The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-18

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men'oss htuation of our national concerns, and TO
| Profer the fupport Of our blood and fortune, in
preierving the public honour and fecur,y-
William PRENTiS, 7ra5 called to tie CSair
JouN plcKsoN, Secretary.
ne following refou.ions everally propofed ana
unanimously agreed to.
Reiot7'ed, That the citizens of the town oe
Peteriburg, in reviewing the relations of the
on'ted States with foreign natious, are imprefl.
eu WIN the certain though melancholy truth,
'nHt tne'r country has received from fome of
Tue oei'serent powers of Europe, the erofIeft
in.uits' and the moi vital injuries: infults and
INJURIES, which it behoyes the government 70
reore's' whatever hazards, difficulties and dan
gers, it may be necetIary TO incur, in order RI
obtain reparation.
kfJofved, That rs the choice of ,he means
whereby national honour is to be vindicated.
anu na''ohai Juftice enforced, the citizens of
..:e slioure re2oie the highet confidence in the
,e'ect ihch as beft combine the ADVANTAGES ne
oeing the leaf expeniive, and the moff ef6c,c;.
GUS, the leaf burthenfome, and the moe en-.
as neceffary. A'""e ds Tar
NeI0'f'ea, mat whatever burthens it NAV. he
"eeenary to Impofe, whatever force il ma, l..
"ecehary to employ, in the profecut;on of INA
Hational redrefs, the citizens of Pe,cr1,r.. III,
cheerfuiy contribute their quota of tbs w..
A"u pear their proportion of the o,h.r. ~;
l., -. . as '"ey oePrecate war, as being unfriend-
49,. ,,,: T '.'elen or our growing country, vet
WI Joyfuiiy, at the call of government.
ST. y" ''e WORD OF their forefathers or. I;le
So reHouhce the luxuries Of Europe...p,e-
'erring every evil TO that of n,,ion,, J;c.-
every deprivation to that of na,;on,ih -
=, And as IN moment; of dificn,tv ,,I l.
IKE the prefent, it behoves every GOOD
w. ,ePubhc' not only to deliver his o,;n;or oe
peo"c aHa'rs, but to evince his zeal in f,n-,r,
vi mea,ures or national redrefs and retrbnt;or
NeI'fped, therefore, That the chairman ana
secretary OF this meeting be directed TO l;yn ,be
foregoing refo!utions, in the name of tbis ,,sa.
ng' and to tranfmit them to the preGoent and
consrefs of the u. S. ""'
Mr. WATKINS LEIGH, prefaced the reroIr-
''ons ne had to propole to the mee,ino With
mort view of our foreign relations. He ff,ts,I
mat our conteft with Spain, had arifen fror,
tnat powers withholding Compensation for fno'
'a,ionS committed on our commerce dur;ng the
'aH war, though The bad herfclf admitted rucb
compensation to be jufly dye iniining on !,
pr1'o!s iettiement of the difputed boundaries
i1"',.n'Ia-and atthe fame time rejecting our
p'opud' VI fair and equitable adjuftment of
! fTP1ttPe
Asto our contet with Great Pr;t,;S h.. ca
oar ground of complaint was neither neu, ~,
eStraordnary-it was the tyrarrr oftbat ,,o,,,s.
on f1e ocean. He would not particuar;E. orr
! ,.9ufies- the numerous ia.prefIments of orr
'ea!nen' the vexatious fearches of our fhine and
tne frequent interruption Of our lawful neu,rsl
commerce; the fubjea might es6Iv he C;ysils1
INTO volume: But he entered into an ex,n,;,-
alton OF the Britiih doctrine, recently ENFORCED
OF promoting neutral commerce between bel
'eerent powers and northumberland he New
eo' ."a' that doctrine purified through all it's
Io.'equehces' won'd amount to total annihi
a''o', y. neutral commerce; that it was entire
Yof brlti'h origin; that Grea. Britain had her.
irlt often renounced it, in her treaties ,v;.h -
ther nations and that fhe had exprefsly re.
nounced 1t, IN DETERMINATIONS with rs. AZ
theh remarked, on the propofcd reafi,res M
lnon-intercourfe with Great Brit ain - If ,yorld
he peaceful, but a fecure rc,ribution. Il
would itarve her mannfa6turers--it wonId n,.n,
morn III her Tide, which un!efs fpeeIil, ev
|tracted, would terminate in fbaerene anl
Ioeath-Whle the remedy would he al,v,yo i
her own power, namely, uf and liberal nor;c,
on hcr part. The meafure certainly would ROT
NC "''"out IT'S inconvenience to ourielves: hn
."e lhefchan'' VINO would be compelled to feel
new market, for his adventures. would no
member, that for his fake the Gotten was nm
dertaken and the agricuturft ION whole prof
perlty that of all other orders of men in the
depends) Inftead of lamenting the low nr;ce -
MS produce, would anticipate tia honr. whe,
commerce, the handmade of his labor. You,,
be unfettered forever. Mr.. LRtcu conor,,r
lated his fellow citizens on the happy fitnat;o,
OF their country. Other nations refort IN wa
for the purpofes of vengeance war had cor
rupted the purity, enilaved the people, and oc
caloned the decline of all the emnires an,
particularly of all the republics of the cath
Inc pride, pomP, and circumstance of war.
does not comport with the fimplicity of repuh
iican'im But this uon-ntercourfe, while II 20,
the mott efeGtua mode of redrers. wonId C,e
neither the tears of the orphan, nor the BLOC
OF the hero. So far from endanreri.e orr "a
publican inltItutions, il would fortify tbem .
would retore the hardihood of democracu
was Ike recurrance to firf principles; il wa
an emulation of the example of our forefathe,
OF the revolution. But if after all, war fnoul
be neceHary, he trufed there was fn;rit /;
this country, which defied and contemned q
be efforts OF our enemies. Mr. then hapde
iundry Revolutions to the Chairman, which h
moved that the meeting mould adopt.
Mr.. BURK roie in fiIpport of the refolutions
and alIedged as reafons for their adoption. I'll
Pfeiidents meilage, the myfterious procecdinO
IN the fittings of Congress, the various memtr
ais preiented by the principal towns antfe;
ports, aud the general agitation Of the pbbli
{ mind. Theft, faid he, fpeak more forciblJtha