The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-14

previoEs to TIE pzssink oftie Ber3sn ana Edsian
DEGREES. nnless NePoeos does dtpay dtso this nesv
ystenn q inteydictirg the enhy Of English goods
But, will say the Americans (and indeed, they
nave said ~ what nave ue 20 do with that
matter That is point for YOU and for him to
settle rs you can. Every nation has right to
make what inrernnI regnl..:cns !. nle..es;
ry nation has right far IS it respects its own
territory, to declare what it pieases to be con.
tr.bsnd or struggled goods every nation has
right to make what Laws II plesses for the reg
ilating ofthe conduct ofits own subjects every
nation hasa right to punish the Infringement or
uansgression of those laws in what manner 1t
pieases; It may ruin the parties offending a.
gainst such laws, 1t may transport them, it may
lmprison them, it may confscste the goods, il
may, IN short, do what it peases, and you, the
English, do not, we believe tail to punish pretty
handsomely those who are found with goods
smuggled from France--rhis 10 what Tie A.
mericans will say and they viii say furthers
that they have no more right to insist upon tor
cling English goods mo France than they have
to insist upon forcing French goods into Engl nd.
Ahe right they claim is to carry from taeir own
country what goods they please, and from one
foreign country to another any goods wn,cn
those countries choose to have carried. 1t we
Can prevail upon Napoleon to let them carry our
goods TO the continent, they are ready and VII
ling to do it, but this is an affair between US
and him, and with which, of course; 1t would
be great presumption in them to meddie.
This is thelreal state of the case. We should.
l suppose, very gladly repeal the orders in coun-
Gil, II Napoleon could reopen the continental
ports 10 us, but that he will not do. He finds
bow sorely our bank &. our commercial mass have
felt the effects of his system of exclusion he sees
how the system is working upon us he knows
| well how closely our commercial and paper mo-
ney system is connected with our political sys-
TEN and, is there, then, a man upon the whole
earth so stupid as to suppose that he will abandon
his measures OF exclusion This system of
his has arisen out of our orders in council. and
SO did the Berlin and Milan decrees Those de.
crees are now become of little use to him. He
would easily give them up, their place being so
completely supplied by his Internal regulations,
and, now he gives them up TO satisfy the law
passed by the Americans, and thereby to efect the
| exclusion Of EnSish goo9s jron, america rs pel
1 as from the Continent Of Europe and yet, to
hear the Morning Post and the Courer,> one
would Imagine that Napoleon was a sort of a
mad zap, who did every thing in passion, and
who totally neglected all the dictates of iar.sight
ed policy. He SAID long ago, that he would break
up our system OF MONOPOLY, on which, he said
\ depended our'paPer money. Whether he rs in q
| fair way OF doing it, or whether he made q VAN
empty threat, the public will very soon be abb.
accurately to decide. Our choice, as SAID be
tore, hes between an exclusion of Our goods iron,
Aneriea Gs cell as tie Continent and putting the
continent IN easy and cheap possession Of the
means of doi,g ruthoar our goods for eyer, and, a,
Inc same time, filling the treasury of France,
and making Holland, the Hans Towns, Elan
ders, and all the conquered countries rejoice at
oeing united with France. Notifying aterns-
i've 10 those who think that the strength.
safety, and happiness OF England depend upon
foreign commerce, f whom, however, am no.
one.