Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-13

po'nty nan in her navy. Things are now
reverscd-we have dextrously shuiiled
tae non-impOrtation act out of the pack,
renewed trade with her, admitted her
sn.ps. and excluded those of France. And
what, ask The House, has the British mi.
nister gwen us in requitai for this change
OF our position in relation to him and his
rival beligerent! The revocation of the
orders IN council-this is the mighty
boon. For. with respect to his offer III
relation to satisfaction for the attack on
tire Chesapeake, he made that offer TO Mr..
Monroe spontaneously, on the spur of the
occasion, and there - not a doubt in NV
mind but that we had nothing tn do bur
receive 1t az thar time, provided the in
strocticns of our minister had permitted
him 10 receive it=bat perchance, sir, ifhe
bad received it, we might have been at
this day discussing MS message, and not
the message OF another Pre- sldent. ---AlI
that Mr.. Canine has given this country
is y re.,eratioo OF his offer to make repa.
ration for the aff,ir Of the Chesapeake, q
his withdrawal of the orders in council
and to what did they amour? So soon
as you by yoar own law, cut off your trade
with France, he agrees 20 revoke the Or
ders int rfering with il. Mr.. Canning
misht as well have Withdrawn blank pa
per. They had nothing left to- operate
upon. The body upon which they were
To operate was destroyed by cur own act,
tn wit, the trade of France. And, sir.
while ] compliment the present state OF
things, and the conduct on the part OF our
government which has led to it. | cannot
say that We have greatly oyer-resched Mr.
Canning in this bargain in making IN ex
cnnS,;e of the non-inpdrtation act with
.iAS adm f,fE npliSh an esclusiOp OF
Freatb ships aud trade, for the orders III
Council MIR. Gaming obtained K 'od a
Bargain cut of US as he could have expect.
ed To q tain and those gentlemen WHO
Spe,k 81 MS having H. retofore rad it in his
power to have done the same, do not take
into calculation the material difference tie
tween the situation in which W. now stand,
and the situation in which we before stood
rto say nothing at all of Great Britain's
having taken stand against the embargo,
having declared that she had nothing TO
cHer in exchange for it; that we might
keep it as long as we pleased. Ii she had
accepted our offer, as before stated, the
ODD ncn-Importation law would have been
in operation, her ships OF war would have
been excluded, whilst those of France were
admitted. Nov, the non.importation act
is n"t in force, her ships are permitted to
NbNNi WI NdtStS, diiti tsiOSC y. dN' -
cluded. And what has this sarcastic nj
hister Of G. Britain given US in exchange
The orders in council, which had complete
ly ceased to operate by the cutting off OF
trade between us and France. Let me
state this argument in q shape most favo-
rab!e 10 ourselves, 6 least so to the British
government. SPEAK AS to argument; for,
IS TO jriendshtt between nations, there is
no ir'oidsinp in trade. We ought to get
the best bargain oot ofthsm that we could,
and it was the duty of their minister to get
the best uut OF US. Let throw out of
Frencp commerce. Is the re noval OF the
pcn.importation act, and the admission of
Eiit'yn vessels, notningf What has Mr..
Canning gwen you in return? The orders
IN couoc,l-and what were they worth TO
him! Mo- -s'raw
(fheech 10 be Co1sinped.)