Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-16


law to prevent foreisnets from having d
concern in them. AZ ,his section there.
fore woild he imperative or useless he
moved 10 striks it ont.
MIR Livermore's motion was neg ltived,
% only rising in the Alternative.
The sth section was read This Sec
tion provides that no goods, wares or msr.
chandize Whatever. being of the growth, ;,
produce or manufacture of Great Britain
or France, or any os their colonies or de.
Tendencies, shall be imported into the u.
states after the 18th day Of April next, in
any manner. from any port or place other
than in the countries, colonies or Deepen.
denotes OF those powers "a which SUCH
goods shall have been grown or manuf,c.
tured I
Mr.. Chittenden, after few remarks
mt distinctly heard by the reporter, NOV.
ed to amend the section .by adding 10 il.
clause to the following effec !: :. Provided,
that nothing IN this act contained shall oe
SO construed as TO prohibit ths inpora
ton OF salt from any port IN Great Britain
or France aud their depend ncies."
Mr.. P,ckuian moved to STRIKE out the
whole section. because he conceived it u, :.
terly impossible to carry IT into effect If
adopted, and II did not coglport with the
declarations OF gentlemen. that they were
desroas of ching away al restriction on
ourselves In case of a war between Eng
land and the powers in the North of Ea-
rope, prize cargnes might be purchased
20 great advantage by our Cit zens IN the
Baltic or elsewhere; but this bill would
proniblt their impottauon, although Rrl-
tish goods might be scarce here, and serl-
Gus inconvenience ensue from their scar
CITY. Whether such a traffic would sc of
nt4c % mr. nnf -.
possiblcto prevent IL. Mr.. Pickm,n men.
TONED an instance in which he himself ad
lately seen goods with French marks on a
mercbants counter; and that, whsn ex.
pressing his surprize at seeing French
goods here in the present state of CON.
lnerce, he had been told that they were
English goods IN ,rked by the British man
uiacturers with French marks. with a view
OF facilitating tnet- introduct ion into conn
tries where the impor, alton of British eo ,ds
was not by the laws PERMITTED This sec
ton he also conceived would further tens
to increase the practice OF snus CLING
Mr. Taylor asked the gentleman vhe.
tner the merchant, on voyage to obtain
British or French goods for ,he sunolv of
his ne,gnoors, would s@nj 20 ST. Peier,,,,,rr
OF o'oCkh I'm or 10 ar1hansei round the
Nortnern POINT of the Continent for these
= 80" ho"u'j ""Sh uc could get them so
much less circriiou'iy /? No System whicb
ever was adopted lsa'd NJ. L } Could EN-.
brace extreme Cases, W. are not now %.
gIsiatlng To easure a gooi bargain to lie
merchant VINO my happen 10 DE AZ :,
Reters5ur whea 4 cargo is condemned
Inc supposition of such case indeed ,s
zoo soeiimat-d; for, IN case of s1ch a war
the people an tae oorth OF lSu ope, not re.
CeiVins British goods through drect chan.
mel, won q give AT least as nucn far toe
prize goods as our merchants cauid I'm.
10 come nearer home, It. Us take Ameua
isiano' Halifax Or any oiher port IN th..
British provinces. Suppose TIM, section
were struck out of the bnl-whaf Womb
be the consequence! Great Britain won'd
say :" you shall MOI enter our port s-=true
we want your produSe AMI want YOU To
take our manutactures-,he exchange IS
convenient 70 US, but you haIl not have the
monopoly OF carrying 1t on--you Sin an not
.1uCn our Portsin Europe, but we will leave
.niaH open to You" Way, sir, we
snoaid revert 10 the very STATE of things
from when we are enae .vjrtng 20 ext,,
Gaze ourselves. Tnat would be the = # .,r
oil striking cut the section. Ii was the dr.
Ject OF the commI.te VINO report this hi,l
50 10 place MS system that, in me rpraI,-
alton waich might be naa by CT Britain
u any were attempted, she shou d nave az
advantages, but saouid do Il at n-r Dzr,l-.
THAT every step OF retah4.Ion should serge
aS bounty to the manu,actur,nz in,ersst
now springing up among us--snao W.
soouid affect her somew nere Sn.teyer
Course she should take. | do no. saw bat
mere may be defects ia the OIL. Dut-,o,s &c
NOT one. lie is TO prevent any ,ntermed,af,.
BRITISH port from being made the ent,enat
tor the exchange of cur produce fnr psr
The same observations viii
Apply with equal force TO any commerce.
waich may exist between this COUNTRY and
rance. She has Islands in tue w. Ia
nles winch mlgat be used for tn. same
purpose.
Mr.. GARDENER asked if it was the in
IGNITION OF the comnittee To prohibit the
Importation of Bfitish or F.ench goods
from neutral por IS
Mr.. Taylor. Undoubtedly It is.
Mr.. Sheffey remarked that this was
complicated bill, and requ red m turs con.
'ideratlon. AS the committee had pro
crossed cons des ably, he moved that /, now
rise to give an oppor,u ity to reA ct at
eisure OF its various provisions.
Mr.. Macon said he had no objection 20
give time for consideration, and that the
committee should rise for that purpose.
5ut he hoped the committee would .o-tnor
row again resume the subject, and decide
On the bill as early as possible as the