The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-20

sh.iiings and pc nee. Our national ciaraC-
cams held out by this miserable commerce
q world sell for more in every market sub
mt to this disgraceful tribute, it would
not De worth cent, and would rot sell
Tor 1t in any market. ~
The gentleman from Connecticut, (Mr.
Hiilhouse,) says, that the embargo is sub
! mission to the mandates of both France and
|Ircat' Britain, and therefore dishonorable.
-1e makes this statcment-Francc saws,
| you shall not trade with Great Bri,ain-G.
Britain says, you shall not trade with France
and we say, VIC Will not trade with either,
and therefore CRAFTY both. The fallacy of
inns argument consists in the mistatement
rance says, you may trade with me, and
! am anxious you should do so, but you shall
not trade with Great Britain :; we say, we
will not trade with YOU, nor with Great
britain Now, sir, is this Welding to the
| mand:te, or gratifying the wish of France ?
Cettalnly no'.-Grea.-B Britain uses the same
language, and meets with the same reply
now contend, that we have neither Weld
e1 submission, nor gratied the wish of Ell
tner but have resisted the wishes and man
dates OF both and / have no doubt that
both are astonishcd a the honorable and dig
nihed attitude we have assumed and hithcr-
to persisted in.
| But, sir, the gentleman intimates. that
.
suspended a rod over tile head of (;reat- Bri-
tain, and asks, whether any American
would negotiate with rod suspended
over MS mead! Let me ask i'm turn, sir.
inc gentleman's proposition, is not sub
| mission not indeed, while the rod is sus-
pended over cur heads but whist it is APP
Phed win the most unrelenting severity to
our backs! was really hurt, sir, to see that
any gentleman could make an observation
which would bear the most distant tint of
| aEoioSy 1orG Britain and / cannot con-
ce've now any gentleman can reconcile it
TO himselt, when he reflects upon the mary
outrages committed by Great Britain a.
gainst the United States, before even anv
attempt was made to DO ourselves Justice
ana that these outrages were increased. in
| proportion to our patience under them.
Inc gentleman from Massachusetts Mr.
Lloyd expresses his fears of some design
| tor tue destruction of commerce He tells
us, orr commerce has grown to an enormous
size, ana warns us that it is not to be trified
with. The gentleman from Connecticut
TOO teiis us, that the avowed, was not the
E,eai oojec,' on the embargo laws; and that
so propneSied at the time of passing them
THAT their real object was to ENCOURAGE
manufactures, at the expense of commerce
ms charge of insincerity is serious one
luis or nature to impose re >traint mon
tne 1eelinss, against making the merited re-
ply. ~ mas excited my surprise more than
any thing levc! heard fall from that gentle
man and the only apology can find for il.
IS, tnathe unfortunately prophesied it. II is
a painful effort OF the mind to admit ourseI
YES false prophets. BY this time, it is inn
possible, but the gentlemen must be convjn-
ecu, 'hAt TINS was false propheSy. He re-
minds me of two lines in Iudibras:
A man convinced against his will.
is OF the same opinion still"
L ne gentleman must be convinced. but re-
tains the same opinion. Sir, whether il he a
suspicion or Jealousy, or Whatever delusion
the gentleman is laboring under, peremp-
.or.y ueny tne eSistence Of the fact he has
,'sl'ua'eu' 10" mas 1t happened, that the
commerce OF the y. States has become so e.,
nornous; but from the fostering and protect-
ing influence of the federal government .
what act OF hostility against commerce has
ever been shewn by the government. / chal-
ienSe the gentleman to name one. or a sin
S!e act from the southern members unfavor-
ape 10 our commercial prosperity. On the
other name cave we not always concurrcd in
the stimuli given to commerce bv d;scrimi-
mating duties, both on tonnage and merchan -.
dlze, by the drawback system! and MANY
other acts not material now to mention. If
| idS oeeh loih these causes, added to the en-
terprizes OF our people, that commerce has
arrived at such pitch sfprosperity. They
certainly do not warrant the charge brought
against the government.
| But what has excited nv surnrize moro
shan any thing else, respecting this sugges
ton IS, that the delusion upon the gentlenSn's
mind, should be so strong as to Danish h;s
recoHectlon OF the local interests of the diff
| terent states IN the union, He seems To SIN
pose that the southern are manufactur;po
states--Ihis is not the fact.-The fact is
that the commercial are, also, the mauufac,
turing states. The southern states are apr;
cuitural and commercial, not manufacturing
except In the household way and that is
not the species of manufacturing, that has
excited the gentleman's alarm. The recu-
liar organization Of society in the southern,
states, will, for long time, forbid large es-
tabiishmeHts of domestic manufactures.
ms is the kind which gives the gentleman
so mucn alarm and in this kind, the south
ern states have no local interests whatever.
they have, however, an essential Interest
IN commerce, although, generally. the n,er-
chants carryingi 1t on, may not reside within
them. lhe agriculturists know, that a pros
porous commerce is essential to good prices
ana, therefore, they have always contributed
10 rs protection and prosperity I'm this state
OF iacss, the gentleman may find perfect
security against his cxtTavagtnt, &, ugFonnd-
ell Jeaiousies. Put the gentleman is alarm