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


crees-that in that case the French govern
nenS would have been said to have CON
pied with our intentions-
/ Mr. CheVeS explained. He had onl,
SPOKEN of the construction Of the Ei7v and
had not Intended to say that the revocation
OF the Berlin ADD Milan DEGREES would e.,
onerate US from no icing Their injustice.
we mad satisfactory evidence of subsequeu at
injustice. he should be disposed to act on
as he would have done on the Berlin and
| Milan DEGREES
| Mr.. HheaGon appeared to be satisfied
with this explanation, and concluded his re
marks.
Mr.. WrSht sp Ike in explanation of his
| former observations.
No member appear ng disposed to rise
| Mr. RanaoLfh said, that il no gen,ema
wished to 'tke up more lime OF the House,
ne teit very little disposition to do so; at tbs
| same time he wished TO be distinctly un-
| defstood. as to the pledge of public faith
lbs 'dea was that he state of things under
which he law passed, remained unalteretl :
out IN his opinion no possible act whethe
or friendly or hostile character on the
part or rance or Great Britain cuuid hav.
tied the hands OF this government in reiaii>
| on to The law IN question. He could never
believe that Il WAS any thing more than =,
rule o; conduct to our own government and
To our own people--a waning to the people
oil what the law was to be--a preparatory
Caution to them; or, it gentlemen chose to
go SO tar, pledge on the part of this House
Ia lhelr Constituents as to what our future
Conduct would be owards The two bellige-
rents: He protested against the right o.
Iahy foreign government to interfere in tn e
eAp' uh|liS / the laws 1T this land, unless
where their subjects were aggrieved by
them. The only mode in which this gov
eminent Gould become DO nd 10 another,
wa, by treaty.
Let us go back a little while, said he
! w once had. II recolIeCt right, y ~ pott
etore THIS House declaring that only th:ee
| i'osS'ole alternatives presented themselves
I" the coun y-War, embargo or d, Ii &C
ia u emphatic ily 20 the advocate, o tl.t
1poNtion-are these who would have mol
Ter war, OF emba g, wiili0g 10 couc de
ma, by their act the Natiun has been dis
Sraceds L put II to the gentle men whether
any pledge OF this kind, gwen by vote o.
J thls i1Vuse, can at a subs+qUe time he
c.nAted up to terrify US into the adoption
TO easnreS' which every IN n .c &n W.
/ gee 20 be prcgn n, vita great pubic de
TRIM Mt, ifHot With ruin.
W object IN ori sing forward this motion
was tn Si' { tpAr piac zeal. relief to the pee
PTS Whnm fepreaent which they now do
o. soon VIII sta d IN need ut---to do away 4.
s. SEN w;ich HIS no effect upon hc,r enc
'"ieS' vase deieten"us Operation is conf
ned 'othemseiveG Al n. VAN, Sir, 10 re
isVe the Virginia planter ;.nd not {, ss IT,
que ions at good o. bad faith, or of mede-
| rcourtesy, 18th the French Emperor or
his cnuriiers. We do appear o me to have
involved ourselves III a most EMBARRASSING
tnati r. ! AN sometimes ilG.,rei, q t.,tii,i
| VINE + some paTenzy has not seized uDon
u.s. Neh'ienen get up ana depict in the
s'r"nges' colors that they Can command the
/ injuries we have received from both BELL
germ S L Gems to be the unanimous sen
.iihent mat they Can OF be d sguised ,rpal
iiatea, mat they are seif-evident, and thai
Is waste Vt line TO attempt TO describe
"iuCh more to demonstra them. When.
I! Hey-/DreSto I'm the mex breath we stand
III Such rea ion 10 the Emperor ofFronce
| tha' II is sacrllege 10 doubt--lVhat9 H.
CtspoSitlon 10 inJure us No That in fac
ne mas injured us? Not a alto dm,b
C"gt ne mas IN any one Observation-Disclosures
the proof Isiaii the white staring us in the
iace-that in any one instance, tbs ImDeri-
al ana Royal Pc ige has been fonnd -
q. pari from as imperial and royal word
GOD bless us and is this the man Of whom
~h' OF whose acts such pictures are drawn
| On ai Sioes OF this House by men Of ali
descriptions? Are the practical wrong,
which the people Of this Country have re
celVed 10 be salved over. with doucei,,s ,of
euqueV'e: 1t thai be the case we should
SEND some dancing master, some mas,cr If
the Ceremonies; ifany such we have among,
us. TO exchange DOws with Duroc the inn
perai grand Chamberlain thing, might Fl.
settled IN the style of the old ninRrt de h
c'ur tAey might make their honor, go All,
around the room IN grea state, abd would
no DOUBT end precisely where they be
gao.
Dome OF the assertions--for he would ca II
them no'hug eise-whIch had been advan
Geo IN the Course of the debate Mir. X.
! s. "a he did n mold himself bound no.ice
ne must say that argument he had vet heard
none on the chiet point IN dispute; viz tn 4,
4 tue laita OF the United States is pedeed
ana t"dt hat faith will he br ken if the
act be repealed. An norable gentleman
rom Ne" York lMf. Fisk had proposed
60 get over this Il fficuity. How Mt b.,
/ rfFeaHTS 'he act r gulaiing commercial in
terc"u,se w'h the belligerUn,s. bnt Tor
SON ny SU8hcHdtHg its Operation. I, is
sail' that on 'his second day of Febr,,ar,
W ne year O "ur L"rl--(we sill count iv
ne Chr s'ian ezra in this country. thank
C'" - me thousand eight hundttd N
e'eVeh-ynu stand bound 20 carry into r fTtct
a, 'iSo' us non-intercourse with f gland.
u canuot repeal it---but then you NAV
suspend IT. How lohgS From session to
SIS IN. as some laws have been Suspended
ever SIN | had Sc Il in this H.. ,eS |
'dke TIE Behtiemah ~ MS word and Gree.