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

france, he should he disposed to take /, as
h'rma Jacie evidence OF Violation OF her
faith.
But were the House compelled now to
act! Could they not delay for few DAYS /!
lie thought they might and therefore OBJ
Jected to the consideration OF he proposit-
On to repeal the law of May last, at this
moment and wished it postponed ill they
Could ENJOY the advantage of further intor
nation 1t they were now to act, aud saoud
shortly be Informed that he act was tisa-
vowed, what would be heir 81 uagjon p
w ouid u not be a breach OF pieated faith n.
compact? Was il MT better mat the nat
on should preserve all 1t had left--i.s good
faith Its property and homo, had been sa
crlhsed and all that as left was It's god
ia'th' Ii That wero cherished, it wou.ti o.
perate as an ennobtng principle. He hoped
the House would therefore hesitate and. as
long as the, might suppose that they should
depart from good faith by adopting he
amendment proposed, that they would
refuse TO agree to 1t. AS the gentleman who
moved the amendment eXcelled ia honora
BILE personal sentiment, Mir G. said he would
believe that he also cherished AN honorable
national sentiment. But he app, ehrnded
enat no violation OF her faith by France W IS
ascertained, either by the declar ,tion of
+ ance or by he occurrence of delay suf1i.
Gent to warrant the presumption thu tne
seizure at 0ourdeauX was an ay.h.ri,e d
act There had been violation in fa,t ~
the engagement, but il was no. ascer ned
tn nave been under the authority of govern.
ment. Ii was neither ascertained hy a DO
s'tive declaration or suilen silence chat such
was the tact. 1t Il was, he should be will
ling to adop1 me proposed amendmen.
One gentleman had observed ihat the a.
mendmen ought to be adopted because the
Ration had heretof "a endeavored by all the
means IN It's pow r, 70 counterac, the mea
sures ot he beiligere.ts AID tailed &C.
III. SAID he differed rom tn zen lenan IN
opinion that ali the measu es watch Guild
be TIED had failed. Ii .eii-ved he conn
Try to be equaI, withou, the imposition nf di
rect lakes, 80 meet all rs toes, 70 call forth
all IT'S energies; and he should n believe
that 1t WAS MT the d Spos ton OF the coun-
Try ne eVll was that Congress had not
apphed To the proper cXcilements; it was
because the government had not Come uD IN
the zone OF the people. When the exigen-
cies and necessity OF the nation should call
for II, thu people would bear even direct
taxes. But no hing of that kind need bs
iooSed TO; he credit OF he nation remain
ed mistaken, Its faith unbrnktn lie, Is
preserve that. said Mr.. c. and we are safe
aud believe the time is not far distant whe,,
it VIII BE the interest and true wisdom Of
the government, as 1t the actual disposition
OF the people, TO resist the injuries inflicted
OH us.
Another gentleman had said that an in
correct construction had been given by the
executive to the law of May last Air. G.
said ne differed from the gentleman AZ 80
the construction. He quotedthe law. whica
ldes thar When either of the he l,ige-
rents shall so revnke or nodi its edicts rs
that they ,hail Cease To violate the neutral
commerce OF the u S,a,es, then certain E n
sequences shall follow. The Argument of
the gentleman iro New York (Mr. Garde-
nier) was that the law pr Sided ina when
eIther " the bekhgerenfS should cease to Vi
olate our right, &c. hen such effects should
follow. But M. c. said. the law provided
that whenever e.htr of the belize reLts
shoafd 50 revoke ar mod 1y It's edicfs as mat
they Che edicts) should cease 20 violate &c
then the PreSiden; was 70 issue his procla
| naion, &c. Had not France so revoked or
modified her edIcts! Had she not said that
ner DEGREES would cease TO exist on the first
OF November? WHAT was this but mcdi
lcatiou as required by the lawl Though
she should not ac, in conformity to her re-
vocation, II would not produce any change
IN the fact Ihouga She should continue
to violate the commerce OF the ". s. She
Will notwithstanding have so modified her
edicts and DEGREES as that they should cease
to violate the commerce OF the ". $. The
seizure of the Orleans packe: was viola
tIon OF pur rlghrs bot .he decrees were ne
vertheless extinct. What is decree p
a declaration OF the voition of the mnd-
| One declaration Causes IL to exit, another
Causes ii to Cease fhc late seizure of our
ves-eis, if authorised, is vieiation Of on,
rights, but not under those DEGREES; for the
DEGREES have been declared not to be IN
force
But, said another gentleman Mr. Quin
! Cyl the DEGREES were not revoked because
they were fundamental laws of the emnire .
nd the ailedged revocation was but de
claratioD of the minister, and that il was
necessary that the DEGREES should be revok =
ed by higher authority. 1t is necessary
(said Mr. ca tor the gentleman to prove thai
lit is not an equally nigh 1uthority. DENY
that it IS not. l. IS necessary for the gentle
mans argument to pr We at the substance
CONSISTS III the form. deny it, sir There
IS form in which acts are enacted; bu.
forms may be dispensed with. Is it true that
the fundamental laws OF he empire. the
municipal laws, are obligatory on foreign
nations and is II necessary to the treaty
making power or to the execution Of it, that
the party treating should he possessed of a
lpertect knowledge of the laws OF the Country
with which II is treatings No It has
thing to do with it. 1t is not a matter ofen-
curry by the negcciator. The treaty making
power. the sovereign Of the Country, de-
c'ares that they shall be revoked. Sir, shall