The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-08-11
ladhere 70 cao9r, conset-ated by her pre.

adhere TO cao7c, consee-ated by her pre-
| cepts.
If they have children, VIII they not resist
an oppressiops which growing precedent
will cast upon their posteritvs
| Ii they are only alive to their osv,i interest
/ If they feel only for themselves-are they
! SO stupid as not to see their own dearest
rights and interest at issue ?
Let them mark their own situation. Let
ten trace the Entertainments. which G. 4.
has attempted 20 make upon their rights: her
Jealousies OF Usher preteXts to narrow the
range OF our cemmerce. 3E
fIst, we ware Colonists. and most of our
commerce was &c &c centred in her All our
cargoes, which went to the North of Cape
! Einisterre, were to he bound TO her ports.
Next, when we became AN independent
/ nation, she wished 20 shut US out OF her West
India colonics--'Thc late. admirable Essay
from Bells London Messenger" hiss X
planned the whole history of thatrransaction
| Then she attacked us with her provision
Orders--her paper proclanlations of block
ade-her extension Of the list OF cohtraband
She wished to ruin our trade to the colo.
mes OF her enemy--although she herself
granted. licenses to her own merchants to
carry on the same trade. s.
= And now under the same miserable pre-
tence of retaliating upon her enemy the evils
OF his own iniustice---of compelling him to
feel the pressure of the war-she inter
diets our trade to the continent-almust all
our produce is TO SO to her--she is t. buy it
and licences are to be issued to her ozy7,
merchants TO smuggle il into the continent.
Vultures of the ocean when will you be sa-
tiated with American carnage
| 1t Is no !ongerto ne conCe aieti,- that G.. i
wars not only against her enel,'y, but also
against one, whom, the :" Hints 10 both Par.
ties denoihlnGfcS her ri7di. lt is war
tor plumber, and for commerce. Whilst
Carrying OF warrior territory and power
with France, she is carrying on SLY under
plot against the trade of America All her
steps are guided by the same calculating
spirit, which dictated the comics ions in Mr.,
Erskipe's letter OF February 23, 1903. that
= the object of these regulations will be the
establishment OF such Protecting duty, as
shall prevent the enemy from obtaining the
produce ot ms own colonies at cheaper
rate than that Of the colonies If G.. Britain
i-and that the entire prohibition Of co.ron
was TO aid her anujdctureS at the expence
of those of France. The secret, however
is now fairly let out BY the 100 merchants o
Loudpn-who protest against certain mea
sure FOR the relief of America. because :. i
mill ated against their own interests"
now make their election. There are array
ed.
On tie one side On the ofhe,,
the rights the U. S. the pretensions CT G
their own interests, these of G. Britain
Which will they prefer?
Let them read Mr.. CanninG's speech i,
the II. of G. on the 18th June. The British
Secretary tells us, that he will no longer in
sist upon the Sd concession, which Mr.
, Ersklne was instructed to ask. 1t is not t,
;, be SING qua non. The enforcing of OH
own laws by taking our vessels bound t
France &c. was, forsooth, a mere cou7resl
to us ! The other two are however to b.
the sine qua non-that is, we must previous
ly abandon the colonial trade and all the
trade to France, Holland. Italy, & where
ever she may dictate. We will pass by thu
arrogance of such demands as these-bu
I let us merely ask, where would be the aa
pantage to the United States of a repeal O
the British orders, if the very terms of tina
repeal were to be an abandonment of ever,
branch of that Commerce. which they ha(
interdicted ?-There is absurdity upon thu
very face of it.
" But there is an advantage" some per
DRY may say; the repeal will furnish you
, with an argument to urge upon France The
repeal of her DEGREES. Has she not pledged
herselfto do it,? But suppose that Franc,
should merely suspend her DEGREES, " as re
streets the U. S.''precisely as Mr.. Erskine die
at Washlngton-or suppose that France only
retains their municiNai effect, by admitting
American vessels from the u S. with our owl
! enumerated productions, & compelling their
to take their return cargoes in her own pro
duce--as may terhaflS be stated by Mr.
HdutertUe TO Mr.. ArnlStrOng-will this bt
enough for G.. Britain. 1t is all that we Cal
require-but it is not enough for her Fol
Mr. Canning in his letter to Mr.. Pinkney
OF Nov. 22d 1908, says, that-the system o
G. b. will be continued in force, " until the,
(the French decrees) are uneguiUocaHy a
baHdoned." Where then is this advantage
How long then will any of the merchants o
the y. .. be blind to their interests?
Nothing that is herein stated, is intend
ed to have any application to the country
merchants. They in fact have the same
views, interests and feelings with the Plan
ters and Farmers. Most of them are il
truth themselves Planters and Farmers.
JUNIUS .BRUTUS.
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