Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-05

consequently that, as neither of them
mas been so performed, the decree
are sill in force.
II this hypothesis of previous cor.
d'oons, thus reduced to the ooly shape
's can assume, be proved to be un-
soono, my construction is at once es-
eaohsned since it is only unon that
EhSpothssis that any doubt can be raj
sea against the exact and perspicmus
assurances that the DEGREES were actu.
ally repealed, and that the r.nea,
would become eGectusi on The 1st OF
November. This Ii, pcshesis IS pro
we'd to be unsound by the following
considerations.
LIZ has clearly no foundation in the
phrasrology OF the paper, which does
nor consein syllable 10 put any cen.
td''ion before the repeal, The REP al
Is represented as sep already tax IN.
20 nave ELECT on day specified.
Csrtain consequences are indeed d..
eiarsd to be expected from tbis PRO
iceed'ng; but no day IS given, either
ex2r essiy or by im;1licat on, w,tbio
which they are to happen. L is not
SAID F" oien cntendu que les auplo;s
"ur ont revoque, &c. " but sc que les
ansloia revoqueront, &c." indeGnitely
as 20 time.
lie notion of conditions nrsced.rt
IS therefore, TO say the least Of il. ner
'ectiE gnatu'tous. But it is all al.
snrd. lsdrives US TO the concIus;a,,
that a paipablc aud notorious impossi
5'Dty was intended 20 be prescrii
rs condition, in a paper, which they
VINO think Il was meant 10 dereive
yodsi'aamlt was meant to be plau.f
Ole. f'''''
1t was a PalpabIe and notorious Inn.
'ossslb;lity tha' the United States
5hooid, before the fst of November,
*; cute any condition, no matter what
tae nas6re of If. the performance Of
which was to follow the ascerfained
allure Of condition, to be execusea
bg Great Britain, az any time before
he same istof vembsr. Thar the
Hct expected from the United -St5res
Assto be consequent upon the failure
f9stn1 otaer is apparent. IL is also
soPar mt that upon any INTERPRETATION.
%h'cn would make the act of Great
HF'tain condition precedGne to the
Efcnt n repeal, and consequently pre-
ceGent -. the e OF Novc raber. iuben
the FePeal was, if ever, to take efTectl |
'irst condition could not be said ~
aSvc falied before the whole neriod. |
trog' the 5 b Of August TO the 1st ofi
NoVember, had eiapsed. But If G. I
oftaln bad the whole time, within
Whtch co eject the course which sb. |
would pursue, what opp artuaity would !
be lett to the United States Ieona,l.
bound, upon this ;dea of conditions
Prscedent, to act their part within the
same pcrlod) to become acquainted
With that election, and 70 decice nbon
md take their own course in eonse.
7uenee; 20 say nothing of the trans.
mission Of such Intelligence OF Il RI
Europe as would be indispens shl. ~
the efficacy OF the conditional rsvoca.
ton.
this general view would alone be
suRi1ieut 10 discredir the arbitrary con.
sIuction under consideration. Bat !,
wal DC more completely exposed bv
an explanation OF the nature Of ne
act, which The letter prcfe tses to ex-
Peet from the United States. in CASE
Great Britain should omit.to revoke.
lhis act Is the revival of the no,.io.
terccurse law against England, France
remaining exenps from it, as well as
!roa the provisions OF ths suhsedu,n,
law, commouly called the non.inter.
course act. NOV If Il is too nIs,n
upon the face Of the last rentjon.d
Law Ito which the hitter expressly re-
fersJ 20 escape the most negiigent and
unskiiiul observer, that tlIis revival
could not by any Industry or chance
be accomplished before the time fix.
ed Tor the cessatiou Of the Fren1h de.
crees, or even fer considerable tio,e
aiterwards, it certainly cannot be nj.
iowao'e % assume, that the revival
was required by the letter whatever
was The agsct ofthe writer or hi, yo
vefnmentl % pfe5eGe the cr,sati1n.
ARC, u tbs vas not required, il is
.ncqrtfoVrrtibie tbat the cessation
- HIld. Nv the ferD, re al.