Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-12


msa ih4l, without re2sa! Of ia French !
Ccsi"rsh IN 70 Sc 'aga;nsl Frauce and es- /
psc'a;iy, u: tho case OF repeal OF The
Bsi :sh orders, sLich would necessarily |
reader a : n,lnuance Of the French de-
cree dqi'sY o'lpoxiou,.
bu. 81 81 ti1is hsad doubts could have
bsen ea c-tun d instead Of rejecting the
errangeme"', ought mol The repeal'ng sct
on cur pal; 80 5ave lseen rnei with sus.
peasio. y; least oil he orders in council,
until it c"nld have beea seen vhe her the
nln.iatsr course law would o. would not
have h-en continued against France.-
Suck suspension could moi have given,
in any poiry of view, naofe advantage 10
the United S'ses, than vas given Il Great
Bi'ain by the repeal, which had taken
place ON he,c part.
IF tiis reasonable course gould not have
been sit iituted for The dlsay wal, why
was no. final disavoaal suspended with
proposition, tia; .hc arrange nent would
be executed by Great Britain in the event
Of a compliance Oh the par, of The United
States with the condition required as 10
France
am no. unaware you may be told, that
the noD-Iutercourse law of the u. States
did not eEte6d to Holland, though SO in-
timately connected with France, and SO
subseryiept to her degrees against neutral
commerce.
1t would not be improper on this coca.
sion to observe that this objection can be
the less urged by c. Britain, as she has
herself never in her alledged relaliations
adhered to the principle on which they
we're founded.
Thus she has from the date of them
until very lately, direcled them against the
American trade even t. Russia, although
Russia had never adopted the French &c.
crees, nor otherwise violated our neutral
trade with C-ea; Britain. So, in her or
der of April last, she has discontinued,
not only between the countries devoted
to France 10y the ties of blood and other
powers, but between Inland, Westphalia
and Naples in enforcing hsr prohibtorv
order against the Gr;i and not against the
two last. Whilst, therefore, she fad. it
expedient To- maze tuess disiinclions, sh-
ou,Sat 10 presume that we 200 slat
perceive eflal p:Cnris : in the distinctions |
W. nave IN de-
Bat i: may be Of more Importance here
to compare tka British order in Council I
of April last, w b the arrangement. of A.
prl, nsde by Mr.. krskins. l. will thence |
BE- sesn how little is he real difference,
and bow trivial i; IS When comp red ia the |
extensive aad serious consequences of The,
iisaSSwaI.
Under he o,darsin Council of April all
the ports cf Europe, except France, iuclu-
ding the kingdom o. Italy ard Holland |
with their dependencies, are opened TO Our
Under the arrangement of April, com.
Dined ~tb cur acl of non-inIercourse, all !
the ports of Eprope, excepi France AID .
her dependencies, including the kingdom |
Of Italy, would nave been open to our /
Tho difference then is reduced merely
to Holland, and that again is reduced to !
the difference between direct trade TO |
the ports of Holland, and an indirect Il ade !
to Holland thro' the neighborng ports OF
Fonniogen, hamburg, Bremen, < Emdcn,
Now, as the i0Jurlng of III enemies of |
Great Britain is The only avowed object OF |
her Interdicting order against our trade, !
let computation be made of the effect, !
which this difference between The order
in Council and the arrangement could |
possibly have 10 producing such an injury.
And then let the question be canddly
answered, whether, laying aside all con- /
sideralions of right and justice, sufficient
could have been foud in that
result for rejecting the arrangement, & for
producing the consequent embarrassments, (.
as well to Great Britain, as to the United /
States,
If it be necessary, as Mr.. Jackson has !
stated, to setbouuds to spirit of encroach.
ment and universal dominion, which would !
bind all thlogs to its ewn standard, and to
faisity by n norable and manly resis ance
an snnunclation that all Europe is sub
milling by degrees, tie effort must be fee. I
bic, indeed, whicn is to be found in the
accruing to the iocml4
dable foe from the operation of Tn S order
10 Council, aud e5pe c,aiy when we com
bine viii it Inc suangs phenomenon Of
substituting for the lawful trade Of the u
Dited STATES, trade Of BRUSH subjects,
contrary TO the laws OF the adverse party,
aad mourning, without a special llcence, !
IN the eye Of BRITISH "a n, 10 high treason.