The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-07

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MIR. lWacca presented to the uoase copy
OF certain resolutions Qscrctofore inserted
III this paper0 adopted by the General
Assembly of North Carolina. approvin,.
the measures Of the government, and pled.s-
ing themselves to support them with their
lives and fortunes.
NON-INTERCOURSE.
Mr.. RAca (rean } said he intended to of
fer resolution for consideration, but he
Thought 1t might be proper to make some
preliminary observations. Since the com
Teicemeut Of this session of Congress, said
Mr.. Rhea, several resolutions, respecting
the coI:sm of the U. States have been
submitted to the consideration of this House
these several resolutions contain senaratc
and distinct points OF commercial regulation.
They have no common centre to which they
all may gravitate. They have no common
governing principle VI Discrimination al
foreign nations, favorable OF unfavorable.
are equally involved. The second resolu
ten, reported by the committee On foreign
relations, embraces principle deserving
consideration: it is expressed in the words
following: " having in force orders u
DEGREES violating the lawful commerce and
neutral rights of the u. States. This is the
grand discriminating principle to which all
commercial regul atoms of the United States
ought to gravitate as I common contrc. An
commercial nations arc individuals of the
sa ne family, and, that peace might be pre-
served, 1t IL greatly to be desired that they
had system OF commercial law providing for
the common interest and reciprocal benefit
OF all. The commerce of a nation consists
of two parts, expectation and importation.
These two ought, in their relation to foreign
nations, to he commensurate. If any ma
ton, or nations, unmindful CT friendly and
mutually beneficial commercial intercourse.
VIII make restrictions, violating the lawful
commerce and rights of any other commerce.
al nation, what commercial regulations soc
YER the injured nation may think proper t.
make, onght not, in justice, to affect com
nsrcIal intercourse with any nation or ma
tons, other than that one on those who
nave begun and do perscvere in the morl, of
commercial rapaci;y and destruction, The
orders and DEGREES of Great Britain and
France, violate the lawtnl commerce and
neutral rights OF the United States. ANY
regulations or restrictions made by the u
states to save their commerce from destruc-
ton, and tomcet the operation of the same
orders and DEGREES, and of all such orders
or DEGREES OF any other power, ought
In justice, to be commensurate, equally ex.
tcnsivc, and to comprehend all nations hay-
ing III force such orders or deerees. The
resolution, which l intend to submit, (aaid
Mr. Rhea) hath in view to establish prin
ciple of dissemination, just in itself and uni.
"e;sa!!y reciprocal.
IT there be any sovereign, independent
power, nation or people. who hath not, or m ay
not have iii force orders or DEGREES violating
the lawful commerce and rights of the Uni
tea states that sovereign, independent pew
CT, nation or people ought not to be included
and comprehended in any such commercial
regulation, adopted by the United States.
mat power, nation, or people, if any such
there be. or hereafter shall be-beine an in
dIvidual or the great commercial family.
hath right to the benefit and advantage Of
commercial intercourse with the United
States; and the United States have an eooal
right OF free, unmolested commercial in
terconrsc with such power, nation or peo
pie, which other nations, at war with each
other, have no right to interrupt by retaliat-
ing orders or desrees
Mr.. K. then offered the following resolution.
which was referred to the committee of the
whole to which the noEimportation bill is
referred {:
RESOLVED, That it is expedient to inter
DICT by law, jill commercial intercourse be-
tween the United States and Great Britain
and France, and their dependencies, and all |
other powers having in :orce orders or de.
crees violating the lawful commerce and neu-
trial rights of the United States
REVENUE CUTTERS.
The House took up for consideration the
amendment of the Sefate to the bill for stri-
king out tsuctre and inserting three. After
some observations from Messrs Newton.
Taylor and Story, the House refused 70 con
rs.
DISABLED SOLDIERS.
Mr.. Nelson observed. that this was the
last day of the year 1903. For many years |
past our old soldiers had been applying for
relief He thought it would be a meritori-
Gus thing to begin the new year with lust
and generous act. He therefore asked for /.
the order of the day OH the bill for the relief
OF the infirm. disabled and superannuated
officers and soldiers OF the revolutionary
ted States.
This bill, it will be recolected, contemp.
'ates the establishment of an Invalid coros ! |
The bill was taken up, went through
army, and of the present army of the Uni
committee of the whole without an objection,
and was reported to the House by the chair
man, Mr.. J. RICHARDS
Several amendments were then made to
the bill.
After considerable discussion on the de-
tails, in which no hostility appeared to be
expressed to the principles of the bill, mo-
ton made by Nj. Blount to re-commit it for
the purpose of adjusting the details, was
Carried, So to 25.