The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-08-07

ABSTAIN from the exercise of them after /;
Certain solemn protest, they might be re
sumed at any future period. Though he
did not deny the right to blockade even the
whole continent OF Europe. he did DENY
"sr right TO do il with Limitations, with a
view, OF increasing our own trade by under
hand means, by licenses, &c. In considet-
ing what's sort of commerce K WAS that had
been sacrificed to all these WITNESSES, he had
been drawn new nat aside from the main
point.
The American trade had been OF ttlir-
teen millions value to this country, vet had
we sacrificed such an addition as this trade
brought to our revenue by the proceed
|irgs OF our government there had been sa-
|crificed a certain market, not one Of uncer-
tamty, like the markets Of the President OF
the Boardof Trade. The North American
market was. one OF thirteen millions value
lot certajnsy, and one for which it would
not be ditScuitt to suit with a proper cargo.
Il was a market that must of necessity BE-
OF increasing value. 1t might be increased
to twenty millions. Here were no bad debts
the returns were Sure-Jt was of sure
and increasing value to this country. be-
cause the Americans were given to agricul-
ture, and we were given to manufactures
But they seemed to have too much contempt
Tor the American people or rather to bear
them some grudge for certain events it
would be much better TO forget than to re-
member; or possibly they were not pleased
with the unadorned structure of democratic
governmental the United States. a. Yet we
had sacrificed thirteen. millions by cutting.
oil the trade of North America /; and could
the Right Hon. Gentleman find anv outlet
tor a thirtieth part of a trade to that amount,
to any part OF the continent, the President of
the Board of Trade would be in the greatest
delight. Downing street and DHke's Place
would then be in an uproar. Nothing would
beheard but the rustling of Treasury Clerks
would be dispatches, addresses
and circulars visible in all directions. They
would hear OF speeches having been made
at Lloyd's by naval officers of addresses to
the Right Honorable Gentleman from CITY
Baronets, and cargoes of Licenses would be
returned tor the compliment -Then would
forgery and perjury flourish in the noon-day
sun or court influence, then would the licen
sing system assume new life then would
they hear OF valuable slips of the pen worth
1tteen thousand pounds, and Of other happy
lnadvertencies for there was something SO
peculiarly happy in the constitution Of the
Right Honorable Gentleman's mind. that
ms very errors and plumbers were of the
value - Hear, Hear, and much
faAShter)-Ihus 1t appeared, that it was
unfortunate in the extreme to err with the
President of the Board Of Trade-CH Hear.
hear)-in CONCERNING the present system
o. somInere1ai p pS1Ihi Xdahlfi oGRo BB D net but deep
oil and folly which dictated lit crippled
our trade, and promoted the Marine of
France-an event that this country could
not desire. He had mentioned these facts
merely TO shew the House that they ought
to pause ere they would allow themselves
to be impelled to measures, the Consequent
ces OF which might be of so severe a nature.
But was not the alarm sought to be raised
with respect to the manner in which CON-
cession would be regarded in America as
totally Inconsistent with our national spirit?
Much more room WAS there for dreadiug
that folly which was now i'll progress to the
extinction of our own manufactures. The
persons who preached up those idle fears to
be entertained from the spirit OF America,
were, by a strange inconsistency the very
persons, who built their case on the Insight
hcance OF any manufacturing competition
into which the Americans could enter, while
they magnify the danger arising from
French and German industry. France, in
the apprehension of those Gcntlemen, was
eifeCtually To rival us with the assistance OF
America, and losing sight of so truly fOrmi-
dable an assistance, we must be anXiously
occupied in warding off the danger arising
IL Jill laSNS dlN TN us, anu lllC OlllCT
trumperies of French commerce. But he
was willing TO leave it to the House to de-
which was most TO be dreaded, the
principal or the assistant in this apprehen-
ded invasion of our commercial interests
Forhis.ow part, he apprehended little from
the arts of the enemy, but he must confess
he did apprehend something from his armsj
ard il we were to contend with him on the
Peninsula, it Yves obvious that Cancellation
towards America would much increase our
resources tor the purpose. He would call
to the recollection OF the House the vast
sums WI iCh had been already expended In
this contest. and the warmly anticipated
consequences which were expected 70 how
from il. 1t was now the opinion Of many,
an opinion, however, in which he did rot ve
ry sanguinely concur, that we should now
make the grand and vigorous effort to ter
inmate this contest but if this opinion were
founded in wisdom, it would at least be al
lowed that we were rot acting wisely, or
promoting the success of the plan, by multi
plying our enemies, by making it necessary
for us while we attacked the French in front
to sustain the assault of America upon our
flank. If we did persist iii a feeling of hos
ti!ity towards America, While we persever-
ed in the war in the Peninsula, the Conse-
quencc would be, that we should have to
supply Canada with troops from Portugal,
and Portugal with bread frotn England
Hear. But then it would Dc said, were
we, lecduse placed in circumstance OF diff
hculty, TO bow down and yield TO the Anne
%ricans s-Unquestionably not.-Hc would