The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-15

In its full operation from the day OF its i'm l
position to the Sd day of July in New-Or-
leans it went into operation perhaps about
four weeks after it went into operation here.
The people here are suffering under the
pressure of the embargo for 90 days, willis
the people of New-Orleans, to whom you
are lavishly giving almost every thing you
have, will be cmbargoed for only sixty days.
This is most unjust, and as respects the
federative system, most injurious distinc-
zion.
For ray part, sir, cannot help looking
at the Signs of the times. ] see parallel
that runs almost on all-fours between these
days and the days of the administration CT
Dir. Grenyille and Lord North in England.
and the last days of the administration of
John Adams. i see the same disrespect to
the voice Of the peoplc-the same contempt
with which their humble remonstrances are
treated !; for pronounce it to be a contempt
to say that we viii take their case into Con-
sideration at a time beyond which it Will
be of no avail to consider their petitions
like a physician, who, when sent to by you
for advice and relief in dangerous disease,
should send you word he would come and
see you in the next century.
But are the effects which have endea-
yored to pourtray, the only ones suffered
from the operation of this blister plaster,
the embargo? i TX at your export of
provisions: the last year but one, it was ten
milions-the last year, more than double
that amount. Is there any man at all &C
quainted with the nature and the course of
trade who does not believe, that the first
quarter Of the year 1912 has far exceeded
any other quarter of any preceding year ?
He cannot. And in this situation, in the
most fourishing trade ever carried on in
these great commodities, in the staff of life,
An the principal article we have to sell in
period when commerce is more tiourishing
Except as far as it is impaired by oul, own
restrictions) than for years before we have
been called upon to commit this political
.felo de Sc. The operation of the measure
has been what have mentioned, and it has
the effect to enable speculations to combine
and obtain produce at their own prices to
ship at the end of ninety days. The annual
list of ocr exports of bread stuff is OF itself a
conclusive argument. In the year 1907 the
bread stufs of this country, exported, a.
mounted to S14,400,0Oo a greater amount
than they had ever before attained. In the
succeeding year, although for part OF that
year the embargo was not III operation--l
speak of the custom-house year and not
OF the year from the LIST of Jan. to the 5lst
DeCember-aithough the embargo was not
during the whole year in operation, yet such
was its effect that these exports fell down
to three and half millions. In the year
1909 they partially recovered and got up to
eight millions in 1910, when trade began
90 breathe little from the effects of our own
statutes, they amounted to ten millions. In
1911, as said before, they were upwards of
20 millions /, and in the first quarter of the
present year l have no hesitation in saying,
they exceeded the export in the same peri
cd OF any year from the commencement of
the government to the present day. And in
this situation we have laid an embargo as
precursor to war, it is said If so, it should
hoy ~ 10
army, single gun to our forts, single sai-
Tor to our navy, or shilling to the Treasu-
Ty. As the reverse is seit-evi9ently true, it
follows of course if we do not mean to SO
towar, that we ought to shake off this night
mare which is palsying all the operations ct
the government & the feelings of the people.
All the excitement we see in this nation, al
the talk of war, is that produced on the peo-
pie in consequence of the oppressive acts of
the party in power, OF the pressure produc-
ed by their own governTRent--like that produ-
Ced by the sedition act, the alien act and the
right per cent. loans of Mr.. Adams's ad
ADMINISTRATION, the excitement is among those
who are opposed to them. Go to war, with
out money, without men, without navy !
Go to war when you have not the courage,
whilst your lips utter g war; to lay war
taxes When your whole courage is exhi-
bited i'll passing resolutions The people
will not believe it. The gentleman from
NewYork has well said that it is not The
conduct of the minority. but of the house it
self and Of the governmcnt--and might go
on and add of the government prints.-of the
most violent government prints, which have
impressed thepeople with an idea that there
was to be no war. / said on a late occa-
sion on this floor with much difidence of
the state ofmy information when differed
from the very extraordinary man at the
head OF the Treasury, that l could not be
brought to believe that he could obtain mo-
ney at the legal interest; and experience
bears me out in that opinion.
The first loan, only Tor eleven millions,
has failed, and in so far as it has failed has
cast disgrace Oh the credit of the country
1T the first loan at tie commencement of
your war, when trade is embarrassed, and
monied men not knowing what to do with
their money cannot be filled, how will you
obtain the succeeding loans The reason
why the public mind is impressed with an
opinion that there will be no war, is, be-
cause the public are totally unaware of the
high price at which this House holds its own
coHsistency-that the ruin of the nation
weighs nothing in the scale against it, The
reason why the public mind has been i'm
pressed with an idea that there would be no
war, is not the breaking up or down of this
or that system of restriction, but they must
have been blind and deaf not TO have seen
chat there has not been, from the BEGINNING