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well made, trots naturally, was fliod
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forming a lhort dull blaze, with
one or both hind feet white, fome
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Messrs. Editors,
I wifh you to puMifh the follow
ing account of the Boflon oppofi
tion to the Embargo—and I alk
your readers, to anfwer a very plain
queftion, viz. Is it wifer to truft an
EfTx Junto than the Congrefs of
the United States ?
FROM THE BOSTON CHRONICLE.
TOWN MEETING.
On Mopday laft, in conformity
to a previous arrangement of the
Effex Junto, ah application was
made to the felectmen of this town
to call a meeting for the purpofe of
requefung the Prefident to raife the
Embargo, or permit a commercial
intercourfe with Spain and Portugal.
This was directly granted, and the
next day appointed for the meeting.
1 he importance of the fubjetl and
the probability of an ardent debate,
brought together a large afifemblage
of citizens of thk and the neighbor
ing towns.—Stephen Codman, eiq.
was chofen moderator; and the de
bate was opened by tHe hon. Jona.
Mafcn, who, after a number of ob
fervations, fubmitted the following
morion: ’ .
“ That it is expedient for the
town of Button refpedfully to pe
tition the Prefident of the United
States to fufpend the laws laying an
embargo, either wholly or in part,
according to the power veiled in
him by the Congrefs of the U. S.
and if any doubts fhould exiii as to
the fufficiency of thole powers, th2t
he be requeued io call Congrefs
together, as foon as may be ; and
that -a committee of eight perfons
be appointed to prepare arki fub
liiH to the town a pecition in con
formity.”
This morion was advocated by
Melfrs. D. Saigent, 11. G. Otis,
and C. Gore : and oppofed by
Mettrs. Wm. Jarvis, B. Auttin, and
G. Blake. It was finally carried
by a confiderable majority of thole
pit fen f, but more than half the
meeting retired before the vote was
taken.
It was remarked, that not a mer
chant, (except Mr. Sargent, and his
addrefs was very lhort) or under
writer, took any lhare in che debate,
although Melfrs. Bufly, Parker,
Dennie, Coofidge and Robinfon, of
the Bofton deligarion to the general
court, attended the meeting ; and
being llatefmenas well as merchants,
might have elicited commercial in
formation of great “ pith and mo
ment.”
The various efforts of the fedcr
alifts to difplay their oppolition to
the meafures of the government,
were never more futile than at their
meeting on Tuefday laft. It was
evident even to many of their own
party, that they were deficient in
argument, and depended wholly on
the pitiful fubterfuge of declamation,
to {Emulate their adherents to a
dopt the refolutions prepared. We
did expedl to receive fome infor
mation on a fubjedt fo important to
the commercial interefis cf the
town, and from fome fource which
might be depended on, detached
from the labored pleadings of three
lawyers, long drilled in the employ
ment of haranguing in a tumultuous
caule.
A caufe muft be weak and fee
ble indeed, that cpnnot ,f.nd fome
among thole who are interefted in
the queftion, to lay fomething in
fupport of it—efpccially among a
body of merchants who pretend to
be deeply affected jn the operation
of the meafures, and yet among the
whole, only one folitary advocate in
that line ventured to exprefs his
fentiments. We give Mr, Sargent
credit for what he faid, but it ftipw
ed the weaknefs of the meafure ad
vocated, that among fo many vete
rans, no one of them lhould ftep
forvyard to become rcfponfible for
its Adoption, by a public avowal of
his opinion. It was degrading to a
fubjrft of fuch magnitude, for
Me firs. Eligginfon, Cabot, See. to
give a filent vote, and fubmit a
queftion fo highly mterdiing to
the commercial intereft, without
attempting to fan&ion the proprie
ty of the meafure by an explicit
d< claration in its favor. The citi
zens of this town do confider the
fnbjeft highly important. They
wifh to have every light thrown
upon it. They look to thofe who
are acquainted with the mercantile
intercourfe of this country with fo
reign nations, to inform the public
how far the embargo is injurious,’
and to offer fome lubftitute, in cafe
it lhould be inadequate to the pur
pofe. We would wifti to know of
thofe gentlemen, whether they join
with Mr. Gore, that “a war with
any country is preferable to our
prefent lituation.” Will they de
clare they arc willing to commence
hoftilities with any power, rather
than to continue the embargo—are
they difpofed to throw the United
States into that ftate of diftrefs and
enibarraffments in which a war
would naturally involve them, ra
ther than wait the mild operation of
keeping our fhips and produce at
home till the powers of Europe are
more difpoled to relpecft our com
mercial rights ? Are they more
inclined to have our towns expofed
to conflagration, our citizen foldiers
and lailors immured in prifon fhips,
than to have our vefiels at anchor
in our harbors, and our valuable ar
ticles of commerce, fafely ftored
in our warehoufes ? If they are
thus inclined, I believe they w‘ll
find themfelves in a “ contemptible
minority.” Ia the fmall eircie of
a Bofton Town meeting, compofed
cf many foreigners, See. they may
find z few hundred individuals who
may prefer a v/ar to the embargo ;
but if the queftion is fubmitted to
the great body cf American citi
zens, they would hold a very advo
cate of fuch a principle in the high
tft deteftation. The real Ameri
cans, who own the foil, know the
fatal tendency of war, and are wil
ling to try the efficacy of a more
falutary meafure, beiore they ap
peal to the fwora to remedy their
complaints. They view with ab
horrence the defigns cf a few dtf
paradoes (who know not the hor
rors of war) in attempting to plunge
us into mere!;/ to gratify their
private refentfnent to the adthmifi
tration, and to help the Britifh in
their Quixotic attempts to fubjuguo
France. Many who applauded the
fentiments of Mr. Gore, we have
reefon to believe, would afford but
little afliftance to the country in this
emergency,, s but would follow the
example of thofe who in dur ftrug
gle, for. independence abandoned
their fellow citizens to all the hor
rors of war, and took refuge with
in the fines of the enemy. Can
fuch refugees calk about war ?, Yes*
They are the men who talk very
bravely on ,the fubje6l v/hen fur
rounded with a few of their noily
adherents, but if brought to the
teft as it refpedted the real fafety
and profperiry of the United States,
would leave others to fight the bat
tles and pay the, coft. If the war
fhould be with Britain, it is proba
ble they would join the refugee
corps, and receive a pennon from
the Britifh government during the.
cohtioverfy.
The proceedings of this town are
ta be lent to rhe other towns for a
concurrence. Fhofe therefore who
vote for the meafure, will be conft
dered as Handing pledged for the
confequences. The addrefs to the
Prefident was voted for by the per
fons preftnt, {about 8oc) under the
full approbation of the alTertion of
Mr. Gore, that “ we had better be
at war wirh any power than in our
prefent fituation.” Are the yeo
manry ready for the queftion un
der this declaration. ? If tbev are,
let them vote a concurrence. Will
the yeomanry put their farms a‘t
hazard and become relponlible for
taxes to carry on a war rather than
give the embargo its full operation f
Btfides, the notification for calling
the meeting contemplates a par’
tial repeal of the embargo in favor
of the Spaniards. This partiality
to Spain would inevitably bring us
into a war with England. As wc
are by treaty bound to grant to Bri
tain all privileges which we grant
to the moft favored nations. If we
then repeal the embargo in favor of
Spain, and continue it againft Bri
tain, we fhall violate our treaty and
expofe ourfelves to a war with Bri -
tain.
Thus the federafifts are fo fond
of a war, rather than not hav'e one,
they are laying a trap to enfnare us
with Britain. Let the republicans
look well to this bufmefs— and even
let fhe federaliffo in this country
examine critically this fubje<st be
fore they confent to a propofidon,
which may, if granted by the Prefi
dent, involve us in a war with Bri
tain. It is in fa<f(: a war meafure,
and directly points at Britain—for
if Spain has any partial favors grant
ed, it will be refented by the En
gliih as an infringement on our trea
ty. Thefe ’.emarks were made in
the Bofton town meeting by Mr.
Jarvis and the paltry attempt of
Mr. Otis to aniwer them fhews ttc
force and propriety of the reafoii
irg. If then we are brought into
a war in confequence of our pro
ceedings, thofe who are iti ft rumen
ta. in producing die evil we hope
(No. 19.
