The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-12

rope, aid Winch DER rns,eItants Nrc,,Ia ,ha,.
W!Sse IN ume ct peace. ID. had five ,e..,-
iat'ons l" present, OF which he would +, r
~ state t'e substance. The first, he s., t.,
vent 10 s"e to the shipping ct the Unit, d
o''es the exclusive c.;portaticn of articles
we growth, produce or manui,c nre Of the
United States. The second, proposed TO
contine American shipping TO the .xportat;-
O" or articles. the growth. produce or ma
hufacture ct the L. States only. The third.
Sy laying discriminating duty, would give
10 american traders an advantage over TO-
reign merchants in supplying us with such
fciciSn articles as saculd be necessary fo,.
Our consumption The fifth went to repeal
or moaify the laws respecting dra wbacks--.
nat these laws were very deficient, everc
one must believe who reflected that the sans,
drawback was allowed on all foreign ar,i-
eles exported, of whatever description,
w..+ther such as were manufactured ~
grown in the United States, or q, herwiss.
Without farther remarks, he offered the
following resolutions:
RrSofved, That the Committee of Gem
merce and Manufactures be INSTRUCTED, Tn
enquire in,o the txpediency Of prohibi,iur
me exploration from ports or places unde,.
che JuIist,ict,cr Of the u. States Of any ar.
tiuie the g,o"ih, produce or manufacture cs
the United States-exCep in shiDs or yes
sells owned and "hn!y navigated by citizens
Ut the United Stats
HeSolred, That the committee Of Gem
merce and Manufactures be instructed to
e"qpire into the expediency IT prohibiting
the expectation from ports or places untls,.
the jurisdiction ofIae United States in ships
or vessels nSionging to the u. States Of any
article Which Is not W the growth, produce
OF manufacture Of the u. States.
FtS0tved, That the Comr;i.tee of Cont
an. A 1 ,..tr.
enquire into the eSpedency of laying an adj.
uuonai discriminating duty in favor Of ships
owned and wholly na,igated by citizens of
the v. States.
he8ciOed, that the committee of Commerce
and Manufactures be instructed to enouire
into the expediency of prohibiting American
SHIPS and vessels from carving articles, the,
.rowth, produce or manufacture of any To-
reign country frcm any foreign port or place
to another foreign port or place.
Resotved, Tia. the committee of Conn
merce and Manufactures be ;nstructedtoen-
Quire into the expediency of modifying or
repeating the laws allowing drawback
MIR. Sni.ic wished these resolutions TO lie
on NE table AVID be printed. He suggested
10 The gentleman the propr,ety Of committinc
them 10 Tie committee Of Foreign Relations
instead OF the committee Of Commerce and
maiuiactureS. lfit was the opinion Of the.
q" "Nf Soutiiitttc. that the nation was not
BOW 20 take a hostile attitude, he had nc,
a"abt that the very subject enbrac, d by
those resolutions wouli be the obiec, of its
nir, I0n Horn said, he had no choice as
70 what committee they should go 10 indeed,
ne would almost prefer any oher comrrittee
than tue committee of Commerce and Ma
yet he had high opiGion
OF the gentlemen composing the committee.
but. as they Came generally from cemmer-
ciai towns, they might not be prepusscssed
IN favor OF the propositions, because it was
usual and natural Tor gentlemen concerned,
IN mercantile transactions 20 believe, that
almost the whole world depended on then.
Mr .TefvtoA sUggrs ed the proprietv of
an early dis:.os,tlcn OF the resolutions, that
whatever cumn,ittet they were re fcrieu TO.
might have then Immediately under consi
dcrati0n.
The resolutions were ordered to be print
ed and to lie On the table. -Adjourned
SEonCETowN, Dec 9.--rhe Senate were de-
ba.'n6 yesterday ,'n Mr Giles's report published
in our last; bat 81 account OF the sm illness o.,
the gallery, @i.r "ePo:tt. cOulu not procure seat
70 tak Tie deba,.
Mr.. Giles spoke for some time il susDort of
MS ilaSi,Ilion. when the vote WA taken upon il,
ani Il was agi eeii 10 BY the Senate. The bin au-
tho:iaiHf the President 10 use compulsory pro-
cess M re!atinn to foreign ministers ordered to