The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-08-04

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which we can make these sacrifices! 1t is
the commercial prosperity of The u. 5.
which eAcites her Jealousy and her rapacity.
Her merchants and others are alarmed by
the triumplis of our trade. Her admiralty
is tempted by the magnitude of the booty,
which our vessels exhibit.-"T There has
been, says Mr.. Monroe in his letter to the
Secretary of State. of August 18th. 1907, at
all times since the commencement of the
war, strong party here for extending it's
ravages to them (the U. 81. This party is
composed OF the ship-owners, the navy, the
East and West. India merchants, and seve-
raj political characters of great considerati-
TN in the sta,e."-'The same truth is CON
hr ned by the concurrent testimony of other
writer's and the whole series of Orders and
DEGREES, which have emanated from the
British cabinet. 3" ', ..
Shall ave then submit to the injurious in
suits OF this "powerful Combination" s-.If
such should be our determination, let the
world mark well its consequences :,
q. Britain will not permit us to carry en-
e trade to the ports OF the continent. She
condemns cir ofyn vessels, engaged in This
trade. She has even excluded us by her lare
order of May 81, from any intercourse with
the rocky island Of Heligoland. which she
seized from Denmark on her famous trip to
Copenhagen-least we should ,supplant her
merchants in the trade to the Elbe. She is
determined to have fee simple in all the
profits Of smuggling. 81 -
:, Her mercantile policy, however, is of sog.-
''crons cast, that tho she will not permit us
openly to carry on trade and thus to re-
lieve her enemy from the pressure of war;
she still furnishes licenses for carrying on
these UerD branches of trade: =
A license will be cheaper than the rate
OF INSURANCE the cOntinent /. = 81 =
q Should these licenses be confined to her o1r,r
merchants only. then will British ports be-.
come the tiepots of our produce-it will be
sold tor mere song, to her merchants-her
Iexchcquer will be replenished by the late
high duties on importation, as we'll as the
prices Of the license-British merchants will
reap the profits of the sale Of our own pro
auctions, IN those markets from which we
ourselves are excluded. -. =
But these licences may be extended to the
american merchants also; & this degrading
passport may be vended either in Great Bril-
tain, or sent to this country. In either case,
our merchants will pass under foreign Ii
cense.t IN either case the honest, indepeh-
dant American merchant wilrbe jostled out
OF trade-and the tory, the British factor,
the man who will stoop to curry favour with
the ministers or agents of Britain, will be re-
warded. An indelible disgrace will be af
fixed to the honor of America. We shall
once more be reduced to the degraded rank
of British Colonists.
Shall we submit
=: -'i..."' A SLIP! 80 = = +,
Mr.. Coleman of N. York, proclaims his
wisdom by saying, that the Nom Intercourse
law authorized ian engagement on our part
to Continue the embargo. non intercourse
and exclusion, as respects France.-Why
then may not the engagement still be made
--Wo Guild 1t be humiliating? Surely not
otherwise Congress would not have author
lied it," !.' - - %: - =.
A recurrence to the act of Congress; how
ever, will prove Mr.. c. to be completely
ignorant of its provisions. The President
OF the United States had no sort of power to
give such iied.ge to G.. Britain-though
she might have been insolent enough to have
asked such security for Our good 6ehoyi-
or-Ihe 18th Sect. of the Act of March
LIST. merely authorizes the President of the
u. .. Z" in case either France or G.. Britain
shall SO revoke or modify her edicts, as that
they shall cease to- violate the neutral COM
merce of the u. S. to declare the sama by
Proclamation; afterwhich, the trade of the
U. States &C. NAV be renewed with The ma
tiom so dong."-No other powers then be-
longed to'the President, than to determine
States was respected by either of the ag-
gressors, and to declare the same by Procla-
nation Where then is his authority to
make any SORT Of pledge to the other belli-
gerent! -
- !. ANOTHER :; : ,... '.i,.
hnother federal zviseacre discovers that
all the restrictions. of the Non Intercourse
law are now in force against G. B.--since
she has refused to comply with the engage
ments OF her minister at Washington--that
the reason of the Presidents Proclamation
having ceased, that Proclamation also ceases
and these restrictions revive. 90. ="
There is no such froUision however Ell
Their in the Act of the LIST of March, or of
the 2Sth OF June. 1t is casts omissus which
however seriously we may morn regret, it is
utterly incompetent for the President to
supply. The 1st Sec. of the Act of June 90
expressly provides, thai, the Sd, 4th, 5th, 9th,
9TH, 9Th, 9th, 10th, 18th. 18th, 18th, &c, 18th
Secs. of the Non-Intercourse law shall CONT
nue. In force &c. "provided that nothing
therein contained shall be construed to pro,
hibit any trade or commercial intercourse,
which has been or may be permitted in CON
formity with the provisions of the 18th Sec.
of the said act"
OF In our last, eue gave merely skefch of the
9Th Bulletin II is given in fnH with the 9th.
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- DEATH
On Sunday, 30th ult. departed this life, at
his seat, in Hanover county, in tie Z 5th year
| Sof his age, the Hon PETER LYONS, pre-
| sident OF the Court of Appeals, Of this Conn
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