The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-07-19
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reiates, and which Mr.. Smith Asays< ha
'eeiS, whenever ltsuits his purpose TO- in-
S,nuate that the President does MOI feel it.
L ne letter substitutes prolix argument for
Condensed and dign,ied amin. advers,cn--
Inc reader must recollect too that this letter
was To follow the one that had lust been
Presen ed o the French government BY Ge-
neral armstrong Oh the. same subiece II
was OF a character to dilute the spirit Of his
structures whereas the substitute; directed
Ioy tne PRESIDENT, adopted >the letter, Of
Armstrong aad postponed farther. amin, all =
versions It'll farther intelligence, daily ex.
pected, might aid in adapting then 10 Ire
| actual state nj things.
+ he last remark Of MIR. Smith on thiS
head is too flivoious for grave debate ;s'
Is tEas The Presidents substituted para.
SraPe was intended tort Mr.. Armstrong
nImse'l we al lenow, at least all .of us
that are in the habit Of reading printed do.
cuments, that this is the usual course.-
ne government puts its own sentiments i'm.
to the !iahds OF it's minister, and leaves +,
MS aiScletio the manner and the. coca sin,,
proper for using thea.
'9TtI. Lefierte General Iur,eau. We
capnot but thiEk that Mr. Smith is unluckv
~ the cuo'ce OF materials out OF which he
mas Framed MS book. Surely, in the. course
OF hrs Two s. eat years, he has done heller
BUSINESS IMAM WiNe or hrehare" such nm.
SSaEosu letters as this. BY laying this Iet-
teF before us now, he recalls TO our recolIec
ton the mischief it has done in tnrnsh;no
70 the British government pre,ext for ner.
sistinS IN Its orders in Council. That il had
ms ms Hen'el IN great degree, we all know
from The ciamor of the British t,.,t;z.rnx =,
America and from the court pai,4rs i'm -,
Con and he. as Secretary IF S ate n,nat
nave been informed of this mischief tbro,.,h
| a more authentic Chanuei So
'''.tp what prCpriety could Mr. Smith
declare mat substitution of mnnicit,a, mr., &
h'oitions for the Berlin and Milan decree
was change OF the mode only and no. the
measure Wnen the municipai Drohih;,;o,,.
lrelateu simply 10 our t.aLs with Eranra -
was misuse OF her oar, severe ipntx ,vniia
tie DEGREES related to our trade .yv,,h r.
britain and with all the world and was n
violation OF our sovereignty. The DEGREES
were aI ihsuherable invasion of our he u,ral
.'Snts' an acquIescence in which would
i Justly expose us to the animadver.ions of
o.'.e' oIigerents to whom they were iuit
e' Go .,,e municipal prohibitions, though nn-
Aieno'y 20 u>' and to be repeIled by nepoc;-
a'ioii OF Otherwise, as we should hing 6t
fSs"rueu US alone, having nothing to d., Win
i e1reat britain they therefore Gould NO, -
come a pretext tor Continuing her orders !,
Council 'ue's IN
Mr. om'th informs US that the Pres;deu.
mou'o not suffer This letter to pass til he in.
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the mischlevous tendency above me,,;,ned
I we Can easily point out the passages >,h.,a
inserted by MIR Madison We onIy rsars,
| .hat ne. mad not Written il all or snnn,Sos,d
| ~. an nc LEX secretary complains that he
was oieeh opposed, reine6 in and goadsd an
~ me resident. An animal win lonpe,,eara
'haii WI onith's or ours, could he speak eo hie
master as he once did, would utter the same
Icomp!aint. 'a''c
I MI s. Tie iirciected letter to Nh. .Ser
'"fter 1t is true, the expectation of ,n,e,s
nBehce from this new minister excifed CO
Ci'ude on ms arrival. But il was sooo
,ound that he had been SO long ON his Wv
S"eariy iour months from Paris) we could
nope to learn but little from him in fact W.
could bring. '"ah NC
VIVA. What was the object of Mr.. Smiths. in
IterfoSatorles intended to be put 20 h;n4 s.,
II was to learn, 1. Whether the obnn,riop,
ueIlees were revoked g. what were he
.huhiCipal regulations as to cur trade w;,h
'ance 5. whether ne was instructed to
give assurances or eypiane,inns 90 - ,hr
tC,ee. NC"
ne speaks Of conference having taken
pace between him and the minister hns
does no, suggest any thing had mast ,h.rs;,.
contFadic,ing The revocation II MAJ -,
terfed therefore that Mr. Scrrurier did nnr
contradict 1t. Nj. Smith states in an,,her
pace as follows rom the jnforma,;or,
received 6y Mr. Madison prior 10 the dare
% me h"n-iptercourse law, it was AZ the
tine OF passing 1t evident. to nav mind
. that the Berlin and M ilan DEGREES had ,ot
:" oeen revoked, as had been declared nv ,be.
1" proclamation" ''S
: ms law passed the I'd of March on, the
eve oI 'he adjournment OF Congress. WHY
does not M Smith tell US what the ;niors
} NATION was, from what authority and wbea
) lreceived he would have done wei, lee
10 let Us know to whose mind be idcs hie
"FVn 1t was evdeBC that the DEGREES were
not revoked at Ieas So far as thew en-
'ered into me question between the United
- ates and G. y. tS"
HE next object ofthe catecbisn IN Co,
) rurier was the stage Of the municipal ,ee,n-
laton Oh trade. Here also he Is silent %
what pastin the Conference, aIthonoh in M.
letterto Iurreau these regulations =; er, fhs,
test OF our obligation to put in force the non
importation against Great Britain. All tha,
lurre@u could soy on the subject was al
reaoy Known to Congress aud there was
10 reason to suppose hat Serruiier knew
more than Iurreau. N"e"
The last object wss to learn If MIR So e,,
r'er was instructed by his goverpmer, ~,