The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-18
[VoLumG 2.

''re DRUM government was one principal caufey
, OF dectaring independence. The power 70, r..
eu,ate and protect commerce was endeayo,rrcd
10 DC veited in the ola Congrefs, and the peceE
hty ct obtaining that power was the mov;ne
cauie o changing that form of government
Ihsieto e his colleague was right in ffatinp m y;
Tue commerce OF the eaitcrn and middle n arr.
l'as an equal claim TO protection as the apric,,,
tcre OF the fouthern Rates If we denonnc.
'"e character of the clafs of citizens. f,c,,
DIS me merchants as 4 body have been dcnounc-
W gu thiS moor, we may 20 on and denounced
another and another clafs until one nate de
o"'.oes another, and 10 put end TO the uni-
or, and deftroy ali confidence be,we.n
OF different projections as well as betyeen d;e,
| ierent tates. Congrefs is fully vefted with RI.
power OF regulating commerce with FOREIGN ~,
.ions' ana consequently with the power of pro-
| tecling and of refranng it. Conpref can r.
mt the extent to which what is called s;tbe,
.ns afecs or carrying trade ought to be permit-
as iir as any trade is authorized TO be
carried on, Us entitled 10 protection.
Hr. T. faid that though ne ablolutelv d,.r;,
that the refoution was mea.iIre th,,t n i1G;c.
or on the ackno wiejeed PRINCIPLES of the I,,v
% nd''ons' led to war mere than any other reio
| luton unlimited to the committee did. vet h.,
"' hho"Iedged that 1t would DC alton more nr;
vatonS than fome of them. II wouId ,,ge,
the iuppiies OF fome kinds OF fuch napufa6 f,,res
rs we were accuitomed to coufltne. n would
~ io'',e hed'ure, cnange the accuilomed chan
40 W Io"i'.crce. II would for lo,ne time
no douDt, lelen IN fome degree the amount az
our revenue, but by no means 10 the t,rr;f;c .,
mount iuegeited by lome gentlemen who have
iPoken IN oppolition to the refo,ption. Orr
merchants, poiehed as they are OF A fi,ffi cient
"u",oer OF 'hipS and competent amount of ca
p'tal VIII, in the purfuit of their own inaeren.
ma 'ufhcient iupply OF manufactures from o.
ther countries, and thereby encourage a com
Pet'tion with the manufactures of Britain. and
even n II ioF time they fail in doing this, they
VIII procure Britifh goods from other countries
to which they viii be tranfmitted at = con(ider-
abe lois to the owners, 70 that our nece1ary
wants VIII be iuPPed and our revenue flu Ser
very nttie defaication, and our own manufar =
lures DC encouraged. This is however finn
Po''''g the WORT that may happen, it is iatro-
ing that Britain will have 70 much Iof ali rel 4
Pect TO her own intereft as to perfevere in her,
aggrehions contrary to her intereR this lie
mas rarely heretofore done, and her relief is full
lat Auguf.
Mr.. F. faid that after all, the oueaion is NOT
10 much whether we fha adopt the refoluto,
now before the loute, as whether we iha!l Il
gree 10 any meaiure of any kind to ftrengthen
tue haiidS OF the executive in negotiating with
brHaLn: That we fhoud do 70 he coniijered
as aoio!uteIy neceliary, bnt the choice OF mea-
lures would be governed by the view Of THEW
eNPea iehcy, all things conlidered. What Will,
ne the consequence of neglecting to do any
:'i"s o aniwer this queftion let us exam
Inc how the cafe ftands. We are Officially :,
formed, that the PRECEDENT has made every ef.
tort ~ his power to negotiate; falling IN n.
ocleT' OF theie Efforts he has officially laid tn
Gaze oe'ore Congreis, which is exclutiyey yeh-
:" WIN competent powers TO prefcrbe rules in
l n an emergency; they only have the con.
H'tut'ondi power ofdeclaring war. if tbat ;e ey-
peuieht but as the intention of decIsr;ng warv
Is equa'y repugnaut to the wGes of thoCs who
| 'uPPott tue reiolution, as it is to thoCe WI,
| opPoleit ana AS the Brit0 treaty fecures to-
~" u"!loS the right of prohibiting impor;a-
''o''' II is evident that however the agprsf ions
complained of might iuftify war itis The wih
| ., d" inc members TO ufe every ether Dra .qics
DIG 'nethoa 10 procure redrcfs rather than reCort
| " war, OUT II no meaiures are adopted toi in
| duCe Great Britain to enter into P rearonab,.
negotiation, it had been much bettfr tt.t I'D
PrehdentS tne1age and the documents aeon, Il
panyihg 1t had never been referred T., this cor,
m,'tee' ana that the reioIuton before us or any
pug. ie'oiet!oh with view to the ftme object,
had never been difcuned becauG. the C,l;.-a
being once dfcufed and no rasf,rss 1870
70 calculated TO procure redreis Britain viii he
JO1Iled in believing that CongreCs aDorove re
what the Prefident conGdered as agpreGions &c.
pec'dIiy as iome Of the arguments on This aoor
were not only an apology but vindication Of
the adlndications of the Br.iAl courts. if NOT Of
the mprelinents. - ''' -
After making iome apology for OBTAINING the
Houie 10 long, Mr.. T. requeNed permi(Tion
to make few oblervatons on a filbiet1 which,
though it had no relation to the oueifion befor,.
me houie, yet it had oftener than once been
introduced by the gentleman from Virginia.
without being called to order. Every member
knows that iome fubjetts had been difcuGed
with hut doors early in the felIion. and thar
me confidential obligation was not vet renewed
ne gentleman who introduced the fIbie,q in
language not very decorous, knew that il he'd
no connexion with the quc:ion before the
Houie' He would not pretend to atfairn the
gentIeman's motives, but the evident tendency
was to excite an unnocefIary alarm in the minds
OF the citizens, be his intention what it would
II would not very extenfveIy have that efreSt
All well informed citizens knew that the HouG.
had constitutional authority to fhut the doors
when the fubie6t in their opinion reop;red fecre.
, cy, and every member experienced in nublie
bodies knew, that even an anGoa 70 Obat
, WAS ditCuJpl with fnuE