The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-07-24

that time, told this country, that il she per-
sisted IN ORDERS so contrary to the rights of
independent nations, she would suspend the
intercourse between the two countries The
authors of our orders in council anticipated
no evils from this measure but the distress
ses OF our manufacturers, now clearly prove
that great evils had resulted from il, and that
the loss OF the American market had been
severely felt In this country. No man at
tempted to deny the suherings of our manu-
iacturers, or to say that they were overstated
IN their petition. Their misery was sufficient
ly well known TO the world, and the only rea-
son al!edged for not going into committee,
was the lmposslbility OF giving them any sub
siantial relief. III the enquiry should, how
ever, now take place, he hoped that it might
still be possible TO prevail upon ministers to
retrace their steps with respect to America,
and to reopen that market 10 our exports.
{" We had been often told that il was i'm
possible TO repeal those Orders in Council,
until the French DEGREES should have been
repealed. III, however, the Berlin and Mi
Ian DEGREES were now actually repealed, why
not repeal the Orders in Council Ia there
were doubts whether the French had really
repealed those DEGREES or not, should not
some eHperlmen be made to learn whether
they were sincere or not When it had been
In the power Of Ministers to put this matter
TO the test, it appeared to him that Noble
Lord (the Marquis Wellesley had shcwn
d!atoriness, and negligence of conduct,
which was quite astonishing. In his negoc-
ations with the American Ambassador, he
appeared to shew considerable degree of
inattention. The American Minister had
left the country tho negotiation had COM
pleteiy broken off and must recommence
when Mr. Poster shall arrive in America.
he communications between the two gov
ernments had now been published in Ameri-
ca, and he could conceive no other reason for
having denied them to the House of Com
mons, but merely to gain time. He could
not avoid feeling very sincere regret, that
Minister Of such talents and the temper of
Mr.. Pinkney should have left the country
There never was Minister whose patience
and forbearance had been more put to trial
than Mr.. Pinkney's, and he thought that il
would be hardly possible to find ncgociator
equal to him not only for supporting the in
terests OF his own country, but for discussing
with fairness the points which were disputed
between the two countries.
The lord Chancellor, in reply to Mr.. Whit
bread, observed, " With regard to what had
fallen from from the Hon. Gentleman as to
our commerce with America, Mr.. Z. believ-
ed that no man in this country believed the
Milan and Berlin DEGREES absolutely repealed
1T is true they had been repealed prospec-
lively, and conditonally that is to say, eth
er when Great Britain should give up her
Orders In Council, and also her blockade,
which was stated to be novelty. ii we
would consent 10 give up these, and all the
maritime rights on which our present power
was founded, then they were TO be repealed ;,
or If we refused to give up our maritime
rights, and America would take up arms a
galnst us, then they were to stand repealed
as TO America, but not as 10 us. Could any
man suppose that this country would bear
such an idea, as that it would endure any set
OF Ministers who could conference such de-
grading proceedsg upon such bare and doubt
iul evidence The manner in which the in
tclilgence had been brought TO us was not to
be depended on it Came in such question
able shape, as would by no means warrant US
in repeating our Orders in Council.
Mr.. A. Barring spoke at some length a.
geinst the Orders in Council. He thought
Ministers might very safely and properly
have resontled them on the declaration by
France to America that the Milan and Berlin
DEGREES had been repealed. 1t was evident
from the conduct Of the French government,
that Buonap. tie was fearful we should think
they were repealed, and dreaded our acting
accordingly. He (Mr. b was of opinion,
that If Ministers had resoinded the Orders
of Council at that time, Bonaparte would
have been greatly mortified.