and abandort Our rights, la abiect and deOTidinev ' - . ' ' To mak;e .war on botb. tfte beTOgfTenU, ..lathe most strange, iuJxotick ldeatnat e ' Ver entered into the head of a statesman. t aup pose,-as we have thousand and - thousand timedecwred,tnatweftjvemaint . talned an impartial neutrality tbwardi those rwtions. so. to verify our declarations, we V 'Liust now make war,upon both fmwrrioffy ,- And -as their injuries are aatd to be equal, er we will not enquire which lias done US the'tnoat harm ? o we most measure nut to each an equal quantity of resentment. nd gke to each end eousi number , of 'la respect to Our violated rights, as far as Great-Britain is 'concerned, those pre ii;-An, exemption front Imweaament of nil seamen on board our merchant vessels, v A .free trade with the colonies of her Enemies: r" r,"-;r -f.-:' III An exemption from cspfjre f ar , Vessels destined for anV port of ccr enemies, , M0t actually blockaded. , , I am aware, sir, of the eonseaoences o! , ! 1 advancing any thin a from which conclusions .; - ' thay be .drawn adverse to the opinions of cur sown aonuaisuwun, wwcq uj way 1 , ' ' fe oncelved to be Indisputably -just. ' Merely to state these question, and to . ' tdentioa such arguments as the British Jo Vemment may jxrhaps have orged in " tfieir support, on her side,, ia .sufficient to sjubject a man to the ular charge of be ' ' v, 1 Inunder cnusn innuenee, or tome vo ' i Car alandcr' of beino a Pridshtotyl,,,he ill be fortunate to. escape the accusation ' ' "cf tOuehinc British cold But, - air, none , of these things move me The patron of - me nucreacu wno. uneruwese uasaers v.. , know' better t ' but , are nevertheless trfl . ling to benefit d the impression they make - on the minds of the peoble-4rrom an ' farlytrwt jjrroy iifc, i was jf.cWuajn- v eVcr7 measure opposed to the at , i " .tapts of GfeaVBrihtin to- encroach upon . ' ' . ' Our rights,; Until the commencement of our revoiuoorry war ( naaurmgiw wnoic -1 f T' '7 continuance,. I was .uninterruptedly em- - ployed in important civU and military de a I' ; ;tLarnnts-ontributing ail my efforts to . . bring that war to a. successful terminauon. 9 JU r, am not the advocate of wrong do ' ets, to whatever country they belong j whe ther emnerourt or kings, or the adminia- l tratertAf republick-iJosTtcs is my ob ' ject, and trots my guide and whereVcr v . s , fine paints uieway, s sim nu,.tcw w gu V" GreaBritnlmdone,nmay7irrgs. ' ; WheWwie were colonies, she attempted to r deoriv s of some of our dearest bhth . -v 1 'wiehtsrnHh derived froto .our, English 'V "-j ancestors ( nenis wmcn w ucienueu anu . " ; finallvstabUshed'oy" the successful con elusion of ?the revolutionary war. -But thpjie wsnM. and all the, wounds of ww. relntended to be obliterated and healed ?y the treaty of peace, -when aB enmities , " f fhould have erased.': ,A ; , i v", -' , " . ' ...Great-Britaia wronged as in the capture ' ' ; ' tnd condemnation of our vessel under Her tloii for these wronirs t turiuaht tora trea ty.negociiwd ovLpractical principles, by a atatesaav-Kho- ith liberal, ttno$ pad ftatatadour eoujjht adjustment andrepa , noa,iti ; (. . L'TIyf g" ; , AtS'Jtbseqiteflt periods the has cdmmitted V , : therywionirt and if Koaration had been demanded- in the-same spirit of eandOur rdi, fitat distlnjrutjhed prtcedent au&o rises the Opinion, that a tike equitable ad I justment and reparation might have been oocuncu , us aner a wur years pceoua don, in which volumes of essays and let ters have been written, it has. like the see Ten years negotiation with Spain,: been to an issue of .some sort that iv eve rv tubiect of disnute remains as fan' oro bably farther from adjustment, than when the negotiations were begun. . - It is this disastrous Issue which now en ters into our deliberations. According to the statements of the administration, :we are brought into a situation from' whkSt we cannot advance without war, or retfeat without dishonour. Their negociations with France have also terminated in &tif Od the two questions ' of the kn'press- meat of seamen on board our earrchwt Vessels, and a trade with the .enemies of Great-Britain prohibited In time of toeaee. .die gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Smith) was pleased to read some parts ot, letter, written by me last winter, to the ROver nour of Massachusetts to be laid, before the UfclBlature and 6a the latter fneutral trade) he also read the journal of the se nate which exhibited an UnanimOui vote declaratory of Our right to that trader nd then the names of the senators fmant beiwr one) who voted tb request the president tol oemanaana insist on rcparauua iur uc injuries aona as in VHuauuaw wavngm s tnd for thii purfet tt enter into amicable arrangements tvith the BrltUk foternment. On these two questtoiuL'I should add nothing to (be' observations made yetter- aay, oy me genueman rrom voanevnciK, but for the apparent intention of the. gen man from Maryland, 'to .exhibit in iacon sistenoy between jnv voter i the sr;&ai! and the observations of my letter w the same subject, . It li sufficient for me to remark! that in the passarea recited by the gentleman from my letter.' any object was to shewi by" ex hibiting .in a few words, tome view of my immediate constituents, and thro them, to the peOpie of Massachusetts, 'tome Of the reasons which ' might nave influenced Great-Britain not to relinquish her ancient usage of impressing Aw evm teamen nor to consent that neutral vessels should car- y on (as we and other neutrals were car rying on; the whole -trade' between the countries of her enemies in 'Europe and their colonies f to shew, . 1 say, that as much was to be said on both sides, those riehts as claimed bv the -United .-States. were noC be considered so clear and in disputable as to Justify a war with Gftat the executives in a variety of ways, seem-' viuaw I una -wiuva m yrotmiunyw 01 ed calculated to plunge us. . ' j ' Before I quit this subject,'! will make One more observation. . It appears to be generally supposed that the rule respecting the 'colonial trade adopted by1 Great-Britain, and usually tailed the rule of 1756, which u teems she has considered as the ancient and established principle of maii time law," 'was peculiar to Great Britain t and Mr. Madison says, It is well known that Great-Britain is the only, nation that haa acted upon, or Otherwise given asanc tion to It! . lie also mentions this rule as having been introduced,1 tor the' first time, ia the war ot 1790 1 as navmg been in operation only fear years ia that wsxi and not afterwards acted upon until 1793. Let us examine the subject- ' la Valines celebrated wnrfcOA'ntatidme law (a boos: in the secretary ;wwon ' of- MMitlnM' P 1 Jnik tA Imi.m- tee nth in J704, from which I will, mite some' passages. ' v ' 'The title of the re dilation ia remarka. lie: it is, concerning nrizes made at sea," 'to notre the navigation of neutral that this regulation was intended to abate the rigOur of maritime law before (that time Practised toVards neutral coekmerce. VAfW observing that propositions Jiad been made to hhn by the oVputiesof the council of commerce, " die French king expresses his approbation of thenv- see inc he finds 4 thein the means which he has alwavs aouchtof brocurinbr eouallv the suvawaEYSoi mesuoiecisai neucnapnnces ana r rencn cruisers, ue. aaas,- . i no subject! of ntutral princes will thus -find the cre which his majesty' haa taken.to preserve for them the tame txteht and fte tame liberty f cotHmertt tokkirVufy' have been aeeuttomed to tntov ebtriXr'iiaee.,.'' J will bow read tucb Of the article! of this French regulation' a"itlafi to, the Question under1 examination; !'.-- Article 1 .-II ia maj esty forbWs French tn-ivateerstostoo or brimr Into! Cie oorts of his kbedom vessels be)ongb to the subjects ot neutral princes, go fr0154 the porta of their dominion, and laJen en account of the owners, or, other subjects of the said neutral princes, with merchandize of ,theowtkormaottfacture of 'their Own country to carry the aame irA into any . Mr. JUMdisoa'a lettwaf Marekr U, 1308, to Kr, . t ..'V.j,,:.'..!. .. . i . .!'.,. . m .. . . 1. othef tate wJai V yen those with 4 mtX Ki. maieatv ia itWaT provided. Vertheless, tbatthtfe oe no j w ai Vessels any contraband goods.' .f , -v w AniUe 2-ffhey are in like manner forbidden to ressels belonging .to sub jects of neutral -princes, ; going from, the pom of y saw whatsoevcrr.evea of iiiou wkh which his mjey ft war, and lades op account of Owners r . othct sub jwtse the said neutral princes, with mer chandize which they shall have received in the same country or state whence they shall have departed, to return directly into the pora otthe dominion Of, their sovereign, h Article tfHe also forbids them, to top vessel belonging to the subjects of neUUUl pruKBB, UCpW Ullg UVW VW VVlif V' one f the states neutral or allied to hi ma jesty; 'provided they, are not laden with mercnanoux 91 mc growiu vr uianuiw-imt of his own enemies 1 ' in which ease the merchandize shall be good prize; and the vessel shall be released. . 1 , . .'Article 4 In the like manner his ma jesty torbids 'privateers o stop vessels be longing to subjects of neutral princeai de parting, from a state allied to his majesty or neutraU,.to go tq ajtate ther enemy of his maiestvi orovided there be not .on board said yessew any tnercnanoize cowraDanu, nor of the growth or manulacture oi tne enemies of hie majesty Kwhich case the merchandise shall be good pri3te,;and the vessel shall be released! ' . fa'.. : Article' svllVeasebi -belonvmr to sub ject of neuttatvute .which shall depart from- the ports of a state the enemy of hi maicstv. ana mere iiavo uncu uicu mwui in whole or in part, to go to the stajes of .....t... - .r 1 .1.... any mer pnncc toaa uicir (own, ,wjuim. allied to His majesty, neutral, pr enemy, may be stopped and brought into this king dom, .and shall at- declared aooa prize with their lading, . even although laden on account oi auojccw ' iua wuu, vt v anauiedorswnaaistate."-i . ,- -' This refrulationof Louis XIV, in 1704, Se being then, at war. with England and ollaad) wasre-enactcd by Loup XV, in 1744, '(France being then at war with Eng land) with tome exception in Tegard to those neutral nation with whom France had formed treaty stipulations incompatible with that regulation.;,.,,.-"; ' 'In these five article we nave, tt xmi' take not, the whole doctrine of the rule of 17567 - The direct trade to and from neif. tral port and the enemy's ports being per mitted 1 but not the trade, to and from die port of one allied Or neutral state, to and from the Ports of another allied or neutral state fif the lading of the neutral vessel eansut tj merthamuz tut production of tne tnemv'o counSrv? much less to carry the same from one portot the enemy to snoner w W m ' m ' viheraiMCirLsot tne jjnusn ruit ana the French regulation appears to be to pre vent uevtralt coming in . to aid, the, enemy in the comxneros jpartef his do - minion with another part thereof, or in pro curing a market for the, enemy's produc tions, ia say other country but that of the neutratlctually transporting the same, and Jor its own vet mulxonsumptioru. 1 , , . It appearsy-tnoreover,-.bv the pream ble tatne French regulation, that the re itricdons- on neutral commerce, whickye arrbow ecamining,' instead ofjeommene inif in 1756V were in exercise bv the Emr- lish and Dutch -antic,edent to, that regula tion, and with greater rigour 1 die French king professing to ameUorate the condition Of neutral commerce by that Regulation. , On the' eubject.ofj the blockade,- ,when vessels of- war jwtre not so stationed before the port declared jta- bblockaded, ; ks -to constitute what is stalled an actual Hod ade undoubtedly abuses have taken place1. But Grrat-BriUiaaas sdmHted taut tha vtsselt of the Vnited Sutes ailrhl cany tf sa imdirstt tni Ikora th Ewp5uMuuow of aar enemies to their colonies, and fro thotw eoloaies to 'their snrut coantrics in Europe, aa mboUt-cues the trad ksa ben eonirdered tmttrm mue eamea e ureoga mv United BUtea ttut i Wnea tnt jeerroei iidca on bouAmejieaa vessels, ia the ports of the eneaiee of - CrttuBritaia, iuiva beta first imported into the United States, sad earned tbe&oe ial uia suds ar a. ther AmeriMh' veeeele. ,ta the smmft oamtrkt, r colonies reepeotirelyj-JJut tk facts which should eoaMhuta aa itutinci trade, 'not' hivinr been difiai- Uvoirdeeiareai muieeonmny,,MUiey.DaTben tevenl timee rirWd, either bv the orders ot the Bri tish ronrnment, by the decwioa of her court of; adiatntty-ucA,W4ttKm ana injury ruie uwac accrued to the commerce of the United States, .' -. .,j But the treaty ntfnciaiedhy tbc preeukat't mlnU- ters, (Metsra. . Monroe, and Pinekncy) and signed by them, wita the Unuuv eotnmisaionera en the SJet of December. 1806.' comprehend a definitive -proriaan on this heed. Such trade, between the toarent 6oun inee ana eounuee m in ctwaum 01 wnaonuun, was tebeeonatdcred mdirttU. when tha articlee of thj,fTo1rth.. produce or manufectiira of Etnopt, vera dm cameo 10 wo uuiiea ataiee, aaom n esjiprUtion. reianed autx tha drawback, ta a dutr of ose aer cent, on .their Take'. fits all article of the rfowth end eibduta af the eaemy eojoniea, Deuif am aronrM totfie uni ted ftatee, and there -entered anAlandediaad onre esportaUon f ataaininf subject to a dufjr of two" per osnt. aa their nhie. aught be re4aden, and. freely trfiorted to arir eeuatry n Europe ?tht duties in bout saiejy ta at seta utto metiwasurjot tae unuad :' 'TbJsaraailasAsrase1nUated ta enmnt anr ftmbe ditpote bet warn tha United Stale and Great- tsoewA - 'to form an actual Jblotkada of- t?r 1 uips iwwuiwwi hwjim iHun vm oJ f ficiently near to produce an evident danV ger tnentenng." liut these words by not mean imply a eertainfu of capture bv tha. blockading ships of the vessel so attempt ing to enter.-. What degree Of risk frbra blading ships will amount to lawful blockade, may sometimes be a disputallo question. ; Would the chance of apturi in a three vessels out ofvfour, or seven out of eight, exhibit such an "evident danger. -tv ' in entering? as would constitute an actual blockade that IV when to insure their en. .' tering in safety would be worth a premiuaK.;.lii, ' otirom 7 to wper cpnv son must r main a question of some difficulty to adjust ; ' us mesa points, sir, ana au oiners jat;c:-jj " ' 4- remains unchanged; that they are yet pro4 -,V '. ' : per sublects oT negotiation, to be nnderta-.c: -1 ken in the real spirit of condQation and -,- -' " 1 hatmeya. That the entbarra will . not in, t-' (tuce her to vieia to our aemanas, we navtb ; ample proof, not only in die answer of tVs V- " aon, out in tne certain aouuy pi tuat na- ,, tion ' and her colonic to supply all their; ) ' . y, . '..'V.... - A .,9.... . .... "'f-'.:! ow-citizens, I tiimky ha been demonstrated by gentlew men who have spoken before me We have heard much of the patriotism and patient; . 4 - 1 endurance of our fellow-citizens, under the ;.vv distresses bf me embargo,' and gentlemen speak confidently that this pauence will.. hold out till Great-Brhohv shall be brouglit, . ' to our feet. At the aame time they calcu-! ' late on the distresses, which they fondly U pie of Great-Briuin and her colonies, to; j i m.l JRMaMak, shmjI 1 M sitvWMW-wvess "Wliflir!. j-1"'' - eatly alarming to induce that overhmenr ', to abandon nsagea on ' which she 1 Tclic t" ' , 1 maintain her maritime ascendancy, ana arr thi time, her independence a a nation. But' ' v whv should kba suooosed that the trebpli'! ; of Great-Britain will be lesi patient under . stuTmngtiutt me people of the Vmte 1 State Theirs would arise from 'cause beyond their controul p our frota oma ' cause or cause operating on our rvrrv, ouc , wWditheeiicahiveltherseenortihdeNj r stand, f Within four mondis after the em-, " ; bargo was imposed, die president himselfr, -byproclamaaon, announced to' ns 'and to the world the existence of one fasurrection ' occasioned by the embargo 1 and toe provi sions made in die supplementary acts, to compel obedience at the point of the bayo- -net, shew' how apprehensive the' vern ment were of discontent and resistance? The extraordinary provision for the 'exe, cotion of specifier measure, dcm6nstra:' that it was considered as of posed to threat neral tense eftfie people ; and m atree t0u; try, sucn a measure cannot long be earned, into execution, t The votes of ar-proba tion of the embarto bv public toUIe. anl' Other assemblies of citizen sd enentaiW. ously displayed, "while they manifest the Lbrre of party, are, to say the least, but eauivocai indication of the general sens Otthe people, or even of the individual conrposiog mosc assemoues a nose votes have always had fewer niaiT than voices Mr. President, oe geauernaa frora Ms ryland mentioned the extreme danger to, which cnir comrhertre would be exposed," wuus mm renco accrccs sua onusn oraere : remain unrepealed. It has been said,' and., 1 r. l.'-1. ...j !.:. .. peroapa wiennr insinuated in newspapers, i ' and pamphlets, that if our vessels were per- ' N mitted to g to sea, c'l . would, be. ta,'n K . Wfiatetcaped the French, , woulcj be cap -y. tured by the Enrfish 1 and what escaned the latter1, would dl a prey to the former. -Thereu a want of truth 'ia all thltu. : The same gentleman quoted a atatenieni ; made by an . eminent merchant of Massa chusetts? Mr. Gray bf Salem that, of eight or ten vesid which tailed about the : time the embargo was Iaid,i one only had ; reached the place- pf her destinatktu- f remember seeing s ttatrment of that sort and I think also, that I saw &tev$itf - 'I' ?3 IttfaSaey; " U they had not reached then? '-.. 1 destined ports, H did not follow that they , were captured and condemntd. ' ,,..; ' .The tame merchant ha expressed his decided opinion, .. that notwithstanding the French decreet and British orders I9 , council, if our embarco wasoff .we sheuld " " have mere trade than would be enjoyed by us, if all the world were at -peace,, and the respective nations should monopolize a much of thejr ewn commerce as usual."1 Iv..l.u.!... ...1 . turn. T-.n . dike, of Beverly) Expressed at ti.amo' time the ameopmioa ' ; ('. -v . jy ,"; s ' ' ".'."J j 'But without resting the question wtptrti.' . tone,, we may appeal to facte ' I hav sought information of the risks which have , , : ' ; attended our foreign trade; within the pro , " .5 sent ytar, from the two principle district . of.Massachusett;;?'; - ,c .ri.f. f;l ( mt. jntmiKfi ap a eeatfainf mi aeel J , - FOR SALE :M Elerant Patent -' ' -V" PIANO FOllTE y t v. 4 a C " f -A i -1 in s ,1 P 1 -;.r V r, 'iii..Ts . Si 8me fetter 1 7 7. 1 t - -: j C 1 F iV.' j' ' .'j 'N - . : ". B unnnstwiuca.,we laaBUHwi is . v- -jtfA,.r-. -tr-- , 1 - f . ' u.jikw - v , vis ' l l1- 4 11 f-, i .ij-y" a "
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