The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-11

geanee is fweepsr 1t il applicable to all cafes and
TO all times. i,iubj.esus to hope capricous as
thar OF love and fear coniiant that OF death
IL, in ali likelihood, originated in the troubled mind OF
Tome one OF the great iffsss 10 America, who as
this reader may have perceived from the public prints
have been with MIR. PITr opcp-mouthed, fezed,
dopbtle!s with patriotic terror lc their American
debtors tiou.d Oor fecond eiire) think war-bud-
get 70 lie good Settlement of the balance Of their
books.
But, Sir Ba'aa,,, be tranquil ceaie to treu,be,
thou .iinid man Go, huh thy fears and count thy
bags for. he aiIured TINT the Americans love money
as well As thos dott and, that the mea(ures of ven.
geance" of which thou frcskea, would infallbly re-
duce isi s'rre5,st to bcsgary and, if adopted for
;ueh reaion, might, rer-ehance, throw their fiatef-
men out OF bread, by Complete overthrow of their
government. Granted, that a * months prohibition
oftrade with Cur inaids would produce great and
terrible mehefto thot Hands, and, of courie to US
But, SIR baaan, do you nor know, that the warehou-
les OF America aIe always full of goods prepared for
thoie lisncs Aud, do you duly reflect on the CON-
feIueuces os preventing thoie goods from being hp-
ped Oft On the ruin of the merchant who has
bought the corn aud the meal and the ilh and the
lumber On the iuipeniion of the mills and the h-
cries and the law-mills? On the reduction in the
price OF tile farmers prodHcs, the fame r,unent &
from the fame eauie, that the price of his coffee
(drunk daiy even by laborers) and his rum ths COM
mon drink OF the country and his molies (of general
ue, and his ingar are ali augmented III price? And
rs to the pon-inportation agreement the hare
rouioiii'y oil which YOU Eem f, terrified, do you
think, that 1t would have 10 tcrnrs Cor America !,
Gra''ed that you and your brethren flip ftven mil
hons worth OF Drith nrauufl annually To AIMEE
rea, yet, unies they be az rotten, except it be ali tro-
~ d pon-iiliportatIon agreenSnt for i year could not
politely produce ieven millions worth Of IsS Your
brain IS dlturbed, Sir Baaan OF you would ret for
Eet' that non-nportation agreement would trh,l-
nf -
iris OF the men and the gowns aud the petcoars Of
the won,en all thoie things, in fhort which make
them d'tier IN appearance from their fvagc neigh
bors Your b-ai is certainly turned Raaan,, or Won
would remember, that the taxes, by which the pene
raj government isfupported, and by which Mr.. Jef-
terion has been enabled to take off the internal taxes
and sDere3y TO obtain bis o,ry, are derived chiefly
from the importation OF BIRTH, manufat Cures and r
you overlook Mr. Jcferion will not the probable g.
ainoit inevitable confequenoes ofimpolng heavy in
terna taxes (tor he mutt prepare for war; upon the
FARMERS, at the very time that their produce is low
efed and their wearing apparel and hardware are
augmented IN price three four fold-I do NOT Cv
that gros injury, or inult would not induce
the Americansto fubrt to fch Eacrifcrs and 7 yourJ
De amonst the lat ofrhofe, who would try them in
any way but, rett aiured, Balaam, that tkey wopi
not make any iacrce all hun,our the canr;ce or
the magnity of ANY Of their ila;efnien no. nor
oil all their ateinen put together. And as TO their
r~I,'"S )ou WIZ iPohSe, lear II not tor, though
iuch mode OF payment might perfectly we'll Ecuar.
with the morality of i5me of them yet, il NV OFFER
vatlon has not been very fuperfcia there are good
iehie and integrity enough left i'll the country To nr
vent amy general Hcaiure Of that fort from bepe 4
dopted nnleis Ill cafe of ome provocation 70 outra
Ssops as TO excite degree of recruitment f6cier, t
bear down ard to. imother all other feeinys-Aysin
therefore, fay Balaaa,, huf your fears and count
your bags or rather your Hips of papers for be con-
sneed, that Mr. PITT wants no councillors on the
iide ci tsmporing that when the Object is TO c;y.
Up (any thing except his place,) he wants no one to
oaeh him: and, truit, you may rely upon IT, that
ii he make itand for the rights and the honors Of
tngand, though the dealer: il American n,ek and
ihlpperS oil goods to America ihould foriake him. h..
VIII nave the iupport OF great majority of the natl
o"' ~hot haiaah,' as yoa may have perceived dam
ger has rausht to begin leaA To think leis of t.
funds and more of their Country than thew uCed ,o
do am aware, that fome i,l-natured wi, will r,v
'hat upon this American cafe, ! am wri.iup rem
'ss.; IN aniwer To which iniinuation lIal ape, m
all the ientments that have expreed up.n ,be
iuOjet, both on this and the other fide of the A.,
iantic When there, frequently had oc<afion TO de-
Precate the humble tone of neyociators and opr
n,iiiiters and, IF different tone be- taken now
ihall rejoice in having to applaud it, hear il from
~homfocver may. in the mean time ! cannot re-
train from taking the liberty beg the public as well
asthe minittersto be upon their guard again the re-
presentations OF the owners of American funds and
american laSds aud the traders TO America Thcfe
land they are very nuerous) have all irsng bias to-
waro that country, as, indeed, they naturally mua
nave. There are Tome honorable exceptions; bur pe
peraly ipeaking, their approximations are to be re-
ceived with great CAUTION to fay nothing Of their TO-
norance Of the real Isercits of either country"