The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-11-15

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cause 1t eannot be more terribly severe than this act
and this being the case, common ccceucy ought IN
restrain those who justified this from ,fteiing re-
prs'aches against the author OF the continental code
Our government then saitl, the OF i7yS was ne
cessary, in c',lcr to crush the revolution that had
reared its head in France, aud that was extending
its principles over Europe. They justified the act
upon the ground OF its necessity. So docs Napoleon
his Code lie SAYS that that Code is necessary IN
protect the continent against the maritime espotisn
and intrgues of England His accusations arninst s
may be false, but he is only re,ortng upon us our
accusations against France; and between two such
powers there is no body to Judge. In TRUTH our go
vcrnment passed its OF 1898, because it had The
will and the power to pass and 10 enforce it ami
Napoleon has established his Continental SYSTEM be-
cause he also has the will and the power II is TO the
Judgment OF the world, that the matter must he left
and Lheseerh your royal ighncss to consider, that
the world VIII Judge OF our conduct according, to the
evidence which has to judge from, and that that
Judgement VIII leave wholly out of view interests
nId our hamors..
10 ret,,rn and apply what has here been said To
the wlic', have the honor to address your
roval higtacss what answer would have been given
to Nmerica, Il she, in the year 1793 had demanded
ct oar government, the resembling of the act of which
thavc Just gwen faint Descriptions In surprising,
even by the way of argument, america to have Ia
Ncn such liberty, do violence to common sense.
and commit an outrage upon diplomatic decorum !;
and II Is quite impossible put into words an express
sion OF that indignation which her conduct would
have excited. And yet, sir there appears to me- to
be no reason whatever tor, expecting America to
be permitted to interfere with Napolcons continental
system, unless admit that she had right to inter-
ferc with our nc: of 1875 The dispute between us
and America relates to the acknowledged rights of
neutral nations These rightsof America we ayow
t'iat we violate. We have hitherto said, that we
were ready to cease such violation as soon as the
French did the samci but now, if W. are to believe
the intelligence from America and the correspondinp
statements ut our public prints, have shifted our
ground, and demand OF America that she shall cause
he's fpnf al h.,
we ted her that shall be done away or we will NOT
cease to violate her rights. The language of those
who appear to bc ready to Justify refusal upon the
ground above stated to revoke our orders in council
as tis-that it was natural to expect that the revo.
cation would be made to depend upon real ana
e6ectnal abolition of the French DEGREES. that the
revocation is merely nominal unless all the refulati
cns OF Napoicon made since 1906, also repealed
tnat when these latter repealed it will be right
tor Amerca to call upon for repeal of our orders
IA counci and not beiore-and, il is added that tho
American President will have the support of the
pies than these.
20 that, as your royal highness will clearly per.
ce'Sc, those persons imagine at least they would
persuade the people of England that, unless the pre-
uei. Insist upon The admission of English manufae-
lures and produce into the domnions of France he
VIII not be supported BY the people of America in
demand OF England 10 cease to violate the known and
acknowledged rights of America. The President is
not asking for any indulgence at our bands-ba IL
merely asking for what is due to his country-he is
merely insisting upon ceasing to violate the rights
OF amerca-and If, what the public prints tell us be
true, we say in answer" We will cease to violate
your rights we will cease to do YOU wrong we viii
cease to conscate your vessels in the teeth NJ tb Lon
OF nations, but not unless Napoleon will suffer the
Continent of Europe to purchase our manufacture.
aud commerce" If my neighbour complain of me
FOR srievous injury and outrageous insnlt com ;t+od
against him, am to answer him by SAVING that -ii
cease to iniIre and insult him, when another neigh.
whomt am at variance will purchase his cloth
ng and cutlery from me 2 The party whom in,re
amt lnsnit will naturally say, that he has notbnS TN
10 with my quarrel with third party We should
ilstiain the idea of appealing to America as media
ress and, indeG', if she to attempt to nut her.
eii forward in that capacity, indignation and venee
'nce would ring from end of the kingdom IN the
Ither-Yet, are it seems, look to her to cause
ne french to do away regulations injurious to us but
with which America has nothing at all to do As to
ne disposition OF the people of America your royal
ghness should receive with great dstr7st whatever
IS snd, come from what quarter it may respectinp
me popular feeling being against the President and
ms measures. The same round of deception will,
iounuess, be used here as in all other cases where
country IS at war with u.s. 1t is nearly 90 wears
anee we drew the sword against Revolutionary France
and, your royal highness look back you will find
hat during the sOhole of that PERIOD the people of
rance nave been, by those who have had the power
II the Press in their hands in this country represent
"a as hostile to their government under all its yari
as orms and as wishing most earnestly for the sue
ess OF It's enemies The result, however has been
Tic peopie nave HeVef, In any Instance aided
nose enemies; but have made all sorts of sacrifices
or the purpose offrustrating their designs On the
ontrary, the people in all the countries allied with
IS In the war; have beennyariably represented as at
ached TO their government, and they have when the
ioui Oh trial came, as invariably turned from that
government and received the French with open arms
Aer these twenty years of such terrible experience
Is not or me to presume, that your royal ghness
AN suffer yourself to be deceived with regard to tho
disposition OF the American people, who clearly un |
ctstind all the grounds OF the present dispute, and
MADISON, IN his demands of Justice at our hand,
$ but the echo The Americans do not wish for war
war is state which they dread--there is no class
amongst them who can profit from war-they have
zone oil that description of people, to whom war is
iarVcst-there are none of those whom to support
t OF the public wealth the pretext of war is neccssa.
y--they dread standing army--they have witness
"a the effects OF such establishments in other parts o
he world-they have seen how such establishments
ND loss OF freedom so hand in hand. But these con-
lderatiohs vii! not am persuaded deter them from
gong tar enough into hostile measures to do erest in
rry to u.s. unless We shall, by acts prove to them
mat scf measures are unnecessary. The public are
oio, ana tbc same may reach the ear of Your roya
iShncss TOR courts are not the places into which
ruth hist makes its way,) that the American P,.es
lent IS u4popnlar that the people are on our side in
he dispute Guard Your ear, I bescech YOU, SIR
against sucn reports, which are wholly false. and
'iheh have their rise partly N the ignorance and
,aty III the veaalty of those by whom they arc pro-
'aSated II is fact on which your royal hirfncss
may rely, that, at the last election On the Autumn of
SOD the popular party had nsajority far great
" man at any former period and, it is hardly ne
'essaly Tor me to say how that party stands with re-
gard to Engiand-for, from some cause or other II
ioes SO happen, thdt ueverI country guheye there is