The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-30


ket. and that the farmer shall sell his pro
dace SUBJECT to deduction or double frcigh,
and double charges. and that the British
merchant shall have the benefit Of the ex-
portatioa os our products. they will vote for
striking on. the sections in the bill. which
Cur up this abominabie trade
4 Gentleman have asked what good is To
result from This section Onc great good
WIZ he its cutting up this trade entirely
] by the Ssh section, not allowing the growth.
/ produces or manufactures Of any foreign n;.
ton, 10 be Imported into u. $ except i'm
mediatey from the country where il i,
grown The OIL Classics foreign COUNTRIES
ana prohibits .he importation from any one
Gas, of any articles which are not of The
, sro"th. produce or manufacture of that class.
II inns section remains, you cannot import
from Amelia island any articles of British
nanutactufe; for it would be liable 10 sci
zure Eat gentlemen may say that British
goods are now liable to seizure, aud vet
| md their way INTO the country. But, sir,
/ nc esnttrgo and non intercourse differed
tnm the present bill in this respect. The
embargo and non intercourse operated on
your own citizens; and the feelings of our
citizens were excited in favor Of their fel
ow Citizens vioiators ofthe laws. The great
principle of the present law. is, that il is to
operate on foreigners. There are in the
biil no penalties and forfeitures-nothin but
condemnation of vessel and cargo. And /
can upon gentlemen to name one instance.
where foreign vessel has been arrested in
| the violation OF the laws of the u S. that n
condemnation has not taken place The
admiralty courts of the u. 5. have uniform
| ly enforced our laws and will do it STILL
These cases are not tried by jury. but
wholly by judge, who has power to sift a
\ a IN. thuH ..te 4 Il.
proved, condemnation takes place Fo
rcisners only Can be sufferers by the BILL
The courts Can he trusted with enforcing
the Jaws of the U. S and every infraction of
'his law will be punished by them. They
are and will DE competent to it.
From this view of the subjeet it is very
apparent that this law will operate on
trade disgrace ful to those carrying it on,
and disgracefnl to cur country. II have
have nc other good effect. it will remedy this
evilunder which we COW labor.
But sir, the provisions of this bill are
Icalculutsd to, give to nur citizens the whole
carrying trade OF the products of the u 5.
and 'h, impart Ct all The articles that are
usetu' to the U S Under the embargo we
mad no commerce under the non inte, course
law the Restrictions are such as to prevent
our commerce frnn having a fall range
ne object of this b.'l $ 10 give Ia our fell
low citizens INC exclusive monopoly of the
carrying trsds aud OF Bringing every neces-
! sary into tn. u Sates We -ake lhe strong
ground not only that we n!have> commerce,
bat that we will have it solely and eXclu-
sively to ourselves.
Sir, do not mean. nor can it be neaet by
other gen. even that we should stop mere.
we viii, as have said have commerce
aud monopoly of it. We will also, If nc
ireS.arp tai I'm ~ g.. y
mining and resolving 10 nave commerce
i will agree 70 force it. How to force it?-
some say by convoy, snd some say by
arming our merclant vessels ] shall after
the determination to have commerce, be
ready 10 dete rhine to use arms liz supper:
OF 1t, and 70 give our merchants also power
to arm. Commit Yourself 70 Ii IA We commerce,
sir, and You must so !mriAer. Ypu must pro.
tectit by CONVOY, by aiming ycur merchant
men, by any way which Ingenuity can devise.
This is but one great step in the sy STEM
We are to determine and TO proclaim TO the
American people that we will have com
merce. If it be considered tbat that com
merce will be in danger, it is for the wis
dom OF Congress to point out remedy or a
means OF enforcing our right to it.
The motion now before the House involves
in my opinion, question of the last moment
TO the interests of the u States, and as such
approach it with great seriousness. do
conceive that the motion nov before the
committee involves the Observation-Disclosures
the Congress, of the United Sta tes will aban-
don commerce? have no hesitation in say
ing and believing, and when examine it I
believe can convince the II use, that thi.
| question IS not propounded too broadly
Pass the 18th section of this bill, repeal the
non intercoui sc, and shen stop-have no sub.
\ fft,t> n no., = L.
asnosutute. III you stop there, you sacrifice
| the best I'M crests of the Country. abandon all
commerce, Consent to give up the ocean,
and there is an end to- any attempts hereaf
ter to restore commerce to any kind of con
sequence whatever The consequence will
be this England will not pass la or is
sue orders III council TO shut her ports gairst
| you. No, sir-She is weltSkIllad in All com
me cIai matters. and i'll adopting measure.
| to promote her own commerce and shackle
the commerce of the world. We know il
from woetu experience What will be the
Course she will purs;iS, What is she now
in the enjoyment Of The carrying trade
OF all your commerce 10 and from your
COASTS. VIII she abandon il! Ne, sir
VIII she, II you repeal the non intercourse
and there step, ssfer you 10 o. jny one part
| Gle OF trade more Than YOU have u,gi She
will not. What will suggest itself to the m
| to secure the present state OF things which
they nov enjoy and will not aOsnd,n! When
you repeal the non intercourse, she will en- :
act discriminating duties; she will exclude
| your vessels from, participation III trade
| The prices III Europe for American pro
| duce will not bear any ad vance at all. so = TO