The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-13

It wonii ne curious he,c OF La as XVIII ;3s,i
ing decrees s'r the government OF Frame. which.
wou' I've fool fir lul.sstee for N,ppi.,on tia,
| we sh,ai sct equally soiurl ly IN passing such
| provisions a, tness. vii:a c,it not pr,vc eh.r
'ua taS, the whole bl!l n yt D. pretty ~ "a.
IN theory. ike the plan Of btlr,. pr Gu ,rt Of
road when reiucei TO Practice, would a.
mount t, np,ipny.
To this ii was replied by the opponents Of the
motion Tor striSng ont the 5,h section, that the
wno'c oii N g,t b. D:rfecg pr n'rnt MI CO nDre-
henh such sY''ea, as ~ a dil,srcH state of the
country nt of tine w,rl ,lcht Ia b.. adopted !:
mat the great objection 10 thc .rSt :t,r 9f the
9iii, lad been ti,t their pr,ri. ,ls wDui Droha-
DIV he met by coJntcrvaiing policy on the part
OF the beiigerenJs which might ne c ,rried iuto
e"fGt m two v-'vs--by restrictive regulations,
W l1ttupnal tlrtirs that tin. 5,h section had
been Incorporated in the bill Cor The express pur.
?1Se Ut meeting; Cic fist )da Of retaliation & of
keeping the carriage OF orr produce IL the hands
"f "u' own merchants exclusively that III the i-o-
portiG1n "t the manufactures ot Great Britain
was permitted rom any port whirsverof her Il =
penie1icies, she, having Ctrad,, Nov. Scotia
| and her Vest India islan.ls, would exclude our
vessels tom England, send her manufactures to
those co'pnics, throw re whole caNiage into the
hands ni the British merchant, and com ,el our
~ fGn' to "ec0me merc coasters that the eff
'ect OF this section woii.l be, That she might send
as many Of her IN in,If,ctures AS she pleased to
\
here that 4! tis section co,rid not be executed
lhe United States would he lust in the situation
| IN winch tiey now are with the non .intercn,Uss
| L. = and he question wouLl then co;ne bef,r.
| ine" eilher tn 'icii,re war or relax even from
th,s measure that Subsequent section of the
nil made provisions tor the execution of the 5.h
that there vas no d1uot no weyer hut this law
woaid 30 better executed than the non-in,er-
course law because it you'd rJt be the interest
o. t"e n-4'hant to violate 1t; that the Argument
| ior str!Nnr out the section, because it possibly
| might be violated, would be equally strong If
urged - motive for the abolition oil all our rev
eWe laws because thew - de difference in iu
/ ~ On articles exported from different places !;
t'iat, although some s,'lcics could not be tentf-
Ell with tie places of tHe,r growth or manu- g.
ture, ;et nineteen twentieths coull ; that the
section were to be struck the bill itse should
De rejected, for 1t would then ~ milk aud wa
ter measure iNdeed Z; anl ifthe bill were 20 pass
| without 1t, all the commerce of tho United States
, woii'i ne thrown INTO the hands Of Crest r. tain,
as well is ali the profit derived from the trans
portatIon OF it.
In The debate this motion we're mingled ma.
nv general remarks AM observations ON the prin-
Cipic of tie bill
| Mr.. Sey bert made a speech OF some length
winch Shall be given hereat;er) in determined
hostility TO The bill, ieprecat,ag i, as a weak mea
sure, and as one which woud in fact DC subms-
sion 10 O. 3
1t was a truth To- which gentlemen shut Their
eyes, but OF which shey AS well as t;ie psope
Eohia ne. VI they were not now convnCca, s'.at no.
thing short OF actual &. re could give protection
tn commercc. Instead If such q milk and water
measure he wished 10 provision authorizing
Tie resident 10 lit out the NhJic navy o. the u
mted States and send 1t TO sea, and auhprising
the merchants u arm in defence OF t,ei. lawful
commerce.
. Mr.. Potter was decidedly opposed TO the bill
ne conceived it would produce in practice a com
ple!e embargo and non Intercourse
Mr. SheFey thought i, the best measure which
under present circumstances, could be adopted
and Pied, I'd himself at the proper ti,,e to prove
it.
Mr. Fisk remarked that the committee of 70.
reign relations, IN performing its duty, had by $40
means prevented tne adoption ut any measure
Which the army Or navy committee might TANK
proper to recommend
Mr.. Ltser9,to;e repeated his idea, expressed
yesterday. that the non intercourse law was no,
now in fore as 10 Great Britain because ii had
been Legally suspended. and cou,d not b. r.nc W.
ed without legislative sanction. He did not
blame the President iur having issued the pro
clam ,tiOn of 9th August, for it certainly pro
pc: tiiat the fact OF the non ratification of the
arrangement should he known TO all, that they
might govern themselves accordingly
The committee rose at little past O'Clock,
without taxing question on Nj. PicSman's mo-
tion reported progress, and o5tIined leave to sit
again.
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