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

SabiGcts 81 any other ilatioui so lar as the
same respects ARTICLES oi the growth or
manu!acturs OF Great Britain OF lreiaNd,
s+nii-oe prohibited"
;h;s resolution was decided by the
Yeas and NAYS, and ind they were for
iLss, Yeas, and against it SO Nays. A.
mong those ssho voted in favor of it, |
End my own name, associated with the
n9Snes of men, with whom i, has always
beenmy pride and pleasure to act. And
among these E0d the names oi Ma
Olson, Baldwin, Nicholas, a Clark.
Nenablc, q Blount and Macon. II will
BE- seen, too, that this resolution went
= much farther than that which is now pro.
posed, that it went 20 the length of prohi-
biting ali intercourse, while the present
resolution is confined 20 prohibiting I'M
poets, ard does not apply at all to our
exports.
With regard tothe effect Of this rnea.
sure upon the revenue, believe it will
have such an effect TO o certain degree,
but | am far from believing vt will be 10
\ the amount talked of. l have no doubt
A,,at we will obtain from ether countries
What will suffice for ouc wants. without
applying to Great Britain. But suppose
sherr should be a greater deficiency in
our revenue, AID Suppose we shall not
get fiom other countries all the articles
VIC Want. Are we TO compare these
pciyahen With the sacrifice of our rights
as ana ION ], FOE one, am OF the opinion,
.thatii we were not 10 consume hall the
IuSuries, & many oil the conveniehces al
present imported, we should be as hap
py as ae now are. This would have
one excellent effect. 1t would revive
that spirit of industry which our large
inporistions, so far as relates 10 family
manufactures, have almost anniliilated.
/ cannot see what is TO prevent every
family among US, manufacturing what is
necessary for their own wear. IT'S true,
we might want the fine cloths we wear,
and our wives be deprived of their silk
gowns. But woSid this diminish our
happiness are sucii priyatons TO be put
into competition with the preservation of.
our rights? hope there still remains too
much Of that ancient virtue, which once
glcwed in the American breast, TO con-
sjd2r this as an evil. confess was ex.
Geedingly SURPRISED yesterday, 10 hear
my colleague (Mr. J, Ciag) coming from
cne Of me tirst CONNIE ciaf cities in the
IN on, expressing his despair of the virtue
ot'he Amer'cap ptoPie eSpressing ihe o.
p:Don thu or p opie could not hold OUT s
o. eigh; months agalnsi sucb ~ sure.
Is II possible that such an idea can be
cDrrecl? is it possible that few years
haye wrought sucp change in the cha
rscter OF people famed for their virtue,
distinguished for the sacDices they have
made 4! Is it possible that luxury has
made such inroads upon US. that al our.
ancient v,tue is gone ? /, for one, canno,
but believe, that if he Americao people
are placed IN the same situation, they will
No, shrink from danger. l shall be reiuc-
tan,iy obliged TO believe so. think bet
ter OF them | have seen them true TO
them selves, in worse times than these,
and never have yet seen them in any
times, finch from performance OF their
duty.
Another expressions Of my colleague al
so surprised me. He said this measure
would, in The opinion of every man, JUS.
tify retaliation. This is pFonouncing II
y war measure, unle SIS by retaliation, he
means commercial retaliation. If he
means retaliation by means of fleets and
armies, 1t is most strange opinion, as
there is not q feature in the resolution
that points to war.
In order TO get rid of the eEla Of
the opinion, expressed by the legislature
in 1894, the gentleman, assigns most
extraordinary reason. He tells YOU at
thar time there was such an enthusiasm
aud attachment to the French nation,
that the American people were ready 20
draw their swords in her favor. | am
sure, however, that by reiyospe6 oil
the opinions which al that time prevaiIed
ii tn city, where that genusman, as wen
as myself resided, he will perceive the
i5correctness Of his remark. meyer vet
mst win any man who thought ve would
be Jusuliee IN interfering in The con. est
of France with he despots Of Europe. -
The enthusiasm felt for France well
remember. We considered her as con.
tending for the rights Of human nature
and our wishes weFe d, ut Tor her sue.
cess. Another circumstance heightened
these feelings. We recolecled the SER
vices She had rendered us in hmes oil
dissress But with regard to entering
into the war in her favor, never knew
a man, who ] could say was in his SEN