The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-18

pened or closed forcyer--AA xcortiing.v as
we employ or lose the present opportunity,
England will win or lose market .or her
manufactures equal 10 that OF the y. States.
The americans, indeed. are themselves an
industrious. and, therefore. in some degree
c,S,iusacturing peop'e-----,he;r demands,
therefore, are less than woult. scer, natural
70 their population and eX;..nt of Country.
Ii is NOT SO with South America hey
have the Spanish vices. an uncoaunerabie a /.
version to labor. and an invincible pride and
superstition. The fertility of the soil does
every thtig tor them ------their own labor adds
noShing---Ihe Kingdom of Chilli is said to
be perfect paradise, Where, under the fin
est climate in the world. the Garth nrodaces
an hundred field, and scarcely with amy other
labor sllan that OF the rake G hoe If in
dustry COULD be Weakened on soil aud IN
der Climate Ike this, the result might be
such as 10 ameiioratc the general condition
OF the wcrld.
The South American marke, has hither-
to been supplied through The mother coup
try, or certain individual European houses,
w','ch have Purchased that privilege of the
Spanish crown, snch as those Of Murphy and
Gordon in England, and others of 4 similar
kind Ill Amsterdam 1t is needless to re.
mark, that under such a system the supply
was narrow and insufficient. and that Eng
land, Though the manufactures were in fact
purchased Of her merchants, die, not derive
the natural benefits of such commerce
me effect oil monopolists and exclusion is 10
make large profits OIL small stock. 1t is
favorable to the merchant who monupplizes.
but evidently luxurious 20 the manufacturer
-the merchant gives hini no more tor the
article, and CONSUMES it in less quantity.
Thus, for example, the South Americans
we're compelled TO purchase every Europe
an article. at the most extravagant rate.
They paid the price of retail. and the price
of monopoly, They paid the proGs of the
English merchant who brought it from Eng
land to Spain, and they paid, after that, the
monopoly price the Spanish merchant who
sent TO South America.
On the other hand, as they paid so dear
ly fer all that they bought, the same monop-
oily against all other than Spanish buyers,
aud the want ofcapital in those buy ers conn
PEELED them to sell their own produce equal
| ly and unreasonably cheap. Thus they were
| impoverished at both ends, compelled to sell
cheap, and topurchase dearly. Under such
circumstances it is evident that their supply
must have been restricted by their means
those who bought could afford to buy only
small quantity, and the greater part of the
people could not buy at all. In this manner,
did the general commerce of the world 7uf
fer by the Spanish monopoly, aud thus it il.
the interest of the world and of England IN
particular, to avail themselves of the oppor
tunity OF the moment. and to annihilate the
exclusive and unnatural system.
There cannot be d doubr that this is prac
ticable. The junta. the Spanish army, the
army of Romano, and the most distinguished
OF the patriots, must eventually be embark
ed in English ships, from Cadiz for South A :
merica; will England merit nothing for thus
preserving them will their gratitude make
no returns! Would it be unreasonable 10 de
mand commercial treaty, the first article
OF which should open South America TO En- :
glish commerce Would it not be infinitely
more unreasonable TO leave things to them
selves, and sit down contented. While the
Spanish patriots, once removed to America,
should negotiate reconciliation with king
Joseph and Bonaparte