The Wilmington Gazette

              1 lie raped able house of rathbone hughes c duncan would have appeared mure libe ral hail thev in a note to their computation said " the additional dot itt alluded to are the natural consequence of suomi-.sion to the l-'iikxtn dadtmtt itndnrt levied bv ihe british government thai they may uliimat.ly fall on the consumer on the continent iff europe tiie voluminous calculations lo ascertain what trade we might still enjoy independent of tha 1'rk.nch european dintineninl ports ti i utile anil never can ie eorrceti whether a few millions mare or less sig nifies little in my mind tho whole thlping of life country is rotting in our ha boufs our surplus produce perishing in our hands our agricultural & commercial enlerprize paralyzed our growing prosperity checked our carrying trade relinquished perhnpt never to be recovered again ihe uritish french and spanish west in die india and china the brazil spanish and i'ortuguese snnih america spain portugal and kngland ! ! do not all thesk coun r.mi present an immense field for ofit produce ova shipping our ctipiltils ? to all thete places you may trade without paying the additional du ties called a tax as 1 am already fa tigued mr editor with wading through the it rms and ve'rbote composition before me i shall pass very cursorily over the pro late hymns sung to the praises of the " phi losopher of monticello again i ought to examine calculations for the amount of the tax due him imposed by the committee on the cnatttfok of his fellow-citizens i a^ain unfortunately differ with tiie able atith mc'.ican who has proceeded me political kcomomy is too frequently prodigal kxtravagaki-.k ar.d i believe in no instance more easily exemplified than in the savings of mr jefferson how much more noble would it have been instead of purchasing popularity by an aft'ec ted dimunition of taxet ; to have applied the surplus revenue ; to fortify our tea port towna ; to have commenced a resectable navy . to ~ * — u______f.-i in mt blip nufactori-s ; to have placed the country from one end of the continent to the other ina tit uation t command respect from the mojtpow erlul belligerent such deeds " would have told well in history the purchase oflou isima i consider a mill stone round our ea gle's neck it will perpetually involve us in collisions with spain and england ; it wr»s a sale made from compulsion and i fear the contract never will lie considered binding by spain france wanted money and also refused tn pay what the committee delicately term claims ofa certain description but which in the oood days or washington nd adams and " in the then existing ttate of our foreign relations were in the vulgar tongue called fttkxch spoliations to the amount of three millions seven hundred and fifty tho'.sand dollar to xlorl a proof ojf honctv from our well beloveih good friend and ally napolkob mr < ! jefferson purchased louisiana of untufiii-d v extent for fifteen millions of dolors out of i which we promised lo piy our ovn ciiixms i the abovemenlioned sum this was with a i vengeance robbing pf.ter to pat paul as ii f is about io retire i will h i>ve him to ! the miggi-stions of his own conscience and the scrutiny of posterity ' '" i am glad lo sfc tbe address of mr c.ai i ton noticed with lhat respect due to his tsl i ents his penetration hit knowledge and his i discernment the committee have fixed ! only on ono point to disprove hi acu.acy as i ifsonsible jiow liuely they wnnld lie toex i pose tin fallacy of their own arguments the i dising'-niir-isiics of their own itatementt and the partiality of their c«n tent'tmentt had j they attempted to make the s,me number uf i extracts from his works tliat thev have done from the elegant compositions nf the " intox icated and infuriated buonaparte mr madison it the subject of our exam ination and the two millions intended for l.tionaparte the point at ismie tha simple story or a h c d __.. sc p has so 1 enve loped in shades of darkness and obtcur'uy the i fay arractao beean'c the tmnunl ol ihe itedu-lio-i of offk-re sailora and thtdiminujion of ta ei placed 10 ive pr lidenl'seredit ol fcranmj ii s3,i-j,6.5 9 and iha amount of the manitmaa hsan fund tngeneo fl and nmn y , roniiaue after th peace with a tin when iia ori_;inil application becarnn an ec_flary amounti tor a yean at .| million par annum 7,750.000 thin lalviog so additional amount of — tasea 10 ihe nine ol g 4.642,304 9 in.pofcs4ni.-_i jeff a.lmii.iflration ind-pen dent o iht looft purchafe of louifiana th wait of expenditure on goo boaia on fo.tif._at.ona tie furl jnhnfton and cape.fear ii a proof wiihio ous o-n viaw wjieieon ta ito u-»u btvt bttstlrttdy waited the wilmington gazette lawful riiizu how is an unarmed mer chantman to prevent it ? ln onk of his mo ments of delirium i expect he will decree ih.ittliesiiiisii.il only shine in america on hit two favorite fiu-ncn citizk.ns and members ofthe legion ok ionor number 61 country a total loss ofthe profitable carrying trade by our own shipping and a certain curtailment in future ot our colo aial intercourse ' the enterpriaingf and rich merehant of england toon discover new channels for their capital and industry this it the mo ment that they will induce the government to enforce their nuvigalion act t!te relaxa tion of which has to much bcnefitied ame rica and lessened the british shipping solemnly declare 1 consider the embar go fraught with so much immediate and per manent injury to the agricultural commercial if shipping interest ofthe country that i dread the consequences from the various tup plementary acts to the embargo law prohibit ing ull exchange of produce even by land with the british continental colonies •, pro hibiting british or neutral vessels from com ing to ibis country to purchase and carry away our surplus produce i draw my inference of the intent and meaning of the act viz an injury to great-britain because the has hip ping and could take ourturplut articles ; and e_a partiality towards france because the can not reap equal advantage with ber inveterate enemy the additional ttittis to be paid on ar ticles entered in england with an intent of exporting to the continent of europe under the influence of buonaparte being called a tax i do not think it necetsary lo reply to the term ia made uie of because it answers party purposes imposes upon the ignorant nd aggravates the hatred towards england ; the infuriated and intoxicated corsican de dares every neutral vessel allowing herself tt be boarded by a british ship of war a was he an4 mr jefferson not aware that his friend and ally bonaparte would not hear of a good understanding any more than he would ofa commercial treaty between ame rica and england ? granted that the f.mparoo in the " existing state of our foreign rela'.ions was •' not only the most provident the most mo " derate but absolutely the only measure ex cepl immediate war it must have had objects in view ; those objects attiained the act should cease two objects were pro minent — the 1 st to preserve our resources via our shipping und seamen within ourselves the2il to prepare for war ahould it/ultimate ly become unavoidable to the first i shall ttnly refer to the first supplementary act which 5rahti permission to vessels to go to foreign arts and bring home property due to ame rica this may be a cunning a wise mea sure to endeavour to recover a few thousand dollars due america when we owed millions to engl tu of which we refused lo allow them to come and take away i_vkn a part in sur plus produce but it ut once exposed our resources viz our shipping and seamen on the wide ocean to that piratical power who aeiaes every vessel that comes within her gratp our teamen are to nicely preserved pre presume in some latent nav dock that tery few are to be found in any sea port town of america the snd object via preparation for war — it answered by the defenceless situation of e very port and the puny protection to be ex pected from gun-boata fellow-cillaent were you to see a foreign ship of war hoist ing a gun-boat on her deck would it not re mind you of tbe princess of urodigiiag lif ting up and sealing gulliver in the palm uf lev band . tbe wisdom and efficiency ofthe mca<urc wo comf_-l england to relinquish her unjust smicroachmeula onthe neutral flay after the rejection ofthe commercial treaty wat in *' the then existing i'.iie of our foreign re lations veiy uestionable now we must acknowledge the pi rrpliecic of the philoso pher and bit democratic academy have proved false and of it expectations complete ly disappointed 1 much fear thut the mea sure has only degraded our country in tbe stimation of europe exposed the pusilla nimity of 6ur executive ana piiffrtsnvtrti ttra world our dread of the burthen of war and tmc alsrm at tbe expencee incident to the preparations for lhat disagreeable alternative as to the comstitimoxalitv sf the em bargo law i mutt confess it never catered iny head ; but i must acknowledge since the doubt has been circulated and mr john quincy adams it mentioned by tbe commit tee a a gentleman universally admitted of «' the brat talents the wordt he uttered at the introduction of the bill '« that there wat no time for deliberation that we must act have frequently arrested my intention i will leave the public lo draw their own infer ences now for the hurry secrecy and rapi dity with which this obnoxious meatute was passed what has the embargo snd the rejection of the commercial treaty with england ef fected or likely to effect ? « a total stagnation of nil ou trade a permanent diminution of the extensive and advantageous commerce of this great addressiothe editor s/-a wilmington gazette ( continued from our last j object made so plain to the committee ; that i only pily the blind infatuated federalists who are not permitted to understand it a calculation in algebra or a problem in l_u i elid would surely have bcifti xjually familiar 1 to our country farmers ; but i must presume ■ the committee depended more on tlie wmiw ulnons effect of their invaluable and irre-.i-.l aide appendix to overwltchn ihe obstinate i shall therelvne in reply observe tlul the letters of mr gallatin and mr nourte do !' not remove one iota of the imputation at i tached to mr madison uiey are palpably j ittuad for electioneering purpo.es are ia , ceitful informal and a convincing proof of , the conteml-tible shifts the party are driven j to 10 gain the l'ensylvania election and im pose on the ignorant ' ' i the publication of the letters alluded to is an alarming breach in the public duty of the secretary and register of the treasury de partment they are not deserving of ihe confidence placed in them what authority calls on ihe treasurer for hit and the regis ter certificate rtsptcting two million of dollart tppr oprialetl for defraying any extra ordinary expences attending the intercourse with foreign nations a private individual demands to be acquaint ed with the secrets of government ; nnd when it answers party purposes their ollicert are at liberty to divulge them with impunity ytt the secret correspondence with general ann ; strong is refuted even to the senate anil re ' pres - ntatives though demanded by the una nimous voice of the people ! ! ! i shall most sincerely pray that the two millions alluded to may be placed tn ihe cre dit of the surplus fund on the sltt dec next : but i suspect mr jefferson will hit un ! der the necessity of applying to a r c.'d e 8 f's 11 iik & again rob peter to pay i'.i'il but mr editor the complaint against m madisan is not only that the two millions have been paid ; but that they ti'fre appro priated to bribe erance to bully spain not j to insult ut under pretence of purchasing 1 the floridas americans " liflen to the language " of mr madifon at twice declared on tlie floor of congrefs and in the f.ice ot the world hy a gentleman ot uuquellionable veracity mr john randolph and never contr/.i icted either by mr madifon or by any one under his authority mr madifon lold sir faid mr randnlaju tr tc aij_£.nfrxes_wiih us prance . wanted money and we mull give tt her or take both a french and spanifh war i this a mode to manifest our national refentmeat . shall the american nation in her infancy commence paying irilute 10 avoid cither a french or spaaiflt wai ? and at the inllipaiion of the would-be p.cfidcii facrifice her honor her dig nity iter independence spai«i por tugal switzerland and holland all paid tribute and war was the re-psymen if america payt tribute to fra-ire war wiih onr magnanimous ally will be the j ihe refit vnd ate we iheo fellow j ciii/ens to look to mr m i.lifon for j the qualifications necefiary lor exeunt | int the high and anluoii du"|1et of pre j fiilent of ihe united states ? a 1 . , coun irymcn ',— look lor thefe reqtiifitet in he hapny delineation prefenten you hy mr gallon who like au able artifl tr.ces his outline lrom a perfect model if ever i there was a pcrfedlion on earih and with awntiiih of feeling a correcttieft of ial!e anil a fupcrioiily of colouring points ou i the virtues ihe tranfeendant talents tltc dijgnitf ol mind thai inhabited the trr £/- a hit model wat the rrcat ihe gnu the independent the difinteteflcd patriot it wat our ever to be revered lur beloved walhing'.on ! ! a blefttd immortality mud be his i01 — and as im mortal tn v his memory be in the heart of every american ! ! •* general charles coiefworth pinck " ney is dilliogui/hed for i flexible inte " grity and unfullied honor ; zcalonfl " devoted to the interells of hit country " and bleflcd with the intelligence tndif ii cero and the fpirit to defend it invari " ally true to hit principles of right but " fnperior to the intemperance of taction ; «' the brave seldier the practical stales . • man and ihe virtuous citizen he is the nearefl refemblancc in mind charac ter and difpofiiion to the lather of our conniry who bequeathed us in bis fare well tddreft a legacy if inellimable values a guide for our conduct in the days of pin-perity.a well as in a time of difficulty the french revolutionary mania which affedled the brain of mr jcffcrfon com municated its pernicious efltels to his pu pil madifon partiality towards france and prejudice againft enrland mull pro duce endlefs collifiont what fimilarity is there between the national convention which adopted jcffcrfon m-.df._m &. paine i ai tbtir cilizentpina the imperial dcfpot . was rhs jraiernal hug 6 rceahe ro their feelings lhat ihey co i.t a republi cs n fr'"it a tyrant an ufurpcr as well aa from freemen and cltlitns ? the philofopher of moht cello has lerl us into a l.ibynnth rl difficulties ; he will continue to dire his pupil though lie insy appear lo retire lo bit cave mr madifon bas cotnm ii.ed himfelf on important pointi and cannot pcfiibly ex tricate us tro<n our difficulties nor csrt any one who pollcftet the l.ime philofn phy theories antipathic and prejudice in the election of a 1 iaralilt — of gen pinckney fell all our hopes that hap py event uiiti accompli filed we hull again fee agriculture trade & commerce fpreading iheir benign influence among our lei o citizens ; and the honor dignity an.l ini*i_en<!eii_-e of this exlenfire alyltim of liberty fopporied and preferred invio j iate . <, it it now time for me to make theufn i excufe viz that this leiter having r_ady exceeded the limits alligned if i all ballon to the concluflon and only hope that tlie difficulty of comprcfjing au tn twer to a volume of 70 pages in a fewr columns will plead my excufe this fir is an awful period the elrclioii for the chirt n.agiilracy over a free peo ple i bidder when i cotlfider the pot fonous 1 17 i.s of rancorous party fpirit — when with ray neighbour friend ur ac quaintance i cannot coiiverfi upon ther ! meafures of government the probablv caufe of lie nb 1 xiout conduit nt be.lipe reius and r lie a pnient incapnety of our fituat ion to command their refpesl ; with out ri.kii.g his good opinio his friend olip his intimacy every american ! citizen native or adtpted ihoul.l feel proud j of the appellation : t/xir united exertions fhould lend 10 one ol jedl viz the pre fcrvation of their liber iy , their laws their government ; their dignity the indepen dence ol their country and not fuppofe it poflible becaufe his fellow citizen gives his vote to a different candidate lrom him thai he i influenced either by dritifltor ffcnchjjgld j it it arrogating to himfelf lin--no melt nan ireafcti igafivt be fovereigrrty vf ihe pec-pife vhro cor.fi der the privilege of voting the bulfe ark of their liberties i will give my vole to generaltrtomat brown the federal can didate ; and though each of the demo cratic republican committee choofe to give th-irs individually to governor a he i will not fuppofe them enemies to iheir country but incerely hope that anether year's trial of the en-bargt will be a light fo ei lighten thtii underflanding and " an illumination lo the mindt of ihofe wliocar.iint oe t'e ln kors ofthe prtf.nl admitiiflration , amicus embargo oppression i isaac smith matter of the schooner polly of new-utrecht on the 9th of sept j list on my passage frem new-yotu to llrook \ haven with about one hundred barrels of i flour on board at the distance of six or seven i miles from long-i<lund ahorc was boarded 1 nnd my boat seized by a boat calling herself the revenue boat commanded by a mr van 1-iiren under the pretence as ihe revenue boatmen said lhat 1 was about 10 breaktho embargo 1 was taken on hoard this boat and my own boat ordered to new york where we arrived the itt of october on monday the 3d i was arrested by the deputy marshal on while holl dock i oflered timothy t cortelvon us my bail which wat refuted by said deputy marshal 1 then offered wm clarke ahd john stotoff which was also re fused i wat then sent to jail where i now remain since i have been here i have beert repeatedly called on by mr schenck survey ■ or of the port and tolicited by him to make i a discovery jas he called it of those concern ed in the shipment of this flour he promised lhat if i would make the discovery he would _ become my friend and that i should bfe set at ' liberty and should not be hurt ; but if i re fused he might keep me in jail this he re peated every time he came 10 tee me i sent lo.him for my chest of clothes which watt on board the schooner but which he would not give until he had examined it i then sent him the key he examined the chest and took 1 ail my papers books it . and tejit me my clothes i am in jail without money without friendt and have no hope of getting out with out discovering to mr schenk things which i know iiotli-ng of but which he tayt i do know and must tell i wish to be released from my confinement and to earn my living mr schenk told ma if i even got bail its might put me in again ; to there might be no end to it isaac smith 1 in pitia j corhilov oct •• l y '-." , '. c tuesdat pst.vk-j.wftt ?, 1808 12th yeah