Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-12

nc SASa1cSN ConNlCuOn that the manuiaCtu- n
rers would have sustained any injury from il,
for he was persuaded that he would not have |
by single pound, the consumption |
of the raw materially but because a dispositi- |
on othnS that II would be Injurious to their
interest, had It grown UP among the manu-
facturcrs themselves, and had been encou-
ragged by those to whom they looked up fni,
advice and support. lie should certainly op-
pose the production OF the papers at present,
although the motion was one which might
perhaps be repeated with great propriety in
the next session of Parliament.
| Mr.. Whitbread stated in explanation, that
he had not given notice Of his present motion,
because he had become possessed of the cor
jrespondcncc rs published in America only
within the last fS hours. When the Right
4 don. Gentleman opposite (Air Canning) held
the seals of the Foreign Department, altho'
as much indisposcd to grant papers as any
man, he never refused his assent to thei, pro-
duction on tho assertion that they had alrca-
dy been published in another form He
denied the possibility of his remarks produ-
eng any i'll effect on the negotiation with A.
merica. The object OF his motion was To
prevent the Right Hon. Gentleman from put
ting into the mouth of the Regent at the o.
pening OF She next session such assertions as
ne mad put into his mouth ut the commence
mert OF the present session. The Ri. Hon.
Genteman tainted him with hostility to his
own government. II he had sworn alleei-
ance 10 Ministers, the accusation might have
been well founded; but his allegiance was
due to the Throne: he would not call Min
listers the Government Nor did he see
when by their commercial folly they had
Drought the country to the state in which it
at present stood, why he was called upon to
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otherwise than as they appeared to him.
% Ministers he would say that the tistresses
OF the merchants and manufacturers origi-
| mated In their conduct, and then TURNING.
round 10 the merchants and manufacturers
be would say they had contributed 20 bring
on those distrcsscs. They had cheered at
the Royal Exchange when the negotiation
tor peace was broken off, To themselves a
considerable portion of their misfortunes was
ascribaoie. He never extolled the conduct
OF the enemy. What he commended was.
eha' while that conduct was uniustifable, the
consequent proceedings of Ministers were un-
wise Affecting to tread in the steps of Mr..
Pitt, Ministers had fallen in the tran which
he had cautiously avoided. Unless the coun-
try could retrace its steps, it WAS undone as
4 commercial, and would be undone as a
| wallike people. He declared that he yould
not withdraw his melton, although he should
not give the House the trouble of dividing
upon it.
MIR. Rose observed, that it was unfair to
tell The suffering Manufacturers that English
Commerce was excluded from the Continent
because Minister'S would not rcscind their
Orders in Council, when the Hon. Gentle
man we'll knew that the revocation not only
OF the Orders in Council issued under the pre-
sent administration, but of those issued and
wisely issued, under the last administration.
was demanded, as well as those national
rights with respect to blockade, &c which
Great Britain had SO long and So indisputa-
bly, possessed.
Sir I. Price declared, that most of the
| principal merchants with whom he had the
honor OF being acquainted, were of opinion
| that the Orders in Council had been most
wise and salutary.
The motion was then put and negatived
without division.