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

tio.s ,mong our citizens, or TO hold UP to the |
o6iun of the community claS of men 70 n.y. |
merous and Respectable as that of our mer- |
chants. If mercantile men are avaricious, agn- !
cultural gentlemen. take it, are not totally def
titstc Of greediuefs. They both labor no |
doubt, TO preferve their profits, and the honora-
bic gentleman from Virginia himfrlf told us the
other das tNat he had not yet fold his tobacco.
MASTERS. ] fl,ail not deny that q.
Bris iinFtas infuted US 5v impreiling our feamen,
reithef shall deny that that nation has com-
naitted SaRton aggrsffions and Expectations on
our commerce, and that commerce ought to he
proseAeds That the refolution under conidera-
ton; il the heft courfe to be purified for the in
terra Of this nation, fhali contend againf.
ReRrsints and prohibitions between nations
havra'ways ariien from two circumstances, the
fr0 70 promote their home induitry or manu-
failures. The liberal price of wages, joined
with the plenty and cheapnefs of land, which in
duces the lahorer to quit his employer and be-
come planter or farmer himfe'f, who rewards
with the fame libera'ity which induces his la
bourers to leave their employment for the fame
reafons az ,he frft--therefore it is impof1ible
for manufactures to fourth in this country in
our prefept Gtuation.
The cafe in mott other countries is very diff
ferent, where the price of lahour is low, and
the rent and the profit continues the wages of
the laborer, and the higher order of people OPP
prefs the inferior. which hope never to lee in
1t may nationally he calculated that forne Of
the caitera and middle ftaes will eventually be.
come manufacturing fates; fome of thofe hates
are nearly flet with people, and many i,divi-
duals have large capitals employed in fneign
commerce, to the amount in many inftances of
two and three hundred thoufand dolIaw cath.
When peace takes place in Europe, and things
come down to their natural faniard, and they
can no longer employ that capital to advantage
IN commercial fpcc ulations; they will with
draw the fame from that employment they
mutt make ufe of thofe capitals fone where
they cannot VET them tn arv advantage in our
public funds. hank tock or Other corporations
beyond certain extent |; they therefore nv the
nd OF water works and machinery, will nat ra-
" employ thofe capitals il manufactures, and
tnH the time is not many years diaant. That
is not now the cafe, and can have no bearing on
the prefent queffinn indeed it is hardly con-
tended that the refolution is brought forward
Tor that purpofe, 1t NUT therefore be brought
forward for fomf other purpoie.
me other circumftanee. which gives rife TO
prohinit,oDs between nations, arifrs from the
whence of national ami n oi'y which generally
ends in war. This circumftance has brought
tt's retout'nn into exiRence, the preamble
ipeaSs warhke Language, and the whole taken
together Is a prelude to war with A nation who
hastwo hundred Hips ofthe line, four hundred
T. ga'es, hefides gun brigs and other armed VET.
fes, whole revenue is between forty and fifty
millions fter'ing, who can go to war with us
without any additional expence to themf-lves
who will fweep the ocean of American cam.
merce. amounting to nearly one hundred million
OF dollars Waat then will he the fituation of
yonr 'arry'rg trade! What then will be the &.
tuation OF your commerce and your country
But the honorable gentleman from MafTachu.
fetts (Mr. Crownnfhield) has told us"if we 20
70 war we can d. G. 3. ths mof iniury.' The
navigation of their merchant vefIt Is is PRINCIPAL
~ carried on under convoy, or fpme indiviIu-
ais may fit out a few priy3teers and CAPTURE
now and then vefel, and put fome prize money
Intheir private poe kets, il cannot be of Any All.
vantage to the nation which will groan under
poverty and difrefS. I
ltappears 20 me q matter of great deGberation
how far we ought 80 adopt the p-efeDt refo'uti. !
on by prohibiting the importation of Eritith |
ynaruta etures; in every country il ever was, and
always muf be the intereft of the great body of
the people to buy whatever they want of thofe !
who fell II cheapef. We cannot procure the |!
fame articles 60 cheap eIfewhere even flould |
the meati,re not involve us in war, prohibitions
and revenge naturally dictate retaliation, and |
nations fe'hem fail to do it. The hon. mover
Of the refolntien, MIR. Gregg afks us, 8. how
1t 'sto be inferred, we cannot abide by and exc
cute this fyfem." 1t is TO be inferred from reta.
iiat;on, and obfervations of nations who have
preceded rs. when France in the year 1867
laid difrriminatiHg dutirs on Hollasd, the Dutch
retNjiated by The proGhit;on of French wines,
braad'es and tfe like war followed, and the
peace of NimegueD regulated their commercial
diir@tes. About that time the EugIiil, prohi-
bited the Importation of lace rnanufa Cured in
FLANDERS (; the government Of that country,
w'ic'' was then under the dominion Of Spain,
Immediately sl;ated and prohibited all ;n,por-
fatior of EnsiiNi woollens. Soon after this the
AFrerch and Enciiih mutually hogan their heavy
duties and prohibitions, and have ever Rnce
hsen IN commercial difputes, Guarrels, and hof.
t'luies; and I'VE wieh our eyes open are going
inta the fame fyfem. The fine hon. gentle.
man has alto lid it viii attack G. Britain in her
vi alsHin her nianufa fories and warehoufes--
jt fyenIe bad nethol of compenfitin, injuries
done tous, 20 do another worfe injury to our.
feives, ehicb believe will he the caf. by A..
dopting sEe prefent refoIution it will have
Hatty tendency 10 retaliation and revenge.
1t is very croblemsticaI whether the carry.
jng trade is '1ntageous to this nation. Our
merchants in thai employ transporting foreign
produce from Batavia, and the Weft Indies TO
the U. s.. and torinR\the cargoes for fome time