The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-18
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considered it proper to support Tie execu
tive struggles to attain an adjustment by
j NOT rciuCinS the means requisite 10 accom- =
! iish it---My feelings, 40 an, American,
iorbad retreating policy, AT = crisis when
/ thousands OF my tei.iw citizens groan in
oondage---detained from their parents.
wives and children. for no 0ther crime than
poverty; which Causes them 70 be unknown
% ihhIertiai men. who. rather than deyots:
the treasures OF the nation TO their relief
s are Wiling to contodnd those unhappy VIZ
'iuls with British subjects Indeed, | wou,;i
fathcr have ilxcd an additional screw, tnac
relax single thread.
Hence ! voted for she Navigation biiI
(connionly called Macoh's,) innpos:n. res
.rlctions on the commerce Of Fraace and
Lnsiand which. it was believed m'e.nc have
been enforced ---while our tr,ercl,a,SYs ,y,at.C
!eit u"lestrained in the privileges of exDors-
ing American produce. This would e,ther
nave pressed an earlieracCom mediation arr;
| produced an advantageous Communication of
PFS"ucts, with one or both of the bell;qr.r
ems or by continuing the pon intercourse,
i'poraneoasly with their ;larichteous
eoi.'Aos towards Us, Ea"e encouraged ma
| "uiscLures, ai.d great: encressed thei. "a.
pa SfoNth now riYailiug IS thay do iD n.
ny respects. .he best proj.,+, ions OF iEurnr,e
guy III tnis tne senate cut the very pith, it's
treStTictiVe clauses; and the uerve,ess ray
cass was suffered to perish.
AHother attempt WAS made bv the Yonsa.
OF Kepresentatives.N reach the seus;Gili,v
OF those beliigerent harpics bv ihtefd.ctinS.
W 's'e'' ar'hed Vesseis,- the entrance of cur
narDorS and waters Increasing .ee P-,js4
ing duties on their 1ercalnd;zs Gt1, ,;nr
centum, and authori,j ng th. r,ss,Jc1r r.
suspend those imDoaicla-s an, ,.asf,.-s;,-
as TO either, or boh oi tkeiy, N!jan ,bo,Ix
| revoke their hostile measures "a lad. morn
over, oput IN opc. s-ioR ;hc non sr,o,,ia,f
on laws against either deiiEquenSN-Th,e
Senate exchanged tle aGdit;oual CaNror >
convey Clause, aud bolh We're lost N 81,
ing, however, the reside ofsa. S.iI yA-E
past into law on The last Gay 81 -
zion.
l he non intercourse lay has exptpedA
w whatever may be tbs consequence. e,srvA'
man may seek his fortune rs cg, wav r,S
restrained by any thing except rhe avaY:ch
ana oppression of Europe Of which che
restless merchant will surely never roe,t.
nave the effontery to complain and Z sin
cereiy wish our agricultural brethren ,,,.,
not too soon have cause 70 repent an unti,,,a.
ly recession from vrtucus opposjt;o,, ?, an.
CroaChment
l. is difficult for those not ;nmedist.i,-
engaged In legislation amidst cu,t,s-,,,qtH
Ineuts, to conjecture the pcrplsxiry a{ten-
cant upon The selection of measures errirc.
~ sui'ed 10 the Cccasio3--GI this however
you may rest assured. that those which ]
nave pursued are sanctioned BY my iudS
nent, as compatible with NV own iutcrasp
aAd that Of nay posterity anu counti,y They
cannot be here stated at length but Shaifba
| suontltteh personally, for your considerat ION
atyour respective court hcYses, cCnsiseentjv
win the duty OF a Representative of a
Tree people, VINO SHOULD, ike them. sDurn
pecuhlary considerations Wien brengh: in
Cog' petition with substantial liberty.
L canno, conclude w'thcu. s9rnc re,s,arIse
on the first subject, which occupied, aud con-
snWed much OF the time OF CONGRESS tho,
joint resolutions relative 10 M. Jackson,s
| conduct because that discussion fcretoid
the opposition, which every subseoucnt mani
~ stand was destined 10 receive--Is was
fully canvassed, aud received various con-.
struchons, by sublc arguments, and nice
drawn distinctions, sach as DO not common
~ enter INTO the minds Of men unaccustcna-.
ell to qui53ie---I consider the o,lseryaiior
correc', whether applied to nations. TO men
70 other animals, or TO arguments chem.
selves, that the moment they pass a CERTAIN
point CT refinement each of them becomes
ill'nsy, losing more of its value In STRENGTH
IMAM II gains N polish to Compensate foI. it.
Such | consider the sophistrv which
was used to justify the Concentration hero.
and which is equally applicable to defend
al i.'PVttIhent intruder, vino uuUCr sic y.ro
OF civiiiiy enters your house, 10 lecture and
insult The famiy--Wo uid any man of firm
ness hesitate to slew such man the door, to
teach similar characters TO keep at res
pecttul distance in future?
An attempt was made 20 extend the char
ter OF the u. States bank, for di,gracefnI
| consideration. the receipt of bonrs. Or more
properly speaking, a brjbe OF 25O, 600 dol
iarS MS measure was urged, as aff5rd.
ing facility 10 government in It's operations:
.nd supported by arguments. drawn from a
uehciency OF revenue, in consequence Of an
embarrassed trade--Neither Difficulty.
Por poverty would induce me 20 violate che
Constitution o. prostitute my c.slntry for no.
mcutary qualification, were these allegations
correct but that deny--It is true we
have authorised loan to meet 80 demand
OF the present year, but this is not an unsom
mon step, among the best economists in pub
tic or private life, when circumstances re-
quirc it.--The punctuality hitherto observ-
ed in'meeting orr engagements, the reduc-
ton Of the national debt from nearly one
hundied toh'ty millions Of dollars, within a
few years, and the certainty os obtaining
| loans among cur own citizens, all relieve us
trom the necessity OF extending a charter %
a Company. a large majority OF whom are
toteigners and the in5ncement To- ;end is
strengthened. by a well known fact, that the
purchase OF Lou Sana within the same De-