The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-19

pears we have. say, sir, that the decree.
were removed. and that if the violation oi
our rights continued To morrow, yet the de
crees were revoked OH the first of No
Nenber rs that they did cease to violate our
commerce. III our rights arr now violated
It Is vioia:i In independent Of the DEGREES
oy the mere VIII oil an arbitrary and pow.
ertui government. Ii the DEGREES are thus
revoked. we must have evidence s.tisfac,o-
ry indeed 10 prove that they are in fact ad
hered TO. This evidence we have not but
II 1t be attor led by an exp -ess declaration
or uncourteous silence ~ answer 10 the re-
NJ 'nst' ance OF our agent in France, It will
then sud not till then he our incumbent t!u.
tv 10 act on the subject.
For these reasons I am of oD,n,on VIZ
ought not at This time To act Oh a question
not necessarily Connected with recommit-
ment OF The bil ] nope that inc committee
VIII De permi1ed TO go on and prepare to
m ct CIR AZ stances VII Gu may OCCUR
And, sic. should MT be sorry if the com
mittee mad no other dutv to perform than
that OF chaunting 1t, requiem. DO not con
sider the law Denc tit. | admit that no
thing 8 I'd is likely to result from COM
'h@rce with France; whilst her enormous
duties exs, 1t will b. a Commerce withou.
an, beneit and therefore iilusory.
Mr.. Wheaton said IT it was agreed on all
hands nat the people of this nation were
~ an embarrassing situation if il was
a v.!ly agreed that our advertisements had
arisen out OF the law passed in Nav last,
way no. repeat that law Mr. w. said he
was not disposed to criyOinat, The Conduct Of
those who enacted that law nor was il ne
cessary at this time 10 criniuate the conduc,
OF the President OF the United States in is
suing ms proclamation in pursuance of it
But III order to get rid of the embarrass
mehts consequen, Oil hat law and the pro-
ciamation OF the President, it was propnse d
that me law should now be repealed and
ne though no gentleman had as We d. etend
ed t. point out any mode BY which tins na:i-
on was to be freed from those embark IS .
ments. other than repeal OF ne law out of
which they had grown; and it see m, nov %
be the wIsh OF Ill. or almost all, mat tins law
were nut ct tue way, provided it c,uid be
removed consistently "ith that good faith
7hich gentle seemed to tank pledged Inv
us govern nen' 80 the nations upon whom
his law was intended 10 operate The
principal fficuity appeared 70 be with re-
'pect % he faith pledged to the French gov
einusnt.
had 0een laid that one of he objects OF
e 'aw, Inc repeal OF the Berlin md Milan
L-c" es, nad actually been obtained on ne
il st day Ct November las and that being
ne case, that he Cover meEt was now
legged to carry the law into fleet VIM
her me DEGREES were repealed or not. M
w. said he did no pre- end 60 ssv. he
Pcrsdt MT of the United St,es was on m,
20 y day It Novenber last on inced = ~
SO. w he her the Berlin nr Miiau DEGREES
we're OF "ete not repe ed uG1ey all e
furh"hties nece ssary under the French g1y
etnment ioi such an acs, M w SAID ne
could not Conceive the; his COVE ,rmcn, was
in any manner pledged o the G. eat Emno-
r}r 70 revive measure agains Grat 5: j.
am So embarrassing t. he great iatert ste
~ thIs Country i, seemed before this law
han Deen enacted ScqDest at,n mad lak, n
pee other than thet under h. Berlin and
II ,tn DEGREES the effects ut h h h.d!,cpp
mr., penn Ious 10 he Commerce If this
uory then those DEGREES. Pcrmit me 70
SE, said MIR ~. Il man steal one of INV
n 5, and promise hi,u If he would no
e ! aho;her wonld u prosecute him gpy
u ailng ne hrst md i s. uld surn ou,
iat OeIore made Ems Pr mise lie had sta-
zen the second horse add Ii finally refuses
10 restore eIther LET NE ask whethe |
should be bound il coed faith not 20 rose
cute Tim for steaHng he first. We do no
require OF the French emperor promise ut
'es'oratlon' bur promise that he shall do
III Ho IhoTe. peHr6 we passed MS act how
ever he had don other ac,s han those con-
cmPiated by he law. from which NOR.
mischief had resmlte d than from all he had
done before ught he not to have made r,.-
"t fA'lon before he could claim a perform,
nee 81 this promise from us Would an,
'hns nave been Uore reasonable and VA,
no nat me opinion Of our Executive All a
iohg Did he not, in t. Communications
our minister ia France tell him expressj,
that tins law IN favor oi FIR nee >houId -
be carried INTO effect unle the FIR. nch m
per III 1uiu a. well revoke those DEGREES as
pro- lde LOT a repara-lon of the mischief HI,
nad done IN ne mean lime Contend s;r
that J. was not wi min The view OF The Pee
sldent Hcn he issued his pfocia nation. thai
It should nave He unless restoration wa
made OF the property 80 AIKEN awty Re-.
SIDES sir, have we a right to xpect. or dicf
TINS law contemplate any hine more IN NJ.
part OF CIR at Britain than ne rescind,no h p
orders i'll council? But it seems now. sr'rh a
the French emperor aeseives less at mr.
names ou' demands more than when this law
was made--not only me resembling of the
| orders IN council, but smctbing further
winch was never con empa ed by the ,aw (:
tna' is, repeal OF Il blockade enacted IL,
1910. Aud oOr government nave p.venthe
6'lllsh government TO urdtrStand INA cine
would derive no benefit RON resci1d,np, he
orders IN uBcil withom al,o rrvok;,S ill.,.
D'oOkade IN t'iuted IN 1906. Sir n @ No., ne
tXpr' ssions in hi, law he sa We asin that ~
loOS under which an arr1ns n,ent yv,a
made with the British Govertpen, D;d
ne president IN pursuance OF att law issue.