The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-14

40 lar. as tojoin i'sreigh against thereon.
try's Tandnrd believe, sir, not one sill.
tary instance OF this kind, stands recorded,
Nor is It possible nor practicable in any
state Of human affairs--because in all eases.
the foreign interference in the internal con-
Germs OF is ne;ghbors is always for its own
and never for its mel ghbor's benefit. VIII,
these nnontory lessons before our eyes, ami
a, full conviction Of their truth upon ory
hearts, rs itnot wonderful, that we shou \.
yoluntar 'ygive up ourselves victims to the.
same ca.amitiesi Bp,, sir, gentlemen NAV
ask, where IS the remedy: How can we
make s;,cr'fire of our own opin;ors, sir.
the case is plain one. Let gentlemen ex-
ercisc tisir-Opinions and persevcre in their
arguments at all times respecting onr inter-
nal concerns rs we'll before as after the
measures are adopted; let them, respecting
our foreign relations, arge their arguments
with a yea! prap,rtioned tothe magnitude OF
the, SUI ,iect.; they viii be p.cnsurar!y re-
ceivei. and respectfully considered; but af-
Ter tn government has taken its attinrt,e A.
Safnst foreign mutton. it would be going
too Tar to desert its standard. and to join
that o. the enemy. It is then tiuae So,. n.,i
Mon TO pause and reflect. whether any crn-
seQceace ;an be worse or more DISGRACE
fnl, than Joining foreign agains. it's ctnn-
try,s Standard! Whether it wnnlf NO, be,
nettrr, more patriotic, more virtnols. &c,
snPpsrS your country even in a supposed IN
/ |ist co.irse OF policy, than to Join a foreign
stsftinie. and nse IL 10 correct ard change.
the Course Of policy TINS disapprovcdf
Sir, 10 = contest between Your own and a
| fore,gH na'iSn, u nevor can he wrong to ;oiu
the sncttrd of your own country nor right
! TO JOIN tie standard of your enemy Then.
SIR, here IS raiiying point 1t is plaia
and Obvious one. Nh understanding can
mistaee IT, no heart can disapprove it,
| It is cur S'wl government Let that be the
faiiYinis pat. There never can be more
Pror;tipus moment t,an the present for cast
| ing into oblivion all former irritations AMI
dissentions There can never be ulain.r
case presehted 20 the human understanding
There never were more urgent considerati.
ans In favor OF the Course recommended
| Whetherwe respect their repnlsive effects
upon British hostility, or their harrnonisiny
effects amongst ourselves, they appear t.
me to be equally strong and persuasive
Way not then, sir. indulge the pleasing
nope, that the resolution before youwiil he
| received as the signal of una:,imity i'm Con
gress, and joyfully hailed in that character
through the whole of this great and extended
| country! Sir, does it not manifest a strange
| psrversenessi IN the human character, for us
| 20 ooserNethat when il is perfectly at our
| option, we shoud Choose 10 distress; and in
lure ourselves oy irrta,iei;s and resent.
| tDeafs, rather thnn delight ourselves viii,
Union and harmony and nluiual good Offices
/ Especially, sir, when the latter choice
/ would command the respect, if not excite
! the alarm of our enemy.--tor, sir, do YOU
believe thatif Great Britain SAW the strong
arm or this nation stretched, ont to oppose he,
i UNJUST spirit OF hostility, guided in allits O..
! pera IONS by one undivided will she would
so readily encounter it, powerful Influence.
as II she saw it paI'alissd in all its efforts
from the want Of an unity of will and action
No, sir, we undervaue our energies and
4 Importance, FIVE were TO suppose that her
conauct would be the same ia both of these
situations; orthat' She is at all indif Ferent to
the course ~ conduct now to be Dnrs,led by
us. Let Us then ~ unite, sir, in this propo-
sition aud disappont her mistaken calculate
: ons upon her influence in this country.
verify believe, that union is all that is want
ing 20 appease her hostile spirit towards u.s.
bnt perhaps, s;r. every gentleman present
! VIII admit, andit appears to me that no hu-
man keing can deny, that If the facts stated
III the resolution BE- supported by the CORES
pondence upon whicnitis founded that then
| every genlleman would readily assent to the
resolution. Bat, sir, il is possible although,
{ 1t appears tn be sca:cely possible, that some
gentlemen may doubt whether the facts sta
I ted IN the resolution be supported by tae
4 correspondence or not. ahis l admit is a
.,''' '''"Si NeHStte enquiry, abd VIII
therefore Immediately proceed to the e<.-
minstion of that qnestioa-and ,.aC t.,t.
most critical attention o. tae Senate IN III :
! course OF the Investigation
(Sfeech - be continued.
! After Mr. G;les concl.ded, the .nucstio,
I was taken OF the passage cfthe reSolutiont,
third reading There were 24 n,enba~s
present, besides the President hro teDs--os
wncn 20 yuled in favor of it.
1t was ordered to be read third time ~,
Monday next.
The bill reported by the same COMMITTEES
} 10 prevent the abuse of the privileges and
'mmunities enjoyed by foreign ministers
within the U. s. was read.
he question having been put on its pas,
sage to third ready
Mr.. HiNiouse said he could have no n.y.
lection to the passage of such bill if ne
were satisfied of the necessity of it. 1t W.;
not novel subject, for it had been agitat {
three or tour years ago in the case of the
spanish minister. and there was very UNI.
nimcus opinion in the Senate in favor of such
| "A provision, if it were necessary to carry
the object into effect. But the Senate had
been inforhled that the Executive did not
think 1T necessary. MIR. Ifilhouse said that
ne himself bad been of the same opinicn-
he could scarcely suppose that the govern
! meht would have remained so long without
competent provision TO enable the E5<ecu-
tive to send away foreign Ministers cosduc-
tug themselves improperly He believed