The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-08-13
WEAVERS' PETITION,

Tbs Chancellor of the Excheouer. aid
verting 50 the dropped order Tor Ia king in.
To consider rotr ,lhe report OF the commit,
tee OF the w.Savers' petition dropped in
consequence of . lease not having beer
made on Thursday observed, that howe
Yer the house mignt despair OF rendering
any 5eneht TO The petitioners, II "oui act be
treating them wila due atientsnh 10 tax Z
up the subject al present, when perhaps
thefe were me mbers absent who We're de
sifous OF delivering Their sentiments upon II
Tie proposed, therefore, that the rep;hyt
should be taAeninto consideration ON Mo-. :
day next.
he ghish' nave ii It his 81 power 10 DC
Prese"t on Monday. lie still thought the
question tor the discussion Il wnicn ne had
prepared himself, NIGH IiEnediaIeiy be
proceeded with, the more espe c,aliy as it
was evident that no relief could be affor-
ded. He was aboue 10 proc cd with some
remarkS on "a subject which he stated To
De Intimately Connected with the present
when
me speaker mt rrupted, and said, that
the Question before the House must first be.
disposed t..
The further consideration OF the report
was then fixed FOR Monday.
a wi RIGA.
| Mr.. Whitbrcad resamed his observati
ons with respect I" the report OF the Com
mittee ON the wedvers' petition He was
quite convinced that hat report was a
proper one, and that no measure. pa,ticu
iariy one OF peCuniary aid, could be adou
Ted Tor the relief of the sufferers To az
tempt such a mode oil assistance wonld he
| to throw water on the furnace, the nccessa
ry consequence Of which would be to m
liz -,,r.t = q
ltheleso, feeling that the question was not
one In which the weavers a!one were cor
Cerned, but that it involved the whole com
mercial Com Diunily feeling that the wea-
vers were Out the heralds uf The mAnuGactu
rers, and that the manufacturers would be.
but the heralds OF The observation-disclosures
that the Wnoic trading iuteresL OF The conn
TRY was III the utmost uismay --.h4vist- hesid
that the strongest Representations ON the
subject h9G recently been made tnihe righl
honorable gentleman opposite, by the mer
chants oil Liverpool BY The merchants al
London. by ihe West Iodia merchants. and
by all connected with these various brarchc.
OF CO.npIerCG.- knowing tue very ungavorable
state OF The exchange with ~ ign countrie.
having observed ,he aVldiIy with which
the Pubic, catching at straw, interpreted
an accidental remark, in a late speech
the Right HOnorabl Genuctnan oDyo,ite
into an e&pe Citation pi an aUproaching &c.
cUmmodduon with Rassia. < Of conse Cie,t
vent ton British manufactures and produce
III that country -knDwing hat The expedieni
resorted 10 OF issuing eXcRequef bis, as {
loan, iOr the reiiei OF Commerce had failed
none Oi those bills having reached their de
sired objects, the operative manufactures
ne Could not Conceive it possible tha,th,
house could DC blind TO the difficulties Of Ga,
situation ia which The country was pla
ced.
The report of the committee although
1t deprecated any pscUniarY aid 90 whici
depreciation nc completely coucurred) iui
acknowledged the eA,ren,e disttess Of tn,
petitioners. Persuaded As he was that al
chs distress was The effect of the ruinDu
commercial policy .ehlca had been pu sue
by Ministers, il wuuld rave been i'm possiol
for ban had 1t been IA his power 30 u.tgH,
on Monday neXt. uOi 70 sater largeiy mo
the consideration OF the. s1bjcc.. it va
impossible Tor the house 20 couCral tTo.n it
sell that there was srowIHg deposition /.
the cOuntry--a disposition Which re comics
sea las e gree chat any atlministratiun shoai,
be cHpUscG 20; 60 make that COMPULSORY d
government when ought only TO DC op.H.na
Othi, however, knowing tn..t all tic MARKS
tor EnghSh coinn,o,dues were Closed a, AN.
iC.sm h@Ying observed 49, to-. JsGa,Sg