The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-11-01

Correctly decided by previous decision Of
the degree in which domestic manufactures
ought to be cherished. The embarrassment
that generally exists arises from the COM
plcxity CT the subject, and from the desulto-
r! manner in which it is treated and this
consequent obscnrity can only be removed bv
comprehensive and systematic view. Fer
it IS most evident that no encouragement
contemplated to be given to one species of
manufacture can be applied without introtlu-
cns considerable change in the relation i'm
which all other species Of manufacture stand
to the former. and to each ether
It's usual, when this topic IS introduced.
Tor two beiligerent parties tn spring up one
OF winch asserts the superior rretersic,s of
agriculture, and the other Of manufactures
TO encouragement. From the ahhorent dis.
sention between the rival advocates it would
seem that there was serious conflict of into
rests. But tins IS net the case. \ little re-
| hccuon VIII shew that it is impossible to en-
courage tn one without hcnefting the o.
thcr. Fer inasrnuch as the forr,nr No..
have manufactured articles. and the artist
must have the products of the sell. so both
arc tecp'y and equally interested in their
mutual prosperity.
What matters 1t to the f,rmc- whether.
he buys his goods from an American or an
European work shop R,t in the former
case IT is said he pays more than in the lat
ter his remark is more frequently made
tnat truth VIII warrant. But allowing 1t 70
oe oi'eh ,ice, u does not always, NAV it
rarely follows, that the eventual interest oe
the farmer is prejudiced by it. TO shew this.
let us suppose the y. S. consists at present Of
ionr millions OF farmers, and one million of
inechamcs. Let MS suppose that the tester
ing OF manufactures should change this rrc
portion into three million of the former .nd
two million of the latter. The immediate
effect would be an increase of the price of
agricultural productions, and decrease of
the price OF manufactured articles mas
much as the demand for the former would
be increased and the quantity diminished
while the quantity of the latter would ne in
creased.-.Naf Int.
ALEXANDRIA, Oct. IS
Gen. WHkinson.--A paragraph appear-
ed some time since in the Enquirer stating
that the Secretary at War had assented to
zen. Wllkinscn's request that Col. Gushing
and Major Pike should be present, and that
Col. Backus had passed through Richmond
tor the south to require their attendance at
fredericktown, and that it would be three
months before they could be on the field OF
action. The history of the transaction APP
pears to be this Previous to the conye-
nlng OF the court at Frederick, w. reoues-
ted OF the Secretary of War,to order the
attendance of Col. Gushing, Maj. Pike, and
Col. Covngton---this was refused Oh the
ground OF Col. Cushing's being under arrest,
and want of proper officers to supercede
Covington and Pike in their respective COM
mands, which were considered to be of
importance-When the court met it was
contended that they had the power to re-
qulre the attendance of witnesses &c. and
that 1t was material they should do so, be-
cause some OF the charges were of nature.
II suDstantiated, not only to affect the honor
ana reputation OF the accused, but even his
h1e--When, after discussion, the court
agreed their attendance was necessary to
his defence, and they accordingly made a
request OF the Secretary, who forwarded it
10 Nr. Madison, then at Montpelier, who
gave his assent-The Secretary of War
In ordering their attendance, only complied
with the mandate of the President-The
court, however, with the consent of parties.
have come to determination to go through
the business upon the testimony now before
them, so that this affair win probably be
Drought to close it the course of the pre-
sent week.--Heraid
Not being able ourselves to conjecture.
from any indications the British prints exhi-
DIT, what course that government is about
to pursue, we wave ali remark for the pre-
sent on the most curious farrago from the
Courier 1t any thing, however, is to be ar
gued from these repeated annunciations OF
measures, and subsequent retractions of
their assertions, by ministerial prints as
in the case of Sir Joseph YorS's squadron
and the present case Of the measure of re-
tallation > it is, that the cabinet of Great
Britain is as oscillating and indeCisive in
determining on its policy in relation to us,
as 1t has shewn itself assuming and absurd
III its pretensions wherever its interests have
come IN collision with those of neutrals.
There will not be wanting those who will
believe, and with much reason too, that the
Order in council so accurately described in
the Courier might have been issued at the
time alledged, and this hint thrown out in
the Courier to feel the public pulse on the
occasion and that the immediate reduc-
ton OF the price of stocks exhibiting the po-
pular feeling to be entirely opposed to the
measure, the Council may have thought
proper to revoke their order almost as s0Cn
as 1t was issued.-Nat. Int
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