The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-26
Fl on, the Liverpool .'fercgry Of .3prii l0th.
MOUNTAINEERING Al BUCKINGHAM
RESPECTING THE
ORDERS IN COUNCIL
B1nM1NouAM, March 81, 1919.

A,td D, rsons assembled in tie gres, room, the
Roy al Hotel. Mr. Atwood opened the Meeting b,
rest'ing the Requisition, s'sned by three hundred
ard seven hi .hiy respectable naines-he then pro-
e.eded To ex,Iian the object ot the Meeting, alter
which, a preliminary, he called upon the CHAIR
of the Indian Commercial Soeiety, To hay be-
fore the Meeting the orig of the depu,stiou which
had waited upon his Msjesty's Minister'S from this
town
Mr. Capper said, that at meeting of the Society
ON the oath of February, il was resolved, that de-
nut. ton should wait upon Mr.. perceval, tor the pur
pose OF representing to him the distress d situation
Of this manufacturing district, and the state OF ira
in general, in consequence OF the Oders'n Council
Mr.. Richard Spooner, one ut the depatntpii, M
formed the Meeting, that in the interview With the
Chancellor of the Exeheqier, they had explicitly
told the Right Hon. Gentleman, that the eputauOn
did represent the town i" ger era but only tie
body Of merchants and manufacturers, conn, ct,d
with the American trade--They end avoui,,d cor
recty represent the situation oi the manufacturing
and commercial Inhabitants ol the town, 70 whom
the trade America of the utmr ST inportanet
snce their chief dependence rested open ex-
portation to trl quarter; they had stated that from
Oh staguatiop Ut this trade, the warehouses OF the
merchants and manufacturers were filled with stock
which ncar, absorbed the.r capital that the PERI
od WAS now arrived, when, unless they had sline
reason TO expect favourable change, 1T would no
io"Ser bs in their power to employ their worknen
and that u the Orders in Council continued tire,
months longer, the number OF htnds (incuding wo-
men and chiiren) wit in twent, miss If this town.
thrown ont of employ, would not lie u IS than 10000
~,
as they had seen papers "a pa - III cons qn nee o
the enquiries of Lord Sheliei' IT, or four
years ago. from which it evident, that, i'll
ttis district, upwards OF $4,000 persons were
solely e.nployed III preparing goods fcr the
American market He felt perfectly cOnEleut
chat tn depriation had not over-stateJ the
bers, as the home trade was also completely cot
Np BY the competition from houses which hal hithcr
ia nee. hiicd solely the fare trade wh'c III.
Or,icrs in Dou0ci, hid completely annili,ateC
Thy hoped hs siMest' IS Aimi~tc wond So d; y
ado sJ'n' measures to remove these OLsucies T.
S'ii';n rec, or thoy appr'hended that this tlan,
winch nad hitherto borne up under its barthens |
woa!', by public meeting, openly express AS
tmen,s, and that the object OF tie d-Put,;.on was,
by Timely representation to his Mag sis 5 Minus
tiers, to prevent the necessity of tl,a, measureN.
SpoOner stated that Mr. Perce,ai listened to then
account With great attention., and met the subject
ry ia riy ami openly. He admitted that, he la
iy aware OF the distressed state OF the manufacturers,
but being fully convinced OF the benefit, acyruine
40 the countiy at large from the Orders III Council,
he could not, from any consideration of partial dis
tress, alter his opinion; and that therefore, he would
not IL tier tue depnation with hopes which he saw
no chance oil being realized. Mr. Spooncr could not,
however, say so much for the manner in Which Mr. |
Rose treated The sui CT 1t does not signify, Cen
tlemen, SAID vi - Il. after listening to their repre-
seutaton, " We are like two wish heads in
bucket oi water, and We must which stand
drowning the longest" When, therefore, said Mr..
Spooner, such sentiment this is openly aYoWed
by Of his Majysty's Ministers, leave To the
sense oi this Meeting whether ii is not time for us
TO pegn to think for oursei,es.-( Loud dHa re.te-
rde9 dto!aaseS.)
follows later which the first Ieso.uuou was put
and seconded by Mr. ledssnan.
Mr.. Niilers tnougbt the dcputaon had represent
ed the state OF the town in Ohg eulodis. Tie
spoke of Mr.. Pcrteyas Willingness jn relieve, sr
as propriety would allow, eXstlg distres5es and was
persuaded, that the Minister and hs !e, ,,e, were
actnated By the pares, ,notNes-l D.Sa2Pro0a-
tsI Ills M,jesly's Minister'S best kne" the Inc
OF conduct fiji parsucd this occasion they
.ere the proper Judges 81 HE L,<t Of distress
j the enemy of the liberties OF Europe, and
OF iOfcing him relax hs yrannical niesse they
the best judges ~h- Their the rep; a, si Or
ters in Co.nc would be benefc'.. not, and ite
VAS therefore, coloerncd that the Nice ns lad
been convened, and hoped at the patriot oi III,
gentlemen pr sent would not suTer the Re solutions
70 pass, since their adoption would b. thr wa
ts dspirit Engiisnien prOOns the war, aid AID 10
te strength o iSOnaparte. 1t hSd been usual, iis
IN public questions to pay respect 10 ti.e
opinion OF insself aud his brother Magistrates bal
they omitted this Difference He co,li 81. for him
self, thas for upwards OF twcity cars c mai labou'
ed earnestly iIf the welfare Of this 10" Al, aud could
the for his bret.lren on the behch( LCgl
.9bbiaWse4 but who With tiiE, were av rse to tne
Meeting. The majority oi thos, who li assem-
bic were, lac conceived, incompetent TO fDrtn gust
or correct opinion case OF such nnpHrtance.-
(.jErDlarS. MIR. V. then moved as an afi,Cndmen
u resolutions. that the address should the
ernbarr ssed state Of the manufacturers, 81. pray
that the legislature would take the into their
riuus consideration, aud adopt for esin.
the state Of commerce, wheneyerit can be done con
sstenty with the honor Of the country, sc. MIR. V
concluded with hoping hc should not have the morti
Ecatinn at seeing majority carry the origin8 motion,
contrary To the opinion VI the magjsrates.--( .Huch
GISdbbrobGtioH)
Mr. Corn entered into u history Of the origin and
progress Of the Orders ia Council and oil The .cemce
trade, ID contended that they hi lly luxurious
TO the best itcress Of the eOImt-y regret that
units viii lot enable us to give hs sentiments Al
length.
MI r. SpoAner stated lis regret, that the Ma.
gistrates should connect themselves in their Ma
gisterial capacity, in any dcsr "ith the question
before the Meeting. He thought IT was rather too
scter, the High Bai.f sh1nld Fciuse auend 70
rciuIs,tion, s'snvd by upwards OF three hundred
resaectabie inhabitants - Shouts IT Applause y
The worthy fi9gstrite asserts, that Ministers are
the hest judges Ot What was cXpeGient Now, Sir
as merchants aud manufacturers whose dIstresscs
are known aud .cknowiegci b. Ill parties, aud nd
mittcd even by tie WOsthy Nh. stat himself we
are surely the best judges of what we stui'- and
Sir, cOnsdc.inS, that the manufacturing ntere [
forms the very vitas of the eoupry, by tie state o
tat interest safely Judge nf the prosperity of
the country ut large. ShaiIi then be sledged, that
Ministers arc better acquainted With bur situation
$ sad it he'd been stated to the b. eetiag, that the
Orders ~ COINED were measures Of retaliation
hut Ia proceeded 90 prove that we we're the a e
ercssrs, aud sad if they be not revoked, they III
they must cH! 10 the eternal ruin If fhe conH-
ffy.--Bai thc worthy Magistrate SAYS tliat their
repeal viii taud To prolong the war l cannot ina
kine upuu Whit g otnds arguments lac rests
his opinion il he allud TO war w.ti America I
cannot coucoivo bow those measures which tend To