The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-05

are in duty bound to maintain it's happiness.
This may appnar to be self-evident, and SO
simple, that it may produce smile, when
lay itdown in such form as a preliminary arr
ticle. Yet the proposition does not appear to
me unnecessary, at a time, when some ar
least seem to reason too much on the ground
of external matters.
The present circumstances of the human
race arc certainly unprecedented. There is
nothing like the situation and prospects OF
the nations of the earth, in the history OF the
world. IL is q season tor determination
for an examination into all our condensation
a7deliberate consideration of the past & pre-
cent, in order that we may make the hest OF
what is to come Let us be wise and just, &
fear not.
Foreign proclamations, orders and DEGREES,
suspend nearly all our trade, and jeopardize
the remainder. Our persons are not safe,
when out of our territory.
No relaxation from the diCtaton of these
proclamations, orders, and DEGREES. nor from
detentions, arrests and seizures have yet oc-
CURED. On the contrary, they are inCrea-
sed, multiplied and extended, on the express
pleas of mere interest, power, revenge and
mutual destruction of beliigerent by bellige-
rent
No American will deny that arbitrary and
illegitimate regulations, or some or other of
which occur, of eur persons, and property
which take place abroad. Who then OF the
foreign powers have thus offended against our
rights, interest and persons, committing
thereby vast wrongs, and setting a. evil OK
ample to the world? This is an all-important
subject Of examination, because it will teach
ns by the evils already committed against US,
not to depend upon reason and justice from
the same quarter, without Il firm conduct.
evidences of hostility, rivalship, & encroach-
ment upon our rights, interests and national
standing, wherewth England has enriched
and aggrandized herself. injured, and insul-
ted us, and brought like treatment upon us
both by her own foreign allies, and her 70
reign enemies.
Tie ruling power in Great-Britain mani
testify lies in its two houses OF Parliament.
III that place the most open reproioation OF
the treaty of peace Of 1888 took place. The
ministry that made, was violently expelled
from office, and the most extreme dissatis-
faction was manifested at the limits and boun-
diaries agreed upon between us and the -
The treaty was ratified, it is true, bat the
western posts we're detained 9vith ire inten-
ton 10 diSEarmber our c0untry.-The follow
ing statement, admissions & assertions made
in print by the late Alexander Hamilton, Es-
qurc. prove the fact. In the 9Th paragraph
and SD page ofMr. Hamilton's pamphlet I'M
der the signature of Camillus in the year
1875, he states and asserts, that {" there is
just ground of suspicion, corroburated by va :
rious concurrimg circumstances, that Great
Britain has entertained the project Of con
tracing our boundaries at the Ohio" This
(says Mr.. Hamilton positively has appear
ed.
"1st In Canada
''2d. At the British garrisons.'
C Sd. AT the Indian towns" Hence our In
dian wars and expenceS and loss of Indian
trade.
f" 4th. At Philadelphia" the seat of our CO.
vernment, where Mr.. Hamilton lived & was
In the secrets Of our council
S." At London" the scat of the British go
vernment. This testimony is solemn and con-
elusive. Spain we know, advcrtcd to this
conduct and to these views OF the British -
vernment i'll her councils, operations and
Pians England thus contributed to mislead
Spain, or to confirm her in her injurious pro-
jccts of the same kind
in printed statement prepared in Cana
ola by Isaac Ogden, Esq for the information
OF the British Prince Edward, to shcw the
whole scheme III America and tic best plan
of British conduct therein, il was proposed
and recommended to- hold Canada as rcd
over the United States. This state paper
was published of course by the permission Of
the British prince o. government.
British agents and cmissaries have been
intruded into our Indian country to thc inir,.
OF our trade thereto the increase Of our ex
pences-and so TO accomplish tsc end Of ex-
pensive and bloody wars The English were
therefore accessories before the fact and
as their dead bodies have been found viii,
fraudulent colors on them, they have been
partakets in the crime. they have warcd
war against us in these cases to dismembcr
our empire and to monopoizc trade. before
the dawn OF the French revolution.
The English government in 1875 made a
treaty OF commerce with France, whom thcy
call their natural enemy, and agreed that
Frehch shifts 8hoHid frotect Hcir enemies
goods. This they refused to us ul7gngS-el
with particular expressions and intentions
Tor the report Of 1871 TO their privy council
after referring TO this British concession "a
france, states that it should never be CONGO
ded TO the y. States Of America, mat free
ships should make free goods, thus acting lcss
benetcially towards us than towards taeii
Oldest, nearest, greatest and "nafuyuP' enc.
my. Hostility to our commerce, navigation
ana scainen was the plain and uudcniabie
reason; and in the same spirit they have al