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

from the non int recourse law ~ j, opened
the world to the CONNIE ,ce OF the u States,
and shut their ports To che vessels OF Great
Britain and France. Mr.. NJ. said he had
hardly expected complaint against ,he
bill from gentlemen from the East, though
he had Thought from another part ct the ga
Jion there might be complaint. He cared
very little what was ,lone, so that there was
not too ,nuch eners init. Ee was not for
declaration Of war just now, and he took
this opportunity of saving 50. The nat,on
was no us much prepared uow for war as it
had heen last winter. or as it had been when
the Chesapeake was attacked As TO the
petty Quarrel between Mr.. Smith and MIR
Jack son, he did not thinh that it changed the
state ofaff.irs one iosa.
Mr.. Pickmau expressed his hope, that
the motion for the rising of the COMMITTEES
would not prevail. lie considered the bill, IS
a very important one, aud sincerely hoped,
that ii would meet that cooi and deliberate
discussion to which les Importance, and tine
respectabiiity of the committee who report
ed, it entitled it. rhere were soEc parts
OF the bill which me his cordial appreciate
on there were other paris 70 which lie
could not, give his assent, till his objections
to them were removed. l'he iist section
of the bill Gnterdictigs the entrance ct our
waters to the public armed ships of Grea,
Britain and France. he approved. dc said
1t would be recol!ected, that at the last SEES
sion OF Congress he had voted Tor the n1o-
suon Tor excluding the armed SHIPS at DO, n
Great Britain and France. dc had done 1t,
because he thought it a disgrace To admit
into our waters armed ships, Sailing under
orders to capture our vessels; and ne hop
ed they never would be admitted under such
circumstances. With respect TO the third
section, he confessed that he had not entire
ly made up his mind. He did not think,
however, that 1t would authorize either CT.
Britain or France to pass such DEGREES as
ms colleague seemed tothiak tGey wonid 90 !;
for 1t would not essentially change our COIN
now prohibited from carrying or commerce
with our pores, and our Vessels are pruhi
olted from going In theirs.
Mr.. Z. said, 1t would Also be reCuiectcd
by gentlemen, thac he hai spoken against
the non intercourse law a, the last session
and did not vote for it. pecau>e lie had be
ileved it totally Intellectual far the purpos-
rs for which it was passed He had thought
then, and experience had confirmed the trnth
of his opinion that it wastvrLIiy inefficient :;
that our citizens could mt he restrained
from violating 1T, and that it would operate
only on those honest men who were dispOs
try, although they doubted their expeslien
cy. The 5'h section of ,h's bill (prohibt-
ing The importation Of French British
goods from any other part of the dan.inions
Oh either. tnan where they were grown or
manufactured he sad, WAS iiahl- u some
OF the same OBJECTIONS as the non intercourse
| law. lie Conceived 1t utterly impossible,
thus To prevent the importation OF the pro
duce or manufactures OF Great Britain and
france, as, II prohihited directly, they would
De imported circuitous!y through ST. Bar
thoiomews' exc and our merchants might
lhhocentiy import the produce "a inanuttc
ture OF these colntr'es, alter purchasing
them' as the produce OF the neutra! country
At present. SO numerous and so complicated
were the various restrictive laws with res
PeCt ID our commerce. ttiat 1t was almost
ihPossioie LOT the most honest man TO Con
s'rue them correctly. lhis inform AXIOM. ne
SAID, ne derived IRON the collector of the
Povt Oh oaiem, IN massachusetts. Who, he
psuS'cu, was olSposedto give as fair 81 Goa
s'ruc'ion 70 the laws, as any man IN the u
states. NIT. r SAID, 1t was very requisite
tna1 'his, OF some sucn Dill should oasS. Tor
the reason that 1t went to take oil al the
RESTRICTIONS from our own citizens, and throw
them upon the SUBJECTS OF tlose nations
when were Piratihg on cur Commerce. II
hCPeo the nhocoh would not prevail tor the
CoHhih'tee > rising, out shat they shonld so
on ana give TIC OH! d luii anu deliberate di3
CussioH.
MI aytoT SAID, II indeed this bill was
ds uer'eieaS as IL haa Deen represented by
TIC Se"tiSinah from ~. Saroiina. (M' saw
SerD ana iToh other quarters, ne beheVed
II "ouiu pe easy 10 demonstrate, that the
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