The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-14
[No. 90.

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percr and the King IN the trade of pluudcr.
that n" selection can be made !; for itwould
he aosur,i to aid one for tne same abuses
which ln:lUCcd us TO light the other.
so'r, ! know sortc would resort TO non-in-
tcrc0ursc {; but il we do. 1 fear that the same
spirit which has defeated the embargo, will
defeat The laws at nuo-intetcourse and we.
SlouIc be obliged soon TO repeal lhem also.
/ lie Splrlt 81 ,fidG Is active and ever busy.
andl IL must have >Cnt. The late focbearance
OF Great britain has increased the claanor
ior a rene val uf trade, ana for a speedy re-
peal o!thc embargo. You know, sir, that oe
aoout i've hundred and ninety vessels which
nave Saiicd since the embargo, BY pe;miSsi-
on, ont el5ilt nr ten have been caDturea.-
nus affected ioibearanCe % the British, may
loaa 10 more numerous Captures, when We
generally resume the use uf.ths ocean. Ou.
merchants may again experience their trea-
Cherry and nothing short of Il renewal of
british spo:iatiOn will ayain drive the New
I-pSiind merchants to the feet of govern
Inent, with tenders OF lives and fortunes for
the support or war. II our vessels are per
United 70 arm and defend rights wholly in
W,putaD!e, IL cannoi be called Submission.
TO- It Is its entire opposite. But l have al
ready declared, thata further continuance
% the embargo, now its coercjvc effects
are despaircdo fhy scven-eights fthis house,
will be submission.
Nor are We any way answerable for the
consequences to either OF the offending pow
ers; they deserve nothing bat war fron us:
yet Il TIC pclcy we max adopt should press
n9rdcr OH one Khan oD the other; it we stu
~ nothing but oar own ;~avcrcst wholly dis
regdrdtui of them, we must be cxoaerated
troA the reproachrsot the candid. | wish
- 49, g.. "o"i ''"" ''"t0 q nome, ana
ment. -"eih-
Sir. IT,; ,,ii ,ho+ -, G,;au =,
with the first day of I,nl ',5"S tie o,ahk
tute of LETT .rs of NIar1,n .nd :, osti
should h trehv boIL ont q ,hraa i,oP:1s'i' we
induce a recession - o,qIsrs a" "( TnnCi ,i''8ne
war world inev;tarIy he I've e'e
a persistence. I bcIicve tb,t snoai w u.
would have q dircctIv contrary a., a"I
as ! avn aveise from an e>nenjya war ,'L i"h
neither promi,cs ms honor nor r,chn.
I gains contnuirr the e,'h,ra- ~ on.
time. N"''' HAT
Sir. Ihore shall mt ba
| speak of opinions anil sentimemra 49,
wish they were, bat AZ fbev re,IIr r~' d..
Elections from gen,le men of the snrib ~.
the commerciaj ,rJ r,,n' - 800 'S'"Se
Of The uorrh viii on, " =" ~ '"S Se".Ihehts
time, when the chain of o,r rninn o,ah ht 80, 49,
Frightened.
ST., al sucI reflections all ror.
pvrires and personaIites shorII H.. -
iv avoided bv there. f,ianhS rs
We fror, thr nortb frhr cnr Nre
we reason with our t,23e,d,, We rnnc,rne
tlat a mar has either lost or expended al
his reason, when he attacks he person cfhis
opponent instead OF his arguments. aid We
carefully distinguish between The calm voice
al reasoa, and the rent of passion and ureiu-
dice. | trust we shall here unite and save
our country.
Mr.. Ehhes said he understood that the
only question at present was, with what day
the Blank in The resolution sh uld be filed.
1t was not his Intention on this question to
eIiter into the merits of the prcp,sition.-
but as his friend (Mr. Nichola J who offer
cd the resolution was rot in his place, and
ne found no gentleman had attemptcd TO as
sign any reasons in favor @. the dav which
1e had proposed, Mr.. Eppes said he would
olier a lew observations IN support Of that
dny. In the course which j pursue on thil
tl"or Said Mr.. Eppes) l am not to be div
en- iron that line Of conduct which l consi-
ocr BEST, BY the feeling of any portion of the
people Of this country and whilst | will e.
YER manifest a proper respect for he opini-
onS OF men n any portion of the country. T
"lli never shrink from that course W hich I
consider calculated to promote the interest