The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-01
mo. IS.

rear as an enemy. Are we not moreover
pledged with America to repeal our Orders
VI Council when France should have gwen
us an example of prior revocation Were
not these Orders, in theip first concoction
ana understood application, merely defep-
sNe ana precautionary and were not their
assigned end and limit the repeal OF the Mi
ian ana Berlin Decree rhey could have
no other object tGey could oniy so tar De
warranted by the most superficial appear
ance of Justice -.
Inc Character OF England calls upon her.
as country deriving the elements Of her
power and greatness from Commerce, to
respect and defend the rights of neutral
trade and Inde pendentiy of our repeated
pledge, that the Orders of Council should be
|Jefo de sc, as soon as the French DEGREES
were recalled, rs it not our IN crest 10 mann
Tam S'oo underst ndipg with America p.
d mark9' OF unsuitable demand Tor all OH.
con modities, and who is inproving and
growlig inloa better customer daily
but IL Is said ia wei known print the
advocate oil he present system, hat France
has only JorntaIy revoked, and not subst an
tia'iy. and, III fact, recalled these decrees--
MS IS easily said, and as easii, tlenied-It
depends upon he opin on and coniec are Of
certain unavowed designs OF our enemy.
AID rs Ger ainly not precise, or definite e.
"""S"' "oi SuihCleht'y, as we may say, OF
an oueff dcf, tor Us to make it ne ground
OF denlal--S sides. we are 10 refuse ftheri-
Ca Jusuce, because France,may mediate q
tuSure INJURY against her 1t said more
over that France be rays her i,,sinceritv
ana noioWneSS, IHasmaCn rs she uas not re-
stored the American mercn andize, winch
sue had previously sequest red Let US PUT
TINS question to oursel. es-What should we
say ii the present Spanish gov eminent were
10 require as the Cond ION OF an alliance
WIN US, thaf we should first res, ore The SPAN
ISM lriSates, with their ireg1t of dol ers,
'lch we took in the commence mept uf he
wu-No; we took these frigates under n
Oh, rent state OF c rcumst nces, and we ire
not ooundto restore them as mat er # r,snt.
nough we know not what we may do ~ ON
the score OF favor-I bis answer Won d ne. "a
'sl'ct"ry, md france may reply in The same
language both to America and as.
Every coun nv has right make what
municipal regulations il chooses win res
pt ct 20 foreign Commerce II S a Question:
81 expectancy only whe:htr oreign c.m-
merce snail be suffered at all, and he law
OH ions entrusts very government with am
arbitrary will up"a his point o smn,gie
1 to trade againsl he will of the state, OF in
VIOLATION OF Certain cond tons which the
; ATE mas attached to Certain trades and he
Pend,ty rs the forte iture OF the go ds-I nis
forfeiture the subject incu, NOV VIII n
i"reiSn states tempt the subjects vi any gov
erhment to an Illicit trade and become nan.
uers 10 their dlsoDed ence ofthe laws OF lneir
.ouiiry, such states tre guilty of an injury.
ana the law OF nations invariably condeUns
AZ eo''raoand merchandise which they nav
IN r'duce- his Is Inc Case of he Aneri.
Can properly confiscated in France-It found
Its way INTO France in violation of the Mn
ana Be'in DEGREES and was confscatrd
"cCordihSly-i he justice o Jhese ueCt.es.
As far sthey prohibit the actual intr,ducli-
on OF articles OF Commerce ito France is
our OF the question because France nad a
ciear right % make any prohiOi DRY reeu,a-
ton she c"ose In regard o her own tr1de .
IL is suihclent that the law exi,ted-IVe can
nave no right 10 require France TO restors me
american merchandise 50 lest Of hec sim
cerity, II America be disposed 20 copced- rhr
J stice Of The seizure.
bu' tue main que stion is. 40 to the utility
OF these Orders of Council lou-Are neg
uSetui OF machievous--D hey promote or
Couhterdct our prop 'sed eEd-Db thev pro-
uuce greater mischief to the enemy or to our.
setvess
win respect to the practical effects of
'nese Orders OF Council, they may be con.
sidered under the three following points oe
view - 'N
he'r hTSt evident UOJec. is to des~
troy all direct neutral import ation ride.
10 compel all neutral cargoes, lHtended for.
france, to touch Immediately at EugI,o5,
ana thence to ak a ne" clearance mn
Ject To certain fees, &c. for France and her,
dependencies. '
20 ne second object of this commercial
exclusion System >, intercept all direct
heu'rAi expectation IT, de; to compel all
neutral crgocs, sailing rom France tn
touch lmm di,tely at England and thence
To take new clearance Subject to cert.,,,
ices, &c tor the dependencies of France or
elsewhere. W
3D. The third Objects to stop all neutral
colonial trade; Il c. he. expor alton of. ali
the enemy's col nial produce 20 any par, Of
Europe POI ''
Row, WITH respect 10 the utility of These
3 ~ ral measures, It mu evidently be sought
III the relative effects of these prohibition. IN
ourselves, on neutraIs and on the ene,nv ana
must consist IN he clear mischie', result ne.
from tie comp rison md subtraction Of tns
greater and less evils IN both sides.
with regard, therefor , o us, the eIFece
OIL ourselves, of these restrc io,, n Al, Il; .
rect trade, whe her Of importation or ~
poitatlon, must be. that they tend still far
ther To narr W trade, already CRIPPLED q
confined, which is spreading ms lvepcv thro,S
cut the Country, and blocking up the columns
OF our Gasettes. This system thrratena
moreover, the extinction of many branches
OF our mGluta res. England as a