The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-27

Of conjecture. Do gentlemen believe th
the late President of the u. States had 4. D,
culiar dit'idence in the National Inteliirer
cers had he any peculiar tiffidence in I'll:
paper;' OF all the papers in the world. tina
when he sent the proclamation cut out Of
british newspaper. he would not have ser
US a tile OF the National Inteliieencer or tina
article from which they say went to estaf,lis
t9e existence of the orders in council Ha
ne any cause for peculiar diffidence in tn
Nat.onal lntelligencer, that he woult, no
send us an extract from that paper while Ii,
sent usextracts from others-even British pa
pers-or are gentlemen prepared to say tia
Tue Conductors OF that gazette have NOR,
certain information On The subject of our 70
re,sn concerns than IS possessed By the Pre-
Siueht OF the United States himselft / hope
nor SIR. The fact Of the. orders in coupci
oeing known in this country by our govern.
,n,ent--they might have Beeh known by THE
british minister-but their being known by
our government and by us, and the emtar-
60 growing out of them is the point at issue
n gentleman told me the other day, You
.orget tnat though they were not known, the
sro'dointy OF them svaS knosyn:' This is
new discovery; what kind of knowledge is
rs same knowledge of probability. sirS-
4 heir probability might have been con;ec-
Ere; bat did that imply q knowledge that
Hch ort.ers had issued or would issue} And
T. you assume that fact without throwing
me late president of the u. S. a degree Of
fum which in my opinion be is not fairly
S''ied tor think tits treating him unjust
fand cruelty to suppose that they were
~n. FOR. IN surprising it, you pre-. suppose
ne mas failed in his duty in commnnica-
fMt IN that message which recommended
Aempargo. The orders in council were
it""h III TINS city, or in this House, when
,,sfesf'ehs OF the u. States recommended
az moarSo protest upon my honor that
thge'e NOT known to me; nor did hear
thSnentioned on that day. -Asto1beirh a.
"sfn known in N. York YOU might rs. well
IaIyNt they were not known in Quebec ~.
. or even London itself VIVA. does
w. OF their having heen known in New
~ Sove, hut that they were known in
Gould that knowledge at N. York
OF conduct for US? If the orders in
ere known at the time that the Pre-
".SIcommended the embargo, let the
H. ogmiirodnced, and though should not
,nnroR TO vote either appreciation or dis
.rp T,sph on this subject, should be
80. ?w to refuse vote of dsappreba-
ttJ WI conduct of the late President of
ne ~ States for neglecting to apprise
y. oSeXIstence. But he did his duty.
$3.50 n". " OF any ordersyim council, and
IL s,a. the embargo grew out of
-. =, HAIRS which existed when we
$500, Vet ignorance of the orders in
r;s :; the correspondence from Pa
pr;,;aL to the He,lin decree, and the
Gu smation respecting seamen.
~, .h :" King OF thc.amendment moved
@ VIZ gentlemen from Massachu
.a IN his place, and my reluc |
iaa.. ~ .os'r it. my meaning may lave
- ,nas , stood, and probably because
nat, correctly expressed. When |
,,Sp q VI government of the u. States. |
Sa.. 20 we rn? Do we mean the Presi |
~ .ne ates and his Secretaries, or |
h,,, Legislature and Judiciary,
tat,a SaPesy the Executive and Legis-
Nowen Ispoke of the disposit,-
IN ~. ent of the United States,
It;nn IN my eye the manifesto
and IN ~ other house of Congress
co,oi...:S Which dew ohstrated most
49,. w hind that rmwit lstandine
bn;r,s;..sS of, "AND FRANcE"-
- Wy the rear like a need
,vo,,n,1aa ~. Re the latter part of +
,ona .h,, '. .,'" Ssing its slow length a.
hns,;I;... nc under all this smoke of
da,;J sligerents exist cool
oni,, - plto go to war with one
: kr.u, "a ~, 'ins made in the other
snsact,.S Sere and motions and
n,.onf rs ..,SI, -, hoor, and on record as
nos;.;o,, s. 'n lion. / infer the dis 5
rIaI.a,;n ~, not merely from de S
h;r,asic ~. VI .'o .,,ent of the ". States S
sayings of gentlemeb noscd r., =. .eu -:
lhear and go w confidence. did {
snrs that ,heUa 80 p 1t WITH some plea
on tb;s s"l,;ac, j., ',," difference of opinion I
mn ,,f .,,,sr,.,ao Q. st attbe late sessi
n g ~ -, nc: tie President of the /
-, .. 80, oe'o M, y on that qnesti \
war with Englapd-a,, The .aadn .nto =
the war party were depIv ch e,r;rsI ~ !
disappointed by il. Sd 7 snesL &c ' .h =
government of the ". ST vi IN IN, y. 'ue :
understood as abiding ans, d;,,,.:.;
which late Prc5idents II $50 III 6
go to var with Greal Al, r., 80.
do think, after hea the rara,. 4,
the late committee of fd reIo,;rns ~ !,
claring that there we're IA, aI,srn,,;,' ;,
embargo or war, and seek ~ ,,,,,,,.t,>.''' Il
but two vote to this effek, 81. s.. 80 Il
one OF these nations was SUI, - - r
mission the most base and W :,
other--and then hearing d., J,.i =
,hs q. ~" 0 lose nations Il
ot = !. es,at'''e hey were for q
ton or that it was mere holl r,oes;, Sc. =
. covering the design of going, :. ,,,;,I, a
OF those belligerents and succ,r % ~, e:
Their. should be childish nd ~
there did exist disposition 49, .'' Il
tleman from Virginia (Mr ~ am u
mates did not exist in what NJ i q
, vernmept ofthe U. S. '"e gu di
I One other subject must toteo -. T.
r doVn The chance. "a, tha ,.,l loic SN 81