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In the tour-tr of my en ThaTCiHCOvcrfd th.t had no et i rtoea for the ,c six months U prtcirly the ame dilation in U.ch rre i ov find ourselves ; but, u dJiuon to this, our mercanulc hrc rcn touid hatt been Impovcmh. cA by spoliati Whi'h ihcy ccuh: reflate, tnd the vetriKfity of .,.rrt,,n rvoLtrairvdty maniimeai;- I rressionsx,hkh we cruld not hav, nrreUcd I have fund mat the Oi tish orders of cunnl. wciner the Frerch decree har cr.m;4ceh intcrd.cttd the h' ' . mmcrcc oi IheUn UdSiaics I vtr.und,thai the Fanch da r-c i d m the latter rnd of Novcmb- r, 1806, was never carritd in:o txttui.ow jpmsi Ame rican vts-cls unil O-i br. IS07 Mhcn a sM.Klcraseoc. uritd. vhirh could rot hk b en at., at H., Court if Lt ndua when 'he Lnul crdem r: issuVU, under prvt m e ul ifUSitloTion Fiance for her dixrei ;; ohhtuph in Tatt ihty do o inui -rjlty afTect Fiance, nhiist they ope rate a loul dtvuciim of i eutrai coraracice. I hie Vered har the conduct cf Grc-t-Biitain has m r.tfcsud a syvcmatfc determination to icidcr this cowury sub.cnicnt 'o her inttrcst. Why, sis -he lias taxed us now in a rrianner to which vc would not submit when wr vrcrt her colonics, dependent upon and ruled by . bcrV" By her orders of coun cil, she prevents us fifing hut where she pleases, and imposes tax o ell American pPHlnce icxporicd from England ; tMis in fact saying, jou shall tnd. no whtrc excrptyou piy us taxes on ih- aninint tT your tiportation y041 snJl r.ot ti aye ex cept your trade coj'tril-uics to sup port the glory of hi Htitai.nic Ma jesiy. Wuuui An eiicatii suhnut to this? Could I bisodesiiti.te of com mon aitachmciu to my run'.iy, and Ibe bles.i w arh vu.navc enjoy ed, as to bepikk at n.casurws wbicn htr indepeidencc,,whiih h r n exlsteneasaconmcrcijlr,3 ?o .h e denundid iftt I am full X tdi ubject; I could wme volant s n ij; but there hav bv the kindness i t friend- a paper rait ly Ttdkn li-.io ny hands; in which thtr si.bjttt plained in luminHiVa niunne- that it would be worse than unc rrncr in rhc to ltumpt to illus-ra:. li, 1 request you -win iriu .uair, s amongstilie mas of intercsiig 1111- Itr xrh cb at Ibis time vrcekJy croucs yv ur ccJiirnnlJ for the inclosV d. I f 1 T U rvf I'lKli. a ctrcrjar icucr.ruii.u kjvv.' and worthy ReprescriuViTC r.om h btate of Virginia to his const intent?. end wiil nrove to all considerate men that our nresent s'jJrnati'jn ot Dus- Tiess b not.iroputable to the nnargc tlcne,1 but: to the flagrant injustice . Co give itr.o"harheV.eprthei) of ft'- reti;n nations; It is unanswerable; tnd has afforded conviction , to ;rny mbd of the w isdom of the. measures cf our gbrernmenU - It will be fount; to contain-fact not; rhisrepraschta-, tioa j'armenttnot.as'serUc'bi?;;, 'A Cititrn cf .Ors.Tttc County., AT the close of 1 ne list .session ol Congress 1 gave, you 'a, view bt,ou '.uation, in tbe highest degree C at 'fring. trv cTcry Arocrtcatn ( flffs wsciiy true, -.and it I am, compelled III VVII V " " could neither be foreseen orbrevent- td.to'the injustice of foreign go vernments, und not to the indifcte tjon "of- bur? own. When satisfied ot .ibis Let you will naturally dirtct your indignation agin.t the distur bes of f ur repine, :rid exert all tyour energies to support he cause of your country. It has been the favorite object of the p.tnt admin ;strationt and tbc unquivo al vih of h'e people of thfi Uoited States to prrsc-rve a ntit;al chaiarttr, a. d iM:dpar:ilrjutl.in in ihc prese:'. Lu nip w'an ,war Cotihltrauons not Ic s ielhn hum ne hjiVe dictti ths poliry ; considerations dear to rvtry man who prefers tranquility to cpnhis-oii ; prosperity to national iutni:.. In no instance have we de parted! from 1 he most punctilious impartiality towards all nations; k if We, have been compelled at any time :to adopt pre. cautionary mcasures,they nave ocen inuispuiaoiy p-acinc, in- tendedto prevt nt injuriesunprovoked, often repeated, and never .redressed. .It is to be regretted this deportment has has not been reciprocated ; but on the contrary, has excited feelings, mspirrd pretensions, and produced designs hostile to the peace, if not the liber y of America. I however tiut, we have still wisdom to prr ceivt, and Btmness to pursue a course which will ultimately extricate us fr mi the fate of those nations who hsve f tiici victims to the seductive hdlueiicecT foreign intrigues, or their iwn inoroin.tc ambuion. The comn;ertVbf the U. States has beeii occasionally harrasstd from 1 793, by citations and rcsirxtions, inconvenient, but not cb-solutely rui nous to it, Thoe restrictions have upon proper repredchtationbeen aban lnto ; their recent renewal by the JHtish and Trench governments to ruinous extent, little short of actual war, and other aggressions equally itsuppoitabie., have reduced the U. St .Us to too alternative of s&ct .nVmg cmporanly their external trade, or .i.gagin in hostilities fur its protec 'i 11. The cor.duct of Great-Britain 1 has at all times furnished materials I r comphiM, since the peace of 1783 ; but particularly during the war which originated with the French Revolution; the various Orders of councilj violating the laws of nations; the practice of impressing American citiz- ns )ii board British ships, und 'he insolent conduct of her nval of ficers in our harbors and near our coasts, have justly irritated the pvo p?c of this country Un one occa sion, the peace of the two countries has biren piolongetl only by the moi deration of our government. It mu t s ill be fresh in your recollection what occurred i.i"94, how mu.-h the'eom mrce of the United Stale suff red Ir m British cruir.:rs, and the trra y to which we submitted, conceding every thing on our part. Tins instru tiient, though faitluully executed by 113, has r.ot satisfied Cnghmd ; she us continued to indulge herself in new innovations upon our rights, ti hich she adheres, with obstinacy. .Wiare of the consequences which ould result from tlvse practices, he present administration tndcavcr-e-J to form a tteaty, which would ad ius the existing differences, and de fine the respective nhu i f the tvto. nations. This effort, conducted with real and ability by the American rhi nistets at London, has tailed. . The President on the 2 3d of 1S arch 'aid before Congress the project of a treaty signed on the 3 1st of Decern-1 cr, 106, by the, American minis ters, vntch was sent back with in-, tructions, to renevrdie negociatioh, and. obtain the insertion of somepro isiun against the impressment of A- merican seaineu, anu me ntotnnca-t tjen of certain articles reiativc to thc i East and West-Indies, and colonial trade, and principles of blockade. I r an n ot pronounces wit IT cert ai n tf u p r I'll tne.roents ot tne;wnoie treaty, be docti men ire" votuminQUs and liavc not yet ajtbeenpHnjfed. -There' 3 re Ko w e vie r , . r t 'a i n ' , . cb i j ei ti b n s J which if not utterly, insurmountable, xne reiusi 10 ratuy ti,. unless hangcd.-The first . oriseii'fi ohi a ceciarquon 01 ,ine'urmsncomrnu- sipners prcnous 10 ygiung uie ireaty that the British government 'reserved to ks el t'the . righ t j nf , cou bur v afii ng the rneasnfes of'Ffahce'ttgainst rttij- i United States to resist the trench ciai mgcnuiiy comu uuv w w v ufc.,Tw T V-IW Via fti decreeof iSOSV Thisas certainly, more effectqallan.tojdetrprpiar are;gen?ral,. i as bel itjrfije ft; ':ju.uL " .rTnStc;,U tradeand better the crowth of our nited States ere,exceptea ton t.- C'juldneyer consent to a treatyj by which they, will absolutely fbe bonne!; and the .ot her contracting', pany w lihertv to violate it, VvhcneVer hls convenience required it ;.of Which he a!one indged. ... Tbejreaty contained no provision forAmcricin seamen. It is well known ' how long the English have claimed the right of t Vin their.pwn I iustlv under that pietcxt they have imriessed citizens of the U. States on board their ships of war, detain ed (hem in ngorous confinement du ring the continuance of the war, and compelled them to hazard their lives, not in defence of their Country,, but against those in amity with us. This practice has always formed a sub ject of serious complaint, and perhaps none has produced stronger feelings among the .American people. The silence of the treaty,' with regard to seamen, inasmuch as their protection and security formed the principle in ducement and object of negociation, tendered it highly unacceptable to the government. It was attemp'ed ti sipply the defect by an informal note, which pledged the British go vernment to issue the most rigorous injunctions to the naval commanders to discriminate carefully,,and in no rtmtaiice molest citizens of the U. States. Such an arrangement could only be considered an indication of the dispositions of the existing mi nistry, and not a compact by which the nation was bound ; a'security in sufficient, because it was temporary . nd dependent on the continuance in t ffice of men who felt friendly dispo sitions. This construction wa.s evi dently ri ven it by the British cabinet. i Frm Mr. Canning's answer to Mr. j Monroe,when reminded byhirh ofthis j stipulation in fivor of seamen, he di j nared he could only look into the bn t dy of the treaty for its contents, and not to an incidental paper. The other objections relate to the Easi and West -India, and colonial trade. The first is placed upon a footing less favorable than in the treaty of 1794 ; the Second left as at present ; and the third less favorable than it is established by the British orders of council, and the deeisidns of their admiralty courts; The subsequent conduct of Great Britain has lessened our regret very much for the failure of the negocia tion, and diminished its importance ; she haa advanced principles against tvhich the treaty in a much more felled form would not present a bat rier ; and indeed seems to demon strate the inefficiency of any trejty to secure our richts. ' On the 7th of January, 1807, only seven days after the treaty had been concluded, an order of council was issued, prohibi ting Americans from tradingbetween the different ports belongingto France tind her. allies, and compelling them to sell their cargoes at the first port they tmered, whether in demand or not ; plainly in violation of the 1 1th article, which expressly gives the rij'ht of " carrying freely to every part of Europe not blockaded," even clDnial produce from the U. S'ates I fchall not owell on the injury done to our commerce by this regulation ; but mention it to shew the little res pect paid to the most solemn Com pact by that government, when in conflict 4with her power or interests. The orders' of council of the 11th of of November lat, issued to cdunter vail the French decree of 22d.Novi 1 80, (extended ih.its construction to American vessels in . August last) have given the finishing blow, to the commerce of this country. -They prohibit us from trading to any place '.hut nngiana,anu ner acpeiiuencies, j mid im pose tax : upon - all articles shipped from thence elseWhere.-- The actual amount of the tax nxed by Pai Iiatnent is not yet .known,; but it-is said to exceed, one. third of the, valueof some of our most important ardcles,'-r in : whith.a're i inclucled' cot ton and tobacco. 0pon"the injustice 'of this order, ; ins impossible tg com pi c ii t in terms too, h arsfi . t w a xlif te6i attack tfpotf the sovereigntyand Independence of. the'Unrted States country iOne of two things neVita-i bly results the whole. commrceof the United: Statcsis; limitecV,to G Britain, or that part of tl struggling 10 rina marKets eisewnese,is exposea to certain Toin'frbm the enredaUori Of British cruizers. ' shipments ,are resiriciea to iingianq in ceniqrj nmy io inc oraers 01 council, 4 iney csn never reach ie'eohtihem of Eu rope, bin will belfconhjiclabsoluiely 10 mac marcei, Decause imponaiions iiilu.liic twii ir, riiat rpuris arc, rigo rously Interdicted through"- that chan- ntl, and because the.dutiesmposejd on exportations are so exobit?intas .to check. theirs consumption, ifrsufl iciemo.oe,imporcea. ir is neeuiess lu rruapiiuiaieine. . rcguiauons in forced in' the' port$ of France ;and her allies; to preverit the entrance of produce which has touched at Eng land ; regulations too guarded toJ (5 ; vade, and oo penal to encounter.- From whence does England derive ne ngni 10 iorpia our trade except vith ; herself ? i'Can it. be believed the people will submit to a demand which will virttialiy re-establish co- lonial dependence and burthen their produce with her system of taxation? The object "is evidently to tax this country to support the war in which 'she is engagedahid not io prevent the supply of hir. enemies : Moce permission to carry them American and foreign produce, is granted3iitfr a tax has beeni paid in Englahd.i The avowed motive is therefore a mere pretext, equally shallow and unjust ; intended more to injure our commerce than to distress -France; I cannot fof a moment believe the people of this coimtiy will surrender their independence and submit to .the degradation of colonies, with out -a. struggle;.., ; The immunities 01 coiuiiie a.re nci cztenatu to us under the orders of council, whose 1 .prosperity is in some degree gua ranteed by the supposed interest of the parent country in their growth and importance. If to us that fee ble tie is denied, we may expect thV commercial restrictions of England will be dictated by jealousy, not affec tion, rivalship and not coincidencfc of interest. Our trade is plaeed .upon a basis less favorable than previous to the revolution:; besides the op pressive tax the English wish to le vy, they prohibit the trade in articles thtn free, and close channels pf com merce then open. .Thus we'fiad our commerce' exposed to all theirestric tions of actual colonies and the dan gers of war, without a formal decla ration of it. To these injuries I must add another, though of a different character, not less offent4ve atid into leraDie. inc attacK. on me irigate Chesapeake in June last, i It is neet less to call yqur attention to the pair? ticulars of that transaction, they have ! not yet been torgotten, and are fresh in your memory. Reparation has ncit been madcj ; on the contrary w nate been considered theagressors ; Scthe mockery of making reparationto-the honor and jfeelings of the A merican nation, has closed, with a demand jwhich a just gbvtrntni?nt would ne-' iver propose and a Ireie onewifl ne ver condescend id .gfanU. '-' ;; The decrees of the, French gow vernmentshaVe exposed the com merce of the United States to the most unjustifiable se)zUr.9nl1ra ry to the stipulations i of r thecohveh tionofl80p. The decree of e22d November, 1S06, and tAiatUssjied .Milan 17th of DccembeisU8tf7; sitb.1 ject to captufe and condenination all' vessels bound to or tettirhmgroffi a British portj ;v hatever may the carp. ' It is impossible to conceive measures I more. ristilemoIsUb .versive;of justice? and goojd faithXbuV as there s no man whovwill ju there can be no 1 hecesshy.t'p eiamthe; more-minutely; the avowal ..of a prtn ciplejjsbincehsistient v re : pugnantccV ' tn'e law ; of uaticrfisVi arjf destructirer to tlieiinterestl f ti the United 'StaUTiDde oicmn, QmiguQnsiro traUi respect n ght s of this countryy- France pugh to ozf more botinu than anyrother na uon oecause sue. proiesses ro cpn-? opeiaijioii ot toeucn uhvmv t oertirrM'inTAuMiStlast; in Which i(r waft Enforced-a fatrist !an''A mericanV VesselstranHe'd on the 'castoranc gqTCint:iivt iu5um ?es1Tstf:it-jjrBpa theAmincan ? stcNS?f plieotieBNftenotTO wasifoimhe : wouldv he' ' the basby: igthi : y courts of admirayvl ed inrxehf deci;sl64 . sets 1 nts exDianatiw quierouiji e h tnsi flffiftana At ne nracuce o&m & htifihcase boerMtf ontcloccur Terruntf-recpn?ile itoiherepect lntellifrehcei fbuudedr ahUcipationil)f thePrltCsifcyJ orders of coundKf th yemberifftlia laid uon altAmeiieasse proddcei J fljr t he decrees and orti e rs !6 1 Fr ahie iai ct W EnglanS'eve-m wrgoyIdi lie lia conjiscibrt:; ot)ie;mlr.Vc Enndand herde Frencfiships of warV; and those hounds tiqiithe -silence o; longvOservetf; reX0 laiiyexq irexpajtnjienc.n nistec pfai?h?anctitlJuD: disavowals Ii;wai tipoaMh f ecepl tion of this iniettilrence to;jriifrpiich is.l3tc)fuciMj It'.WOoJfc captneSiy laiieof he)r;i.rier.:,; whose iexertions " would jpeYsiimafMif edl bithebi)es2f plupden thflJ -afjunoance TOhe IpoiUNot vidthstar8fe : lnglfeti'elfrje' j sure A by vhj:lo;iiiany;. 1 j pcni':,he.lcapurcsH.fe iperpus, fss'Srain bVuimerchants ves3shaU benjjrmid .wthpres)ri ' beeh;infihitely 'gTeerl-lTfi e tri juri eji received : from theepiatjis havj furnlshe'ci;amj)te;;ci people ies ;4eptetcfjpfeaf it was Hoped -fejng-'u ble explahatibhs.wpuld' r h atelth erb.6boi ,pr: ;eri of Justice .ilni'e'sC f jyoiilcllc'a'g tbevsysifem: adopted 'towards (idi0P f rom the: present pressure; -?; TThe i4iesr accounts irom, ;jrurop& iii.oic.ai If Fraced aSnMand 1 1' I'iJiii-t'ittllli'. : j?ave 110 aiteniauveicji. out eo. wirn isubmit uncpnlitioAaiitone -t ppppsers, or ma&e vrari, yin vinaica ; tion of bu honor -Lncl1K'nj-jffiicsX terrut&ion'fM au uui'j ijrpuucc, auu tuu em proy ;rainiriirp . ton oi cx$ernanlrMd& the mosterioy&vpetfeatlp classes :$peTOlein!he Co as iir.ellur:tjbefaera whphaycbeeSe" Th-sicrK . are howeyerinpre apparent fluiti real they are prueM -of u Jance and te;htjirig suited tojthieroductjbrii cuunuy, ana cojinnme tnent to tnosoi tfadebfmefica'Tsire abljrVto tiie;British;Qetnbfco artiiamil ouraHicfe Itrid fbteipT fio wt Co qlStitywouldsoJeice the die ;diL-aJiteJ ;0nite?Saf. rlliontof ybUafsrwn one rnipions erseflt tp Greatj3rif mtteS3CiritJbe manc ceclu?etheir ptrahlcfiCwduIdlme uiaiuiiikc-ocfcutTscvciiyniimans rr 1 m m it. 11 11 I I
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