Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-08

therefore dsssrous to gan this encrease
ct the expense of our nayiga,,onf Far
from a.. II would be % kiil the, goose
that lays the golden eggs. But what
is this branch OF the Carrying trade. for
which gentlemen would sacrifice not only
our whole nasiganop and com nerce. but
the agricul nre and Constitution of the
countsyf Look a, tins trade which is to
be guarded at every risk anil the men
who follow it,. Do they carry your pro-
] ducts abroad, and bring back goods for
home consumptionl NJ, they piufige
J their hands into your pockets for drawback
during this very session they ihre at en-
ed to plumber the treasury of millions, by
(. bill happily arressed on ita passage.
Ii our FAR trade is no, protected, how
comes 1t that il has grown with rapid
| ~ before unheard If 10 any age. unknown
in any nalionf That growth has been
pourished by protecting duties, fostered
by our neutral position We are ,he real
friends # your Navigation. II has grown
beneath the shade OF discriminating dn
ities--aourished in the sunshine Of the
| neutral character. With the first blight
OF maritime war IL dies.
lamaccused TOO with stistnatizing the
merchants ofthe United States. i deny
the charge. Every profession and calling
OF human Life ID d,sg aced by unworthy
members. The Ian has its pc t,foggers,
the church its hypoctities, medicine and
Poliucs too, sir, have their empires 81
! and If there be two profession. in the
! world, wa;ch can be .eisGted for ten
dency to develop the prr.existlre germ
OF 'mPsriection planted IN our nature,
they axe the profession of the lawyer and
tue occupation OF the trader. And wher.
fore! Because they open the vide, field
+ oftempta,ion. The VICES, prayer tina.
/ ever was or can be devised for human IN
/ trinity, IS tha, which teaches us 20 dcpre-
Gaze auch trials -" we beseech thee.
lead rs po,into,etnptafionn % What is the
facti' Whlls, We bosst Of our HONOR o.,
! this Moor, our name has become a BY
word arnung the natiops Europe, and
r1rts especially. swarms With pseudo A.
jsseicaDs, with Auglo and Gallo Amer,.
cans, and American Preach and English
who have arnassed immense fortunes
by trading in the neutral character, by
setting. Il rp to auetion and selling il "a
| Ire highest bidder. Men Of this descrip
'Icn--strippiiogs, vithou, come xions or
character haTe been known 10 buy itch
vcsscis and their cargoes, in Amsterdam
and Antwerp, aud trade With them, uI.Ger
he American name to the Indies. Neu-
trail character has constituted one of the
best remlttanccs FOR colonial produce, or
the goods which purchase Il; and tho
trade ~ this commodity nf neuir atty has
proved most lucra i've branch of tra6c.
this II IS that has sunk and degraded the
I american name abroad, and subjected
The iair trader TO rexa,ious seizure AID
dsteHion. But am asked, if we shsl!
submit to tame and dsstardly abandon
ment CT rigb,sl-- by those, too,
! VINO nave made eowardIy surrender of
our bosiin'cresis aud our honor when we
[ we're well able 10 have maintained ,f,m.
beg leave to reply to This question by
asking another. Are you prepared % a..
ssrt them! to GO all lengths to enforce
themf In what consists true dignity
IN vspourIng in the newspapers? In prin.
ted handbills and resolutions Or in ak
ing ground which you can and will main
tain'--wh'ch 40 change OF fortune shall
4 ~''tN' JVu " tie >eTFt ITitf T1ttflCtS0EI FEN
frs' a~f fseJsce- Does the geptieman .anf
trauslation7 Here is ore truly Aneri-
can -" Sick, or go through" This is
true dignity :--can he give a better de
tiniton! And what constitutes false die
My Playing the part OF "a Bobadil --bul-
lying England and trucking TO Spain--I
beg pardon, there is no Spain .-bullyine
England ard trucking to France. This
you have done--You know it. When
gentlemen tell us of their willingness to
| publish our proceedings, why do they NOS
clear the gsl'eries and take off the Iniunc-
ton OF secrecyl Let their private vo,e
correspond with their public profession.
And LEI me tell the gentleman from Penn.
sylvania, (Mr. Smilie) that would fe her
have his vote than his speech at amy
time. Who would suppose, il he had not
aVerred It, that he held silence and good
sense insuch high respe a,--thal he pre-
ferred the calm decisions Of quiet wisdom
TO lne illusions of empty garruhy.
The gentleman from New. York has
told US, that after The call of the Exeeu.
tive tor hrm measures, ne did not exDect
THIS opposition. And does he call this =
firm measure 2 What would have 49,,