The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-28
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! Mark the magic, Of words, Had, ebieS Re.
publicao party. 1ansiaaat aSion But as to theft.
4 Ssxon manufactures. What became of then
Dreiden China Why the PrufIau bayonets
pave broken all the pots, and you are content
| win Worcclterihre or StafordflIire ware.
1 ! BERG are ,fome other inc manufactures on the
Sont'henf' but no ./xe4Lv,. except perhaps. OF
linens The article we can beit difpenfe with! Il
!! few Individuals, FIR, may have coat of Lo,-
| vers cloth, or dtetvice of Sieve China; hut there
too little, and that little too dear, to frrniih
inc nation. You mum depend on the fur trade
10 eSrneft and wear bufaloe hides and bear * ms.
! Can any man, who tfndcrftands Europe pre-.
! ttnI tp, lay, HAT particular foreign policy is
! no5v right eecaufe it would have hecn crpe-
! ''irpt twenty, or even ten years ago, without
abandoning all regard for common fcnfes Sir.
IT isfbe aafefnan's. province to be guided by
i circypftHaces, to anticipate, forefee theuf,--
/ TO give them coufte and direetion,-.-to mould
/, tfetl to bis pirrpofe. 1t is 1he blGnefs Of
/ cettpting-n,,pfe clerk, to peer into the day
and ledger. to fee no ssrther stiarl the ipec
tacfes on hts~ Dofe, to feel not beyond the pen
oehnd MS ear; tn chatter in coffee-houfes and
he the oracle of clubs. From 1888 to 1903 and
even later Il don't tickle foe dates,) France
had formidable marine 81 had Holland q
had Spain: The two frt pof1effsd OF thriy;r-
manufactures and Houriieiing comuierce. q
Britain tyemblingly alive to her manufatss,ir,,
ntereits and Carrying trade, would have felt f.,
the heart any nealure CALCULATED 10 faver ,rr
rivals IN theie puriuits-She would have Weld
ed then to her fears and her ieaIonC, s,nn-
what is the cafe now: She lays an export duty
on her manufactures, and there epds th. onef
tloh. 1t Georgia mall (from whatever capf.l
10 completely monopolize the culture of col.
ton as TO be able 70 lay an export duty of tbr.e
per cent upon if, beiii;s taxing its cnItivstors
III every other fhaPe, that human or Internal in
eenudy Can devife. is Pennfylvania likely to ri
val her and take away the trade!
But, Sir, it fsems that we, who are onn,f.d
TO this refoluton, are men of no rervelr'-wh,,
'trembled IN the days Of the Britiih treaty.; cow
ARCS a freiume) IN the reign of terror Il this
true! HUNT up the j urnals; let our aetiona
tell. WePuriue our old unfl,alen courfe. We
care not tor the nations of Europe, but make
foreign relations bend to our political principles
ana innierVe our coantry's interef. We have
no with to Zee another Aetium, or Pharfalia. or
the l'eutenants Of modern Alexander pIayipp
at pIquet, er all-fours, for the empire OF tbe.
word. lis poor comfort to u.s. to be told. that
france bas too decided tate for lurcious things
20 meddie with US {; that Egypt is her Object
OF inc coat OF Barbary, and, at the WORT, we
mali be the Taft devoured. We are enamourcd
WIN nether nation---we would play their own
game upon then' ufe them for our intereft aud
convenience. But with all my abborrence of
the brltiih government, ! i,ould not heGtate be-
tween Wettmlntter Hall and Middlefex iury
on the one hand, and the wood of Vncennes
and hle of Grenadiers on the other. That
Jnry-trial which walked With Horne Toeke and
Hardy through the flames of WipiferiaI perfc,
cution is, j confefs, more to my tslc, than the
trial of the duke d'EngFien.
Mr.. Chairman, am feniible OF HAVING de-
tanned the committee longer than 1 ought.
certainly much longer than intended : / am
equally fenhble of their ooiaenefs, and NOT lefs
10; tir, OF yonrpatient attention. Ii is vour
own Indulgence, fir, badly requited indeed. to
which you owe this perftcution. might offer
another apology for thefe undigefted, deGu!tory
remarks my never having feeu The treafl,ry do
cuments. Until | came into the HOMIE This
morning, have been fretched on 6rk ned
But when behold the affairs of this nation in
itead OF being where hoped, and the peo,,e
believed they were, in the hands of reiDon|ibIe
men, committed TO Tom, Dick and Harrv-
to the retuie OF the retail trade of politics. lido
Fteel, cannot help feeling the moft deep and
ierious concern IF the executive government
would ftep forward and fay, F" fuch is our NAV.
'tuch is our opinion, and fuch are our reafons
Fin inpport Oft" I would meet it fairly. wopld
openly opPofe or pledge myfelf to fipport it.
But without compass or polar far, will not
launch INTO an ocean Of unexplored msafIres
which fand condemned by all the information
70 whchl have accefs. The contribution of thu.
" D. declared II TO be the province and the
duty OF the Preident " to give 10 Congrefs. from
time to time, information of the Gate Of the
union, and recommend TO their confederation
uch meafures as he fhall judge expedient and
neceiiary." Has he done it know, fir. that
we may fay aud do fay, that we are independ-
est (would it were true) as free to give di-
rection to the executive as to receive il from
hifT' But do what you will, foreign relations
every meaiure fort of war, and even the courfe
OF hoitiIiiies, depends upon him. He fiande at
The helm, and muf guide the veffe of rate.
lou give him money to- buy Florida, aud he
pnrchaits Louiiana. You may furnilh means.
the application of thofe means ref with him.
Let not the mater and mate go below when
the hip is in diiirefs, and throw the refponG.
nihty upon the cook and the cabinsboyi faid
| 10 when your doors were nut fcorn TO f,u
leis now that they are open. Gentlemen NAV
| lay what they pIeafe. They may put an inIig-
nihcant individual to the ban of the Republir.
MAI not alter my courie. | blufh with indjg-
nation at the INTERPRETATIONS which have
gone forth IT. the public prints of our proceed
lngs, public and private. Are the people Of
the U. S.the real fovereigns of the country, nm,
worthy OF knowing what, there is too mnch