The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-08
! Srat Of G1oerr,,,ile,tt.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
T5Ry/aay, March 6.
DEBATE
On Mr.. GRsGG'5 reislpti0n.
T5n,5aay, March 6.
TCONTINUED.1

DID expect, ON coming to the Houfe this
morning, that the friends of the refolution I'M
der difcufiion, would have brought forward
Tome arguments to thew (what they have nm
diou'ly avoided THAT the ability to coerce q
Britain is within the compass of this nations
power; that this power ought now to be ex-
erted, and that the propofed meafnre is equal
TO the dehred effect. 1t behaves them to de-
monit'a'e all this, before they ak for our fi,p-
port Ibid not come down to the Houie with
the expectation Of iiftening to crofs mifreore.
fentation of my exbreffions yeterday loofe.
and defutory as allow them to have been
much LET'S was prepared to hear fuch milf
representations from the lips of aged men
whom have treated with invariabe and guard
ed reiTect---hetween whom and myft.lf there
has long exifted political friendfhip--real on
my part, apparent on theirs. / did not, indeed.
expect to hear particular exprcl1ions, usrd by
me in The ardor of debate, broken and culIed
from their connecting members, ard mutiat
lea ana tortured into meanings, which cold
booded malice alone could have devifed. Sir.
in this way of pro 'eeding (wishout intending a.
ny profane compar;fon) the Rible iticif may he
nadeto preach atheifn, 10 declare that there
is no God. " The Jool Gait5 III biz heart, there
ijno God." Taken together, it is inipited wiz
dom: diimember If, it is impiety.
1t has rot been d:n ed, by any member on
this floor, that the carrying trade--that the
commerce and Navigation of thrfc ftates ought
to he protected. The only queition is quo mo.
DO Have you the ability to protect them by
war, and are they of Efficient value to iuitify
the expenie of fuch prote stion? We C,y mo-
they cannot pay for 70 dear a defence, rich as
they may I've but above all. they cannot re-
pay us torthe lois Of our contribution. II is A.
bovt all price. We go farther: we affirm that
trade is now protected by the mott efficieu,
means within our power, by discriminating du
ties, laid by the votes Of fouthern men. and vet
hr, we are threatened with fchifm, with difTo.
luton of the union. if we do not adopt norti-
cular fyitcms, deviied by chance, brgotteu of
ignorance on Inbeci'ity. Are thefe the mill and
ronei'iaforp plans and ideas of which gentlemen
hoait is this miidnefs? Is this Cancellation ;
Is this peace I! The gentleman from Pennfyr-
vapia (Mr. SmiIic) with a face of wondrs,s
importance, tells you, that, by the contribution.
we have power TO rlife and maintain armies, TO
build and equip navies: from which he draws
the interence that (under whatever circumftan
ces, fnDpotc) we muG actually do What the
contribution allows. And yet that gentleman
IN former times, voted with us agdinf armies
and nayies Let him iufify himfelf ifhe can.
upon his new principles? I repeat t-ifthe
uniut aggrt'iiiops of foreign nation, if irdig-
nifty and iniult, abroad, are always to produce
W|'J tHC ESlltcI1d'l WIS crI0lndi IN retui1nP to
fupport the administration in 1893. Yes, Won
were then compelled to drain the cup OF humi
liation TO its very dregs. Did he put that cun
by ? lid he vote for fleets and armies, or
i,ipenion Of commercial intercourse with
France? What was the French edition Of the
laws Of nations then? That bale of Briti(b
manufasure (wihont any queRion of enemy's
property ibould fubieH to f.izurs and condem.
nation. And what was TIE Britfh doctrine in
1893 That France was with one ryeep of
the PEN in fa'e of feige and blockade, and
that American -FOUR, g.. fhould not be carried
there at all. And we. ag9inf thefe principles and
practices, prepoferous and injurious as they
were, we did not 20 TO war--at leaf that GEN
ttman was oppoled to fuch war (if war it NAV
BE- called) as was waged.
But whlf acknowledge the CARRYING trade
10 be vaiu9bleto certain extent, ] muR, ,In-
lefs abandon every prcteniDn to the character
OF politician, act on exiting circumstances 4;
on things as they are, not as believe they ought
TO be. In eating about, the frft thing Cor one
Of the 6rit) 90 ne confdsred, is revenue. Almoft
orr whole revenue is derived from commerce /,
that is, from the domeGie confumplion of i'm !.
ports from abroad. How much comes from
the carrying trade Your natements N am
told) fay 100000 dollars. Bnt if orr whole
conlun p'ion were imported in foreign bottoms.
the impoR wo1ld exceed its prefent amrunf
Ivy I or 200 thoufand dol lars. 7 warn gen
tlrmen aginft miCi eoreieniation of this fsa.
Am therefore defrous to gain this encreafe ri,
The expence of OR navigation : Far from il.