The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-15
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! SitHti an advantageous commerce or IN ef-
| tectiHl nop-iniercOurse with Britain and
france. The Senate, however, refused to
I concur in it, and amended the bill so as
| merely to repeal the non intercourse. law,
| without providing any substitute and thus
tn renew our commerce with those coun-
tries SUBJECT IN every res1,ect 10 their or
dets ard DEGREES! TO this procedure which
was adhered 20 on the part Of the Senate,
| the House of Representatives did nor as
| Sent. OF Course the bull was lost.
Not discouraged by one failure, the
House OF Representatives passed a second
bill, ipteidcting the public ships of France
and Britain from the entrance of the har-
bors and waters of the United States i'm
posing prohibitory duty of SO per cent. up
on the existing duties On their raerchand,z-
| es; and autiorising the President in case
either OF those nations should revoke or so
modify Its edicts, AS that they shouie cease
, to violate our neutral commerce, to suspend
me restrictions contained in the bill as 10
| me nation revosins or thus modifying its e.
diets. The bin further provides ior the re-
newai OF the non importation part of the pre-
sent non intercourse law, against either ma
non mat small continue its DEGREES or orders.
after withdrawal by the other THIS bill
! IN the other branch of he legislature net
pretty much the ssne fac cf the first
mere was this difference The chasm
produced IN the last bill, by the Sers.e's
striking cut of it the section i,n,losirp pro-
hloitory duties, was filled up with = i,ouisA
'o'0E section, authorship The Presilsnt
sVhen Ae may deem IL eche9ient, to employ
me armed vessels Of the s, in convoy
ing our merchant ships lc9e. s,,ci, .ery,
| iations as shall be coriorrp:l,.. 10 ,b,. TO-
and usaSes Of natioAs." Upon this amend
ment. which was nc5 until dis day sent 70
the i1Hasc q representatives.. 10 decision
mas been bad. From such inticatjor. as
can Perceive, think tic H,us, win disa-
gree toit. Objections against the aucnd-
Hl~A- nave az iseii, apoa tnc giou,,d thas il
Contains an U-Cun3 -itut,o7al trap,fei, OF ras
possibility and legislative aut5o,itv fran,
- 1bSfSsS toll president. The alntadrnent
directing or rasaer providing. rnat The Pre-
siceht may grant conveys " under such re.
gG'a'ions, rs Shall be conforpIahls an th,
laws and usages of nations - whilst the con-
SUI udon expressly declares that Congress
snail d.jf"e o6eaccs arai,st Tie ka7y fiat
ofiS from whence itis Inferred thar Congress
a-ope c&n determine IN what particular ca
ses' or against wh&t expressions or" often.
ces, contrary to The law Of nations, the na.
uonai force shall be employed
III TINS measure is lost. and there is very
PROBABILITY It viii be, the whole comnerce
OF the country VIII, on he Adjournment of
congress. (for then the non intercourse
ia" e"pires,) De exposed, perfectly de-
unvu t
crees. and of encb -, - 20 -. ~ 81 ienCi oS
ers, as still reT1,ir ,,,',a ", {'.s nT''sn or
undertake to predict VIZ y ~ nov
sequences of such nm ,,,"t',":l, ~ wy oil
of the commercial c,n+es, 'H'iess'1r
so long AID SO ms peen
our part / however Oh
ly lament, ana ygiv,, :. 49,, '.'e'' s'ls eie
cumstance lone to he daoia,a5 - -. % clr-
that the non inlcr~o,,,an y .''- "@',oh,
of commercial rcetrictio- VI ~ P""oy
bandoned, before ,sa ,h;,ot ~ We
adopted, has ben fnl{,, c','~'! - Nas
of The clauses &c tbot ac. - Sec.i
ed in consequence nf rs 80, eteal
rangement, we're ra;,,s.s.a, 80 90 ',,e > d.
vigorously erifirced They..,,-1' 90 .nS ~
bat il world. in ? ekn,, f,,i,,I - - :. .'ou|'
desired efFtc, Fv,oric. H. H. e, ~ g t''-
ted the emh 10 .r ;, - NC
10 have beee ;5s ,ies,, cf ,,,.S - avs
have opcrs,o,l Win .1,er:,.. 90 "cy
sariss, by c0uDe,Iino, No., !to..:,,i a.
ces for oiIr Drndurts ~ /, - ,'-s' ii-
of ma, 5et for, y ret ~. =. 's s"sLh
nufactures. w!,iis5 he l,,,.. ~ ia
ourselves not an hpndrslrb ~, - 'f'',1 g 20
convenience that ,g,,,d no ~ , rs. ~
carrying on = cornn,ercn -. ~ py
1elligerent edicts ~, liz -, -. ~ 'I'e
we have obtained i-on3r,sn, p,s;e',
the British ordere i, ro,,.;i ~, ,I'',4"' -