The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-01

Speed Of Gen. S. SxIrH, on Brisje sSair,.
(CoNrINuED.)

goods, the manufacture of Great Britain, found on
board the ihips Of neu,rals Great Britain made
this pretext for levying convoy duty Of half
per cent. on goods exported from Great Britain to
the nations of Europe, and per cent, finilar
goods when exported to the United States We ak
ed not their convoy, and feldon accepted II. Hcon
voys however were given and accepted, there was
Tome reafon why we fhouid pay double as much
was paid by the Europsans, beeaufe the voyage
twice as long. We had every reafon to expea that
mould be relieved from this impoliton peace
We disappointed. In 1909, the year Of peace,
il wa. changed by aa of parliament, from convoy
duty, duty of exports, and thus ipofsd up
on without any afignable reafon double the duty
payable By any other nation. Great Britain finding
THAT tamely fahmitted this injury, did in lS03
syaa Of parliament, levy a new duty on exports, in
which ihe inpo(ed on her goods exported to Europe
duty of per cent. and goods ex ,rted to the
United States three per cent. BY the 6rlt a& we
charged double the duty paid by other nations,
and by the fecond are compelled to pay three
times the amount Of duty paid by other powers. 1t
appears by the report Of the feeretsry Of ase how
before rae) this TAI raifed from the United
States Of 552,,27 dollars had Gated on former
location that il amounted tos much greater FUN !;
but had calculated that the duty had been charged
on every article exported. The feefetary's report
lays, il is not, aRd yet do believe that our mer-
chants pay the amount of their invoices On thi.
fubjea a,aybe miRaken, and therefore take the
fecretary sreport for - guide. -. :ssa
Vt may here he proper TO remark that ireland
montrated againf this export duty, and il nme-
diately taken off her linen. Ireland will complain
loudly if you PATS this refoiution, and ihe will be
heard1
On whom, Mr.. PreGdert, does this half million
fall Not on the merchant. No, fir; he puts it on
the goods and adds reafmable profit thereto. The
people OF rle United States thus taxed an a.
mountshat would have eaufed revolt, had C. Bri-
fain impofed it when we were colonies.
IndfP.ndfnt---sce fo!3 arms asd faneiy Ga5si
Had no new grievances occurred, intended TO o we
rropofed at this FELTON,. the very mearre now before
the Senate, and therefore did call at the lat FELTON,
for the reports of the eereares Of ate and treauy
which have referred To. This understandable con.
duct had o"uidered Of ;lelf fufficient to induce
rec, ,unston, Gmilar the reColution now under
confederation. But to this Great Britain ha. added
Other ard more ferrous injuries fuch as we have de.
CARED III our frf reolution be a" veiaan of on,
neufyal and eneyoaeb1seaf on our aafi,uai ind
pe"eenee She hal affirmed the principle thar nsyt,ol.
b'0e no ysbttoa trade wb ber timer of 4poy
not PERMITTED to fbs~ in timer Of pssee The Senate
have an~ainogCy declared that This principle !, uuut
ard contrary TO the law of nations have therefore
Ho occalon togo into the confederation of this novel
doctrine; IT may however be proper to Gate forne
facts, In 1901, decifon was had in an inferior
court, bottomed Oh this doctrine an appeal to the
hyperion cour, brought the cafe to the knowledge of
our ninilser, MIR. King he Immediately remonitra.
TIA, zoat not TO carry t o,iae to tbs extent
eain-d Such was the written opinion of the attorney
general OF Great Britain. In that opinion was EN-.
Pha 'cally tatedtbat nsutraJ 4yere ouborid TO taS
freely Jrom tbey orpn eoaaf>y 10 5Hge,snts colony
lahboHgb ae6 r.as 4Oas not permitted ia time of eeasrJ
end'o f6 eo!oag b0ekto eS neutral country, 4sBe,e
Me goaa 0p LANDED and re As pail or eu,ed 10 Be-
PAID ogrceat to ia7obat fbis ae7 nsatraIS tbs BRO
Perty, dndfbe sods might be re-pped in tbf lame v
N Tto'b y zcs,s IMPORT any ofbrr 6ie TO any
f'@Ttry. This opinion of the attorney general was
conidered by the merchants of the United States 4,
II it had been the ar of convention between the
two nations. II 7vas !bei, polar 9ay by which they
conducted their commerce and regulated their con-
dpa. a year Of peace, 1902, enfu=d--On the r..
eonmensement Of hoitilti.s in 1909 orders were il.
fuel to the commanders of che Britifh fps of war,
var7ing from thofe under which they had ataed m
1901, unknowift 70 our merchants, perhaps not
deritonc by the officers to whom they were directed
and not put in execution for years which autho.
rfed the capture Of our v.lfels although trading in
sxaa conformity with the opinion of the BrtHi at
torney general, delivered ia 1901, and under the
fanction whereof our ihps were tas was conceived
navigating the feas in perfect feeuri,y. What halI
we call fuch conduct May we Not. fay tina, il was
conduct wholly unworthy Of a great and powerful
nl,ion Z Is it fueh conduct as can be approved bya
people 70 jut a,the people of Great Britain. Ne,
fr-It has been reproduced in England in terms 70
itrong aud language ju! and proper that it proba-
ply alarmed tne government. ne book held in
my hand, called |" War in Difguife." was pubiifhed
immediately-a book, Mr. prefdent, emnen,y
calculated to feduee and deceive the good people of
Engand--a book writesin fiye 70 feduaive, that
you are hurried along and have fcarcey time to er-
smioe or dctea the mifatements it contans--It ad.
dress fef 20 the preudic.s and feelings of the En-
gl;fh na,ion aud may have had .fett there--Nsy
even here find fome gentlemen have taken for
eushs affirmed fatis, and have attended perhap, too
much, without examining the facts TO the reaoning
addneed thereiron, And yet, Mr. Preident, the
American reader has full warning for in ths s7th
PAGE we are gravely told ;ha, he j,Ey4i eaiz,ns Of
H0rt,iea ~at' uohagrs for tie r9f part t5e, Sait1fe
/or Jggar, ard ba0s karf frem babit to byet- to t
s1orF seiv a,hek tory 70 pslpably fafe and fool
i ought to induce the reader 10 be cautious of pa
cling much confidence in Other after lions Of the writer
ESPECIALLY where .hoe after tions are calculated to in
jure the intersh and honor. of our country. The
writer appears to have believed that our revenue
laws and thoir OF Great Britain were fnar and he
mas drawn his arguments Of eourfe from fale preni.
ies IN PaSe 50 he lays" the arrival of cargo
qetined for eEportatinn, they allowed to land
fs goods and even put then, in private ware houfes
without Payr'g any part of The duties, and withou,
any farther trosbie than that of giving bond zpib
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