The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-27

defensive and protecting measures become
necessary on the part of the nation whose ma
rii,e resources are thus invaded, or il will be
of its defence its Productions smN
Hc at t!e mercy IF the nation 1vhich hasfos-
srsSed ftseT e.cciusipe.1 Of the means ofcar-
ryins them, and lis Politics may Be infucn-
ced by those 5uho command its commerce.
The carriage OF our own commodities, if once
established in another channel, caunot DC re-
sumed the moment we uaay desire. IF we
!ess she seanien and artists whom it now oc-
cuTies, We lose the present means of marine
defence, and time will be requisite to rai.e
up others, when disgrace or losses shaE
bring home to our feelings tie errc+ Of ha-
ving abandoned Them. The materials for
maintaining our due share of navigation, are
ours in abundance" pages IS, 10, 17.)
He then proceeds to recommend discri-
minating duties, and a navigation act which
shall secure to our-citizens, against each ma
ton, the same rights of navigation as each
nation secures to her subjects and speaking
of the restrictions of Great Britain OH our
he says, they have effected a
loss "to us of near forty thousand tons of
shipping" "This involves a proportionate
loss of seamen, ship-wrights, and %shipbuild-
ing, and is too serious a loss to admit for
bearance of some cETectual remedy"
Once more
~ "ho me- NV ID III NC pIONCu DStOIC
this address is closed, has been more liberal
in his expenditure in aid of than
an y other executive.
have Purposely avoided referring TO those
interesting and enlightened discussions which
ct late have taken place, in vindication of our
commercial rights; because they must BIZ
il the recollection of all. The same reason
rendersit unnecessary for me to press upon
your consideration thisf fact, that it is the in
jury to our foreign commerce. which at
this mement excite principally the feel
ings of this nation, and that the deter
mination to aid it, produces in a degree
her present suiferings. Though it ought to
be remarked, that while every act of the go
vernmcnt evidences determination to sup
port this important interest, at least it Is
doubtful whether the mercantile section is
right inclaiming to direct the mode.
1t only remains for me to show, that every
act of Mr.. Madison, the President elect, tends
to prove in him devotion to tie reasonable
support of the commercial interest.
On & critical examination Of the proceed
ings of our government, from its commence
ment to the present dav, truth enables me
to aver, that instead of an aversion to, his
every action has shown an regard
for it; and that the efforts of no one of its
champions have exceeded his, or evidenced
a warmer disposition in its favor.
i will trace him from the time he entered
the Virginia convention.
In that he remarked, June 18th, 1898
awe should not be surprised in a short time
to consider ourselves as a neutral nation
France OH the one side, and Great Britain Ola
the other. What is the situation of Ameri-
ca ? She Is remote from Europe, and ought
not to engage in her politics or wars. The
American vessels, if they can do it With adj.
Slntarn rnnv CARRY m the C0ynTlpt'c. of the
contending nations. II IS a source of'zveahh
(Which zve ought NOT to deny 10 our citizens.
Ii it be known that our government can COM
mand the whole resources of the nation, we
shall be suffered to enjoy The great aduanta-
gee Of carryfng on the commerce Of ire ma
mons al 1var for none of them would be vii
ling to add us to the number of their enc
mics" Deb. in Va. Con. 181 &182
Again, June 18th, 1873. "lfinterest sir,
should continue to operate on them, (the cas-
tern states) l humbIy conceive, that they will
derive more advantage from holding the Mis-
sissippi, than even the southern Statcs. For
if The carrying business be their natural
hrovince, how can it be so much extended &
advanced, as by giving the encouragement to
agriculture, in the western country, and ha-
wing the enolumcnt of carrying their pro
duCe to market? The carrying trade must
depend on agriculture for its support, in Il
great measure. In what place is agriculture
so capable of Improvement and great extern
ton, rs in the western country" (page 246)
We next find him a member OF the first
Congress. On the eighth of April, 1889, he
moved the discriminating duties i'll favor OF
American tonnage and commerce.: (Deb. in
Con. vol. /, p. 13)
On the 9th Of the same month, he remark
ed, 1.-The states that are most advanced IN
population, and ripe for manufactures
ought to rave their particular interest az
tended IN in some degree; while these states
restrained the power of making regulations
Of trade, they he'd the power TO cherish and
protect such ms 'itutions-by adopting the
present constitution, they have thrown the
exercise Of this power into other hands
they must Have done this with an expecta-
t~.olstiiat those interests would not be neglect
ell here" page 24) the N~ew-England
states are not mentioned, but here is a clear
reference to- their rights and intcreSt3.
Page 26.-"If America was to leave her
ports perfectly free, and make no discrimi-
HatioU between vessels owned by her citl-
Gems and those owned by FOREIGNERS. willie
o;hcr nations make this discrimination, it is
%o5vions that such policy would go to exclude
American shipping altogether from foreign
ports, and she 7u0uid be mutel iqHy affected
IL oHe n her must imtO1 tin INTEREST," to
this We may add another consideration, that
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