The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-24

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the illusions of pensioncd printers. Th,
proof belongs to the assailants. yet it willn
be produced; and ought not tiie'in!erencc t
be, that it ,ioes not exist. The only evidenc,
ever offered is,
1st. Occasional remarks i'm Congress ans
else where injurious TO commerce..
2nd. The Presidents recommendation t
remove the Discriminating duties,
Sd. The embargo.
As to the first. that thev have existed il
too true. they have arisen from the irrits
tions produced ny the remarks of ycnr friend.
from a want Of that know ledge of the init
mate connection between the great interests
OF the nation, which all public men ought tt
possess, and from the heated imaginalions o.
Theorists.
But IN deciding this point, you will Judge
from the acts OF yotr governments, and no,
from these individual eifi,sions. For govern
nent can no, more be asswcrable for them
thaa you can for those denunciations agains,
government; those threats of rebellion and
separation which manifAsta hatred TO a par,
of the nation. aud destroy the hard e..rhed
fame OF New England.
1t is not true that the wessern and SOUTH
ern states have a hatred to the
term ought at least TO be softened down to "a
version aud in my belief the difference of
character arises solely from the difference of
condition and situation.
But | viii admit the charge in it's highest
latitude. What followst snail we e.,ab
lish a separate government? BY no means
This imaginary evil which produces collisi-
ons of opinion, 10 the very basis of your wealth
ard happiness - You have to Choose between
opinions occasionally offered against your
interest, and expressions offensive to you as
men, and the reduction of your commercial
Importance, AID your personal prosperity.
Man fellows the employment most Copgenial
Ito his feelings. and he naturally supports
what he foiiows. You must either enjoy all
the benefits ct your commerce., with these
personal and hostile eiusions, or you must
induce the people If these sections to ac-
quire a tondhess for it, in which case they
will not only speak OF itwith an affectionate
regard, but they will become your caEpe-
%titors and rivals. Do you wish TO sacrifice
this important interest TO a smile or a bow ?
DO You wish TO encourage that sentiment
whichyields you more personal respect at
, the loss ofsynm. wealth and hapH!.eSs? These
people have the products TO export, the~bot-
toms to grow'the hemp, the forests to fur
nish the timber, and every other thing 10
contribute to the establishment of an extern
sive commerce. If YOU think that YOUR ca
pitai, or your superior nautical skill will o.
verpower them, you deceive yourselves
IC NiVW lIGl your CdtJtdt, from iuSdl,
has become solid in less than twenty years /;
and the energies of their minds, and lie per-
severance OF their labors viii not be infe-
lior to yours, If YOU oice enkindle this pas
/ sion ia their b0solns.
Their aversion to is our palla-
dunn, and their etfusions of splenetic cast.
are but a small tribute to which we submit
for our ~enjoymeuts. Let us go Oh quietly,
yield support 10 the government, cultivate
the best understanding with every part of
the nation. spread our capital through the
western forests, select there every place for
a ship yard, inspire their people with con-
fdence and will a knowledge of the benefits
of cur intercourse, improve car schools, send
annually into the nation fifty thousand well
informed active citizens, aud extend the fa-
%culties of transacting business ito every
Corner of New-England and although from
our geographical position, our direct iDflu-
ence must be small, our indirect influence
will give us our just weight in the nation. You
ought not to forget that direct influence is
solely charged with the duty of making the
nation happy. while Indirect influence en-
joys every national bepeft without any res
possibility.
Cd. The recon- .nendation of the execu-
tive to remove the discriminating dutiesi
For tie purpose OF setting the point
in discussion, it is imInlterial whether
the removal of this discrimination would
have Injured or benefited commerce.. 1T is
due TO the President, however, to remark,
that by many eminent merchants it was
thought to be useful. Eut certain tits, that
TIE amotinn of the discrimination, was, by
the executive, designed To- aid car mer-
chants and when they were known to be
generally averSe to it, the measure was a.
bandolc1 without even a discussion in Cor
grsss. This Ahandonment proves d rcspec.-
tl attention to ,lcir cpiuioiIs. as we IS a
regard 10 their interests and feelings.
Sd. The embargo. The causesw mich led
to this measure ave already been Develop
ed. the mannerm which it was laid, and
its extension to cur products, our
and our III nufactures, as veil as to our
Shipping, clearly demonstrated that its dc
sign was to produce a national benefit, not
to inIure tins. ,.onnncrcial, or any other in.
tercst. Had it been inij ed to pNr shipping,
MY mind would have told me 70 bid adicu 10
national tranquility and happiness.
You Rave bcen told that your suferings
are superior to those Of the other parts OF
the nation.
The ptblic acts hf Che different ctates, cbn-
stitute ti:e best evidence of the extent Of the
evils experienced in the prcscnt state of the
country. Evils, which you will Constantly
bear in mind, derive their origin front the
%lawless tyranny Of foreign powers.
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