The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-07
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; we know the fact is fo, that there are fevrra,
'"'.,ce's on which negotiation is nece.fary. A,
P,eienS we Know we have no commercial tr..,>.
"'th q. Is. If, Fir, this fiihieSt is intended ~
DC embraced (anti 70 un6crfapd it) bv tb,.
isio'"t,on' and IT 1t sthe opinion of the Senate
+, II II mould let us be more explicit. We have
! lucn treaty with Holland, Spain and France.
and ] confets fee 10 good rrafon wb,, ~.
""u'd Eoe have one with G. B. if il can ~.
mace on terms which will promote the rnutu,I
."tereits OF the two nations. Indeed. cannot
n"Ae!he now we are to get along wjthont con.
''nuai !an1lgs, and probably ultimately war
win All ITS conconiitant evils, unlefs I've Loo,v
,ne ground ON which we are placed. Whiin I
''oo'u aep'ore an event of this kind, vet. if nm.
ae' an .he circumstances, the honour and in.
| r. =, n' my country made it neccf!ary, hone
7rient the infuhs and yindicste tb,, ;n;r;s. os
any nation on earth-With Go. wii,s :. 1fis,a G..
|neEHs1at.nn. with 70 many important objects to
"eSomphin, tubTn't 1T TO the good &c nf;A Of th,>
senate whether ii will be proper to tie up the
hanus or the executive in the manner contrm.
plated ny The rsio!uiien. IF the refoiutiou
panes' the Pretdent NUT in every event ode.
"''"o Ano i'hit upon the reaoratioa of the pro.
perry OF our citizens, captHred and condemned
on the pretext of its being employed in a trade
Win the enem'es of Great Britain, prohibited
m time or peace; and upon the indem a6cation
VI iue american citizens, for their. loGes and
damages fultained by theEe CAPTURES and con-
dcmnations:" This muft be made the h,Gs ON
~n'ch All further proceedings are to be found-
co.: d" not win to be uuderaood AZ br;ne
"'nnG 10 give up the property which has beer,
!"ty taken rem our citizens without an e.
qniVa'ent. An equivalent may he obtained in
many ways. If the refolution is adhered ., nv
me executive refitutior of the property mum
oe united on. Roquet the Prefident TO de.
mand and inGa, and he mutt take this oronnd.
and this only, # we pats this Northumberland
III my opinion this refolutop was NOT intended
20 ceniure the executive, vet, it wonld feem to
pear that contraction. But OF this ground
VIII, 'ot oo]ect to 1t. IT is notorious to every
SS"'e''af, OF 'he Senate that the PRECEDENT has
neen' and is now profecuting a negotiation nm
the iublects which feem to I've the particular oh.
leets OF this retolutior, viz. the condemnation If
OUT Veiieis and the impeachment of American
,eamen 1t would therefore feem inproner on
.h's ground to pats the refolution in its prefept
form. | know, Fir, that what has be.n r. of-
ten and 10 properly repeated is all importact
Oh the Preient fuhieet, that is, that we fbouId
pe u'iiteo III what we do. With this view and
WIN the nope that the fame committee can of.
ter TO the Senate refoluton varied in its form
from the one before us, and embracing the Win.
es or at eaft great majority, and / hone the
whole Senate, move that the refoution be re.
committed. ~ -
Mr.. hDAiR. Mr.. Prehdent--Tbe mo,;e,
oefore the Senate is 10 recommit the refolu.;on
10 a~fPeerai oonmit.ee. OSuIremeu la rtyour
or the retolution AS il ffsnds, have called upon
us to point out the alterations we with to make
=" u as cau'e OF commitment; will do 70
by itati1e my objections TO it in it's preE.nt
ihape. The frf reioIuton on the paper which
hold in my hand, and which met with auna-
n'mous vote OF the Senate two days Daft, con-
tains mere declaration of their opinion On an
soitract principle; TO this refo'ution fully and
freely afent, although did not vote for If. he.
ing that day unwell and ahfent. But this e.
cond retolnton, if it is TO have any effect at all
IS meant to convey an inaruction to the Pref.
aent OF the ". 5. 1t contains 4 reqneR to him,
not only, that he will endsavour to obtain an
adjuftment of our differences by treatv tnt
that prior to this he will "demand and infa
upon the reforation of the property of our ri.
''zens captured and condemned on the preterce
OF 'ts oelng employed in trade with the enc
mics OF u. Britain, prohibited in time nf near.
and upon the indemnihcation of G,ch Amer.
can citizens for their loffes and damao.e fuf
tanned by thsie captures and condemnation -
tnat ne VIII enter into arrangements. Re. THE.
MT. rreil1rnt, ~ the part of the reE,ution OBJ,
!ect TO. 1t is eoi.g too far. 1t is circu:n(ctih.
ing the powers Of the PreGdent, and ty;rc y; r
Gown to particular point. II il maxine tf,nt
the .fns qua non, the BATS on which alors be is
10 treat at leaf it is doing this 20 far as an ooi.
mon OF the Senate, exprehed in this wsv. can
90 IT. II really looks to me, AS if on Ills mar.
ticdiar point Of reh;tution I'VE were AFRAID IN
truit our chief marjhrate. / prefume there ia
not member who hears me, who dos not f,l.
w believe the captures and condemns,ions al.
Iuded to IN the reiolution were urinf, that thew
are an infringement of our rights and that we
are entitled TO reititution. But let it he remem.
bered that thefe condemnations are the folemn
dec'hons OF court of very high authority in
Great Britain. court that, it is well known.
acts under the councils (if not the controuN Of
the cabinet-may we not then reafon,hIv G,n.
pole that the Britifb government are az fuIv
ahured I'm their own minds) that theCe condem.
nations are iuIt and warranted. under the lao,
OF nations, as we are that they are uniuft and
unwarranted and that they will he az 1nwil-
ling to acknowledge in the face of the Who'll.
world that they have been wantonly robh;nI
us OF orr property, as we will be TO acknau,
ledge that we have paid 70 much without
caufe. II has been well obierved by an honor
able member from Tenneffee, that in forming
commercial treaties of this kind, there will be
various points to confder; and it may not be
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