Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-03-06

ciJOy tue peneut oil COmmerCe. III
the news this day received were cerrcet
Great Britain must follow The example of
france in resembling her DEGREES or must
abide the cons quences of war with us.
1t she does no wan. war with US, he said
she would promptly recede. AID then
something like fair price for produce
might be expected. But it was useless
to expsct fair price whilst England was
the only nation with whom we could trade
and we were excluded from intercourse
with allSthe continent.
Before he was called upon to repeal
the non intercourse, Mr.. L. said he wish.
ed to see some measure proposed as
substitute which should sustain the honor
OF the nation. If any gentleman would
bring forward aproposition which should.
include that principle Of resistance to the
DEGREES OF the belIigerents which duty TO
God and their country enjoined on them,
he would vote for it.. bet US not, said he,
be deluded by the idea, that after we pa s.
this bill and thus PROSTATE the honor of
the nation, We may be permitted in anos
.her way to express Que opposition 10 the
injurious DEGREES. No, sir, let this bill
oace be riyetted on us--we may waste
our strengths in midnight sessions, bu,
| you never woe.d again be able to place
the country in the honorable attitude in
which il now stands. / feel an adherence
tor the measure in the point of view in
which it strikes my mind. III knew
that this amendment had been advised
by a member of the administration, L,
should not hesitate to give my vote for his
immediate iIhpeach. and | would
charge him with treason agans, the Ii
berries aud independence OF his country !;
but the motives which produced 1t must
be honorable. Others may have despair.
OF successful resistance. Blu, sir, let ue
follow the example of the father of his
country. When surrounded by the bata
talions OF the enemy and wache1 by the
the tories did he despair Of spccessi He
dId not. Let US then al advance and no
l.-etrogade as proposed by the bin.
|. Mr. B,bb remarked that the gentleman
from New York, (Mr Mumford who, now
the embargo was gone, was singing no.
sannas to lis praise. was the frsy in the
House who suggested the to'al or partial
repeal of that measure. The obis& OF
Mr. Bibb's rising at this time was to de-
! clare that he should vote against the a.
mendnents Of the Senate, contrary 10 an
intimaiion before given to the House,
because he understood that the construct.
I'on given to the remaining sections was,
that they repealed all penalties incurred
unaer the embargo laws.
Mr. Gardenier declared himself much.
pleased with the amendments ofthe sen
ate, and hoped th7y would be concarred
in. He ridiculed ihs idea Of their inyol.
ving Submission for he said, that the bill
was the beginning of a manly resistance.
Hitherto the U S. had done those things
which the belligsrents had ordered them
to do, and left nndope those things
which they had ordered them no! TO
do. He wished 10 see the sys,em
changed. There could be nc rational eb.
jeetioD to the amendments. Gentlemen.
might have question Of consistency to
settle with themselves, IL they voted for
them but he begged ofthem MOTTO surren4
der the vita! Interests of the country to the
preservation of their repu'a ion for conSis.
tency Inconsistency in eV,lcoeld produce
no benefit. Nothing but folly and obsli-
macy, he said, could urge to perseverance,.
Gentlemen must know the system could.
produce no good. Let them then do al
noble act and recede at once; it will be
sacrifice Of theiro own consistency to the
safety of the country, IL was acknowl-
edged on all hands that the non inter-
course ought to be repealed. Mr. G.. then
suggested the propriety OF passing the
bill as amended, and reserving the par
stricken out for a separate bill. Vessels
were waiting at great expence for The
passage OF the bill to go to sea, yet doubt,
full of the course which would be pursued,
Injury must result from this uncertain
wayering policy. The citizens of this
country, Mr. G.. said, had more reason to
be afraid of the restrictions of their own
government than of the acts of the belii.
gerents. He wished an assurance to be
given, by putting an end to these restric-
tons, that commerce. should no longer
suffer interruption.
Mr. Ross was opposed to the bill as it.
went from this House, for he tho't he saw
in it not not only passive bnt active sub
mission, He thought he had seen in !
an agreement on the part of the United
S aies that The orders IN council should
be adopted as part of the laws regulating
the commerce of the U, s. Much as he
wished the non.intercourse repealed, he
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