The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-12

can he no caviliing at my asserting 10 tht
federal position. When the news Of MIR
Erskiue's arrangement. (of April 1909 } fnl
the repeal of the orders in council was re-
ce,ved at Norfolk. the Ledger, high toned
federal print, published the following re-
marks (April Is. 1900
| I'VE think 1t requires no great reflection
to perceive the policy of G.. Britain at this
time I'm making the arrangement, which
was afterwards disavowed1 it is Certain
" both wise and liberal. and mus, be bene-
| fetal in almost any event The laws of the
U. States. having placed Great Britain and
France upon the same footing the former
has seized the occasion ofcompe.ling France
either 10 revoke her decree, or 70 meet the
resentmen, of the United States IF France
revokcs her Berlin and other DEGREES, Rri =
tain has gained her object for her orders
We're issued IN consequence of these deere IS
alone /; II France does not revoke her de
cteeN. we presume their execusi0n win be
resisted BY force FOR we cauno, believe that
the y. states viii permit so large portion
of her commerce, as that with q y. & her
dependencies, to be interdcted or iuteirup-.
ted without resistance"
This cmhhaHc /eier0i argument which
! l pray the readers 70 examine and bear i'm
mind. fully adept i answer 10 the question
|
noV1 reUoke her orders ? There could n,t,
in fact. be any argument more TO the pur-
pose or to my liking and in order TO shew
how admirably If applies to one case as
well as 10 the other will now use il, oniy
Changing the names:
1--WE think i. requires no great reflection
| tn perceive the policy Of France at this time
| I'm revokirg the Berlin and Milan DEGREES 4
II IS certainly both wise and liberal and She
must be besffi ed in almost any event. The
laws OF the y. ,. having pi:ced 6. = and
france npon the same Towing, the latter has
seized the occasion of Compelling Britain eli
ther TO revoke her edcts violating neutral
rights, or 20 meet the resentment Of Inc u
I Il Britain shall revoke her edic,s. France
VIII have gained her object, for her DEGREES
were actually and avowedy issaed in conse-
qnence OF those edictS alone if Britain SHALL
/ not revoke her edICts, we presume their
execution will be resisted by force, for we
cannnr believe that the United STATES will
permit large portion of her commerce..
as that with France and her dependencies.
(more than double the amount of that CARR j.
ed on with Britain and her dependencies) to
DC ineerdrted or interrupted without resis-
lance.
What the advocates of Bctain rcconmen
ded in 1893. was never objected TO the
JUS ice ot'esisting France, in case it refused
to revoke its DEGREES, after the repeal Of the
orders OF council, was not disputed All par
ties would have supported thai system, had
Mr. Er$k'ne's engagement been fulhilcd
Aci Us now see. whether " the British uarty
In America" viii now evince The same IA.
tcna spirit; LEI us now mark whether thcse
who Call the nSelves American Republicans
"i'i support the ADMINISTRATION, in. case OF
necessity, in resis ing Britain by force, AS
they called on the country TO do, i'm case OF ne
cessty, IN 1908 against France
AS 10 the course to be pursued in the e.
ven Of Britaln's refusal to revoke her etlicts
no oher can be adopted than that which.
under other circumstances, the British
parry recommended we must resise, and
say we shall be Compelled % do so and
therefore, the sooner on people prepare for
! that event, the better France has pu5. an
cnd to negotiation and cavilling about trifles 9.
we have straight Course before US and if
! we pursue II, we cannot but be benefited :
we are 30 situated that we can no longer
adopt eXpedicnJs, nor enter into a compTo
mise We must AZ once, IN the eyes Of h
world, take our stand and act as a free
nation. or give up all pretensions 10 that cha
TaCter.
Such, sir. are my sentiments upon this
Important subject. France has pu, our pro
! fesslohs and eng gements, and those of Bri
tam also, to the test; in 4 few mon.hs the
public viii be able 10 decide whetherI have
not anticipated the result, wish accuracy
they will then find that We have no al
Tentative between resistance and absoln,e
dishonor.
SIDNEY.