The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-09

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full force and effect. so far as relates 10 the
dominons. colonies. and dependencies of the
nation thus refusing or negleCting TO revoke
OF modify her edicts in the manner afore
said And the restrictions imposed by this
act shall. froR the date of such proclama
ton cease and be discontinued IN relation to
the nauon i-yokiag or modifying her de-
crees IN the manner aforesaid"
| This law re-established or authorised in
tercourse to and from both the belligerepts,
but It holds out a temptation TO each in this
sense You profess desire to revoke
such orders or DEGREES as njure American
commerce and infringe American rights
II you viii put your professions into practice
iii YOU Britain, will repeal your orders,
we VIII resist France by ceasing all inter
course whatever with her and by maintain
ing n with You alone un il France shall do
us Justice--if you. France, will revoke
your DEGREES we will resist Britain by ceas
ms to trade with her. and by maintaining
intercourse with you alone until Britain shall
do us justice Z"
by the correspondence of Mr.. Finkney
with the Marquis Wellesley, we find En-
g'and indispoSed 10 this step; aud France
mas been the first to accept the proposal
her Language through Champaign, is EN-
Phatlc and cannot be misunderstood.
The DEGREES of Berlin and Milan are re-
yoked, ana they will Cease to be in force
from the 9Th Nov. next, it being understood,
that in consequence of this declaration, The
English shall, as they have declared they
would, revoke thei, orders in council. and re =
nounce the principles of blockade which they
have attempted to establish or, that the
United States. conforma5ty TO rife act of
congress, (Which you haze yuss conlDiuaucat
ca, ,shatl Cause their rights to be respected
by the English. ,
Xet, PLAN as these declarations and prin-
lciples are, naturally as they arise out of the
measures and laws to which they refer, at
tempts have been made to induce belief
that the U , must go TO zvnr with England.
IN case OF her refusal, to insure the fulfil
meut OF this promise of France. That no
such conclusion is warranted, every man of
Judgment must discern we promised to dis :.
continue trade with such belligerent as
should not respect our rights, and maintain
intercourse with the beiligerent which should
! respect them.
Either, therefore, Britain must nov, as
she has SO often expressed her Willingness to
Co. revoke her o'ders (aDd renounce the new
| system OF blockades which is a paipahle Vi
oa;ien of our neutral rights in the meanir q
OF he law of Nav. 1910. above ouo,ed5
/ or we must JuLft our engagement mad.
IN the face ofthe id L break off all in
tercourse with har and maintain it with
France
L ere i, no nezo condition TO be fu.iilled
moreover ne proposition accepted is our
owa, and We have Only to do what in the
positive language of our own law, we have
| pledged ourselves to do.
| And, thus. at last the crisis has arrived
here IS no lnnger any need of long letters,
nor OF new MINISTERS ncr of confidential con
yersat'cns diplomatic subtlety, and Ell
I rtp
| q plain language and prompt action, will
you W win you not. G.. Britain. leave unmo
les ed the neural American trade to all ports
IN Europe not actually blockaded? We have
now Come back 70 first principles IF you
| VIII resPec. oui" neutral rights we will trade
Wi'h yon, and allow you trade with Us #
you will not We shall absolutely abandon al
| SORT of intercourse with you we will! AS
| our law declares condemn such OF your ves-
| sells as snail enter our ports, and we will, as
%e are bonnd by our law and promise TO do,
maintain our trade to France and if you
VIII still determine upon outrage, we will
tho reluctantly, resort TO retaliation bv eve
ry means which the justice and usage of CT.
viIized society have sane fied, & experience
has proved to be eHectuaI."
Such is the language, that our govern
ment is bound to speak whenever MIR
| 11ddtso1 shall receive an official notification
of the revocation of the French DEGREES, he
will be bound to give Britain three months
inoAce OF the couI e enjoined upon our gov
iernnien' by the law Of the land ard, if at
the expiration of that term Britain contin-
ues to disregard our rights We shall then be
hound to shut our portsagainsl her We ssels,
to prevent our own from entering hsr ports
to seize her property aud her subject, if
she continues to seize our properly and citi
zens and 70 maintain our intercourse with
France.
On the first Of November, every french
decree Infringing or rights 70lH Geese we
nave no new conditions TO fulfil, nothing more
- expressed IN the letter of Champagny.
than that we do as we said we would, that is,
q" cause orr rights to be respected by the
Eugllsh, ccniormably 70 the act" Of May ]
1910. If VS. snail not fulfil the troBti0e n:ade
in that LaTy IN case of necessity. then of
course France will no longer be bound by her
engagement, but as the sense Of the nation
has been already sufficiently expressed on
the acts of the 10th congress, honor, inter
est, and sound policy, command US to carry
our promises into effect, like AN honest and
independent nation and as the virtue 81 the
people will no doubt oblige their representa-
lives todO their duty, have not the small
lest doubt, but that we shall hereafter enjoy
the great advantages OF trade TO the Euro
tpean continent If Britain 7riH hermit us,
Tor il qve 7vW use The means 7ve Hossess and
lcoBpet her 10 hermit rs.
And here reach the I'd and 8 points Of
le1quiry, but must defer noticing hem un il
my next. -