Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-01-10

j ~--S. S' having III iOrCc Orucr
or DEGREES violating the lawful com
merce and neutral rights of the u
States This is the grand discrimi
mating principle to which all CONNER.
lcial regulations of the United States
ought to gravitate as common centre
All commercial nations are individu.
ais OF the same family, and that peace
might be preserved, it is greatly to be
desired, that they had system Of COM
mercial law providing for the common
interest and reciprocal benefit OF all.
The commerce of a nation consists oil
two parts, exportatiop and importation:
these two ought, in their relation to
foreign nations, to be commensurate
II any nation or nations, unmindful of
~ Sifiia ij' and mutually bene6cia COM
mercial intercourse, will make restric-
tons, violating the lawful commerce
and rights ofany other com mercial ma
uon, what commercial regulation
soever the injured nation may think
proper TO make, ought not, in JUS
tice, to affect commercial inter-
course with any nation or nations, o.
Their than that one or those, who have
begun and do persevere in the work
oil commercial rapacity and destruc
ton. The orders and DEGREES of
Great Britain and France, violate the
lawful commerce and neutral rights of
the United States. Any regulations
or restrictions made by the limited
States 70 save their commerce from des-
truction, and to meet the operation of
the same orders and DEGREES, and of
all such orders or DEGREES of any Other
power, ought, in justice, to be commen-
surate, equally extensive, and to com
prehend all nations having in force such
orders or DEGREES. The resolution.
which | intend 10 submit, (said MIR.
Rhca) hath in view to establish prin-
ciplc of discrimination, just in itself
and universally reciprocal. If there
DE any sovereign. independent power,
nation, or people, who hath not or
may not have in force orders or
DEGREES violating the lawful COM
neree and rights Of the United
States, that sovereign, independent
20 wers nas:on or people, ought not to
be inclgded and comprehended in any
such commercial regulation, adopted
by the United States. That power. na-
ton, or people, If any such there be
or hereafter shall be--bcing an indiyi-
dual OF the great comm rcial family.
hath Alright to the benefit and advan-
cage OF commercial Intercourse with
rhe United States and the United
states have an equal right of free,
unmoiested commercial intercourse
with such power, nation or people ),
which other nations, at war with eaChI
other, have no right 10 interrupt by re-
taliating orders or DEGREES.
Mr. X. then offered the following re-
solution, which was referred to the
committee of the whole 10 which the
non-inportation bill is referred
Resolved, That it is expedient to-
lnterdict by law, all commercial inter-
course between the United States and
Great Britain and France, and their
dependencies, and all other powers ha.
wing in force orders or DEGREES viola
ting the lawful commerce and neutral
rights of the u. States.
REVENUE CUTTERS.
The house took up for consideration the
amendment Of the Senate to the bill for
striking out twelve and inserting three.
After some observations from Messrs New
ton, Taylor and Story, the house refused to
lconcur--Ayes Is.
1 .
DISABLED SOLDIERS.
Mr.. Nelson observed that this was the
last day OF the year 1903. For many years
past our old soldiers had been applying for
relief. lie thought it would be a merito-
rious thing to begin a new year with just
and generous act. lie therefore asked for
the order Of the day on the bill for the re-
lief Of the infirm, disabled and superanua.
ted officers and soldiers7of theyrevolution-
airy army and of tho present army of the
u. States.
[rhIs bill it will be recolleeted contem-
pilates the establishment of an invalid
lcorps.
] The bill was taken up, went through a
lcommittee Of the whole without an objecti-
on, and was reported to the honse by the
chairman, Mr.. J. Richards.
| Several amendments were then made to
the bill.