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

persuasion that these of Oar citizens v-lio from
the dictates acknowledgment aM sense Af DIT
~. nave written or spoken against this measure
VIII themselves, regret the. ef,position when
tbey see the mailper,i, which il has been seized
and the Insulting iis III in which has been viewed
! by the British governor of Canada and the
! BRUSH prime u,inster The first, by inyi,in,.
the citizens otthis country to "A brea CHI or,he en-
barge and promising them the protection of the
/ British government, has evinccd his impression
that the opposition made To that measure did nor
proceed from ;cctions its policy ;,tit ho.
uiity to ourown government, attachment .o,,ut
of q. Britain He wOu,not other wise have ,,,,ad
| so openly to make "a discrimination between tho
/ people ot this country and their government. to
ih'erpose himself between them, and ms ult iii m
ny scntlcr OF British protection iii violating The.
laws OF the gp"ernnl, mt of their choice The
BRITISH minister, George Canning in his letter
OF September 23l, 1863, to Mr.. pinkney. re.
Peats the intinity in term: still more offensive FL,
| tenders the .}mpasbies OF mis- Gracious Majesty
10 the people OF the u. States, and in effect.
expresses lis Willingness to interpoie. in anv
MANNER, IN his power, for their relief even lit
should be by placing the British shield between
! them ana their government 1t is believed thar
mere is no man in whose bosom the spirit of
an American resides, who read and COMPARE
the Canadia:l address and ministerial letter,
without remembering that although tlere is an
| ocean between us and G. Britain, there is nom,
| between us and Canada. AS TO the prac;ous,,f.,
| Of his majesty, we have had sensible cHuer;c,,.,.
oi that, from the year 1865 down to the prekenr
| day We desire no more of we aave NJ,
reason TO lie sciicitous for any farther cohnex;o
| with Prince, IN whose vocabularv- friencisI,;n
ana hostility mean the same things: as to his
friendship, it is written in the plimder or arr.
property and the blood of our citizens.
The construction placed BIZ the BIZ, cover.
| her and minister on the opposition mac. 20 the
embargo m TINS country, is which we
should all feel an interest in repelliny 1t con-
tnInS n..t.tt 4
only to those citizens who have made the op,os
tion, but to the country to which they belong IL
S, IN effect, saying To them, that his gracious
Majesty regards item still as his subjects. and
viii knf1er them u return to their alIeyisnce az
soon as they please and this nsoent overture il;
addressed 10 American Citizens addressed to
Ihem' at time too, when the bones fthose who
lei! IN the wac OF our revolution are still bleach
ing on our fields, and warriors live, who sIllre.
count TO us the incidents of each battle.
To return TO the Embargo Your COMMITTEES
believe that its privatiols in this state, al .east
nave been borne with firnness worthy of the
patriots OF '76: And they cannot fortcai. the ex
preston OF the hope, that the very prompt man
ncr III which Congress has determined ITO CONT
nue. IT. with the addition of non-intercourse, viii,
tiie Offending powers, will dissipate the dcl,lsion
under which they seem to have laborsd. in re
SaId 10 the stability of the union of these states
md the tisnness Of the people who nhabit them
will Convince them that, however distinguish
cd by shades OF political difference, the 6eo,,e
vi the u Ststes are but as man in renc!linp
and puals'inS rorcgn aggression from whatso.
eve" quarter they may come
Your committee have Thought it e2cnediert.
thus briefly, to bring together, to the recolecti-
on OF the house, the most prominent features of
that system OF oppression, which France and c..
3rltam Have practised upon us in order to shew
mat It IS asystem, which involves the PROSTATE
on OF our most sacredriglits, g. if permitted to eo
oi,the final subjugaton Of cur country Your con-,
inttee Cannot withhold the expression OF the SEN
'ment, that by the repeated conclusions OF those.
Two great belgerent powers, the civilized world
seems to have been thrown back, many centuries.
MO ancient barbarism and darkness The iights
| furnished by those great luminarics who have
written on The Laws OF Nations, and who lin
The language of VrgiUian Patriot, now no
more,) :" have held up tnc torch of science TO a
.en'ghted worid,' have been totally thrown a
side, ooSc'fed and eXtinsuished and the mild
| law ofbrutsi fury aad force.
1t is by the operation Of these causes, that tho
u States have been brought TO the crisis in which
'ley nave now to act: our commerce, ~ the full
t'de OF ITS prosperity, arrested and sta grated
our most valuable and sacred rights invaded and
-orn from us our eitizens murdered or impress
ID and held in bondage our sovereignty, as ma
tioi, traInpied on and despised. Under these
circumstances, what remains for us, but to give
20 our government the assurance that we ate with
.lenl, and that we will support them, so long az
ne God OF Our Fathers; shall vouchsafe to give
! us life anu strength? Wherefore,
!. Rcsolved, That tits better for us to cease 10
| exist as Il nation, than tc exist under disonor j.
violated rights g, j.. ,> ..
2 ResOfVed, That the aggressions of c. Britain
and France, have iniringed our honor have vio-
lated our rights, have tisurped upon cur soye-
rcignty as an Independent nati0n---
| 3 Resoiyed, That we will stand by the govern
! ment OF our country and that we will support
them with the last cent Of treasure, and the
! lastdroP OF our blood, in every me asure either
| OF defence or offence, which they may deem ex-
ped'ent, to vlndicate our injured honor and QUE
violated rights
- The preceding Resolutions were passed
UNANIMOUSLY.
Alter short debate, the Preamble was or
dered to be laid on the table.
! a short sketch of these proceedings in our
next.
Doctor M. LE1B has been elected to the
Senate OF the United States from the tate of
Pennsylvania, for six years afer the Ath of
March next. Mr.. Maclay had declined a
reelection.
The votes were as follow:
Michael Leib, 90 votes.
! Scattering, 10
Joseph Hemphill, 81
On the authority of a letter to Tespecta.
bic rCftle man IN tI,;o ,.;t,, .,.