The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-09
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u 'Hcs )edCedDle settlement
~ All our isputes----according to NV nm
defstandng, il speaks of nothing bu, peace:
not word to be found in it, advising a war
IKE attitude M advice TO increase the ar
my or navy. It's strange, indeed, that
after reading such message. it shou'd.b.
Thought that there was hostility in The
administration TO an amicable setttlemels
with g. Britain.
Sir. am well aware. hat upon this oues-
t,on may appear ~ some IN an awkward
situation, because 7 dislike the resolution.
and am not dissatisfied With the conluc, Of
The executive towards MIR. Jackson be il
AS 1t may, so long as ] have Il seat i'm this
tio"se. never will give a vote which NY
Judgment does not approve. There is no
we" OF this resolution that pleases me:
! n 1t be meant as a new fashioned answcrto
the message Of the President, L object toii {:
because l am unwilling tn answer it in any
way. In 1901, when the change in the adj.
'nin'straton took place, All were 80 tired OF
answers, that no one made d motion toan-
sWer the message. IF it be meant for de-
ciaration OF war, ! object to it, because is
docs not mention our greatest causes of com.
plant; it seems to leave them out, merely
to bring Mr. Madison and M Jackson into
view 1T wnr be meant let gentlemen come
out boldly and say SO; give us a projsct for
IT IN plain terms, that all can understand
have believed, ("pd hope in God am
mistaken, for no nan is rnore DESTROYS Of
peace than amy from the time Of the at
tack Oh the Chesapeake, that before our
differences are settled with England, we
should be compelled 10 go TO war with her:
TOR one. Z" 7uid put it offas long as possible.
1t will be remembered. that the embargo
Gas supported as the only means to keep
us out o. this war. and as q sure means to
bring G Britain to fair terms; and still I
believe as much as I do that we shall all die,
II X had been continued three months long
CIR. We should have set led every dispute
with the English governrn mt.
The conversations of Mr.. Pinkney and Mr..
Canning. communicated by the President to
the House. az their request, have been
brought into the debate Unfortunately for
the gentleman from n. York (Nr l;old,)
who mentioned the embargo, he read bart
OF them. !, l attn willing 20 rest the policy of
that measure on that communication. and on
Mr.. Canning's conversation alb rut it Eve
ry time ne talks wi h NJ. Pinkr-v, the en-
barge IS mentioned in fact, it seems 70 be
The first and the last word with him Though
NAV not be willing to acknowledge him as
good authority On the laws of nations. no one
Can doubt. that lie j, no; good authority. that
the embargo pinched Eng and very sorely.
ii there be man clear of party feeling.
let him read the conversations between Mr..
Pinkney and Mr. Canning and it he does
not decide, that the embargo was a bitter
pill to Mr. Canning / Am greatly mistaken
| That We suffered little. ucder the embar-
go, was never denied but ADOPT what enea-
sure you will, that viii have h.lt the eSact
on England that that had, and we shall spf-
fer twice much under it as we lid under
that-in truth, our little su rings Under 1t
we're over, and it had begun to operate N
Great. Britain, when it was repea.td. a
Little perseverance, would have brought the
British ministry TO terms.
The gentlemen who differ with me, not as
TO the vote Oh the resolution but 10 the con-
duct OF the executive, have al declared
! that they woulI not suoiai. to. the R,Itisn
orders in council, nor woald they tire t on
the terms proposed by the British govern
| Inent; not one of them, except the gentle
man from Rhode Island. (Mr Potter, ak
| ed like fighting, and none of them tod Us
what he vas willing t" do They will not sub
| nit TO the orders in council. nor treat "a, the
terms proposed Wnrn the abominable
| ransit duty was attemp ed 10 be put on us.
! the same declarations were made. and be-
| lieved them. / never have believed, that
an American would he base enough to pay
tiiat duty There is No great change from
that plan now. Almost ali the C,,untries
with which we Carried commercial
Intercourse, and by which we were enabled
| topay Great Britain for her manufactures,
are now blocSaded. II is true, you may
| trade to England, Bonaparte's DEGREES to the
contrary Notwithstanding; bnt you cannot
go any where else without the Consent Of G..
Britain.
| Ali have said they would not submit. as
well as those who opposed the embargo from
| the FIRST. as those who repealed it. / have
heard so much said about not submitting,
that am really anxious that the gentlemen
should come boldly out and tell us what they
will do; if they will not do this, they ought
to quit talking about the embargo. When
the ships in danger, every man ought tobc
I at the pump, and it is no enquiry nov she
got into danger, but to get Der ont Of danger.
| Suppose your house set on FIRE, will YOU ask
| for help to discover who did it? Or will
you endeavor toput it out ~ soon As possible.
and then enquire who did it? That the ma
ton has many diScll,es to struggle with
cannot be denied and 40 one vii agree
that he had any hand in producing single:
one Of them. is IL enough foi us motto
have aided in producing them' 70 me il
seems not IL is the easiest tnnz in nature
to say what you will not do, bly II is quite
different 10 say what you will do.
Before sit dowu, must ask the rentle-
men for the proof. that the Executive is
unwilling 10 settle orr disputes with Great
Britain By friendly negotiation. The asser-
tion has astOniSheG me His message of
the 29th November, is 10 my mind CON plets
proof to tic contrary; his not treating with.
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