The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-19


forced between the United State and which
ever Of you shall refuse to repeal your e.
diets.
A. the time the law was enacted. it was
no, known that France and G. Britain, IT
either of them, would agree TO the propositi
OIL offered in that law that law therefore
was impartial. Copies of that law were i'm
media ely sent to the mlniste,s of the u. >.
at Paris and at London, with intent that the
copies. with the least possible delay be OIL
ciaily presented to each government, that
they might act on the subject they nigh
judge fit and proper. Great Britain had the
power of choice aud election as we'll as
France, whether she whould prefer friendly
aud amicabe intercourse, or a non-in;cr
course with the u. >. France hath agreed
TO the proposition offered by the u. S. in the
law OF he first of May. France hath prefer
red a friendly and amcabie nterco with
the u. ). aud, in pursuance thereof, hath
revoked her Berli, and Milan DEGREES, so
that they have ceased to violate the neutral
rights OF theU. s. and in consequence the
President Of the u ). issued his proclamati-
on accordingly. No information is arrived,
dcclar ny (and it is not believed) that G. Br,-
tain hath repeated her orders in council, SO
e. at hey have ceased to violate the neutral
rights of the u. S. The day of the existence
al the non-intercourse is at hand & Bril-
tain hath itself only to blame for the S ate of
things tina, will be. that is. for he non-inter-
Course and the events consequent thereto
The law of The first May IS now absolute -
France hath acted on it, and made it ire.
vocabie.
That law may be revoked by violation
OF good faith the part OF the u. ) or on
ths part of France If any Compact can be
of greater dignity than a rea'y, the law OF
the first of May, made by the constituted
authorities of the u 5. and agreed to and
acted on 10y the constituted au hoIi,y of
France, forms ,h.t compact. That compact
and agreement, digm.'ed III i nature and
superiatively pre-emmen,, by reason that it
is founded on a law consented to by the II.
OF Representatives of n Congress of the
u, ). is firm and bona tide pledge and qua
raniee OF amity between the u. 5. and
France. And shall We now be asked to adopt
a m9tion to insrict the committee OF foreign
relations to report bill to repeal the law of
the first OF May, and thereby to violate a
compact solennly agreed to and sanctioned
by the y. - * France ?Shali the representa-
.ives OF the people of the u. ). be called IN
60 do an act, which, il do,re, would efsecrualiy
destroy and erase every principle OF good
faith, would sink this nation deep in in'amy
and disgrace, and which, in all human pro
babiIity, would eventually draw after it
war With France anu her allies! 1t the pro-
position to amend be adopted, aud the law of
the first of May be repeated in Con sequence
thereof is there one Notion ON earth who
thereafter would trust the U. S. OF cdnfde in
an, deClarati n hey would make |. 1t 9 Bri
tain had agreed to the proposition off. red by
the law of he first of May and il France
had refused tn agree To il or delay ed that a
Rreement: would said M Rhea, in that c.
ven, have urged the non in ercourse against
France
France hath agreed o that prop rsition, the
President of the u. ). hath proclaimed The
fact; Great Britain hath 20 so lar as is
known here, agreed to thai p eposition, and
in consequence thereof, the law ul the first If
May Commands the non-interc, 'urse o pro-
gross asains G Britain aud her depend n
Gle Words adequare to express my IDEAS
Oh this import ant subject are denied to me-
J. 1ny remains 10 declare, That will pro-
nouHce iay sole mn negative againsI the pro-
position offered TO amend the motion for re.
commi9men
Mr.. Gardenier spoke at length IN ampli-
6cauon and explanation of his former re-
marks.
The question 7vas then taken ON Mr. Ran
doltth's motion 10 inS.Tgc! ihe committee TO
yef.ort a bill fur reheahng the laso Of D1ay
ast, and decrded asJoAo,Ds:
YEAS.-Messrs. Allen. Bgelow, Blaisdel,,
Brs ckenridge, Campbell, J. {. Chamberlain,
w. Chamberlin Champion, Chittenden, Da-
NEWPORT. Ely, Emot, Gardener Goidsbo-
Yough, Gold, Gray, HAZE Haven, Hubbard
Huntington, Jackson, Jcakins, Kennedy.
Lewis. Livingston. Matthews, M'Bryde,
Mosely, Pearson. Pickman, Pitkin, Quincy.
Randolph. Sheifey, Stanley Stephenson.
Slurges, Swoope. fagga,t Van ID, Ike. Van
Horn, Van Renus.eiaer, Wheaton, Whitman,
Will on---45
NAYo-Messrs. L. J. Aston, w. Aston.
Anderson, Bacon, Bard, Basset Bib, BOYD
B own, Burweil Butler, Calhoun, Cheves
Cray Cochran, Crawford Dawson, Desha
Eppes, Findley, Fisk. Fr,nkiin Ganhett,
Gardner, Garland, Gholsun. Goodwin Hu
land, Hut,y Johnson, Jones, Kenan, l., e,
Macon, NIX NIX m, M Kinley, Miller,
Matgomerv N X. Moore L. Moore. Nor
e. ~, Mamford. Newbold, Newton, j. Porter.
Pr. Poftcr. Rea Of Pen Rhea of Ten. Rich
arSs. Riugold, Roane, Root, Sage, Sammons,
6cudder Scybert, Shaw, Smelt. Smile
G. Smith, ). Smith. Southard Stanford
Thompson Tracy, Troup, Turner, Weak
icy, Whtehiil Witherspoon, Wright-72.
Mr. Rcndoihh then moved 10 amend the
motion for reCommitting the bill by adding
th.reto the words ; with instructions 10
prepare and bring in bill to snsEeadthe OH
GRAFTON Of the 9Th section of the act Concern
ing commercial intercourse" S<c.-Motion
Lost--Yeas 10, Nays 81
The question on recommitting the bill was
Shen ',krn and carried-Yeas 70, NAYS 9.