The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-05

egain and again. that we would be satisfied
with nothing but Americas going to war
with France, to force her to rescind the Ber-
lin Decree. This was not the fact. We
only required of America, not to trade with
France and our enemies. while these enemies
would not suffer America to trade freely
with US. He now took view of the CORES
pondence between General Armstrong and
Champagny; shelving from thence, that
as France could not cope with Britain on
the high seas, the plan of accommodation
between her and America was to do US still
greater injury, by seizing all British mer-
chandize in Continental ports. BY what they
stiled pure municipal law, but which was
nations and of every principle of justice, sup
porting what had been acquired by military
outrage, by illegal and assumed rights. He
expressed his hopes, that the new govern
ment of America, governed by the sense and
spirit OF the people, would adopt juster mea-
sures towards Britain than these which our
Ministers had in duty to the public rejected,
and which if they had accepted, would have
been parricidal act towards their country.
The Honorable Gentleman then defended
Mr.. Canning's Note, which had been so much
the subject of comments, and so far from
being sarcastic and offensive to the Ameri-
Seh POoPfC, uC SOnSiQCTCu IL dS ndSluS
great influence in turning the tide of
popular opinion in that country in favor of
Britain. To this effect he read letter from
respectable citizen of New York. Whe-
Their the Right Honorable Secretary employ
ed his tongue or pen in the service of his
country, If he did it in the manner he was
accustomed to do in that house, he was not
surprised that his opponents did not like
his style Hear. Hear } The coincidence
OF the embargo with the French Decree was
no joke to our commerce, and could not be
meant as sarcasm by the Right Honora-
BILE Secretary, who had adopted manner
fitted to prevent the harshness of dispute
and to win the people Of America, whate-
Yer effect it might have on their govern
ment. He denied that it created the opini-
on asserted by Mr. Whitbread. So far from
that, it was not l1blished before the electi-
on, which Mr.. Jefferson would have been
very likely to do, had he thought it calcula.
ted to excite the passions of the American
people. Such effects, however, were not
unlikely to be produced by the eloquent
speech of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr Whit
bread, when it found its way across the At
lantic, and taught America all that ingenu-
ity could devise or mistatement serve as a
foundation to laying the blame of every thing
upon the British government. He next sta
the public, shelving, that the Embargo was
not the consequence of the orders in Coun-
Gil, which it is unnecessary to repeat as they
stand uncontroverted but on mere assertion.
He alluded to Mr.. Whitebread and his
friends Prophesies, among which the Hon.
Gentleman, in enumerating had forgotten
those in which the original had the greatest
stress, namely, that by the orders in council
our Colonies would be starved, and our com
mefce destroyed. Onr Colonies were not
starved-our commerce was not destroyed :;
ON the Contrary. the orders in Council had
saved them both. For these reasons he
could not agree with the Address substitu-
ted after so long, notice of motion To- re-
peal the orders in council as it went ia fact
TO repeal these Orders Internationally, and
leave us TO the mercy of our enemies.
Mf. Barring expressed his surprise at the
manner in which the correspondence had
been treated. He should not follow the Hon.
Gentle man who spoke last, by entering into
the evidence as he had done, he had no doubt
but parts of the evidence might be picked
out, To answer any purpsse for which it
might be brought forward. He then made
a VARIETY OF statements, to prove the great
injury our commerce had sustained in con
sequence OF the late orders. 1t had once
been stated, that a variety of other markets
would present themselves for British COM
modities, but we now End we have destroy
ed our American commerce without gaining
an equivalent. The Brazils had been spo-
Ken OF by Right Fl. Gentleman (Mr Rosel
as likely to afford al ample scope for our
trafhc, but the hopes thus held out he knew
TO be de!usive, as the stocks already sent
out would not be consumed in less than ten
Years lie was expected the want of w. In
dian commodities on the Continent would
nave forced trade, but these expectations
were disappointed by our orders. The pro-
posal made by America was a concession,
1t indicated wish to be friendly, & ought
to have been very differently received He
then censured the delays which had occur
req after those orders were given, before
they we're made known to America; read
several letters to prove they were not pro-
perry Known, though by various means A
mefica had become possessed of their sub
stare descauted large on the benefci-
al erect ot commerce and concluded by
strongly recommending the ADDRESS.
TO be continued.