The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-13
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4

we nave lately unlimited to our readers vari.
Gus extracts from Eogiiih prints, which, we have
conducted, asin adegreeindica,iv ofthetemper
Oh me government OF that country towards u.s.
i"th'seHltiate, we are well aware, that the infer.
encesdrawn oy US amount to no more than proba-
biiities; and we areitill not without hone. tia,
the councils of Britain will be animated bv fen
t'ments OF Juitice and honor, and that thew will
be iufnciently enlightened TO perceive that the
ultimate PROPERTY and power of nation, how.
ever great and however powerful, can ONLY be
iecured by guarding her own rights without vi.
olatug thoie OF others. We have ever believ-
ed, s. we do fill believe that the refources of tba.
Hand, under the guidance of wife and mag
unanimous policy, are fully competent TO re.
deemIng the nation from the perlous, the Gala
mitous CONDITION 10 which ihe has been rsduc-
Ell by the misconduct OF men altogether aetna
ted by the love of Office and wealth. And fo
long as the luxurious itaiesmen lived whole dif.
interefted character iiionc with the brighter ef
Iulgence from the venality that furrounded him.
we continued to chcriii the hope, that WELDING
dt length Ia circumstances, England would
bandon thoe unJuit preteniions which have
made nearly the whole world bottle to her
Certain il is, that tina, great man, had he been
permitted without control to guide the helm.
would have fearle;sly deitroyed all monopoIies
of individuals CT corporations, and have Der
United the ieas TO be the common property of
man. Ia etictting iuch revoution, he youId
have Identified the interetts of England, with
the general nterelts OF other nations, and have
proved that no itep, more promotive of her 20.
id wealth and true glory, could have been IA
ken. For, in the pretent tate of the world. of
what avail to England are her colonies, and ex
tended trade In former periods her colonies,
being maintained and defended for one fourth
part OF the eXpencr IT pretent incurred on their
account, may have added TO the Cock of her
national wealth. They were, moreover, TO
many Aepping, Homes to conqueA. But that day
is pat. The enormous exprnce at which ,hefe
colonies and her trade are now Imported, eats
up all the profits, nay, according to her own
otiicia! tatelnents, not only deitroys the pro.
hts, but III lone cafes, trenches upon the CAPT
tai. Are then iuch poltilions worth retaining !?
Does the merchant who can ouly fell particular
wares at lois add to his took by new inyeit.
ments? No. Individual interclt is fagacious
and circumipett. Il exerts IFS energies TO cre-
ate, not 10 dehroy. IL is referved for the icno-
rance Of rulers, and for their upuit purfuit of
Their own perfonai intercfs, for the arrogance
aud obhlnacy Of Kings, to drive on in career
that mutt inevitably terminate in the nfelicty of
the governed. We ak pardon of the reader
for this dsreliion, into which we have been led
by orr indignation at the mfconduct of rulers,
appointed to defend, but actually employed in
deRroying the little remaining happ,neis OF their
condiments.
Our prefeut object is TO add few extract
to thoie already given from Britilh prints, on
the affairs OF the two nations.
Cobbet's Political RcgiGer for Augut is full
of fpeculations ON the duty of Britain to alleIt
what he terms her maritime rights. BY the ex.
tracts which follow, it will be ieen
- b. 81. Il e =.
both countries on the ocean.
That he contends, on the part Of Britain, for
the dominion of the ieas even to the oppolite
flores.
That IL has been heretofore the uniform po-
Icy of Britain, 10 lar only 70 iefpea The Lazvs Of
noiionJ, as related to the forms of treaties and
The like
That they maintained the right Of making
couquelts on the ocean.
That, as to the affairs of nations, it is asigbt
slons that contributes rigbf.
i he reader may imagine that il is mponible
for even Inc daring mind Of 4 Briton to 20 fur.
thrr. Bat he is mifakeD for Goblet adds
" BY war judcioufly conducted, upon he A.
vowed principle Of maritime dominion, we have
IL in our power 10 d,froy, for half century,
the Tnean- ct his (Bonaparte) obtaining that
force. MI n Pip belonging 10 any b7zvsy 5oalG
he EL9ry,l 80 p4j5 but ppm eosdifion5 brejt,i6ed
6y rs. E1.y Jail abo0 TIE Ia Rouid, as in for.
Der h1es, b. >usd,ehf 10 the admiralty If Eng.
kan|P
Such are the principles coniended FOR by this
writer. " hope they are not the principles
of the government we are fure they are not
thCre ~ TIC nation. Bot VIC fear that they are
The principles cf 4 clals Of men, u,i,rer mean 10
nun5er, sor con:eupliblt ig 5iLl Of power.