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Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912, Page 89

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was no changeling, no court sycophant. 1 He gives a definite statement of the federalists' view of the embargo and opposes it on the ground that (1) the illegal trade does not warrant it; (2) there is no proof of illegal trade - only the president's word; (3) it destroys both import and export trade; (4) it will impoverish the treasury; (5) England is not dependent upon our trade; and (6) America is playing into the hands of France in helping to conquer England by destroying her commerce. 2
In direct contrast to the votes with the majority in the senate are his votes in the house. His spirit was affected by the hopelessness of the federalist struggle. He says, "it is with unfeigned reluctance that I rise to speak. It is always
1 Annals of Congress Vol. 26 pp 1012-16
2 Annals of Congress Vol 27 pp 2034-42

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88 was no changeling, no court sycophant. 1 He gives a definite statement of the federalists' view of the embargo and opposes it on the ground that (1) the illegal trade does not warrant it; (2) there is no proof of illegal trade - only the president's word; (3) it destroys both import and export trade; (4) it will impoverish the treasury; (5) England is not dependent upon our trade; and (6) America is playing into the hands of France in helping to conquer England by destroying her commerce. 2 In direct contrast to the votes with the majority in the senate are his votes in the house. His spirit was affected by the hopelessness of the federalist struggle. He says, "it is with unfeigned reluctance that I rise to speak. It is always 1 Annals of Congress Vol. 26 pp 1012-16 2 Annals of Congress Vol 27 pp 2034-42