Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . nt a confidential message to Congress(April 1, 1812) recommending the pas-sage of an act laying an embargo for sixtydays. A bill was introduced to that effectby Mr. Calhoun, of South Carolina, whichprohibited the sailing ofany vessel for any foreignport, except foreign shipswith such cargoes as theymight have on board whennotified of the act. Thebill was passed (April 6),and was speedily followedby a supplementary act(April 14) prohibiting ex-portations by land,whether of goods o
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . nt a confidential message to Congress(April 1, 1812) recommending the pas-sage of an act laying an embargo for sixtydays. A bill was introduced to that effectby Mr. Calhoun, of South Carolina, whichprohibited the sailing ofany vessel for any foreignport, except foreign shipswith such cargoes as theymight have on board whennotified of the act. Thebill was passed (April 6),and was speedily followedby a supplementary act(April 14) prohibiting ex-portations by land,whether of goods or latter measure wascalled the land was vehemently de-nounced, for it suddenlysuppressed an active andlucrative trade between theUnited States and REPLY. It was ascertained that the British * Yes, Terrapin, bereft of breath, blockading squadron in American waters We see thee faithful still in death constantly supplied with provisions Stick tot—Free-trade and Sailors Rights. • ^ j. • ,. Hug Jemmy-press hlm-hold Ulm-blte. from American ports by unpatriotic men; 233. EHBBY—EMMET also that British manufactures were being ing gratuitously. He died in Camden,introduced on professedly neutral vessels. N. Y., in August, traffic was extensively carried on, Emerson, Ralph Waldo, author;especially in New England ports, where leader of the transcendental school ofmagistrates were often leniently disposed New England; born in Boston, May 25,towards such violators of law. In a con- 1803; graduated at Harvard in 1821;fidential message (Dec. 9, 1813) the Presi- taught school five years, and in 1826 wasdent recommended the passage of an em- licensed to preach by the Middlesexbargo act to suppress the traffic, and one (Unitarian) Association. In the winterpassed both Houses on the 17th, to remain of 1833-34, after returning from Europe,in force until Jan. 1, 1815, unless the war he began the career of a lecturer and es-should sooner ceas
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