The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-18

CT SfatsJ, zrriffea ia 1898.
In addition to the Freedom of your contribution,
eoniidered you aspoIeiIing two angular advantage
Is for the attainment of this great Object. it Ma
sure had placed wide ocean between you and thoie
nations which your commercial intercourse extend
ed. And you had not, ought not to have any o.
Their political intercourse abroad, but what relates
70 commerce. ed. From the nature Of your trade
and the eonaant refut of your current, you
always indebted tn thoie nations in fums a.
mounting from Is to 80 millions of dollars. This
fate Of your accounts was not confined to England,
1t extended before the prelent wary to thofe other
countries whole manufactures you in the habit
ofimportng and to France ard Holland in as high
proportion, compared with their manufactures inn
ported, as Ia England
The fri of thefe advantages, being a ffhcient
bulwark againa attacks by land, fecured you from
the political fquabbles of Europe leaving you vul,
nerabe only in your commerce. The iecond fur
niihed you, in your commerce itfelf, with a meft
powerful weapon Of defence The Engliih began to
plumber you in the year 1898, in manner totally
uDProvoked, and without even a pretext Here
was an occafon which called for the talents Of your
leaders, and invited them to ufe with dexterity this
weapon, which the mon legitimate, the mon
pacific, aHd the mot efeSfual that ever put in
to the hands of any government But inilead of this
an embaHy is difpatched to London, to REIGN this
precious weapon the only infalble you had, in
TO the hands of the Brt king; and this for other
reafon than for fear that future conyrefs and ao-
Their executive might ufe it. Your fituation, though
new to you, was not difficult nor delicate it re-
CURED declaration of neutrality, and olemn dsca-
ration and definition Of the rights of neutrality, and
notification ut your intention that all property Ia
ken unjultly from your citizens by any power at war
Mould be compensated by 70 much property of the
iubeas OF that Power found within your jurifdaion
whether in the public funds in the hands of pri-
debtors. ,s M
in this mode of proceeding. The aggref1on would
be on the part OF the foreign power you compen-
fate your citizen, and leave that power to COM
renf'e hers; and If fhe does do it, the njuaice
Is on her fde, both r(t aggreT,r and final deli
qneht II The makes the compensation fhe will not
be likely to repeat the offence, becaue It would be
sn exPenilve bufinefs if ihe refutes compensation,
The Will ioon he brought to reafon by the camours
OF her fuiering fubje6s. England, in fuch cafes,
would not fail to do you juftice and that on the
only principle you can upon with certainty from
any foreign nation, All attention her interelt.
Let it NOT be faid that fuch fyftem OF policy
would prevent our merchants from obtaining fulfil
Gent credits abroad for all the utefu purpoes Of COM
naerce. Or if any perfon is really Of that opinion,
deiire hin, to Witt Manchester and Birmingham, and
lee whether he can PaGs through thoie towns with
out being truck with The wonderful facility of OBJ
tanning credit and without being befeged for orders
by rival houfes on simoR any terms. Let him then
obit.ve the quantity Of riders for Englii Gu
ring houfes who are hawking their famples of goods
and offers OF credit, in every corner of the CONT
nent.
am lnfible that might ftrengthen this part of
my argument, in the minds of fome readers. by A.
dopt;hg prevailing opinion, that the facility of OBJ
tanning private credits abroad of no ervice to our
country. But ! do not partake in thi, opinion.
believe that fueh credits of f.rvice; and tina, the
fngth trade in particular is highly beneficial TO the
United States, in agricultural and economical pon,
OF view; but more Especially as furnifhing ready
initrument in the hands of American debtors, to be
held up by government in terror to one of the
moi quarreiome States of Europe.
But iii fad to be d)2ono,able to refort to the f.
quearation OF private property compensation for
Poohe wrongs Alas, when we, poor children
OF feudalty to obtain proper ideas of honor, or of
any other of the moral fentiments! What can he
more honorable in government than to prevent the
oecaiian OF wars, Prote4 the works of peace encou
rage hoHef indultry, and induce foreign powers 70
hold eady check on the licentioulneis of pr;va,s
violence lea robbery, murders and other cruel,ies
winch attend the confcioufhefs of maritime p.rior;tv
IN iome OF the nations of Europe? Such being tbe
onIect' and this obje being Leaf an honorable one
let us examine the means here propelled and compare
them with thofe which are commonly reforted to
ror "hl'h we hnd plenty OF Precedents, and there
lore nave not been told that they are difbonorabe
Alter poliatons have been committed Oh the pronerv
OF individuals, and you have made luficient and in
stfettual remonifrances the government of the f
leading party, fuppofe will deny that it would
be honorable to fit armed vefIels aud make repr
iss o the property of the nation that has coomit,ed
the VIOLENCE. But what is this but fe1ueRering pri-
waite property? The only difference in the two &c
es is, that the latter is attended with great eynencs
TO yourelvts, leads to battles, homicides cnelies
and afurpuiage of plumber, which generally brine
on war whereas the former is calm, lnexpenGve
proceeding, which gives you your compensation bv
weight and n,eure, exctes no i'll blood and can re-
yer, oil i'felf, become pretext for continuance Of
hottie mea!ures on either fide. Take another COM
par,ion IS not uncommon to lay embargoe:, and
to iequeiter embargoed property to conipenfate for
injuries fnaained This indeed is attended with lef
expenee, and ls bull ying and battling, than repr;-
tss made at Iea and therefore it may be thought not
quite 10 honorable; butit is allowed And what is
the difference between this mode and the one of e.
qieitring debts In both cafes the property is b,,,
ae brought to your country aud entrufted to your
care, with full undertas ling that you will perform
ths part ct faithful agents pay for what you buy, and
reitore the rett to its owners. Why, will tell Won
y hat is the difference in the cafe of EMBARGO tb,
Hips at eat are fnbeaed to great and ufelefs da-
image; the crews are left in ilienefs and vice; the
Neiels rot; tie cargoes ex,ofed either to perrin
or TO be fold ar forced fle and it will often hammer
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