Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-13
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,hCuitieS, was as completely gotten rid ,r
as 1T majority of this House had teclar-
Gu IL an unwise measures and therefore
repeated 1t. I do recUliect 10 have heard
lone gentleman (Mr, Eppes) say thar unless
Ithe section repeating this law were s,rick.
len out he should be compelled % vote a.
isainse the non -intercoUrse bill He coriar
leu the douse to cling TO the old non imDtr.
jtation act as the last vsstige and symbol
joi resistance 10 British oppression-hut
the House was deaf to his call, and tie
Inon.importatioD act was plunged beneath
tne wave, never Il trus,) 70 rise again.
When, therefore, the late President Of the
on''eo States made an offer to Great Bri..
}tan to suspend the embargo as TO her.
provided she would withdraw her rd,.rs
I'm council, will suppose that she had ac-
Icepted that offer. In what situation would
Is9e nave stood in relation TO the u States
fier me Cloths, her leather, her watches.
her this and her that would have been pro.
fnioEed abundance into this cou try under
the old non-importation act OF 1906, which
would have been in force. That &C, in
point OF fact had no operation on her adyer.
Isary. Her ships would have been nro,ih.
jteo the use OF our wa;ers whilst the shins
OF war or her enemy were admitted. Did
mat make no difference! That, sir. womb
nave oeen the situation ofthe two conn,ri,e
lProvioed she had accepted the uiier 20 sus
jFehu the embargo as to herselt-the old
)non-iuportation act in operation, her shine
iof war excluded and her rivals adm;trsI
pray you, was not that the condition of
the country when Mr.. Rose arrived! Wa.
there not some difficulty undsr the procIa-
"at1on, IN tue admission of the Stat,ra fri,
Igate bearing that minister into onr yy.,ars,
ana were not French ships of war then. 8.
nave they not since been riding oui-t.var
Annapolis, Norfolk and elsewhere H.
not IN fact the gallant captain Decatur ia
ken our own seamen out OF one of tbe,, ,
ana YET, sir, the offer at that time mad. bv
lus has been identified wth the nevoc,st;o,,
between Mr.. Secretary smith and NJ
Erskine. What then was her si,u.,iorS
ne non importation act in force, her sh,n.
eTcIHGed and those of France od1,i-frd
'"u hotnihs IN iorce IN relation to France
Except the embargo. What is pow Tie -,
uation OF sifairss Trade with har
tored to the same situat on in po,nt NJ tac,
IN which II stood when congress- m,r 49,
an 1873 30 at the memorable frst secsior
VI tue hlhth congress which generated the
Ola non-imPortation act of 1906: Her oh no
OF war are admitted into cur waters ~
trade is freed from embarrassment. Viii.
the ships or her adversary are sxcInded
and the trade between us and that diver
stry forbidden by law. Whiie, .herefore
auii 'ead5 & Wiling 10 approve the ccndu,.s
Vi ''.e present administration, it is nor be-
ans conceive that they have effected
any thing so very difficult, that tbsv ha,-a
obtained any such mighty concession hnt
because they have done their Guy VI.
sir,-we all recolleCt the ol,ieci,cns uoo,,s
10 tne treaty negotiated by c I!onel Monroa
Huu MT rhcHhey on two great leaf,u,,
accou lts-lSt. that II contained ro e0,,,.Js.,
provision against the Imprisonment or So
men As there any provision noyy made ;
mo SIT. 4he next objection to the f,4.,,,,
was 'tle more attached 20 IT by ioros fIo,Iand
dlu EAu'6iahH' What, sir. DID gentlemen
=" ''1' TCor say was the purpurt Of ,nIs
note / hat It's object was 10 nm, ~
state OF amity IN respect 70 Grcat p,,,.t,,
at the eXpence Of the risk OF coll,sinn ,,,;,i,
| france GA account OF this note tht. ,r....
~ and treaty makers have been rc,i,;rsi,.-
Canned. And yet we are now =, 49,
ihCt, IN that very situation in rei,,i,,,,
the Two nations, ia which IL was sid -,
the Brush comm ssjoners by the no,e ai,'.'s
70 P'aIe Us ana winch was 81 lIicient re,so,
see"ruins 10 tne arguments of gentlemen
ioI 'eJGCtnS the (re"ty. The note was @
" vi ien' SehtIemen SAID that would nut
us IN state of hostility with -. fu-
France and am,ty with regard 70 go, I"
we refused TO give our bond for 5, ,I"u.
was represented however uninstIvl " ~
to be sure, sir-bu; we have nail ~ 20
ney. We have done the very thing 80, ~
gentlemea say the note aimed 10 ;n,,, "n'cn IA
TO do. We have put ourselves in !. e. -"
on endangering collision with Fr.nca 90
almost ensUrng amIty with England WI a
nave destroyed the old nom lmpor,at,oo ~.
the non-intercourse act is Snspended ~.
her; trade is again free--there 10 $500 10
now TO prohibit her ships, wbetber rns
commerce or war, from coming in,. Iol
waters, whilst our trade with F.. "uI
completely cut Oft, and her shiDs ,.rcI.'J.,
from, our waters. l Cannot too Off, estt
the attention ct tie house 10 THE e.. au
which am compelled to dwell and - = T''
late, to get rid of this merc,Jesq ,,o,;oa,
which Kills while it profe,ses - r',". '
When Mr.. Rose came into This cono,I' S'
French ships of war were freely sGm',sTJ
English ships we're excluded. '''o'
AS "the physician, in spite Of b;,rso,eD
saysin one Of Moiiere's best comedies ~,
change tout ceia--the thing is who'll .. "
served. We are likely 70 ne ON go
terms with England, mauere the be-, So
ertions OF some Of our politicians. Trsds
with Great Britain Is unshackled 80
al mi