The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-21
{ Vol. S--------No., 81.

t'oui ana ms minister officially told us, thai
nc WOULD nave expected something mora
rom Jamaica assembly, 1t Is not to be pref
sumed thatGs. Britain and France acted I'M
concert upon this unfortunate occasion: and
ls"ereiore the analogous conduct of eachs
must DC proof positive of the practical nm
outstanding and effect of our deprecated
recession. 1t was a,declaration of submis
s'oii' as Tar as submission consists i'm refus..
ing resistance by force The government
seei''s now sensible OF this fatal error, and is
determined to etrieve it !; but, he was soy-
| ~ To observe, with measures as inefficient
| upon the principle OF resistance by force, as
were commercial restrictions, in substitute.
ZION OF That PRINCIPLE. And VIII en- we look
loi inc Causes OF this deplorable Inefficient
Cyl they resolve themselves, as heretofore
INTO tenderness for the treasury DEPART,
ment, &c
4n'. Cues said, that whilst upon this most
unpleasant part OF the subject, he wished to
De indulgcd in a few observations upon the
state OF our public debt; because this sub
Ilect In the hands of Il skilful financier. had
Ceeh the most ethcient weapon for beating.
Gown ali the measures, which he believed
were best calculated to support the charac-
Ter anti promote the interests ofthis country,
WI. u SAID, 1t had always given him plea.
sure TO see that debt i'm rapid state of re-
dueuon, and he had at all times given his
aid 10 iaciitate that object. We had, howeas
YER experienced the effects of debt, of a.
DoVe oO,OO0,000 of dollars, now reduced To
perhaps 40,OOO,OOO of dollars vet this DIFF.
ference OF the amount of debt had never been
let by society. Ithad produced no sensible
eHect upon the Common intercourse AMONGST.
men III Their Fecuniary affairs. He asked
every gentleman to reject and recolIect
whetherlh his pscuniary arrangements, he.
ever 'ooK INTO ms calculations the present,
compared with the former state of the publ
lie debt For his part, he said, he shouId
never nave kniwD of the reduction of the.
deDt, but tor the annual treasury reDort.-
ne reason why deb. of eighty millions ne
dollars is not felt in the u. States. is. that
the amount is so entirely within their abili
". Now, sir, is it not infinitely better to
restore the debt to its former amount or
more, when we know from experience how.
little influence it has on society. and thar in,s
luencc Will necessarily be diminished in pro.,
portion TO our increase in wealth and popu-.
iation, than to surrender the smallest attria
oute OF the national sovereignty
MI u. said, before he concluded, he bee.,
ged permission to OBSERVE, that particular,
individuals supposed that they had an inter,,
est in lmputing to him a wish TO involve tn js
nation IN war with G.. Britain, and had
accordingly reprAaChed him with the most.
unworthy epithets. He said, no gentleman,
present wished FOR peace, or deprecated a
war with VI. Britain more than himself,
ne saia' he hoped he was not blind to his
own interests, nor the interests of these in
habiting the same scene of country Iv;tb
hihiSen. IL was lmperiously their interests,
not only to preserve peace with G.. Britain
Dut free commercial intercourse with her
Tram was :he principal product for exDorJ
tatioh III that part Of the country G.. Bri-
tam was almost at all times in want of that.
al, ai'ie nc ana was at tins moment giving very
high prices for it. The country was gene.
rally Ill very prosperous condition, IN con-.
sequence OF this state of things, and it could
not be desirable to change it. But he never
could see tile inCompatibility between the
desire OF preserving peace, and preparati..
on to meet unavoidable war. 1t appears
no" 10 De almost universally agreed, that il.
this course had been heretofore pursued ;r
would have ensured peace; and if war
should now come, 1t would be in consequence.
Oh the fatal rejection of the proposed mea-
shreS OF preparation for war. In fact there.
is no sounder maxim, than that a prepara
ton Tor war, was the surest means of pre-.
serving peace. Ii i'll this moment, in con-.
suitinS his own and the nations interest in
ehe preservation for peace, he were called
on to decide merely in reference to that oIrs.
Ject, whether we should now raise thirty
Thousand men CHS tavorite number) or ten
thousand, or no men at all, he would cer..
tainly prefer The thirty thousand.
Ii you mad $4,000 men on the confines Of
S@haoti, NJ. Drltail WOuiQ then believe YOU
were in earnest She would know that at
ter that force was raised, it must be applied y
to It's objects, and she would of course .(,eo',L
70 calculate its Consequences s5cbt f' 5ino
the ncon'eniences Of saaPGd for by her r0 nee
tie .i.gSressions, She would probaby aI trVs''
don them. If she thought that bv the cbsn
ces oi war; ali obetEent and friendly coIon,l
might be converted into AN enemy's coTny
try, 1t would afford a great inducenent u
her TO avoid the war. If she found hostiIeI
population approaching Halifax, the induce
ment would be increased for that is the
point nearest her heart and she would ris&
much i'll its protection. IL is important &,
her, as protection to- her West indies. &cN
Besides, the Var would deprive her of herA
best commercial customer, St6. &C. These \
and similar considerations migh induce her \
to prefer peace. Without presenting a COM
peteht military fofVe, perfectly prepared
and placed i'll a situaAon for action. none of
these inducements for >the preservation &c
peace will be presented hNthe british iii.
net. But if, disregarding th..se consi6erati.,
ons, ahc should prefer war, 70 eentleman
can seriously conclude that cyenSo 00o ID.
ditioiya troops can be too many for he our
poses of war.
! NoTE.--Observe the chronologits1
statement of the following facts, and mark
| the obvious course Of cause and effect
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