The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-13
mo. Sc.

mo. sc.
NEW ways have been cut oren. and ,,ro-
''uce has found its way out Not so with ne :.
we raise no provisions, except a small
i4uantity of rice, for cxporta,os. The pro-
duction of our land lies on our hands. W.
have suffered aud now suffer, vet we
have not complained.
The fears of the Southern States particu-
ia'iy nave been addressed by the gentle
man from Connecticut, by declaration
mat u Britain, whose fleets cover the O.
cean, will certainly find source from which
,toprocure supple of those raw materials
w;hch she mas heretofore been i'm the habit
Oh receiving from us; and that having thus
| iouhd another market, when we have found
the EVIL OF our ways, she wiz turn u deaf ear
TO us. BY way of exempifcation, the gen
ttcman cited Il familiar example OF a man
ouyiug butter from his neigllbors 1t did
ITO. appear to me that this butter story rcsr
ccived Il very happy elucidation In the
country in which I've lives there are somapv
oayers and so many sellers of butter, that
no difficulty results from a change of pur-
| cbasers or customers. Not so with our raw ma.
terials Admitting that Britain can find o.
! ther markets with ease, there is, still a
great distinction between this s. the gentle
mans butte cas-. When man sells ut err he
! rnr"'".s r',"nev ~. s..>riie. i:
his warts and wishes and thos.. of his mr.
chasers are so reciprocal, that no diff ulty
can ever arise Bat O.. Britain must al
ways purchase raw materials of hose who
purchase her manufactures. 1t is not 10 o.
Diige ms that she takes our raw materials.
but 1t is because we take her manufactures
In exchange. So long as tbs state of things
continues, SO long they will continue to re-
sort to our maket There is 20 danger then
Oh our sins our market. Ihave considered
the gentlcman's argument on this ne;nt "a
applied to the feelings of the southern coun-
Try. NO one article exported from the
y. states equals cotton in amount IF then
we are willing to run the risk, trust no
other part of the United States will hesitate
on this subject.
Another reason offered by the gentleman
from Connecticut, and a substantial one IL
true, is, that this measure cannot be cx-
ecuted If this be the case is Certainly in
VAN TO persevere in ii, for the nom exc Gu
ton OF any public law must have bad ten
acency on tie morals of the people. But the
1aciiity with which the gentleman repre-
sentS these laws TO have been cvaded. proves
that the morals OF the cvaders coulInct have
been very sound when the measure was
adopted tor a man trained 20 virtue will
nor, whatever facility exists, on that ac-
Count. step Intothe paths of error and vice.
A4though believe myself that this mea-
sure mas not been properly executed, nor in
mat way III which the situation Of our country
might reasonably have induced us to expect
yet 1t has been so far executed as to yro
duce some good effect. SO far as the orders
ana DEGREES remain III fall force, so far it
mas failed OF the effect hoped from it but
1t has produced considerable effect, as /
snail attempt to shew heI cafter.
In commenting on this part of the gentle
mans observations it becomes proper to
notice not an insinuation, but positive de-
iClaration that the secret intention of LAYING
the embargo was to destroy commerce and
was IN state OF hostility to the avowed in
tcntion. This certainly is aheovy CHARGE.
ina government like this, we sionld act op-
emily, honestly and candidiy the people
ought to know their situation and the views
OF those who conduct their affairs 1t IS tho
worst or political dishonesty to adopt mea-
sure, and offer that reason as a mctivc for il
which Is not the true ard substantial one
he true and substantial reason to-. the en-
ioafgo, the gentleman says he believes was
to destroy commerce and on its ruins to
raise up domestic manufactures. This idea.
think though not expressly Combated by
the observations of the gentleman from Della
ware, (N1r. Whte) was substantially refut-
ed by MN. That gentleman, with great
eleg 'nce and something 9. sarcasm, applied
to the house to know how the t easurv
wonld be filled in the next wear; and oh
served that the present incumbent of the
presidentia! palaces" would not dare to re-
sort to direct tax, because former admi
nistration had done so and felt the effects of
ITS insinuatlng that the present admin ra
tion did not possess courage enough to at
temptit How, ask, if they dare not re-
sort to direct tax, excise laws and stamn
acts, where will they obtain money? In
what way will the public Golfers be flied !,
Tic gentleman must acknowledge that all
our present revenue Us derived from com
merce ami must continue to be 81, except
resort be had to a direct tax, and the gentle
man says, we have not COURAGE enoueh
tor that. The gentleman from Connect;cut
must suppose, if the gentleman from Della
ware be correct, that the administration
seeks its own destruction. we must have re-
venue, and yet are told that we wish to de
stroy the only way in which it can be had ex-
ceptby direct tax, a resort to which it is
asserted would drive us from the public SER
/ vice
/ But we are told with grave face that 4
disposition is manifested to make this inca
snre permanent. The states who call them
selves commercial states, when Compared
,with the southern states, may ernphatically