The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-11
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Cen. g. SMITH

Cen. 9. SMITH
Mr.. Proficient. Had the how ora!.Ie mover oro.
suced any new document, or given us any new
information, certainly fhoud have siven nav
vote that he ihould have the leave required.
Or had the Senate been competed OF tbe fame
members as thofe of the Ian wear, ihould have
concerted myfslf with giving flent vote on
theqaeition. An addition being made to the Sep
ate OF fevera' new members, il may not be i'm
proper to fate, that this fubiea was at the Iait
tefiien pretentcd to the view Of Congrrfs by
the Prefident A hill was nredicated thereon.
and after great confederation and lengthy diC
csfion palIedi into a law. Has the mover pro.
duced to the Senate any document to fhew that
france Is not fatished with what has been done
Does the gentleman know that any new COM
plaint has been made /? know of none, and
therefore think it fair TO prefi,me that France
has been fully fatis6ed with the law already paf.
fed. The gentleman has f1id that both the
French and Briti!h miniRers have coneidered
the Trade TO st. Domingo as contrary TO the
Law OF Nations. fee nothing of the kind in
the Note from the Brtin, minilter. have M
doubt of the Britih being difpofed to inter]iet
that branch of Trade as they have done alnoa
all our other moh lucrative commerce. Had
the gentleman brosght forward bill TO inter-
dict all trade with Grea'-Britan, he might have
produced many more reafops in It's fupport than
bill propofed-But what is this Law of Natl;
ons! Is it the written law, or that law affirmed
blythe nations who have the mott power Ifthe
gentlemen mean the written law, ImuH bslieve
they are miaaken. haze fomewbere read.
that when part of fate feparatee itfelf. and
IL capable OF Importing that feparation, forms
tor Ittelt government, and fully conducts its
own affairs-that other nations do not infringe
this law by trading or commencing friendlv
intercourse with fuch part.
We are told that celebrated French general
fGcc here has fad, that had gen. lie Cie,e inc.
cceded, he meant 10 have landed all the black,
OF ST. Domingo on our fouthern f,ores. This
may be--hut, hr, II ia not probable. re fuel
however had been his intention, they could no,
| have arifen from refentment on account of ov,
commerce, for We had been Of the preatef, n,
| tility to him and his army, and had then carr;
ed on no commerce that was not fully Can{1ion
ed bY France-Niy, ] might fay, that OWN,
TO the fupp'ies from the u. S. the colony Of g.
Domingo had been prefsrved TO the mothe
country until the arrival nc gen. lie CIercy-TTo
lsf,, Mr.. Proficient, the honorable mover n,
! produce iome new information, fl,all he unde
the beceiitY of voting againft leave to bring !,
/ this bill.
/ DIX. MrTcHfLL, in a fpeecb OF CONFEDERATE
length and detail Gated his objections To oiv;n,
leave.
! HecompIimcnted his friend from pennfvIy.
MA Tor the purty OF his motives in bringing foe
/ wsrd the prefent motion. Bur he couId ne, 70
tram from An expreihon Of his furprife, and eva
his regret, that the fubjeef has been moved
gain in the Senate.
i During the Ian fefGon Of Conrrefs. N. ,yho,
Of the intercovrfe with ST. Dorn;n,o b,I ,,t
dergone iaii 'nve'tigaton. While the bill re