The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-11
LVoLuME 3.

day. Thirty years ago, You and your IA.
triotic aiociates could form general Ron-m.
portatiou agreement, and defpiEng the luxu-
ries OF the mother country and hyperion to her
pFo~eis, you, fPirits of freedom, achieved
our glorious revolution. IF the cafe REQUIRES
n, may We not do this again ! IF we mue
curta' our commerce By our own ftatutes, it
uncertainty better policy To retaiate upon an
advert ~ In that way, than to asauSlon 10 her.
as the propoied bill contempIates, a lucrative
portion or our trade. Surely, lab0ring "a we
do. under all thefe emharraTinents, a pro.oi.
ton tor lelieuing our navigation and forbddins
our hips to frequent the open ocean, wouli
hardly have been expected from one of our own
body. 49,
For my own part, faid DR.. n. think the
81. Don,mso commerce is no grsat thing in it.
isf. We might do exceedingly well without
IL; and am very Far from approving the mean,
ty which it has been carried on Int. dirike
the idea of forbiddine it ar the mandate of 60
reign power. Like our revolutionary par ots,
iet as put our root here, and hence refufe to
II Is not tor us to 'egiflate AT the nod or
odoifs " any nation. hope i've u,de-h ard
our Doiiaeis better than to reeiiter Idiots far
theio--~hI'e we pay due refpet} TO others. !.
becomes Us a'io 70 reflect ourielyes. The nre.
cSdeiH Il Dangerous one. II we arre- 70 in
teruict.h,s intercourse, we may at the neyt fef.
non DC informed that we ought to ,p;,hJr,,v
from fome other Important port or region.
w zen We are found Ia be 70 corn plyiny 10 ona
ha''o'' we 'haiS2F fnbje6ted to IKE reouet
or menace fraa anSsher, until. fir. on, f,g
fha'l he tvrled IN ee f>,.cr port ,fe,r -nc,hor
and no hing he lefr US hut RE coat1ino trade AZ
home. Fhe' fad conGquences have heen a,lv
Nv the gentleman from MARYLAND
GAR. s. Snith). '''''A
Ihere was another reafsf evircjnp tb., nm.
ie1fonahienefs ofthe procolitinn at tn. n,-C.yi,
titne. ms was d'iafrous and eyer,fui era az
our corAmerre. The merchants i'm every f-,-
po't " .he nation were afrDhag to co ider
their 'oies from the rapacitv of the helliyer-r,r
power, and iubnt thcm!to theconf;ser,t;an IS
Consr-fs. 1t w3uid be better 70 wait frtbs
,.atenents that fuch practical olaf. of me-,
,"oau make. Our judgments would be aided
ny rue tiets which their memorials would con.
d.. NJ. then confdered the prohibition in tb.
co"i'itHti n on CongrefG as to the LAYING of ex-
Por' duties (; and faid that the expectation of
our uoh'eHic prodsctIons fo necef1ary to our
country, and 10 cautiou1y Guarded. ought nor
to be intercepted by any foontaneous r.snla-
t'ohs or our own. He was An advocate for the
mare Hbernm. He ed n Wild. and oo.n
market FOR the beef, pork, fin, -four, rice and
cotton of the country.
ne then adverted to the operation which a
Ie"ratned commerce would hive upon agricrl.
ture. with the ceafng of exports, this cre,t
'p''he 10 the planters and grazers indu(trv is at
o''.e taEeh away;t the plough would flop 6 it
would ne melancholy - Zee the fair and en-.
chaotIng face of our country, degenerate to tie
! 'vage rate, and yield oought hut the untbritty
crop Of weeds and trambies.
u'nIng then 70 hp-buiIdne and its ciunAr
o. af,ehda3t trades and arts. he feared ,ba.;e
would fall into neglect. That emoIoyl-, mr.
INC. .. gives perhans, the erand-G idea ef ,be
I'M OF man would be diccontinned, md The
,.''shitants OF our t-a-ports b. foceed sack to
the country TO keep them fro,, Na-vi,e
Nor "as the revenue II, be onlittsi in tb;s
enumerat'on. A. Ear as the imports from u,v.
u are confirmed by our citizens, Co Ear ~. re-.
venue aided and if exported under. ,'raw.
hack' the carrying trade is helped bv the tranc
por'at'on' and the return cargo, whether IF
brandy, wines, hardware or dry poode. rav
ne expected to ffo'd ~ al valorsgu or fDeciic
70 the treafury.
Wort or two concerning the ituation of
rance ntns aft'Ir, he ihou1 beg leave to Of.
Ter. The coffee and fugar of that productive
Hand had reaoh he'd the ports of that emnire IN
American bottoms. And in return the nro.
1uct'ons and manufactures Of France had been
frr,ed by the fame conveyance TO the revolted
colony, of HACK freemen. 1t was prefn, all.
tnch an intercourse would give to France fsveraJ
Ut the benefits of direct commerce. And No
our acI or the iat telboD had yielded TO her the
sovereignty, he did not think that in the exif.
ing intermediate fate between rebellion and
revolution among the Haytians, France had snv
lult can'e of difoleafure againff VS. IF fhe had
the numherlefs captures and depredations done
under her Hag, NUT have given her the nion
ample iatisfattion. Under thefe ifnprefIionshe
Judged II neither polite nor necefarv TO lrgic.
late further ON the fuhject ; and fhould conf.
quentiv fav MOTTO the motion,
Mr.. Hillhoufe faid he hoped the osea,on
would be taken bv yeas and NAYS, becauC- he
confidently expected there would be great ma.
joritY OF the Senate oppofed to giving Ieavs ,,
bring In the bill, for he confiisred the neaf,re
not only as improper, but as tl-timed
We are Informed py the mefTage Of the Pref
dent OF the u. S. and the documents before us.
that depredations are made on our commerce
ON all quarters, AID our citizens not only rob-
bed OF their property, but in forne irnances fpb.
Jseted to perfnnsl infIlt and Injury; IL i. slf,
"ell known that C0ugrefS have received conf.
dental communications from the Pre6dent, and
are deliberatiHg with cIofrd doors--The gene.
raj expectation is, that forethius energetic and
fpirited will he done in defence If our neutral
rights and national honour. How great will
be the furprjze if the firm ftep taken by the Sc.
nate of the u. s. is found To b. further re-