The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-16
RICHMOND THURSDAY MORNING JANUARY lo 1906.

Implying that Hand and drawing all her valua-
BILE products into England, will enable Great
Britain to pay hansifome annual fublidy to a.
ny ofthe powers Of Europe. The introduction q:
our trade will enrich England and do no benefit
to France. What effect may it produce as it
refpetts us is ferrous queifon.-If fear i. will
create another pratieal power. The Haytians
VIII have provihons if they are to be found on
the ocean; the Introduction will be coniidered
by them as declaration of war, the WORT of all
wars--a war with view TO trave them. They
VIII lend out their vefiels of war (for they have
armed veifels) they will take your uuarmed
ih'Ps bound to Jamaica, to the Spauilh Main,
to- Curracoa, and moleit your trade to Cuba
they are upon the high road of your trade from
EUROPE to New-Orlcans--they will deftroy it
you VIII compel them to be maratme power
they Will loon make it neceffary for you to
iurround their iland with an armed fleet but,
It VIII be aiked, of what advantage is our hav-
ing the trade to the mother country (France)
have already ftated that we prevent its wealth
from going 70 her enemy-but this is not the
only Advantageous hips carry to France the
coffee we draw from St. Domingo the cotton,
rice and tobacco of our country, and receive in
return the wine, brandy, foap and dry goods
OF france, which are landed in the u. S. and
form large proportion of the careoes ient to
that iiland. Thus, then, France On truth) fup-
plies " as formerly" the people of St. Domtl-
go with its manufactures and products, to the
ehnch'ng Of that nation; the moment we flop
that trade, France will furnilh no m ore. Great
Britain will !npply the whole. The Haytians
VIII hhd tupplies. whether We are the carriers
or not their coffee will procure them all thew
want; we !hall be expofcd to the necelIity of
keeping an exPen!ive feet; Great-Brits;n will
be enriched, and France will lofe the advantape
IN which The now partakes. Thefe are fome of
the reaions that have induced me to prcfume
that the iiience of France is owing to her know
ledge OF the coniequenccs that would refult
from orr interdicting that trade.
nc gentleman ought to have informed us of
the consequences that may refult to our hnan
ces from his plan; had he informed himfelf be
wonid. j mutt believe, have hefitated. Sir, il
WIZ take rom the u. S. revenue of at leaf two
hundred thoufand dollars per annum. Let gen.
tlemen look to the report from the ,reafury,
they vii! there fee that our neutral poition--jn
other words-oar carrying for other nations.
mas gwen revenue of two n,illions Der anpum
tor three years of the laf Presidential term.
he year 1909, being year of peace, cur reve-
nue ieli mort or the average product of the o.
ther fhree years to that amount. St. Domingo
contributed at !eait the fun mentioned IT think
much more) towards thefe two millions gained
by the carrying trade.
again beg leave to mention that we are ak
ed to make this facrifce without being 10 far as
we KNOW requefted thereto, either by cur own
government or that of France.
After a few repGcatory remaeks from Dr.. Lo.
CAN, the further confederation of the fub;e6a
was poitponed.