The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-20


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~ We had never dreamt, before we saw the
following structures, that Mr. Dana not
one of the " true men :" one of those a5 10 The
hub pol,ticians--who possessed the highest con.
| .fdeaee OF their party. Il seems however, that
| we have been somewhat dsceived-and that,
most miserable dieiu this Connecticut ia,p-
| We, is not in the Very best graces OF the rs.
3Unto. These scr ictnres are from the Bos-
Toy CENTINEL--one of the most Jealous
prints in the interest of Pickering x Co. !
MIR. Dana from Connecticut, is undoubtedly a
man oil abilities and virtue bat he is certainty
not so correct and true man, upon all questions,
as his predecessor, at The head OF the delegation
of Connecticut, Mr.. Criswold-or as the late eN-
cellent Mr.. Tracy, of that state.
| lie sometimes sacrifices a little to disposition
to be witty, and too often betrays the cunning of
the lawyer. lie is also apt to be ironical-all
this is Injurious in country, where speeches are
published, and where every iran has not thc re.
iinement TO discern between irony and plain de;l.
ing.
Besides, he is too prone to play, what is called
| the back game, which is always dangerous one
| When he is persuaded, his adversaries are as o.
| OerSe to measure as he is, he affects tn drive
them up to it, though, if they should take
bin at his word, Gs would be extremely MORT
| fed.
| He is very much inclined, also, to spoil gnnd
speech, by concessions. lie selects particular
ground, and often, not the strongest aud IN order
| TO gain more patien, hearing upon that, he con
codes almost every other part of,he argument
am sorry to be obliged to make these remarks
but If the federal party are to be presumed to ao
prove OF every thing SAID conceded by Their
Representatives, our condition would be
fortunate one. The truth is, that so loRg as
| speeches of members are made public, great
sacrifices cfndcpendencc will be made by our Re
personalities.
The above remarks were produced by MIR. Da.
mas conduct, i'll relation TO BurwelPs war rcsolu
| tion--his convoy and srmng motion. Mr.. Dana
| hailed it as good omen, and proposed new
resolution, prescribing the licences for arminG, &
the conditions of the bonds. The condition, pro-
posed by Mr.. Dana, has this clause, |" that the
ship shall not violate the rules of public law,
knowledged by the U. 81
| Now, ! beg leave to ask, ifonr Ships are to arm
under such loose conditions, whether war will
not be the inevitable consequence? fla ship is
found going directly from Guadalupe to France,
she is withH the public ia5v, ackno wedged by the
United States, ava yet she will be certainly con.
demned, if taken by the British. If our ships at
tempt to force trade against the British orders,
will be the inevitable consequence, ard it
would be more manly to declare war at once
There is not AN equal danger of irritation from
captures by France She can do no act, which
could rouse citizens against her. We ex-
pect injustice from her, to its utmost point, and
we are neither surprized or provoked when il
comes,
But every batte-every drop Of blood, which
should aow in such a contest, for forced trade
by British hands, would make stain, which
century could not wash away. Besides, cons-
der such law as only ailuring the desperate and
adventurous into conflict in which, nine out of
ten will perish, or be ruined and in which, they
will not be supported by the government, or pitt
ed by the people.
BY the same law, it is proposed by Mr.. Dana,
that it shall be provided, that no ship shall vo!ate
actual blockade.
/ Now what is an actual blockade Is it to be
settled according to the armed neutrality Of 1880,
where there is an imminent danger of entry?
Upon this rule, what part of France is not nozv
actually blockadcd When not ship in fifty
can get in, without speaking an English cruizer !
How difficult will it be to decide this ques-
ton |! Ought not Congress, If such a law mus.
pass, which Heaven avert ought not Congress,
rather to enumcrate the places, to which ship
may lawfully go, than TO trust it to the discretion
ofevery ignorant or hotheaded ship master
{ Communicated for the Federal Gazette. !
|
Copy ola letter. from a respectable gentleman to
| his friend in Baitimcre, dated
| RRKANsA, Dec 1909.
| Dear Sir-Doctor-- to me 4
day or two past, that he Lad received a letter
from you. in which you intimate your intention of
coming this way in the spring with some fanili-
iASS, W Sctlic herc ana tIial you WOuu De gau,
OF the opinions OF your friends respecting the pro-
ductions our soil, and particularly cotton Be.
ing but little acquainted with the cultivation of
that plant myself, can only offer you the opinions
OF others long resident in this place, which IS uni
tormly IN favor OF its being raised here in as high
perfection as to quality and quantity, as any
where in the districts below, say at Natchcz,
which is supposed to afford the best for the Or
leans market. The gentlemen have consulted
who are acquainted with the quality Of the cotton
shipped at New Orleans, say there can be none
of finer fibre and purer whiteness from the pod,
than that produced here and the samples have
seen as taken from the field, so far as an
Judge, is equal to the boosted cotton Of the East
| Indies, of which you have specimen now sent
you, No. ~ which brought with me in 1895,
and which has now GO, soiled by long lying in my
trunk. No 9. is from the first pods raised here ;
No. 8, is from the last and worst. AS regards
quantity, person who has been at The making or
raising OF IT some years at Natchez, assured me,
that, at that quarter from 900 to 1000 pounds per
acre is usually esteemed good crop but that
III this place 1900 pounds per is the usual
produce OF middlin;, lands, in the seed and in
some places more. But yet great quanti-
ties have been rased--more for the want Of hands
IN its cultivation thar from any deficiency IN the
soil or climate which nevertheless, is sDme.
times, though rarely subject TO light early frosts
but DO not know how far that circumstance
tends to its disadvantage thu Caronas and
Georgia are subjectto the same Inconvenience,
as have been informed when in those states
1 Tobacco, also, have seen raised here this sea
son which was remarkably dry and ltnfayorable)