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

'on'so that Il should be 'ben.Iic;aI O the
fovernmentsiu point Of revenue, a I'd 10
hoe who CARED It on. WA sh I'D
cong ess do to make il so? They ought
70 loser the r'gh,s OF navigation lie
sad lac woula ask gentlemen To turn over
the page OF history and see VIII It h ad ten.
.ieo more to -Prouactc the prosperity of
England than her navigation act-an act
which gave a decided preference to British
nsvigatione The object of this bill
was not only to give preference in our
ports to American vessels, but IL went to
tue entire exclusion of the vessels. of
Great Britain and France so long as their
Injurious edicts should remain in force. x
Mr. D. said ne would ate his ideas on an
objection which he had understood to be
made to this plan, viz. that it would ope.
'ate 'nJeriousIy on the farming interest tie !.
c'use tnere would be a redundancy of pro
iacc in the market, to the carriage OF
which the tonnage of the United States
would not be equal, aud that therefore
there would be a depression in the price
OF produce. He presumed that a contrary
effect would follow. There were a..
broad, he said, nuDber Of Am erican yes
sels II aiding not wi b the United States but
between foreign ports, or engaged IN cir.
cuitous voyages. Now, the direct trade
u'd certai ~ be most advan,ag.uus-ali
the vessels thus employed wsuld Thned,.
ately return home to eRgege IN tho direct
trade.
l.apPears to me, Mt all events said Mr..
Shelley, that the bin is worthy Of consid !.
Grafton. 1t energy be wan ing, the pass age
OF the bill will not preclude it, but will be
continuing the ex:sting state of things to
the greatest advantage uull that slate $
Changed. ii the gentleman rom Nor.h
Carolina, (iMr. Snwyer) means raisiag an
army aud Invading Canada, as he intima
ted, most Cordially dis approve of it. Ii
VIII not alter the course we have at pre-
seat taken. On the other hand | consid >
er that we are not indebted to France or
Engl ,ad, and therefore should tot act TO.
wards them IN the same spirit as II We
mad been fairly and jrstly dealt by. If
they would ex rcise liberaity to us,
would act coirespondently towards them.
1t we had received any lioerality at their
hands, would ne improper 10 exclude
their vessels from our potts. But as it is,
commerce and navigation will be promo,
ted by the bili-lhat commerce and nayi
cation which mlst continue so long as our
character OF ayr cui' NJ al SITS and merci,a 4, ts
IS not converted in.o that of manufacture.
ers, an event which tor ore hope never
To see. 30 long as this nation remains In
its present state, so long ought we to give
TO our citizens ali the adv ntAges that Can
DC derived from commerce. independents.
~ OF ti~s, II any thing be done, it ought TO
ne promptly done. Inc merchant does
no al present know 10 what pur.s to 20
cut u open To him the right to 20 TO
France an' T. gland. your act will not ONLY
operate a3v sntageousiy 20 him, but viii
augment he price of produce in the PLAN.
ser's hands.
MIR. burwell said he did not suppose
hat this question involved q crscu.s,on of
the dcta Is OF the bih, andh did not there.
tore rise 70 discuss them out he deemed
1t his Guty 10 say that in mis- opinion the
course proposed 10 DC pursued 10y this bill
was the proper one. IL with not be denI.
ed (said ne) that have Always been IA :.
voranie TO the system OF Commercial re.
striction, and that nave gwen my appro.
BATON to &c Sd long a. there was Inc smai.
lest PROBABILITY OF IT'S operating adyanta
geossiy, aud 30 long as the people OF the
United D ates expected good effects from
this course. But ann of opinion ehat IL
has ben fairly abandoned, and that any
further attempt 10 Coerce oy commercial
restrictions would be futile sud r,d Cuiuus.
bSi!eve the prese mt situation of the world
IS favorable u the assertion of our right,
agaust one OF the be.ligerents, VIZ. Great
Britain. But, sir. l think tnat the spirit
OF the nation is evaporated, AMI We n We
been so long tricked by her ar.ihSss, thar
despair o. taking any measure ct the
KIND at this time wn,Ca w0u,d, no. meet
with such opposition as IL make II useiess
IN tHect. A siDg.e tact will suffice 10 awake
the atteutioD Ut the Ii use 10 our oresent
situation. The effect Ut inc non intercourse
la 4" IS to Sink TO tue lowest prlCe the value
o our produce and To raise stu nichsr
that OF atac,es o. ioseign growth or NAM
iactute 1, ~ tact perfectly notorious
that the County ~ as iull OF foreign ar;i-
cies as II MS b, IN tor years past, and thsr
tne pro0ncls VI tic sonrthern couDtiy nave
been reduc q 60 ne low 1t siae OF denres
wien II Is OBVIOUS tnat. SO e.
from Pio'iucmg n feet abroad, the non
'n,ercourse IS not res rded at ali, | ask
why pefsese "a when against your own
inl.test My opsn.on IS that il should NJ
: renewed anuy wnen renewed. we shail
either Ell y snon a COMMERCE as viii give
vent tn our surplus produce, or we snail
discover the rae CHI icter of the edicfs
IN force against as. Ii at DC iounl th 4 an
The etils COMPLAINED of as 1Uwins from
nue own govesi iment proceed a. ualiS from
ne beiIigetsht DEGREES, the nation viii a
I"le IN support ct our tar commerce.
4 will be recoilected. said Mr. B. tina,