The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-10

our recent courfe with England tkqt Il aa6,;sy
foo particularly to Der. 1t may be obferved. in
curfory reply, that free we are much greater
cuitomers to that country than 10 any, and in.
deed to every other, we had a right to receive
kindnets and juttioe, or Ike prr,,ste euf,mer,.
Sve svere free TO go to cfber .AobJ, and TO make
goods for enrjetveJ. The maaufa taurers of the
continent had done US little injury. Itw,a
Great-Brtain alone, who, of the maritime
powers, violated the rights os the neutrals IN
792 and 1898, during time of peace. She
alone, of the neutral powers violated the mem
trail rights before the war of February. ,7o.-
with France. She alone induced, in Londor,
IN March, 1885, neutral Rate (Ruflia) to 70, m
convention tor deftroying the whole nen,r,l
commerce, diretf and indirect, with the domi.
mons of France.-She alone i1ued fecrct eye
cutive orders, in November, l7os. 70 fon :.
ven the trade OF neutrals, accuftomed in peace.
with the colonies OF France. She alone m,6e
known her intentions to dfmember orr comr-
try al the ONO" England alone eftablifbe,,a
Preis at the ieat OF our government, TO f,,b.
vert our contributions, and to deftroy by ,ibei,.
the friends of their principles. apnroy;na $50
her miniary and legislature, of the ferviee &C
this civil enemy, before the whole nation. h..
fore all Enrope, even after his conyit9ion Rn
gland alone feizcs vene,s in the new or nv,
trade to the colonies of her enemies, while a..
makes treaties with us eftabli1ing fimiIar ,va,.
trade IN both her Indies, and regularly reci-
Procatesa like trade between her own colonies
and thofe OF enemies. She alone impreiIrs c,,r
teamen, and forces them to raife their neu,ra,
hands, in illegitimate war, againit her enem:e,.
with whom we are peace, She alone VIC.
iates the obligations OF our written and ord i'm
LED contracts with foreign fearnen and for.ic,
Pahengers, leaving our !hips, unnamed, to SIC
mercy of the elements. Uniformly ard o,,-
~ the leading party to the frt aeCre..ions q,
neutrals by Ruiha, Pruffa, Aulria, Swe.len
and Spain, in peace and in war, in 1899. and
1913, itiS to her fatal influence, and urdeni,-
bic example, that we owe the injurious pr-c-.
dents of thofe valt wrongs, which have broIla,
the hearts and fortunes of our neutral m.r.
chants. 1t is England alone, which on paper.
mas biockaded empires, nay, quarter of the
globe, unblockaded in fact, and incapable oe
blockade, deltroying the markets for n,ntr,,
produce, manufactures, and property, in enc
mics and neutral countries. it's ENGLAND
which, to draw us into with her enemies,
carried deduction into cur national fena;e, aud
attempted TO commit this nation in the Darti
ton of an enemy's nobIef colony.-More
might be truly faid, but fuifice It to ohfsrvs.
thdt a couric ri iuch circumstances, commence
lag in 1872, and continued TO the lat leafon of
our public buiinefs, may well account for the
neaiures we took to iupport few of orr own
manufactures, by the EXECUTION of fome of thofe
of nation 70 perfeverngly unfriendy, and 4,
cxtenli'ely injurious, in fpirt and in deed.
The conduit of Crest-Britan herlelf, in pre-
viouny discriminating againft US, may be forgot
ten BY our government, but they will admit the
facts on fatement OF fome, which occur.
The important principle, that free lllips make
free goods, was conceded BIZ Great Britain To
France, though her priVy council, recornizin,
that fact, decided fhat-we inoud not be equal
" favored. This mPortant and intentional diff
elimination agaiEa us is worth much more
than all the difcriminatiors we have. MADE a.
gainit Eosland, and all we yet contemplate.
In making a treaty with France and other
fstes, &. Britain effahiified much fhorter.
fimpler, and more favorable liz of conlrahand Of
war than was extended 10 us.
TIE Briti!n government and navy, it is b.
! eved. have not been in the practice of perver!-
ing The right Of fearch TO the impeachment of
falors on the high feas out OF any veTels, but
thofe of the u. States.
The admIIon of other foreign fiips with their
own foreign produce,into observation-disclosures free
ports, and the excluion of the Glips of the U.
States with orr produce from the fame ports, is
another very ferrous determination asainH our
40 -icultnre ard trade
The EXECUTION ef our fhps from the carving
trade, between the ports of which their Ear
India company have pofIefed therntelves and
China and other eafern countries, ia rcR~ic-
tlon NOT oSiieVSC 10 DC lIipOisd on f)me other
foreign veHelG.
The picked beef and pork Of the United
States are prohibited in Great-Britain, but
thofe of fome other countries are received there.
The manufactures Of the United States have
been prohibited in Great-Brtain, while ma
ny of thofe of Rufiia, Turkey, Germany and
the independent ita:es ofIndia have been admit
ted.
But let us make paufe. Let us difcontinue
the further profecution of this examination, LEFT
the numerous evidences Of rigor and injury
from England may produce recruitment we do
NOT detirc, or be miftaken for deiign TO CEN
fure and offend her. Far different motives in
deed hare really excited to this publication
the peaceabie maintenance OF the rights and
intereft of the u. States, and the exemption of
human nature from the evils Of difcord and the
crimes and mieries of war. The weeping
voice of bleeding Europe feenled to cryto the
diltant Americans, PrejsrVe y9Hr bsace. Under
circumstances 70 affecting, it aPPeued wife and
lawful, and right worthy to appeal to the
friends of humanity and truth in the two nations,
on fuCh matters as concern both, and refpeet-
fully TO Offer to our own country the weighty
confderations, which feem 10 di6Yade from the
kafy eftablifhment of a P0zUsgtI May.
7bit is aetnO7oieiged in tbe late Gen. HanLfes's
fsejfem.