The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-10
mo. 50.


proper to take OF the cu.bArca during this
session, II reW Representations syo.iu have
met ~rn!n DAYS previous TO the Jav men
TONED. The present Congress ought 10 leave.
the hcXt Congress free to act, with mere in
iorniaicn Than this Congress could possess.
because they would have it in their power To-
avail ,hem selves OF the Intermediate infor-
mstion. -Asto that pact of the proposition
w0ich related To the repeal OF the embargo.
u'e'efore. the day proposed was 100 distant.
.AssVo the remainder ii the proposition, which
ne presumed was to be taken in continuity
VI. KS .@ffiGf. it was still rTvfse. Mas
giving notice to the bciligercnts OF a dispose
uoh wtthD particular pcriod, to do what it
not III out. power to perform because, the
functions of this House ceasiny bcr,re that
period, the right OF determining die cuur.r
TO De pursued. depended ON the decision of
tne rev rcpirst nt;,tion. 1t was impossible
ne S9lc, to anticipate the line Of condnct.
~hica wouid chen he pursued Uihe embar-
20 he not removed before the close of ,hs>
present session, he hoped at least. that the
otSek wouidbe filled witl, the day anteriorto
tae next meeting Of Coogress. He t,,,r,i
apoa gentienen tn know whether they wai;ld
SCcp It on without enforcing it { aud ID. ask
Cd whether an enforccnitlt OF it for four
months was worth TIE ADVANTAGES which
gentlemen Supposed its coutinuanC, aE-
t"rd: He hoped that the blank would NOT
be h'icd as proposed.
Mn ,DRreH hoped that the BLANK would
not be FLIED with The first day of Iune II
me measure of embargo was TO be ohapped
fnr anoths he said, he saw no reaso, yyi,yr
the change should be procrastinated lie n1-
ped it would take place at SO early q p,.rioJ
rs would give IN equal chance to all the
ports in the country. We have heard much
(said hc) on this floor ia relation to the o,no-
sluon III a certain section OF the Union =,
the embargo avs. | thiuk many observ,t;-
ons have been made or the floor, in ra,.t;o,
to the supposed opposition TIC the embarg,
laws, which cannot be justified hv f.ess r
have been utterly astonished Ut a dcclorati-
on in a newspaper (ehe Monitor) of this
morning, viz: "1hc majority of the NOR
.bers OF the Eastern delegation in ConeYes.
have openly asserted. that no laws passed
by the general government will be deemed
obligatory by their. constituents, ifthev shoulJ
interfere with their local pursuits and advan-
tages. They publicly consider the emhar-
SO law as a deaS letter." &c. Now sir r
wholly ard utterly disa AVON suci; al opinion, .
adj think mat a printer in the District oe
columbia, should not be permitted to make
such statements when unNyarranted hv f,cfs
The majority Of the New England 6eIeoat;-
on have not stated ON this floor. that no laws
passeh'by the general government viii, be
~ III
obligatory It conflicting with their local ad-
vantagcs. Il is ii scAndalous libel ON .b.e
ma ority, by letters, l learn, that the late
supplementary embargo law is not renewal
w approved that soric few have gone So f,-
as to pronounce it unconstitutional. But tb,t
the majority of the people possess the senfi-
ment a:crioed to them in This paper.i is who'll
!: FALSE aud untrue. Declarations of dis
sort have a periiicious effect on the commu-
nifty. rs respects the state, which | in par.
represent, (New-HamPslire) there is no
opposition 20 the embargo laws. Not a peti-
ton has been presented to either branch of
the national Legislature, for the repeal of
those laws, or expressing any sentiment in
relation to them, although they suffer as
mach as their neighbors in Massachuse,ts-
me people (the republicans at icas1l are
Vi know any thing of their sentiments. Der,
tcctiy satisfied, with the law they have
gone with the government from first TO last.
Is 1t Justihable then, sir, that a printer in tho
District of Columbia should say, that In.
people of New-EngIand will oppose youv
'awSs 1t is unjustitiable and abon,irable.
DEBATE 10 be co~linucd.J