The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-11-15

Iof G. B. We HAD but displayed the samc
'impartiality--f we had been equal, red,
to accept the engagement OF MIR. Erskine Z,
that of NJ. Champagny.
MIR. Foster, however, contends that the
declaration OF M. Champasny deserves Ia
sort OF consideration, because il is ia conHic.
with the subsequent declarations OF his 20
ycrnment.
We snail examine these deciarQfious--;s
well the other branch of this argument, the
.1cts of the French Governmcnt-,n on,
next. us
~ We invite the attention Of cur reader.
to the Letter OF William Cobbett, ON cur las.
Page. 1t dcscan,3 IN Il style 4 uncomIncnj:-
b:li.y, en- one OF the most irnpor,an, rorics'in
which the U. >. are AZ this time concerned
Tire inSofent hyeies,Sions ct G.. u. 10 tn.t,Y4.ht
our trade zvith France, unit her own manu-
features have beenalso admitted into Frercn
ports. Ihe logic OK Sob3cit Is mrCsistible-
ard, theic>orc, his letters viii befproscriDe,
by the pr,its O. :" tho British party" Th.s
mar, WHO formerly gave the cue x TIE to-.
to these prints in tins country, is now outlaw
Ell from their Columns, because he now .4nc
then acFocatcs ,he r,Shts OF America. such
readers, as n:ay even think Inc pretensicns
otG. b. too fragrant 10 require detection,
=
aboitiEcss OF his seneincnts and the lSoenncss :.
ms sattc. The production Will AMPLY lie
pay the trouble oi a perusal.
We see that petitions are now pouring
linupon Congress, praying for reicf from tnv
restrictions OF the Non-Intercoursc Act
Ihe burthen OF their sons Is, that they had
purchased goods in q. Is. before the u. lcb
which they were unable to ship to this coun-
l,s,fc. tlx<
others iii Canada /; and that it is out oi their
ipowcr to resell them-and, therefore, they
modestiy intreat Congress to open our ports
to theircargoes. The question DC settled
IN a few words. In the LIST place, is it
so very clear, that these goods 7uert really
purchased by the petitioners before the End
OF February ASK the real American mer-
chant 6 he will tell you, that these transac-
tons are strongly marked by the characters
OF fraud !; that by countenancing these acts,
congress may only open the door to knaves,
Whie they bar 1t against the honest man !;
that such petitions if listened to- will tend
only to multiply themselves new cas.s VIII
continually crowd, upon them, and those wht
had ne,er cents worth fproperty in G. b.
VIII be found soliciting for the permission.
winch IS granted to others, Of importing from
". britain goods which were bought only in
consequence of this very permission that ii
isimpossiblc to.dissinguish betw &c the case
! OF the rogue & the honest man & if Congress
were once to open the door in single in
stance, where would they stop Petitions
are readily framed cases are easily drawn,
as urgent and pathetic as those which have
already succeeded. So, that should Congress
pause in their concessions, they lay them
selves open to the charge of impartiality &
II they should 60 on, the Nom Importatior
Act itself will become the rdicuie of on,
enemies, the ruin of the, honest man and
mere premium for the encouragement f
rogues. In the Cd place, these goods can
not be admitted, without breach of our ma
tionai faith. Have we not pledged ourselves
to France to exclude the manufactures of c..
Is. from our ports? There may no doubt be
some cases Of real hardship upon the no
nest merchant but this is not the first time
that partial sacrifices have been made for
the pablo good.
~ The exa mining Court ofthis CITY have
discharged Polly Mcdowell from turth or
prosecution as IN Necessary to Me.fuct Of
rob5ing the Treasury.