The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-03
DamrTir 1use!Ituents.
PHILADELPHIA, AuguR "a.
I'VE FUR 7RfDE.

&c FON x fypE.
The Gazette Of the United States has taken
'ome no'Ice ntthc ohicrvations thrown ont in
rms paDe- "a" days i7ce concerning the trade
WIN re mt frihr5. TIE aim of the publication
does not app"arto be d;finEfly pointed out ::
though :here issn endeavourto prove that we
were rnif.@ken, without lhewing in what, and
70 a''trt m opoofition 20 us fome things which
we have reltl.er denied or afferted and TO
qre'ton other things which we have aiTtrted,
thouCN they are notorious. Two rrooofitions
are indeed Gated, the che is the fubfaoce Of
Mr. Jeiter!on's fri r.eGage, fating the iprit of
peace and trendi'>;D that prevailed among the
Indian tribes, and the fuccefs Of efforts to intro
duce the arts OF civilization among them. The
'ecoud relates to the monies applied by the for
u7er administrations, which The Gazette nates
did not experience dimnution of Jingle cent
willie under their management.
It Isv very unpleaiart to be obliged TO charge
any per'on with purpofed Gifngenui.y we
mould by much prefer 70 have no caufe, or E.
vento be ia'isied thai any obfcurity of our
mode Of expreffion, Ind produced a minaken
impreffIon rather than he obliged TO correG the
matter as a purpcfcd INSTRUMENTATION.
Whatever may be the nprefIon Of the Ga
zette writer, the proportions which he under
t'kes 70 prove, by 10 means invalidate the
facts which were before itatrd by us-nn the
contrary, each may oetrue without affecting the
Other.
Mr.. Jeaerfon fooke Of the difpoition of the
indian triheS in their focal or political Fate :;
t'ey raniteGed an attachment To the United
y aztec; h" indictments of indufry had been
introduced with great fnccefs. Did we fay a.
nv thing that ContradiSed this? But we did
f'v, what was nevertheless true, that the emit
i2ries from C7Had0, whether under the tireS4i-
on ~ me government ofthat Britifli colony, or
under the Influence IF the mere camille corrpa-
mes that have the monopoly of the fur trade in
me North American regions, We do not fav
DID interfere with, and greatly drbanch the
Indians {; fuch was the fad, that although the
bodies ofthe various tribes were with one or
two exceptions) friendly to the United States.
That Till thofe emifarics by the Introduction of
'pirituoua 'iqnorG and other means, did create
much di/zfrfioR ard GeLaucbery-it was the
nsceP1ry eflea Of the yar,icleofI FOG.
~ which we referred the good wines of Tie
Indian tribes and thcir d;f-onten., nj the an
pro7ch or admifion of Traders, was alfo GRO.
we'd b" the trea'y with the Indians, which gave
rife 20 that explanatory article.
The evil bad not fhfied when Mr.. !esrefr,p
hadcameto the chair, < theang,nentqtion of the
faHorir; WIS with an ex?refs purpofe to cor
req the atnies.
The augmentation e. thc flTories was in.
tendrd eXoTcfsly 70 1zsst TIRE dsma8d ON the
tbrSh5oid efncecfgig, to meet competition flre
70 face and by 'hcfs active and fgacous ffrps
It was, that the evil was completely cured, and
that the trade Of the ". S. from that ref3nrce
las been doshled tlrie are fats that m 70
phiitry nojraloufy for former Administration
can CODtrovfrt w evaiC.
But the difference drawn by The Cazett,
from orr fa'e,neu' appears to be, that vve al
low The former naturalization no merit al all,
th IS certainly not authorized Ivy fhe letter nor
Nv the ipirit Of what we ~tOte---it is fiIreIy no,
Logical TO infer. that becluft W. a9cr;ed that
Mr. Jeferion bad dont Inter than his prcdc-
cehors, that his predece1ors had dure nothing.
On the contrary, we admit moh cheerfu'ly.
very much under all circumstances. was done,
+ both under Gsrerd Waniingto1's adm;ninrati-
on (ani sc n,all not even name the author OF
Tie iyfcm len Il G;cgid appear 20 be intended
;odtprivc ottcra Of d7y part o. The crldit) and
under That OF Mr.. dame. On The contrary
wewin grant, 3 a the .ormei. standardization
Ind greater difficulties ~ cucoGp;cr than ,he
I'rc'eut iureIy this i. not deteriorating from
truth ~ iufic".
The 6cond petition * of the fame lind -,
maybe very true that the amount of ca6aAl en-.
eayed 90 tbs trade $4,000 dollars,) had not
Z heen i,eo hliAsi aEagle cent 81 Il nav b,
tIes itai thete was considerable fuhda4io,