The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-29
CNoLuME 2.

III
governed by my Judgment, there IS no length
| to which / would not go. My colleague has
told us that G. B. is lighting our battles and
thoe of the world. ] believe 70. But not from
any good will to us or the worid-in fighting
their own battles, they fight ours. Let us then
iuifer them to go on not out of affection to their
government which is tyrannca al, and which, If
1t bad the power, would lord it over this coun-
| try as It did when we were colonies not from
attachment TO the Engliih government or its
meafures, but from regard to our own coun-
try to which this meafure would be runous.
Ii the articles We want can be got from anv
other country, letus obtain them from them !:
out do not let us carry our enmty 70 Ear to Bril-
tain as to ruin ourfelves.
But we are told that this is only one caufe of
complaint agant the Britijh government /; that
anotner canfc of complaint is the impeachment
OF our feaTpen. 1t is acaure, A mott feriousY
cauie OF complaint. On this fubjett have
more feelings than on the other commifer.t
ate the deplorable ftuation of thofe men and
! their friends, and with moR ardentiy it was in
my power TO relieve them from it. But there
IS iome apology even here TO be made FOR the
brhth government. The Inhabitants of the
,w2 nafions efo like each other. and 10 near
" the fame in their language aud habits, that il
is extremely difficult to difinguifh one from the
other. And will ak you if we have not more
iuhletts of Britain in fervice, than thew have.
American citizens in theirs? Let US alto reco,-
ect their principle, once fubie6l, always f,,b-
lect. When, therefore, we give their fuhjecfs
me privileges of citizen by DaturalSue them.
is IT nor CONFEDERATION of Briti,h policy and
Is u not lone apology for their conduct in pref.
mig tins Description of men? Irecollcet of no
,nltance of their refu6ng perfons allowed by
them to he Amerio an citizens, whole claim was
'uiiy iuetantiated. Let me again repeat il.
Ihdt III tate ct war neutral powers muf flf-
Ter lone injury; when all nature is in contlitf.
we cannot expect to efcape injury. do
NOT therefore think this ground of COM
plant caufe Of war, for where is the diff
ference between forcibIy taking away the
c,.tZens OF our country, and enticing thofe
OF another by the allurement of hyperion advan-
taee. Every fociety has the right, and exerciC.
IS mat right, TO ordain municipal regulations for
us government and every member of the To- 4
c,e'y is bound by them. BY the immemori,l
uiage OF England, no fubeet is allowed the right
OF expiration, and they hold the privilege of
innpreihng their failors wherever found in time
vi war and claim their allegiance, whatever
10y oe tneir condition. We ought not to fe-
uuce them. do not mean this as iuti6cati-
on but 1t is undoubtedly mitigation of the
a'iront. Bat what is propoCed To go TO war
1t. oroer To obtain the releafe of few captive
SulLehs t"is Fave been taken on the water
let them get out of the way by turning cultiya.
tors OF your waite land, in which thew can ac-
CURE v'rtuous and honorable competency.
put mr. what will be the fympathy of the GEN 3
tieman, who fhed tears of grief over your inn.
Prened leamen, when they fl,all view the fcrnes
OF soevatation produced by war; all your fea-
port towns in afhes, people of every age and
CONDITION mourning over their ruined manfions
ana failen fortunes, countries ravaged by mer-
e"eis roe or millions of your citizens nain in
ngpting your battles will your Carrying mer-
chants'then ftep forth, and fight for Won, No
indeed, they will not, they are too precious to
oe MADE TODD for gun powder, they will not be
moi at all day for feventeen cents, they will an
allapPear-their is wherever money can be
made there is my country. Guard, then,
oeieech you, Mr.. Chairman, agana that fatal
'nfatuatIon which hath deftroyed the unyerfe.