The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-06

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'sry from that ofthe Esd January 1859, thst the
Brush government was prepared to revoke It's
Orders IN Council, SO far IS they respected this
istioa upon receiving pledge from this gov
eminent that It would prohibit all commercial in.
terconrsc Between its Citizens and France and
the powers which adopt act under her DEGREES,
so long as those powers should continue in ope.
ration DEGREES violating the neutral rights of the
United States. That the British government
would have no hesitation TO refer the subject of
the Colonial Trade of her enemies to SO future
discussion and arrangement nor any hesitation
| IN abandoning the proposition, that the British
navy might, by stipulation, aid in preventing
commercial intercourse between this country
and France, and The powers which adopt or act
under her decrecs
'This knowledge of tile views OF the British
Government must have been ~ the possession OF
the Executive of the United States, before the
arrival of the minister Of his Britannia Majesty
at Washington; and recoliectiny, ~ this Assem-.
bly, does, how frequently the Executive and the
Congress OF the United States have declared the
determination OF this Government to restore its
lcomnercia! Intercourse with that ore of che bel
Ggerent nations of Europe. which should revoke
ITS DEGREES violating the rights OF neutral COM
merce, and To contintle the system of Eon-Inter
course with the party atlh erinC to its ecis, this
Assembly rs lost in astonishmeHt--is alarmed in
to the most fearful antic,pations on discovering
tnat such has not teen the result of the late
gocaton at Washington. With tins knowletig.
OF the views and intentions of the British gov.
ernnent, SO 'oncident, apparently with those Of
tins government, This Assembly knows not
why 1t IS, tiat, in all the commune, of the
scores y OF State with the Blush Minister, aud
iii the letter to Mr.. Pinkney relative thereto, the
government OF Great Britain IL represented as
adhering to a recognition on tue part the Uni
tea. States of the three condtions that it appears
toe late minister, Mr.. Erskne, Instructed to
oHer TO IT'S acceptance.
1 can b!,,r
rules ct decorum, which should especially be re-
garded IN all diplomatic Intercourse, the pertna-
CITY with winch the Secretary of State adAercs
| Ill ms correspondence with the British Minister,
to the suPpostOn tliat Great Britain still requires
The recogEiiion OF those propositions cond
ton ut tne revocation of the Orders in Council,
| in defiance OF that Minister'S repeated declara-
tons, . that in no way had he given room for
such a supposition," ard thatl was not instruct
ed to make any propositions to this government,
much less, TO renew those that had .bcen already
decisred unacceptable.
This Assembly will forbear much remark
| upon the unusual and unnecessary measure by
| which the Executive of the u. States has con-
Sidered 1t proper and polite to vintlicate the i'm
puted outrage upon its dignity.-The insolence
ascribcd TO the British Minister is ,ul,an,ily not
without precedent in the intercourse of this gov
eminent with the ministers of France and Of
SPAN Cases OF the most aggravated nature
have heretofore occurred, in none Of which has
the then President OF the u. States conceived
that ms dignity required the suspension of tn e
MINISTER'S function addition to an application
TO his sovereign to recall him. n Government
strong IN the consciousness of its integrity, is un
der no necessity or resorting for its yindication
| IN cases such as this, to measure so violent in
Itself, SO irritating TO friendly power the alb
lrupt dismissal OF ats agent Weighty as is this
consideration at all times peculiarly so in its
application TO the under the anlmativer-
sions oftps assembly " Motives of delicacy and
OF policy, springing from the conduct of this gov
lsrnmen, IN relation t. minister OF another pow
er and from the critical state of the friendly
Ireiations between the u. States and G. Britain,
shoaid have dictated to the Pres ident ofthe u.
i States, III the opinion of this Assembly, the
p!oprlety otresorting solely TO application for
the recall Of The offender.
! 80 ResolOeG therefore, That this Assembly is
unabie To discover IN the late correspondence of
the Executive OF the u States with the Minister
oil ms Britannia Majesty the evidence of that
s'ncerity, with which tins government has pro-
tessed 10 seek an adjustment of the differences
that exist between the United States and Great
Britain.
g Resolved aiso, That the refusal of the Exec
;:...Tc Q: t. o"n,ed States 10 permit the Minister
,ofhis Britannia Msjesty to continue IN the exc
cutioa OF has ftintiOns as the accredited agent of
his Government, is, in the opinion of this Assem-
bly,, measure unnecessary, inpolitic and forbid
den by the regard which due from this gov
d.
] g Resoire.! tarther, That this As.embyis de-
voted to the maintenance of the government of
it's choice and 70 the preservation of its perfect
independence of every ether power and that
| although this Assembly believes that war might
have been aver;ed, yet If this unhuppy should
be the result OF the present state of things, the
i General Assembly of Virginia impelled by all
4 those motives and feelings that bind it to the
Government of the United States, will exert
| all its energies in maintaining that Gevernment'
Il MIR. p. v. Daniel Qrom the couaty OF Stat
ford) moved that this Preamble and Resolutions
should be thrown under the Tabie-The Speaker
declared this motion ont Of order "A motion
was then made, that they be no: spread on the Sa4-
mus of The Roase--rhc Speaker pronounced this
motion out of order.
Tie question was then put on the proposed a.
mendment, which passed in the negative; with
out a division.
| The question being then put on the amend
ment proposed by the Committee, 1t was A.
| GREED by The House.
The " Federal Republican" states, as the
Territory. OH the Esd Dec. that the detach-
ment of troops at N Orleans, last year, was
about 2500----their loss there and at Ter
! re q BocHF about 1O00---and of the resi-
duary 1900, only 200 were 1T for service.
This account is raggeruted.----The NOR
taiity has certainly been great--the detach-
/ lnent has been unfortunate in other respects
! From the best Information that we have re-
ceiyed, we have reasons to believe, that out
l.E0 ~ Nm ~ Il.