The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-04
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Speed Of Gen. S. SmirH, or B,ije Affairs,
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the injuries, offered the u s. in the unjuh iezure
of their property by order Of the government of C.
B. in the mpoiou of higher duties on goods export
ed by her to the y. s. ,hzn thoie H,poed on tiniar
goods exported to other nations. ! have not taken
notice Of the outrageous iuiuts committed by tn. Of
heers OF that government on our national indePen-
dencc, by the npreiipg OF our feamen into their
Wy, becaufe that fubje9 has already been ably diff
cuHed in the Senate during the prelent FELTON,. |
cannot, however, forbelr obierve, that even the
author of War in Difr,uile," (written as it is be-
Gevsd under the eye OF the Brtfh uainfer) is COM
peed,3gain to have recourle Britiih law to pal
late this violent aggreion The berty of our eiti-
zens, which he impofes on the EngElh for the law
OF the U. Every American will detect the error.
Speaking OF Br;tiih feamen in American employ, he
lays but when and how have thele failors become
Americans BY engaging in her fervice during the
Iah and Preient war, and fometimes by obtaining
that formal naturalization, which is gratuitouly Civ
en-, after they have failed two years from Anne
r'can port" a mitatensnt 70 grofs, 70 devoid of
tact, could deceive no American i, might an En-
gih reader For foreign ni!sr viry t7co years
on 6oa,S Byn@ Zip of zva,, 6,eorse, from fbst fer
Ueea asrizen Of Great Britain " Not 70 in the u
n'ed States, foreign fao, hre.me e:==- sf:k.
rs. q" no etbsy ysay tLan suy oibey alien can The
ttolbe and difficulty of obtaining the rights of ci-
tzenfhip is iuch, tina, verify believe there never has
been ten foreign fa:lors naturalized within the u s.
do not mean to include herein fuch foreigners as
havs become officers in our merchant or naval fer.
vice.
y Blu. why, j. may pc aiked, does Great Britain pur-
ue fyiten apparently 20 injurious TO her true inter
Ell, and 70 hottie to ours :? The anfwer may be
found, MIR Preiiden,, in the fame book. page H.
They CAmerieans) fupplant or rival the Brtifh
merchant, throughout the continent of Europe,
and in all the markets Of the Mediterranean, they
"iupPant even the wanufaaures of Manchester,
Birmingham and YorkGire For the loom. and
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" iupPlies by the neutral (meaning Amerean) flag,
TO every part OF the new world" Here Mr. Pre-.
hdrn, is hewn the true caule of our growing prof.
PerHy. @; Britain looks with Jealous, enyious eve
at our 'nereaed and incre ang commerce. at the i'm
menie commercial tonnage Of the U. S. II is ieen
,n4e we nave eapras equal to our trade, that we
nave hyperion eneerprfe, and intelligence not iner-
or to their merchants Yes, fir, we DO fupplant mo,
sVai) me br'trh nerchan. every where, zv5sye ace
s,n inert Iir or s7uok term. Yes fr, we have fer
the looms OF Germany to work, and with their Ia
Dor we do uprly the new world Pafs this refolu-
tion' MIR pre"6ent, and the looms of Germany will
De continued in motion after peace lie, the Ir;n,
nation conider the efeta. Let the manufacturers of
u Britain look well 70 the confequence of our once
being diverted from the cenfumpton If their goods
We may never again return. Let the W. India
planter inok to our conuwption of his rum, to the
amount annually Of 2,t4o,ooo dollars, and le, him
recnleet that French Brandy will anfwar everv mr.
pofe. F"''
Already, Mr.. Prelicnt | m, fenGbie tina. have
taken up too much of the tire of the Senate-the
Importance of the fuhjea will, hone, INDUCE o.n
;leHen to continue their further attention ybilR
mail proceed TO coahder the operation of the refolu
tion on our nation as we'll as on G Britain ana
ree 10 eonteiS that this refolution does not 90 the
lengths was prepared TO go; however have been
induced by the reaioning of gentlemen to conne the
prohibition to fueh goods as could be obtained in
other countries, or IN own, OH terms nearly az
cheap as thote we now get them at from c. Britain
The argument uied, that we ought TO adopt no fvc-
sen' that we could not (wishout injury to ourfelves)
Perpetuaiiy maintain, had its influence on nv mind
and probably will have proper effect on G. BRIAN
IL ought to have, for ne well knows the dicu,v nj
drawing back commerce, after it has taken another
courfe.
The fra article in the refonton, now under con-
hderatIon, aud the importation whereof from G. Bril-
tain is proPofed TO De prohittedis,
Woolsns-on This article fhall make mo o,bsr
remark than ,hat fire cloths may be procured II,
FRANCE as cheap hey zay7 be rurehaied in Ior
don-Perhaps gentlemen may not be willing TO pro.
hibt the Importation OF eoarfe ygooeps if thew
ihouid not, will no, oppoe their wines; the guam
tity required Of eoarfe wooIlens eonld nor eaGlv n
ne"eve) De procured on the continent. In many OF
the tates' the wants Of The people would Be upped
by their own indnhry.
L'llens- hisinpoHayt article can be procured
IN Germany as cheap as in Ireand-the Bri,ih go-
vernment, il is true, give aid to tha, nanufaqnre
hya bounty on export of one penny halfpenny ter
iihg Tor every yard prdcr ,br eoh of ls pence Ner
hing, which maze Them CONG OH terms fome,hiny
better othe eoiliuner, bas mt much nj, ar
t3af-HHtb 6I6it nc brvf Ken in of rDeayisg z,;a
linen, tIat i-h'.s' a p,sff!er. Other nations pre-
Ter German linens So lhall VIZ, when by this re-
1olptinn We are compelled 10 make uie Of them. A
fnort time 10 mike ;he tyil, and or taae may in
duce coptinuanee even after jna arrangements ,aIl
be made with G. Britain. Alreaiy a preference is
given to German fine liaeas by ,hore who wear
chem. No other nation cx ept the Brit;fh and a
merean, purehae ffiH JIens-ill Others bref.r II .
German aud Frenok Hntn5. If you DIS this relol.
ton, her bet cutomer is Ice 10 Ireland Ey5Ge, far
f0ey. pray gentlemen to rccoiIel vbat have all
ready Rated, TO wi.--hst Ireland fiiGYle ,h,, m.
per cent export duty laid on j}rii goods to ,lc IT.
States would he highly injurious to her; ,remonttr,-
ted lgaint it denrtiVe of their irterrN a. a. in
duecnent which they feared, and with itnice tvoII
divert tine Aniericaus from the ule az their linens
what was the eonfeqrsnce? An immediate rrepeal os
that duty 10 Far IS it related linens-vv their re-
n'ontrsnee b. leis Grong when they find we have
prohibited their importation altogethcr? will thew
be leis heard or attended TO Yes fir they will he
heard, Especially when they can FAY that thie evil !,
brought on them, b. an IF i4;iir on NE ssyi q,
fsf B,iR gsvrr5noot t77caydtD, they will ably CON
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