The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-25


that are forbid By Brtain-.o follow Mr.. Madiion
through the whole OF his details, would be FAR beyond
the limits OF our plan, well as that feel much
diihdence in recording this important fpeech. We
rus therefore pals one of the details in order
to ob.erve, chat when he make mention OF
rhe advantages derived by Britain from the fur trad.
III which the Uuted States aturdy intended To
participate, but from which they ~.re actually re-
itri9e'i 10y toe detention Of the weiterr. potts. this
obliged him to introduce fone political obiervatons
which he forty he could the Preient ocea-
| lion re train from, doing.
| FIe apo,gized Cor Introducing politics into this
queaou. proceeding waich had been 10 feverely de-
preeated BY the gentleman who Poke yelerday. He
FELT it, however, in,pol,ble to keep them altogether
out of view in coAkierng the queition now under
d'ite!hon, and it nun be confeiied, that France had
conitaihly diiplayed d,pofion cultivate our
friendihip, while Britain had thewn the reverfe
81 do not with, faid he. co into any Irritating
views. could be csntent forget, with the nsn,-
Der who iroke yelerday, that fbe treaty Of pe1se
not ye' eSs"fd-i pats the weifern potts, the al
gerines the Indians, the violation of neutral bottoms
the iezurc of ps in contradiction TO the law Of
nations; and their feizuIe On entering hnbours
which were not beiisged. All this I an willing TO
forget but mutt forge. the political intere of
America 10 far with to uffer the naval power Of
nation thar has perled in Gch hottie diiooiitiou:
a power tron whom we have nothing to hope, and
trut nothing fc far"
| Mr.. Madilon never could dii.over upon wba,
grounds we could be fuppofed to dread the eonfc
quence Vt the proportions "A, tho n,noa they were
only to eisbh reciprocity, and in fa9 did not even
igo that length. il we free people we have A
right HH"ing from our independence, to make What
lreguations we think proper IF it was the deiipn of
other powers 20 drive us into quarrel we could not
ne'p H. and We mutt abide the iiiue hut If that was
tue intention OF any of the powers of Europe
they could foon find much better pretence than any
airing from the proportions
| Tie next noticed old argument thar had "a
frequently been advanced III regard To the UNEQUAL
Operations Of tonnage laws in the different STATES I'm,
there was no fate that would make Greater f,cr;
nee than Virginia, from which he had the honor , ne
representative, the fouthern nates. a. to dom.a;c
manufactures were hardly inferior TO The northern
ana Were rapidly advancing to an equality. The
materials OF ihiP-buldirg were produced more ab.n.
dantiy IN the Gates iouth Of Pennfylvan;a and ,hev
exported the mott valuable commodities They b,J
consequently greater rilque on the element Of the
,ea' and therefore food III need of being protected
| by maritime regulations. The proportion of 0hrs
ou'it IN America to thoie in Britain previous to the
Irevo'siol, was as twenty-three to forty Three
lfhs OF theie were built in the ealtern oates and,
tfths in the iouherr Gates
| Here he quoted the opinions contained in rs,or.
OF one OF the officers of the Executive OF the Ini,e
states, which mentions, that Britain during the lac
henared years, had fpent forty-tw of them in war
ana hfey-eght III peace; the eonfeouence oF which
has been extremely injurious to the. mereante ;n,s.
ret OF America. MIR. Maiion entered ;n,o fome
further DETAIL through which we found it difcuIt m
| tohow him, reipectng the enormous advance of
Helght upon American cargoes tranpor,ed in Br;t;l
| bottoms, during Britfih war The lofs IN tbege
Gales ieii OH America, and from thence he Inferred
and necetity OF transporting our rroduc
| tions In bottoms of our own
When we confider the ;r,,ra,c. ,J,,....- IL -.
niuh reiut from the regulations propoed by the re-
ioiutions before the committee, there can be no
douot but that they will amply repay us for the
| exPenie OF hitting out marine force and for any
other consequences that might attend it. With re-
gara to the eheet that might be expected in Eurone
rom theie proportions, he believed that they would
produce Mort inconvenience and latting benefit
Perhaps they would have All effect to change the no.
ney OF lone foreign nations. He referred 60 coec-
ton OF itate papers pubhcd forne wear. ago bv Mr.
Nnox, deputy Secretary of State Jn 1883 and
| 1851, 1t was debated in the Britith Cabinet yhat
i,'e OF conduct ought TO be purified with regard TO
America. After comfortable dfcuGion il wa, d.
termined, that the government of America wa, 20
ieeoie, aud the intereRs of the reipeetive Rate. 70
oiicordant, that Britain might act towards us as nc
| thought proper. $50
iii-will and jealoufy had always been the predon
nans features of England's behaviour towards Ameri
ca, and IN this mode of trsating America fhe had
Se=n idI encouraged by the dream of being able
to furniih provions for her WeR India Hands from
the remnant of her poiieflions the continent of
America. Experience had long ince put an end to
iueh expectations The only other grounds for treat
ing us with difrefpeti, founded or the impo-
teney of our governors and the want of union among
ourielves.
The decilion of the houfe on The refolution. now
pending, would determine whether thele two cauies
till exifsd. A determination againlt them, would
give in Europe very bad mpreion of our national
character had they reafon believe that our govern
men, was feeble, that the interea of the different
itares could not be reconciled He would not at pre-
ient farther insrdde the patience of the committee,
aud therefore concluded by obleving that to reject
the proportion TO rvet the fetters of the COM
MERGE of America, thofe letters which have produced
ueh nanierous and injurious conequences to the coun-
try.
80 Virtue Of Deed of Trua, executed 70 us by
Thomas c. Armfrong, to lecure debt due
by him to Thomas Miller Of Powhatln we ihall on
the 9TH Monday of November, at Cumberland Court
houle proceed to fell TO the highef bidder, for can
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