The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-18

BRITISH AFFAIRS.
DSB fTE-in committee Of The qpEol on tl, 6,,,.
T.. The nnion-Mr. i. G. Smith in TIE Chair. %
"'eJoffosDiHg re'olHtion offered BY Mr.. Gregg.
Whereas Great Britain impreGes c,;zs,. &c
the u. S. and compeIs them to 6rye nm ho,rJ
her tinps OF war, and alto fezes and condemns
veiie's belonging to citizens of the U. S. and
their cargoes being the 6ona Ede property of A
tner'car citizens, not Contraband of war. and
not proceeding to places 6clieged or BLOCK adj
ed' under the Pretext of their being engaged !,
time OF war in trade with her enemies which
was not allowed in time of peace:
AND whereas the government of the U. S. has
repeatedly remoDftrated to the Britif, govern.
ment againft thefe injuries, and demanded ia,is-
faction thereof, but without effect,
Therefore, Refoiped, That until eoyitahJe and
satisfactory arrangements on thefe points n, all
be made between the two governments il ;e ev.
pedIent that from & afterthe - day Il - next.
no goods, wares, or merchandise cf the sr,,,otb
product, or manufaaurc of Great Britain. or of
any of The colonies or dependencie, ,h.-eoF
ought TO be imported into the u. S. Provided.
| however, that whenever arrangements deemed
iatisfatlory by the Preiident of the II. s. Ihall
take place, it HALL be lawful for him by procla.
nation to Tx day on which the prohibition a.
forefaid fiall ceafe.
i
congratulate the committee, on our HAVING ~,
length taken Ep the huinefs to which believe
tie people OF this country numerically expe9ed
we would have turned our attention on the EirH
moment OF attending in our legislative capaci.
ty. Before we left our homes, we had learned
thro' the channel ofnewfpapers, that outrspes
ut mott attrocious kind had been comn;ttcd
on the perfons and property of American c;ti.
zens, by fome ofthe bellieerent nations of Pu-
rope. This intelligence has been officially con-
hrmed by fundry communications which we
have received from the Prefdent of the IT. s.
From thete fourceS we have derived the infor.
nation that irruptions have been made into our
territory on its fouthern frontier by fubicSfs of
Spain and that depredations to very conf.
derabie extent have been committed on our
commerce, by the cruifers of that nation. The
manly fpIrlt with which thefe irruptions were
reliited by the officers of our government, an
pears for the prefeEt to have checked the far
ther progrefs ofthat evil {: And it feems that tbe
fyftem of depreciation has been difcoptinued. in
purfuance of inftruttions ifiued by the miuiaer
OF tate and OF marine to the director general of
the heet. Ihefe orders were iffued on the I'D
DAY or September, 1905, and are underfood to
nave been produced by the rcmonfranc es of
our Tiniter at that court. From thefe favora
bic fymptoms, prefumption naturally and ne
cefiariy a'ifes, that an am;cable adinnmcnt of
the points in difpuie betwixt that government
and ours, is not to be defpared of. Should we
however, be deceived in this calculation
houid hmilar agercffions he repeated we are
not deititute OF means to obtain redrefs, and or,
tucb an event taking place, preflne we would
not heiitate in reforing TO the complete excrcii,.
of thefe means.
win the profpeet Of an accommodation of
our o'hefences with G. Britain was equally
bright and nattering. But the fyfematic NOT
tifty OF that government towards our com
n'erce, and its obftnate perseverance, in the i'm
preiiment OF our feamen notwithstanding the
repeated remonftrances of our minifters leave
no room 10 expect an accommodation, until we
refort to fuch meIfures, as will make her feel
our importance to her, AZ the pnfchafers and
coniumers OF her manufactures, and of the great
injury HE will fuftain thfo' a total priyation of
our friendfhip.
This it NUT be acknowledged is q very i'm.
portsnt fubjed, and one which cannot fail "a
engage the earnea attention, not only of this
committee, but NUT ALTO excite the ANXIOUS "a.
Ilcitude OF every member of the community.
On the courle we may now take, on the mea.
iures we may now purfue, will in great mea-
fure depend, in my view, the determination of
the qneition, whether we are to be free and
independent nations Or whether we are n
! turrender that boaRed privilege, and tanely
iubmit to fuch indignity and opprciiion, AS our
foretathers even III their Rate OF colorizati NJ
would have re6lted with indignation. Tn The
difcufion of queftion of fuch magnitude, in
the decihnn otwhich we are all 70 nateriaiiyin.
tereited, and on which the honor ard true IN.
terett Of our country fu much depends, lruG
we viii diveR ourfelses Of All party f-e!inrs
whether ariGns from orr different rurGJ;,s If
i life, from ge rsphicai dGinSions, CT from, DO
liticaI contradictions. ~ that our decifoa ma,
be the rtIult of a found Judgment, nniufucnrec