The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-17
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venue. Ihis operation upon labor. con,d
not De productive OF revenue, but would be
an enormous charge upon it. am thetefcre
Inclined To think that the British cab;pet
would not feel any great obligation to ,bs
gentleman for his ingenious discoyervs-Al
these considerations must present strong in
JUDGEMENTS TO Great Britain to revoke her
"os,iie ORDERS; bat she has hitherto refused
to do so.
Lst candid inquiry be, now made into
inc actual causes of this refusal The gsn-
tieinan from Massachusetts, (AIr. Lioy,I9 in.
forms us, that the British cabinet Showed
some so:icItude about the embarg,i laws. till
some time between the 22d of June and the
zSeh OF July last, within which time ,infor-
NATION flowed IN upon them, which relieved
mem from this solicitude, and reconcied
.hen TO the embargo (Mr. Lloyd rose. to
explain. He said he referred to'the months
OF June and Iuly, without mentioning any
particular days of those months) / admir-
that the gentleman did not mention the p,r-
ucuiar Gays; took the particular DAYS for
greater precision, from the correspondence.
'"ess ": :'.anIy ssS; Wi i,ia,iison. rom
winch presume the gentleman had drawn
his information
What was the information that flowed in
upon the British cabinet, from the 22d Jnn,,
" 'he ~Sth Oh July That period announced
TWO eVehts. FIRST, the wonderful revolution
In SPAN; although this event must b.y.
been pretty well understood in London befo,s.
even the 22d of June, perhaps not To ire full
extent. The other event was, he paltrv AZ.
Tempt at the resistance of the embargo laws
III vermont, magnihed into a formidable in
sli,rection against the government and the
unhappy olscontents manifested i'm Boston
ana its neighborhood, together with tke re.
suit OF the election in Massachusetts, An
ehese circumstances were certainly greatly.
exaggerated rPcrhaps, utterly misrepre4-
sehteot. Here, then, sir, we clearly discern
the real causes of the refusal of the Rr;t;sh
cabinet to meet the just and honorable pro-
prositlon of the u. States, and to revoke
their ordcrs.in council. The Spanish revo-
iuti"n, no doubt. contributed to their deterA
in'hatSon but the principal cause, was CUP
own DIVISIONS and discontents, either Wholly
inexperienced or highly exaggerated.
before the 22d June, Mr.. PinIlney and
Mr. Canning were engaged in the most in.
formal and friendly communications. Mr.
canning had gone far as to intimate tn
WV rinkncy' that he might in few days
expect to be able to communicate TO his ro-
'ernment' some agreeable intelligence. e.
Vl,!cntiy meaning, either the revocation or.
reiaXation OF tn hostile orders But i,nfor.
t"hateiy, shortly after the 22d June, the
packet arrived with this food of disgraceG,1
information from the u. States Immedi-
ateiy after the receipt of this Information.
OF rather INSTRUMENTATION, Mr. Canning
changed his conduct All in ormal confer
ences with Mr.. Pinkney are denied and a
FORMAL note demanded, in reply to which.
'he note OF refusal wasreturned, marked, as
we have seen, with indignity and insult to
the United States.
Now, sir, let me ask, whether these facts
40 not demonstrate, that the continuation of
.He hosthe orders Is principally, if not sole
", owing to the dishonorable divisions and
hiscoalehts In this country, and the exaggc-
rated accounts given of them 10 the RritisI.
government That events in Spain alone.
however Intoxicating to the British cabinet.
were not, of themselves, sufficient to pro-
duce this effect ; because they were known
before the change in Mr.. Canning's conduct
took place, and had not produced that eff
rect but, the moment the extravagant ac-
counts OF the discontents and divisions in this
country were received, was the moment of
change IN Mr.. Canning's conduct, ard, there
lore, must De considered as the real cause
that produced 1T. Besides, sir, was not this
change OF conduct the natural effect of this
diSgraseful Information? When Mr.. Cam
ning was informed that the people of the JT.
states had become false to themselves mad
refused to bear the necessary prvations, inn
P"SeuDy tnc government; had, lii fact, Sc
parated themselves from their own govern
ment-that they would eject persons TO Of
nee, who would voluntarily Weld obedience,
to Mr.. Canning's orders-what inducements
could he have for fheir revocation, If ODE
dience and submission were gratuitously ten
dered by the people of the United States, he
had certainly nothing to do but graciously to-
accept them and his note affords full evil
dence of this impression OH his mind. The
refusal OF the British government, to revoke
their hostile orders, therefore, appears not
to have been founded upon calculation OF
It's interests upon correct information
Dut upon miscalculation of its interests
upon misinformation. How much. then.
is it to be lamentcd, Mr.. President. that
our sufftr!ngs and privations should be Con-
tinued, by the discontents, which were in
tended to remedy them? How can the ay-
thors of these dscontents, reconcile their
conduct to the nation, or to their own Con-
sciences What compensation or atone
ment can they ever hope to- make to the peo-
pie for the protractions of their priyatons
and suferngsf What, for the disgrace
brought upon the Dationl What, for all the
horrors and calamities of war, which NAV.
and probably will be, the consequences OF
srch conduct? Let the infatuated authors
OF 1t answer these questions. Ages OF ser.
wees cannot atone for these cruel, these nm
fortunate errors.
Jt IS esked, sir, how Go the embargo laws
operate on FranCcS IL is readiIv udrn;,,ol