The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-11
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\ could alto, If my confidence -rou,d p-rmi. .
after ven,iny my hatred i'm the moN hit,er in vec.
sires aeainf the French emperor, t.,at nv ,cS
mus could invent, charging Conerefs with
tracking to him and beR owing on the govern
| inent ot England the h;ghet applaas., for their
| oppoiition 20 Freucii tyranny repeatedly de-
ny being ;he apologize Of Britain: b,n a fubre-
qne1t queison aFiies. would tie members or
ttis coinmttee iubicribe to the truth of tuch De-
clarations
But, MIR. Chairr IN, will dcta;n the com.
rni:tes no Lrnger with telling them v.i,,, niett
ne done but earnestly caD thcir attention TO
what has 'Ieca done, 70 WIN. his been laid on
this ;laaT-r~vse have been toll h5t France can
not gt' pound Of coffee, O. fgar, from her
OWN Hands except tlrnuph The meclirn, of A.
u,eric2n vs;ie!s, and hat we hare atreaty that
obfgeS us . treat them IS one os che ,rr,oa ia
Sn'ed nations-this. RATES. the curtain, and gives
4 tu''sand cempete.yiew of the whs!e fcene--
this explains in the moG clear and explicit man.
ncr, the elaborate tpeech of Two hours aneifor-
ty-eight minutes. and the explanation OF two
hours and nine minutes. A horn book poiti-
clan may by this clearly siifcovyr the intention
OF the member from Virginia. and Tom, Dick.
and Harry, If they have only lesrned the three.
hrit letters of the alphabet may urderfand his
meaning, and why he would prefer an emba,
q
manufactures. II is pCii,be that GEORGE th.
third, that Jealous defender of the mott holy
fa;th, by whole moa gracious orders, the colo.
MICS OF North America were declared c.it ofb;s
protecTon; and afterwards his .pate-nal care
was further 'nanifcH-d, il burning ,heir towns.
numbering their citizens. ana csuiine their mi
toners to perth with farming, and r,ra;lencs. in
no'io'ne cEnreon>, and filthy prfon Gips. /
lay 1t 'spoi!'le asthc precious 'ifc IS this great
la or -F ,,r,I
are tod on this focr. rerrains aniHatec! with
the ia"7e henevNent tpirit. fighting he battles
OF ~ r. Y, againf Gallo ,yrsu Y ifhe ihou'd
ta'i by land, his pinHs zeal may induce him once
more 10 retort to. Lis s1rlAri hone las he did in
the late war with republican FrAnccl declare
all her ports and her allies in n ft,'c of block
ade' cover the ocean with his H:et~, in order
to effect by famine, what he is unable TO do by
force of arms--in that caf. an embargo ON A.
merican vci'eIs would facilitate his pa,poie.
But here let ne ak th.s committee, an the
Congrets OF TIE United States couptenance fuch
4 procedure IL hope not
Betore lit down, let me ak the members
ofthIs committee. Especially you in whole ears,
me expiring groars Of Your brethren in arms. OF
your beloved fellow citizens yet vibrates: l,ain
ny the murderous ha1ds of the mercena,ies Of
Great Britain or more barbarouGy deprived
OF hfS' ny famine or pcfilence-ca; you white
''''''> '''''''' III tISSs SDU il1tedI or C1IEI~
mining, has added 10 the long and black cata-
logue OF crimes, TT forth in our declaration of
Independence, which induced you 10 riR your
lives in opPoiition TO his tyranny; can ycu with
conpl7cency, or any degree of appreciation, fit
ana near that government who continues her
tyranny and inufiice to thefe United States.
(wltnets the capture of our veCcIs & impre(Irent
OF our ieameD) held uPhy member on this floor,
AS the only barrier we have asainft the tyrar.
ny OF that nation who in our ffruggle aiiifedrs
WITH vefiels of war, arms, ammunition, men.
and money: whofe folders fought by your
iide' and hled to fnpport American liberty and
Independence, and whole governn ent conf
nues friendly towards us--i hope not, T bel eve
you cannot, your hearts mutt turn Indignant.
from fuch language. For my own part, lam
tree to declare, that fnce have had the honor
OF feat on this floor, I have heard nothing that
has 10 hurt my feelings.
l have long borne them in flcnce-I am haD-
ply IN obtaining few moments in my plain un-
learned way to exprefs them, that this commit
tee, and all the United States may know, that
retain the fame adherence aga;nA Britifl ty-
fanny that did in the revolutionary war and
aio lie fame love, for he liberty and indep-n-
dence OF the u. States.
(De50fe TO he rontinpeaJ