V r.tc of tlit God wi.u know* uur though':
so.d motive*, 4iui U> whom wc must hereafter
render an account for the deeds done in (he
bedy. lie hoped the spirit of party and every
improper p anion would be exercised, that
our hearts might be as pure and clean as tall
to the lot ot human nature
He was confident in declaring (hat this was
S'OT a measCre of the executive —that it v.as
engendered by an extensive excitement upon
the erecti ice. He agreed with the get.tlc
r. an from Pennsylvania (Mr. Seybert) liiat it
comes to uj in a mmtimubfc ohtipe, or rather
man uni/u ••timable ohaptc. Whose ever mea
sure it is the people of the United States will
consider it as a subterfuge for war ; as a re
treat from the battle. We some years ago
r -(lived that we must have war, embargo or
rubnutitm —Wc have not had war oh submit
ted—we most therefore have embargo. It
appears to lie limited to sixty days ; and at
the expiration of that time, will any one say
we shall be prepared fur war I Sir, we are in
die aittiaticn of a debtor who promises to nay
bis note at the bank in sixty days—wc email
prolong the time sixty days, and sixty days
alter that, until defered hope makes the heart
s. He would tell the honorable speaker,
tli.it at the end of sixty days we shall not
have war, and the reason is, the cxccutive
d.irt not plunge the nation into a war in our
unprepared state.
tie liad too much reliance on his wisdom
and virtue, to believe that he would be guilty
of such gross and unpare llefed treason.
Mark my woid, you will renew your note, if
endorsers Can be hud i you cannot t ake it up.
The honorable. Speak r was mistaken, when
t. say s the message is for war—lt 13 the et
vect of excitement occasion by ministerial, fe
det'.d and neutral papers, and is not the wish
cr meaning of the executive.
He would appeal to the sobriety and r flec
tion of the house, and ask, whatn-a- cauje of
war for tlx last twelve months I What nuns
cause of embargo within thai period ! The
alii.it of thr Chesapeake is sett ltd—No new
n Ire pie cf blockade interpolated into the
Lava of nations. He should suppose every
Iran cl candor and sober reflection would ask
why we did not go to war twelve months
-.go ? Or wII it be sud we ought to make
tip, by our promptness now, for our slowness
then I Or will it he said, that if the wheat
tor winch we have rt ceived two dollars per
bushel, had bi-en rotting in our barns, wc
should huve Wen richer or h- ppier.
what troutd the planter say, if you was to
ask him which he would prefer, the honora
ble, chivalrous course advocated by the spea
ker, with the consequences which will attend
it, the sheriff at his hack and the excise col
lector pressing him > Ho would laugh in your
five.
If ,ui embargo twelve months ago would
lure been folly aid ruinous, he would re
quest any gentleman to say, what makes it
wise now >
It is not generally wise to dive into futuri
ty ; but it is wise to profit by experience, al
though it may be unpleasant. He felt much
concerned to have the bill on the table one
hour. No one car. tell the great injury to the
mill-owner cr the nr-reliant by the nitre men
tion of an embargo in tins house. It being li
mited to only sixty days, it can do no possi
ble good to’ihe public, orb- the means o.
briefing our property from abroad; but as
occasioning great speiulations, it will be no
tions to many and give great fortunes to
few,
i Jj’ Mr. RANDOLPH declared to his cer
tain hnoroledce t the FRENCH MINIS
TER Surrmirr, ever -m-o Ins air.v.l
h-re, h <d b ee REF-SINC OCR GOVKIiN
MF.NT TO I’ROSIIBIT THE EXPORTA
TION Os OUR PRODUCTS TO SPAIN
AND PORTUGAL, which the governnitn’
have heretofore eluded. Ard is tins the way
which the honorable Speaker, with so much
gad ad try *rivi cattil an honorable war—to
ROB our own people, te gratify the vnaliga
7*nnt ait.biUon of the imperial tyrant in sub
duing the poor Spaniards, in starving the
enemas of France ! Will the people of the
United States thus manifest their sense of in
:nries, in becoming the passive instruments
and TOOLS OF FRANCE ! He said it Was
not. Ilia puoiic sentiment. He said that as a
caveat cr precautionary measure, there can
be no necessity for she last section and tiie
penalties contained therein, unless, instead
of a pmcuraor, it is intended as a substitute
for, vui.
He said he had ether considerations to
submit, moat of which are a detail ot facts
which occurred in a conference between the
Committee of Foreign Relation and the se
cretary of stste, which host ever, he would
for th<* present defer.
He would observe, in the words of the gen
rlenun font Nc\v-Yerk, (Mr. Stow) that war
is not to bo considered as a matter of plea
sure. He hoped we should not act ;.s a
thoughtless young couple sometimes do, who
are 10 a hurry to marry lint, and then look
around to get some hing to make the pot
boil. He beset chcd die house to act with
sobriety and solemn consideration. Whatever
his opinion might be about the war, he said,
if he was not in the* habit cf withholding his
. pledges, if he should unavoidably plunge into
•me, believed he should r.ot be backward in
affording his aid to bring it to an honorable
owe Hut he did not believe war to he the
object, an.l his reason was because there is
no preparation for it.
Mr. CLAY (the Speaker) said, the gentle
man, fix m Virginia, need not l..ve reminded
its in the manner he lias of that Rejig- who
watches and surrounds us.
lie thought from this sentiment we ought
to draw very different conciusiohs than that
what the gentleman had— lt ought to inliu
cnee us to that patriotism, to that spirit, and
display those qualifications, which are so ho
norable* to the human character. The gentle
roan ink:., what new cause of war, he would
sk whr.t old cause of war is unavenged ’ He
agreed the afiinr of the Cbtxvqxake is settled,
but W.bv i to ptrrlize the spirit of ‘.lie coun
try. I’as Greut-Britidn abstained frebi inr
prtfisi! gottr reamer-—from ;ltpredating upon
rur pt-',.'rty ? He bt*d in his hands a paper
giving uu actnont of the capture of the siup’
llmiii:;.:'!, worth, with the cargo, (/.JOO.OOO,
[the evst v, A li.tie more liiau iial! Uusj a
short time si.tee. and near tu-.r coast, on a vov
;y to l-'ivr.et*. He In Ino doubt bet the late
lndi-ui v.r ,*n ti.o Viafci.:<;., was excited I>*.
die British ; and what is to ee thought of the
oius. -y . V. - v. rent te on .* of our prim; pal
< .ti< a,. • o c*:.ei‘.e civil war ? Is this ho* - cause
of wa r ? We Bvi complete proof that she
v.n down ty tbiiig; .n destroy us; oar rewk
tfii: .1 spi.i; .tie our on.y d'-pre-deuce Al
*t'*.my‘* lie f It v.urm, he pealed himself u; on
1 i'relii gs, a;should despise himself if he
v* • i.at,tu>e if them. Ti c gentleman sms,
thore i. i.o cause of war.
Mr.RANDOLPH said,in- lu.ttneyei assert
ed there was no cause of war, but that there
Was no siw cause of War.
Mr. CLAY said ttio-v- v/lio re/od for the
former embargo, are bound now to vote for
war. It ought to have succeeded the termi
nation of that measure, which would have
Is-en the true policy. He said lie wag at is
sue with the gentleman as to the public sen
timent. That it is with us, n proved by lire
glowing resolutions of fourteen legislatures.
He* said there wer ■ no divisions in the south
ern ami western state*, federalists anil repub
licans were united for war.
Mr. RANDOLPH then said, lie wished to
state to the committee advtuii of wli.it hap
pened before the eoinn.itte of foreign rela
tions, in a conference with Mr. .Monroe.
Mr. WIDGRRY objected to it, as not in
order, and tile Chairman said he thought it
irrelevant.
Mr. RANDOLPH said, bis object was to
! show that the proposition for the Embargo
originally came from that committee, end woo
not intended at u mar ineatvre. He thought it
relevant, as it was competent to show that
the ideas of the Speak- r are wrong.
The motion to strike out -tire first section
was lost—ayes 35, nocs 70.
Mr. Seybert said, that in voting for the
several important measures which congress
have agreed to this session, he felt himself
pledged to go to war; that lie was in favor of
an embargo as a precautionary means and pre
■ cursor to v/ar. When lie voted for the 25,000
men be supposed lli< executive intended war,
| but he has now such information from a friend
1 in whom lie confides, as leads him to believe
that offensive operations arc not meant. We
’ ought to be better prepared before we engage
in war. He bad observed in the Baltimore
papers, that the British have ordered a squad
• ron and 20,000 nien for our cuast.
f
Mr. Smilie expressed his surprise at the
, observations of his friend and colleague: He
\ did not know from what quarU r lie had ob
tained his information, that the president
I does not mean war. Dues he believe lie has all
this time been deceiving the legislature l lie
had heard but one sentiment from the prcsi
’ dent, whieh is, that -toe must make -war unless
Great Britain relents. The president had
always supposed that embargo must precede
; war—the only difference lias been as to the
time, which lias been tinaliy compromised.
The embargo is intended • s a war measure.
He would assure les colleague it was intend
ed by both the executive and the committee
of foreigh relations. 1 hat being now’ up, lie
would observe, that at the beginning of the
session, he was not so warm for war as many
\ were, but lie was for commercial restrictions,
lie was not for the 25,000 men ; but as the
house have determined otherwise, he would
now go to war. If we now recede we shall be
a reproach among all nations.
Mr. Seybert then spoke, that his intention
was to rensl seriously Great Britain; he would
he plain ; but he was not for going to w.o* un
prepared. When the bill for the 25,0uu men
was before the house, it was then declared to
he declared to be according to the wishes of
tut secretary at war—since that time, the .se
cretary has said it was not his wish, from
which he concluded it was not the wish of
tiie president.
Air. Randolph proposed to read from me
morinuu m bus possession, of what occurred
in the committee of foreigh relations, and a
confemaice between tlicm and the secretary
of state, which was objected to,
Mr. Bassett (chainnan)considered it in or
der.
Mr Calhoun appealed.
The speaker’s decision was confirmed,
ayes 60.
Mr. Randolph said, it will appear that the
! embargo is not preparatory to war, that is to
; say, it was not unnecessarily so, and of course
i not of the character which the speaker has
. considered it. From his minutes (among
. other facts (it appeared, that Mr. Monroe said
■ to the committee, that the president thought
: we ought to declare war before wc adjourn,
• unless Great, Britain recedes, of which there
i was no prospect—That there was conversu
i tiou about an embargo. Mr. Monroe was ask
i etl by same of the committee, whether the
i president would recommend it by the mts
■ sage, he answered that he would, if be could
[ lit assured it would be acceptable to the house.
• He also said, Mr. Barlow hail been instruct
ed to represent to the French government our
i sens? of the injuries received, and to press
i upon them our demands for reparation—that
■ if she refused us justice, the embargo would
. leave the policy as respects Fiance, and u>-
l deed of both countries, in our hands. He
was asked, if any essential alu rations would
. lie made within OU day s, indeience of our ma
• ritime frontier or sea-ports > Mr. M. anawci
. ed, that pretty considerable preparations
l would be made. He said, New-York was now
i “in a respectable state of defence, but not such
to resist a terminable fleet—but, that it was
not to he expected that such a kind of war
would lie carried on. It was replied, that we
■ must expect what commonly happens in wars.
, Air. M. said, that although a great cl (stress and
; injury might take place in the one part of the
union, it would not essentially affect the po
pulation or re sources of die U a ion at large. As
to the prepared state of the country, lie said,
in case of a declaration of war, the president
would not feel himself bound to take upon
himself more than his share of the respos.bi
■ lity, Mr, M. said, the unprepared state of
the country was the only reason why ulterior
measures should be deterred.
Mr. Randolph then said, that the step We
are about taking is too high a price to pay for
flic consistency of gentlemen, who think they
bave game too far to recede ; it ; s too expen
sive to bolst*. r them up in this way. He ask
ed, what nil be the situation of this people
■ in sixty days >. Put your note into the* bank,
and see how soon it will be out. M hat will
be the condition of this urdiapnv, misguided
country ? What would it have been ior (id. 12y,
or dOo day s past ? He bail hoped not to have
seen the old story of die dog worry mg tin.*
cat, S:c. realized Are the majority in con
sequence ot having been goaded by the pres
s; s, to plunge the people into a v :.c, by bring
ing ibe-ni first to tne w hipping posi, and thcJi
bv exciting their Spirit. He would assure the
house the spirit ot the people is not. Up to it
at this lime; if so, there would be no neccs
■ ity- of these pros orations to excite inis false
spirit—this kind of Dutch courage. If you
mean war, if the spirit of the country is up
to it, why have you been spending 5 months
ill idle debate.
The Speaker (Mr. Clay) called Mr. Ran
dolph to order, fer charging the house with
spending 5 mouths in kite debate.
1 i e Chairman decided that the expression
was not out of order.
Mr. V right appealed.
The decision of the chairman was confirm
ed Hves 50, n a a 49,
Mr. Randolph proceeded, and said he w ould
inform gentlemen in tins house, that he had
known gentlemen not inferior in gallantry, in
wisdom, in experience, ui the talents ot a
3 tat, Jinn, to any upon this floor, who have
been consigned to oblivion for advocating a
wr against the public sentiment. Dxlwe
not then say to those gentlemen, the war they
advocated was against the public sentiment;
In two years from tnis time, the people
Will tell you that you rated year consistency
at more than it was worth, more than we are
willing te pay fcril—that your disgrace is not
our disgrace.
What said, the people to the projected war
twelve years ago > That they would r.ot pay
their room;/ and sacrifice their property for
your consistency.
If it would not discover a want of decorum,
lie would a-.k what has become of the licence
bill against trading under licences to France,
a me asure which was recommended in the
President’s message at the beginmng of the
1 ssioit! He said lie understood that the ship
Hannibal, which w:u lately captured by the
British, sailed under one of those licences,
lie does not mean to palliate that capture ;
but it is strange that Great Britain should
capture our vessels, when we have notified
hor that we are about invading fit r terrajirmu.
He believed the way war will happen, if it
does happen, will be by Great Britain attack
ing and perhaps destroying some of our sea
ports, which it is calculated will render it
popular in this country. The [dan is now to
lav an embargo—and the reason is, we have
had one, and it has failed. This appears to
him to be a nor. ieguetur.
Messrs. (irundy and Calhoun said they were
not impressed with a recollection of the facts
which occurred before the committee offortign
relations, in lbe same manner as had keen
stated by Mr. Randolph. They did not re -
collect that Mr. Mi in* said the embargo
would leave the policy, as respects butn bel
ligerent;, in our hands.
Mr. Porter said he was in favor of an em
bargo, as a measure which ought ty precede
war: but it is very important that we
should be prepared before we commence the
war. He did not believe it was possible to
commi nee it with safety within four months
from this time. Such a measure as an em
bargo would be of immense injury to the
state of New-York, on account of their flour
which had not gone to market.
The committee rose and reported the bill
without amendment, and the question wa3,
shall it be c-ngiossed for a third reading.’
Mr. Quincy then muved.that the injunction
of secrecy he taker, off from our proceedings.
Mr. Pitkin said there was bill one precen
der.t of an emburgx> being passed with closed
doors
The ayes and nocs were agreed to be taken
on Mr. Quincoy’s motion.
Mr. Wright then made a question of order
on Mr. Quincey’smotion.
The Speaker decided it was not in order,
another question being before- the house.
Mr. Little then moved tin; previous ques
tion, which he iooh withdrew.
Mr. Stow then expressed his ahum and
astonishment at the course we were taking,
lie said the country “as wholly unprepared
to einiri; a war within the time which had
been mentioned. He warned gentlemen of
their danger, and the ruin which threatened
our defenceless towns. The authority which
he had cited ought to have more weight
than the hearsays of some young members in
this house. The elections of the maratnne
parts of tire country will put your places
into the possession of your political adver
saries. You may be assured you tread on
deceitful ground. The intelligent part of the
community at the north are against the war.
There is no calculating the injury it will be
to tlie State of New-York.
Mr. Bassett spoke in favor of the measure,
and respecting the injuries we have received
from Gre at Britain.
Mr. Heberts then moved for the previous
question.
Mr. Shelley called for the ayes and noes.
The motion for the previous question was
carried, ayes 66, noes 40.
The qu. stion was, Shall the bill be engros
sed lor a third reading >
(parried—ayes 74, noes 39.
The question was, On what day shall it be
read ?
Mr. Grundy moved it be read immediately.
Mr. .Macon proposed to-morrow.
Mi*. Quincy said (it then being half-past
seven o’clock in the evening) he had not been
able to take any part hi the debate; that the
measure which had thus been flurried, was
extremely interesting to his immediate con
stituents, and he was very* ahxious to express
his sentiments upon it—but he was so fatigued
with tlie tedious sitting, that he was unable
to do it this evening, and hoped the house
would indulge him until to-morrow, lie
would not condescent to debate such a ques
tion in the present state of the house, and he
asked for tile ayes and l.ots on Air. Alacon’s
motion, which was agreed to be taken.
Air. D. R. Williams said he was desirous to
grant the request of the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts. It was in his opinion a Very rea
sonable one. The deportment of the other
side cf the house, had, during tlie whole of
the session been very gentlemanly towards
the majority—and, sir, said he, will you now
refuse to give them an opportunity to express
Uie.r sentiments upon a measure, which, in
their view, is so important ? He said that poli
cy o-.t the part of the majority ought to dic
tate the indulgence as.Xetl for. The majority
now stand on high ground—what will be-said,
and what will be the consequence of a refusal ?
Wc shall lose the ground on which We now
stand.
Mr. Macon was of tlie same opinion—he
thought the niinqiny had acted with more
propriety than lie had ever knew in a mino
n’y
Mr. Wright objected although he was wil
ling’ to acknowledge tlie minority had conduct
ed with propriety.
Air. Nelson said it appeared to birr, that
ace\ding to the importance of subjects, so
is tnii* precipitancy, is the minority thus to
he dragooned into this measure ! For one, lie
wished to reflect upon it. The first intima
tion he had of this measure, was tlie Mes
sage. If it is intended :>s a precautionary
measure, as the precursor to war, as some
gentlemen have treated it, it is a question of
doubt ii: his mind, lie thought it better to
arm our merchantmen—-to gi ant letters of
’ marque and reprisal—and repeal our non-im
portation law. We have already suffered
enough Ui.dei our restrictive system. H we
pasa the bill to-night, L cannot be a law until
the other branch act upon it. When we are
_goingto v..r, it will be well to know that we
have the spontaneous support of more thai.
one half or the community.
Mr Alston said he would have vt t*d for
the motion, if the gentleman had no. asked
f,,r the ayes and noes ; but as he app'V.s de
sirous to marshal one aide, of tlie houss ‘.;;a :i3t
the other, he was not disposed to gratify him
in his request.
Mr. Randolph made a few more remarks. .
Mr. Widgery declared war to he inevitable,
and ought not to be delayed—on this account
he was against postponing the bill until to
morrow If we do it stall, it ought to be
speedily. It is not to be believed that argu
ment will change a singlevote. The respon
sibility is on the majority.
The question on reading to-morrow was
negatived, 57 to 51
It was then read a third time—and the
question, Shall the bill pass ! it was errried,
ayes 70, noes 41.
BKRLIJ* U MIL.IN DECREES.
The ship Geueral Lincoln, Cofilri,
owned in Boston, on hr passage from
Sheerness to Falmouth, in hailast, for
orders, tvas taken on the 18th Febru
ary last, by a French privateer, and
carried into Boulogne, from whence
Captain Coffin writes, under date of
the 23d, that “ he expeeted she w ould
lie condemned.'” Vet the Freuch apo
logists will have it that the French
decrees are repealed. Host on Taper.
Chamber of Commerce.
M a meeting of the Members of this in
stitution, the following, was submit
ted for consideration.
TtjKTHEREAS the fees of the Bas-
Ts hour Master, and Health Offi
cer, of the Port of Savannah, w ere un
expectedly raised by an Act of the Le
gislature of the state, in the year 1804-,
lo the rate for each Officer, of two cents
per ton on every American Vessel, and
four cents per ton on every Foreign
Vessel, whieh entered the port. And
tv hercas, these fees are not only op
pressive in their operation, hut truly
exorbitant when compaied with those
of every other port of the Union; and
affording moreover a remuneration so
infinitely beyond any services perform
ed by eaeh officer, as to he deemed,
{"especially as respects the Health Os-
by those most competent to judge,
nothing more nor les3 than complete
finicures; things that in their nature
are, and ever should be at variance
wit)) Republican Institutions.
And, whereas these facts being re
presented to the Legislature of this
State in the year 1310, a bill passed the
Senate reducing these fees of office one
half, but declaring the suine inopera
tive until sanctioned by aa act of Con
gj-es,>< and the said biil according to
the best information, passed the House
of Representatives likewise, but with
an amendm&nt, vesting the appoint
ment, of thu officers in the Corpora
tion of Savannah instead of the Legis
lature, and the disagreement upon this
point alone,prevented the bill from be
coming a law.
And it thus appearing to have been
the sense of the Legislature of the
state, when most recently considering
the subject ol‘ the collection of these
fees, that sanction of Congress was re
quisite to establish their constitution
ally—and an act of Congress saue-
Tioning the law of the State cf the
year 1804, did pass on the 2d march,
1811, for one year, the shortness of
which period would itself seem to im
ply the taeit disapprobation of the Gen
eral government.
Takingthese facts into considerat ion,
and being firmly persuaded, much of
the preference given by ship owners in
Charleston over this pot t, may be attri
buted to the difference of the port char
ges, for there the Harbor Master’s fees
are hut one dollar for eaeli vessel, the
Health officer paid either by the city or
the state, and there is no heavy river
tonnage, it cannot he imputed to the
members of this Chamber as an act of
disrespect to either the State or Gener
al Government, to resist the payment
of the late exorbitant rate of fees.
Therefore Itesolved. That the Mem
bers of this Chamber shall refuse lo
pay any other fees lo the Harbor Mas
ter or Health Officer than those for- 1
merly established by the Laws of I lie
State, of 1787 and 1789, namely,
To tlie Harbor Master, five shillings,
or one dollar and seven cents for every
square rigged vessel and three shillings
and sixpence, or seventy-five cents for
every schooner or sloop.
To the Health Officer, three dollars
for every vessel from a foreign port,
which he shall according to Law, board
at five fathom hole, and to whieh he
shall grant a certificate of Health.
Resolved f That the President forth,
with transmit the foregoing proceed
ings to the representation of the State
of Georgia in Senate aud House of Re
presentatives, praying them to exert
their influence in opposing the passage
of a Law, confirming the present exor
bitant Fees of office of the said Har
bour Master and Health Officer of this
Port.
die solved. That the foregoing pro
ceedings be published, onee in each cf
the Gazettes of the city for the infor
mation of persons not members of the
Chamber,
Extract from the Minutes.
JOHN HUNTER, Seeretarv.
AMERICAN PATRIOT.
Sd r.LWWM. MAY l, 1312.
THE manner in which a nation
acts in emergencies which demand dr.
cision anil energy, stamps upon it a
character which extrinsic ciscumstan
ces may render a libel. If it comeg
forward and meets events with unde
viating fortitude, and maintains an ar
duous conflict, for invaded rights, ip
honor is then pure, its name unsullied
its character bright. But if it shrinks
from the tumult of war, throws ashl
the armour of defence, and retires from
tlie field of battle, in dangerous aiul
mor-ientuous times, then is its crest in
deed fallen, its name stained by the
imputation of pusillanimity, and ii,
spirit injured by unworthy measures.
That the first is the true character of
this country, let the events of the three
first administrations determine, that
the other is an insult to the nation, am!
a calumny upon its name, let the wild
projects and experiments of the two
last theoretic partisans decide.
When danger lowered in the H:a
veus, and clouds of adversity thicken
ed around us, dark’ning the prospect
of peace, and threatning the disaster
of war, WASHINGTON stood calm
and unmoved, prepared for every e
vent, atiil maintained among the na
tions of the earth, the elevated dignity
of our ow n but credulity listened to
the er.3liaro:ng txle3 of dace;; tiou, and a
sad reverse is the consequence. Ev
ery (Ling appears to lie hurled from
its base and to be replaced by its op
posite quality. What formerly was
viewed as degradation ar.d disgrace, a
philosophic wand now converted into
dignity and justice: what was esteem
ed as dishouoiable posiiiairirity,crim
inal negligence and base subserviency,
the fancy of a visionary, now painted
as necessary prudence, wise economy
and bold impartiality; measures cor.*’
sidered as derogatory to the spirit f.
free Jen. a timid, mi oblique, ami Hu
manly policy, denominated efficient amll
powerful warfare.
The coni : nental system is not util I
unworthy of freemen, but insulting til
their spirit. It palsies and deadens
their enterprise, and trammels them!
with fetters cf slavery. It control?!
their ardor, and curtails their Tndepen-\
deuce. It familial is-s the restraints!
of despotism, and generates servility oil
disposition. It is a violation of their
sovereign rights, a degradation of their
character, a wide stretch to tyranny,
and a prostration of the constitution.
It assimilates the freemen of this out’
happy clime, to tlie humble slaves oi”
Gallia’s shore. It robs and disarms
the high spirit of indignant feeling;
ami acute sensibility of the means t
redress. It i.- destructive to nati</aai
prosperity, distressing to all sections
of the country and degrading ta the
eyes of an observing world. It cau
only be reconciled to pusillanimity,
and approved by a sycophantic race.
This nation disdains such a miserable,
servile system, so destructive lo liber
ty, so fraught with infamy. The cant
of philosophy, the profession of econo
my, and pretended regard for justice
induced the honeyt, hut credulous u>
confide to theiv deceptions ; and they
spurn them. The vt it is rent astmtlei.
and imposition is exposed to censure
and contempt.
Who are they that advocate thi con
tinental system, or the Nr polecn code,
or slavery ? None hut the tool? of a
faction, or the dupes of demagogues.
The mercantile portion of community
deprecate the ignoble shackles tm their
enterprising industry, whieh pilfers
from them (heir adventroiis ingenuity.
The agricultural interest now perceive
their intimate connection with com
merce, and deplore the miserable effect
of a policy, which consumes in id!*
sloth the fruits of their industry ; d*t
artisan laments the destruction of that
vivifying circulation in society, whirl*
renders useless his ast, unavailing
invention, and of no value his ingenue
ty :—the sailor flies from his own, B
the fostering protection es other w ’
