The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-16

language as this is.-Ihe plain, uadeniabic,
nnsrph' stico ed fact is, that the diseu ,sions
with Mr.. Pinkney hape all ended IN smoke
that cur Claims to justice. as we hsv,
yea then, have been rejected nd the
ministry hav refused to rec gnise cur rsshts
and sescind their or,i T., III co,inct and tie il
el' ckade of 1906.
FROM these i.rSlensioRs we ought not g.
cannot shrink. lie rights and ne homer OF
TINS nation are too deeply concerned to ad
NIT ut It ne Pr siden, has pledged hin-
self to France, that he will INSIST upon
hese conditions. In his message To Cen
gress, ne has asserted them-and Congress.
by making his Proclamation To bs the test
of the aspect of G.. b. for our Ugh :, has
only recognised his principles an, pledged
themselves to support him.
Mr.. Fcrcepi VAS at no loss for these CEN
ditons-for, the message of the President
andthe instructions to our minis ers both in
London and IN Paris, were in print before
him. He was thus apr sd o. the views of
the u. S.--yct these conditions have been
rejected--'rhe negotiation ends In smoke.
Yet, a rev Minisler is to be sent oat
with Other propositions to ns-as if Amer,
ca would vary FROM that course, which JUS
tice and honsr hid chalked out for her.
Does the BRUSH Premier say, that they
were about TO comply with the Just claims
y.
his propositions werc such, as he knew or
believed. or even e1hecfed would give salts
faction TO us Mo- but they were such, as
ne conceived TO be entitled to favorable re-
ception. MIR. Percevai, TO be the Judge
OF our claims! His opinions to be taken.
as to the value which neutral tights pos
sess; or as to the reception which his pro-
positions to ourselves may deserve I'VE
promise ourselves nothing from language
OF this sort The mission of Mr. Foster
must, indeed, be farce, when Mr.. Perce
val draughtS such a plan Of 1t
The only use and purpose of i, is, to pa
ralyse our efforts, to spin out our time.
wear out the spirits of the naton-and. last,
though not least. to give his partizans a
mongst US, time, In cafch their cue, and
rally themselves around his banners.
u what rick, the negotiation mas split,
the Lund' n prints, and the Premier do not
inform US. Some of the papers seem 10 in
sinuate that the French DEGREES are not res
cinded. A circular from Liverpool AYERS,
that no change will take place in the block
aiding system, until France has nos only
! resc'nded her DEGREES. but restored the
commerce of neu:rals to the same state in
which II Was prior to their existence-a
preliminary Which is not only impossible
inltself. but which we have no risht to i'm
sist upon. From these hints, therefore it
would seem, that England has not oniy re-
ljected our demands, out upon such grounds
as leave US not one ray of hope of any con.
cilia,iun.
Let US then face the issue at once,
France has rescinded her DEGREES. IN ct
tect. and Great Britain adhercs 10 her sys-
TEN, we have but one resource left to us
we may submi'-"e may kiss the rod that
smltes us--we may pass again under the
yoke OF colonization--but we VIII never
aamit, that these expedients should be
thought OF. even for a moment.-rney are
the resort OF olaves--and not of .fmericQns.
In = WoRp-lf the President learns Off
ctaAy, that the DEGREES of France are in ef
fec. rescinded, and that the Obnoxious mea-
sures OF Britain do not cease with them
we trust, that he will call congress together
anu pa. !" IN their powe, 10 protect the
rights of the nation. when that body
meets, the state of our foreign relations viii
be fairly and fully before them.-WE are
tor an opposition to British wrongs. on open
and manly grounds. Let us use force-let
rs ISSUE letters Of Margue and Rehrlsa-
Let US have WAR.
Let no man charge us with being the
Uotariea OF France---We would wage war
with l. gland, not be cause we love France.
but because we love Amerca--,t is her
rights that we would defend her liberties
N'-Si'Sp Will TIC last drop or
oiood.-We would wage it, on our own
grounds-on pure American principles, wi h
the nerves. resources and energies of our
own country men-and we would sheathe
The sword, whenever our own interests and
rights required us to be at peace
We shall not dilate on the motives which
would impei us 10 this course. The Conn.
try is SICK of words--We have too long had
the best of the Argumsnt alone--the spiri,
OF the nation is ripe for action. We have
too long submitted to indignity. The stains
on our character, caused by the repeal of
the Embargo and the other measures which
followed 1t, are yet to be wiped of. c.
Britain Calculates on our forbearance and
pusiianimiJy. We have shrunk-and she
concludes. that we shall continue to shrink.
she will refuse Us justice--she will go on
with her entertainments and insults, until
we show her that our forbearance is Ar an
end. We must address ourselves to her
fears, and not to her mercy We must re-
pei force by force.
The only gossimer veil with which we
have attempted to screen our dishonor, IS.
tile embarrassment which we have exue,i
enced between the two beligerents The
7var Of the 1riangies, is, perhaps, oyer--d
the French DEGREES are rescipded we have
but one enemy to encounter We have not
only but one to fight, but it is now confessed
that we are the only neutral, who is out
ragged by her orders. "Where is there a
neural power, say the people of London.
besides America /? There Is nor cnofher
neutral flower"