The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-26

prevent her establishing trade but in so doing
the evil We ntct upon her is nothing in its
qu.nces, to the suicide we commit, by piungue this
country into war With America. and not only To-
sing the present advantage OF her commerce, brt
iurcing her To become manufacturing nation.
MIR. ) then instan ed in point, of the pro-
hbliion OF the expectation ut edge toosto Amerca,
by l.oiS North, during our contest it'll that couu-
II, which led the American manufacturers of those
articles to come into successful competition with
tie Biitsh.Hc then advert 10 the L,cence trade
and markedu with strong tokens OF rcprobation.
10y this stem, VIC invite our enemies to gam par
ucnlar Knowledge III coasts--we train up thclr sal
ors-we permit them To reap the advantages al a
trade from which exclude our best trieuds. The
SYSTEM moreover, is lndctcnsiDe IN constitutional
point ot view, rs II promotes undue influence, hy
throwing the whole trade ot the countr, into the
hands o! Ministers. MIR. Srooner said. that i, WAS
Tact well known, that AN emi.eLt merchant in the
House of Commons, i,au admitted that he should
have been glad 10 have gwen 5,OO0l for two .ic,n-
cess and that on the morning the deputation wait.
ed on MIR Feree'ai, 100 licences had been received
MIR. ). then DIV cit at some length upon the ,isad-
Saut,ges under which the manufacturing inter, sts
were aboulin.s; thec lo.isl and Skipping interests
e'o, eel all the advantages OF the Ii, euce sy STEM
And being concentrated upon the Exchange, m Lon
DOM had free acc,.s to- the Minister Will, the hes.
interests CT the country, tue manufacturing inter-
ess, were dispersed over every part oftie United
III g:om- their voice, thus ,pArat, ii, render
Ell TOO feeble 10 make SO strong an Impression, or
gam such constant attention; aud yet the worthy
attempt To unite their VOICES in representation OF
their distresscs. But, Sir, the evil that presses
stronger uronmy mad, rs respects the icencc
stem is the great Degradation it produces in the
national cl.:u ncer. 1t is Im,utabe, Ii.it nation,
hilbert standing high in moral cstiniation--anx.
ious to pio"ote true knowledge jealous To spread
I'll, PRIME pies OF pure regio, should thus lay itself
open To &c imputatiOn OF ;oreias trade by fraud
AND p,j,ir, AMI that, TOO, unSe the sanction of
Hoveihinent IL must seriously aiii ct every one
zeous Tor the true honOr and real interests OF his
country, that V LAS re admitted in the Court OF
Admiralty that under pr, INT circumstances, il was
Hecessar! to wink at simulated papers In carry-
ig "a tins trade tIr CartiIn OF The vessel must lie
furnished WITH two sets Ut papers diametricaliy OBJ
posite to each othSr ooh at which he must swear
10 be true. lie must also swear at one place
at the property is British, another that il is neu-
.isi!! lie tho sht the Resolutions very moderate
deciaiingt was not men, bur measures, he oppos-
ed AID that ha' he yielded tn party preuiices
without having Investigated the subject for himself
he should have been led to give very different
N1te u on this occasion, than he intended Mr.
3 concluded by regrettng that H.. could neither
acfuiesce IN the amendn proposed by the worthy
Magistrate, nor in any degree admit the proIriety
nl connecting himself, in his magisterial capacity
With matter purely commercial.-( Hear hear :!
and loud dbpi0uses
Mr. Bird, Mr.. Spooner Jun. and Col. Gordon
opposed the resolutions, which were supported by
MIR osi.r, Mr.. L. Smith, and Mr.. Redfere The
amendment proposed by Mr.. NiIlers, was mega
tTed by large majority, the original resolutions
were carried, and petition framed upon them,
was adopted.