The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-18
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SCARCITY OF CORN, &c.
Lord Stanhope rofe to make a motion. which
IN his mind, was of the utmot urgency. He
mad been given to underfand, by noble lord,
lAuc kiand,) that there would be no objection
TO the melton with which he fhould conclude ::
hut he telt its object to be of 70 much impor-
lance IN 'ts nature and probable effects, that nc
TINE fhouid be loft in fubmittiug it to their
Lord Ei'enborongh roGe to obferve, that if
the motion which the noble lord meant 20 bring
forward, was of fuch very great Importance,
ne begged lesve to fnbnit to him, whether it
was nor improper TO bring it forward in 70 thin
Houf;-
Lord Stanhope fid, that the Object of his
motion, in the fri nftance, was merely TO move
FOR important information 10 be laid before the
houie. 1T the noble and learned lord had been
IN poiiefiion of that information, he would not
be 10 forward in propofing delay, and that ref.
pectIne matter which 70 vitality concerned the
great majority of the community. The mof
imminent danger hung over the prefent 6tuati
on or the country, and not only the comforts.
out the wants OF the people might be put to ha-
Zard.
Lord Marlborough roGe again, and called
.he Noble Lord to order. 1t could not be fair
iaid OF him, that he treated any thing hat
was more alive to the interefts of the fuhiret
than he was; and he could give no better proof
OF that reiPect for them, than the with he had
eSprehed, that whatever concerned the people
mould be ieriouly and deliberately difcuiIed.
LORD Stanhope commended, that the learned
LORD ieemed not to be aware of the difficulties
and dangers TO which he alluded. There was
no knowing to what an alarming degree fcarci.
ty might foon be experienced. The exDeri.
ence OF former times (hould have taught us bet
Ter. 1t ought to be recollecfed, that about AZ
muI'ons had been fent ont Of the country for
tne purchais of corn and grain, &C. when even
lhere eH'ted more facilities of procuring it, than
we were likely foon to poiiefs. The ports of
tne hf'tic would be, or were already fhut A.
gaiHit US, and whittier were we then tn look for
any immediate fupply? With the intention of
bringing this fubje6t moro fully and fairly before
theIr Lordihips, he fhould now move. tba,
there be laid before the houfe an account of the
quantity ot corn, grain, rice, &c. imported in
10 Great-Britain ince the ! n of January, 1906 .
alio an account of the exports of the fame din.
ring the f1me period.
Lord MORA could not remain flent, after
hearing and weighing the tendency of the after
tions made by the noble earl. He did not rife
to opPoie the motion, but to obferve fomewhat
upon the tone and arguments by which it was
nhIOu"NSu-iled Iu not pretend to he i'm poi
feflion of the minute and accurate information
upon this iubie6, which he knew might he
brought forward by his noble friend near him
lord Auckland) but Gill he thought himG.lf
bound in duty to eounterad, as far as Law in his
power, the Ill effects which might arife from
the alarming language aud iafnuations held and
thrown ont by the noble carl upon fuch A deli
cate and important matter. AS far, therefore.
as he hadany knowledge of the prefent Fate of,he
country, and of the very prorniing afpea of a
plenteons hsryeG (nor was his knowledge upon
theie points wholly unfounded) he would rea.
Oily take upon himfcf to aifert, that there was
no room whatioeyer 10 entertain the mot die.
tant apprehension Of the danger of the noble
earl feemed to forebode with 70 much emphaGs
and earneitnets. He was forty fuch an idea
ihould 60 abroad upon fuoh grave authority :
and he was CONTIGUOUS it was bis dutv. az far az
IN him lay, to itt the little authority he might
have upon that point, in oppo6tion to that Of
the noble earl.
Lord Auckland could not we'll exprefs his
thanks to the noble earl who fpoke lat, for the
favor ne bad done him, by taking of his il,oul.
ders the weight he felt impoied upon them nv
the o5iervatious of the noble lord who made