The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-14

same state a Suticient quantity III force tn
SUPPRESS any attempts which may be made
AZ inst the union aud when it coiucs to
'hV point, there Is reason TO believe that pa
t"iotiSm similar to that which influenced he
Western states in the case Of Burr, will al
SO Influence our brothers OF tin, Elstcm-
NV vuJe III this case shall not he Influenced,
nor is ie influenced, by ANY thing ihat l,atl,
been said to be done Respecting the embar-
go laws in any OF the Eastern States; all
such ihfH'ence IS d;savo%xd by me. In this
case and every other my vote shall lie given
according to my understanding what IS
tho real interest, and will best promoe the
honor, rights and independence Of the Unit
ed States.
Me-. Rhed said, that for some days he had
been OF opinion that a commercial non inter
Course betwceh the United States and Great
Britain aud France and eaeiv dependencies.
and all other movers having III force orders
and dec"ecs violating the lawful commerce
and neutral rights o. the u. States, might
have been the most proper measure t. have
been adopted in the then state of things, in
place Of the embargo; and that under that
non-iutercourse the United States some zine
longer, might have glided along. But il the
language OF the gentleman from Connccli-
cuf,@'the bnrying hath gone by )" the oppor-
tumty tor t'at system, it is unprecedented IS
lost. Let il be observed that q commercial
noh-lntercourse system, is not a system of
Submission 20 the edicts OF either e.. Britain
or France. Great Britain doch not command
TIC United States 70 abandon the ocean. or
not TO trade with her; no such thing. G.
Britain declares her ports open to the yes
seis, and produce of the .. States; either
Tor internal consumption, SO far rs it i, nc
cesSary To supply Der market, OF for expor-
%tati"u. Great Britain declares that for that
liberty, tribute or Gitv, call it what vou will,
ni,Ht he paid. France doth not command the
L. States &c abandon the ocean. ornot TO trade
with he". i--'uCc declares American Vcs-
sells, which have been visi,cd by British ar
med vessels, or nave been in Bri is!t porls.
or have British merchandise ~ board, or
british licences TO trade, shan be subject to
capture and Conformation. Ccrtainlv then
the opinion that a commercial non inter
Course between the Z. States and tircat Bci-
tam and France, and their dependencies, and
all other powers having i'm force orders and
DEGREES, Violating the lawful commerce and
neutral tights OF the United States would be
submission to Great Britain OF France, is rot
well founded.
Great respect ought to be paid 70 the OBJ
servatlons of the gentleman from Virginia
|tMr. Randoiphl who was of opinion that the
cmbal Fought 10 he raised forthwith there
can be no doubt that if The embargo laws are
forthwith repealed, the great quantity OF
produce which is said to have pa ssed into
Canada, being there detained for some time
oy the ice, for that reason may rot get to
market a. soon Is other produce Shispcc
from the u. States. Notwithstandinr the
force Of these observations they do not con-
tam sufficient reason to repeal the emJargo
laws so soon. Let it be considered that the
ports If Baltimore and PHILADELPHIA arc by
tfhE nt~-,. rT H. ,..,t,, 5000, 49, - =
probably will continue so for S ne time. In
that condition may several ether ports in
The y. states be if then the embargo laws
are forth with repealed, YOU VIII give a de
cI6ed advantage to those ports which are O.
pen or continue always to be so. either in the
S1uthern or Eastern States. This would he
partial and unfair, and in operation uriust.
IT the embargo is raised, let it be at d day
so distant, ut least, that the merchants in G.
very part of the United States may have no.
tice and not only SO, bat that the day on
which the embargo shall be raised, may be
SO distant, that tl,src may be every reason In
conclude that the natural frozen embargo
which now exists .ball Ass be taken of from
every port in theU states. 1.-THE merchants
are TO start their vessels rs for a race. let
Them all have opportunity of fair start, and
let not some Of them have time 70 ron over
half the course before others of them can
get away from the starting place.
VII not yatc (said Mr.. RhcO to- Eil un
the blank With the words 'thc first day ci
june, for REASONS to me equally coFcnt.-
He embargo hash now continued Tor more
than twelve months, and the great bodv 81
the citizens have With true magnruimity
and patriotic love Of country, bore upun4cr
and supported it Notwithstanding its accom-
panying privations. An emblrgo or he
same nature and extent, in all probability
would, IN the term ct six months, nave sha-
ken any Other maritime nation to its cen
tire. it was left and remained for the sovc-
reign people OF the u. States in their |ncutral
capacity to manifesc to all other rations an
hitherto inexperienced firmness under AZ
cmha1SD of such duration and extent. This
embargo and the iiruncSs with which il vas
supported, will be a grand land mark 10 fu-
tnrc generations, by which 70 steer their po-
%lit;cal course.
Mr.. Rhca said, it had been his opinion.
that the embargo if it bad been nnieersallv
regarded with that respect which il ought 10
nave Seen, would have operated as an impC-
rcirablc val! Of defcrcc 10 the l.. Suites, un
ti tho'r DAYS Of trouble. in which the ni.i-
ON, in Europe appear to be executing ven
gednc" on each other, had passed over. It.
certainly would have had that effect. IL pa
irioi ism aud love Of country had universally
iDTCv1iled over l,yc nt u,p,.y II. Ir,;,,t