Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-03-16

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There were other diff culties which he
~ nos time tn ,m'nc, The Est of CONF
trAbaNd 'nigAt be correGt; but a neutral
nation had M right to say that such and
such articles alone shoaid be deemed con
Iabaad OF war. unless the list was so broad
As to exclude ali possibility of disagreement.
He found, Oh examination, that Sweden as.
serted the right to search neutral vessels.
and to examine 1. whether tue list of con.
traband articles was correct IN principle
and 2. whether the cargo cores ponded with
the declaration. These were IL few of the
d.hcuiues which MIR CT. said presented
themselves to his mind Oh this subject.
Mr. MumiorI said that TAG ssnti.h eGts
expressed by Mn Burweil had gwen him
great pleasure. He hoped that Congress
would project their own commerce., as they
were indispens,oiy bound Oy tue coastitu-
ton TO do. H.s colleague hadquoted writer's
on the law OF natons--ae .Inight have
fodnd many others .-Jut in Europe they
were considered as hoiRcns. Power (4aid
MIR w. constitutes riSnt; and We, 0<in.,
tue weaker OH the ocean, are esltge III TO sub.
suomiS 10 the strong. But nope the rignt
Iof search OF vessels carrying the productions
OF our own. soil VIII not DC sdomitreI to-
The. geutlenau says hs does not u Understand
now our custom house OH GERS are to nave
! knowledge OF biockade's taking place. 4
| nave always understood tnat notices OF
blockade are given to foreign ministers (,
such nas been the case III relation To the
olockades by France aud England. Ia ~
| other way could TINS goVernh.eat have o.
fetal knowledge of them. Ii the gentie-
man from New York admits the doctrin.
| OF blockade oy proclaim alton for one can
not IA rec VITA mn. / do noC see how our
trade can be carried on 10 tao con,ineal
or Europe unless you do convoy '--ior our
! manners, dress ana iansuass ..rs so neariy
simiiar 60 the English thai Iaey Cannot be
distinguished. Now the onl5 way u .nak.
the Character Oh our Vessels uulJuote IS
to Convoy them. Respecting lae associa +.
ton OF mercaant Vessels, do not te-l Con .
tdent 1t IS pdtt,ns II toJ nucl ia ..L[
power OF other people TO declare Wa<<tor
you. IL we are 10 nave war, 1 VS. 40
! nave some one responsible tor it. iio
oficer command ng tue convoy Is respod !.
slbie To the government, DIT cap,aiAs v.
merchant Vessels are not.
sir, we have noN arrived at a Crisis
when II oeno.cs every man to CONC uut
IN defence OF his country's rIguss. No
dodot oar Country men nave ndu enou Snln
formation on paper. You nave iDr ,as
last three years set them 5000 copies Ut
RESOLUTIONS. and 5000 copies OF long Auu eia.
boratc rcY0rts vi conGIIsSes aud pain .
pnlets OF spec Ensy are now per.
iectiy acquainted with your tore.s,.. re -
latioa5 /; they knoS and III tne world SHOWS
and acknow ed ,cS that we uaye the us..
OF the Argument Dut tne people VIII not
DC saIisleI uniesS yoa co.a: odl boldly aul
assere yoec Iislti ln u 4isnl,ied .n.urer.
Iney eApect L. from you. oevcrA, y. tae
state legislatures nave periodically ex
pressed their SenLinSnLS ~ you Oh THIS SUI !.
IeCt an iahguase 40; 20 DC .insIaderstuJl :,
wniie the legislature o. aaotnsr .iate, WIN.
III. the sound OF tae cannon OF DdnSe,'s ni.i,
nave expressed sentlnenss lhtl We're Al {
70 be expected from the cralIS of our ga.
rious REVOLUTION.
Mar Troup remarked that this bill pr.
sented 70 consideration some very i.nl r.
tant and somewhat novel proportions. Ii
PROPOSED to occapy groaai essentially
different IRON that heretofore TAKEN uy our
government. 1t Was generauy uhiers.oJI
ana generally acknowledged mat tue oel
iigerents had a rIsat TO search hsutr-l YES
sells, and the right had never been questi.
oned ny our government. To ahIrd larcner
time tor reflection on the SUBJECT, IL: inov-
ed that The Committee rise aud rs port pro.
gress.
MIR Dana. said the gentleman from n sw
York Rad stated that wrIIers Gu the law u
nations were no authority now. AMI .Laat
power constituted right. ~ .he OBJECT ol
the bill, Was to MAINTAIN our maraum-
rights, he wished TO know how much Do ".
er was IN the bal. How nany pubic yes.
sells AMI OF what force did the Dill pro de
He asked tnis question, because il this D.ii
was intended toe an effic acious assertion OF
our right, To ensure " US any respect, it
must DC something more tnan paper. How
many trigates, July equipped, olncered and
manned, now many silps OF war, and how
many suOUfdidalt vessels were provided
for ia the oil Ii il was to be merely a
formal declaration, without any force, or
w,tn merely one or two vessels - carry II
into effect, ne considered Ii pertecely use.
less Tor mercantile projection, eific &c ous
oaly tor THIS pdrpose-that battle might
take place between one of our vessels and
vessel OK one of the OellIgerents; and thus
involve Us In wars He Mad auo.uer questt-
on to ask aoOdt the collectors OF tue castons
ascertaiaInS property-wnether it was
SUPPOSE That tie President OF tue u. S. an
prescribing regulations, was au-norised to
prescrlSe OAtn5, anu InhIct punishment
for tnsir violation! Nj ID. said ne mad an
other question TO ask as respected instruc-
tlcns TO Oe glvea to the officers OF the lvy
--wDetneT II Was supposed that the z esi.
deus OF the Unltel otates was authorised
- give InstructioAs TO tne CON .nauders oil
aimed vessels, so that their ACTS snoul b.