The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-14
IAipERiAL ARLiAMENT.
EorsE OF coM7IoYs gHusday, Eco. IS.
CT Co.t!1aa,ioa IF The DrDArE.

The CuANcrLLoR OF the ENCuEovER rose, &
$50, 'hat he MAS really at a loss tokDow whether
the honorable gentleman had proposed TO argue the
question:. not tn argue 1t but he teiicd him. or
any honorable gentleman TO produce any proof that
tins country had been actuated by spirit of hosti
ity towards America. lie thought lac could main.
tail, that in every measure which h; been adopted
by THIS govcrnuient, theyhad ssuously sought u
void any thing that the appearance oil hostility
The n,otionot the honorable gentleman, however,
would have a tendency DIRECTLY oppostc--it would
put the country on its defence /; and excite de-
gree Oh n'aiisnon, which made il more wise in the
iieusc To refuse the papers called tor by the hon
orahie gentieman.-tc perfectly agreed with him
IN the extreme interest and attached TO
onr relations with America-but he maintained,
(wbateser gentlemen might think say) that while
every effort was made to avoid any thing which
might lead to untaYorablc result, yet il was the
&, imperious duty OF those who administered the go
veinment, not to give up those rights by the relin-
quishnient OF Which they would compromise the
character and safety OF the country. The honorable
gentleman. Mr.. Whitbread) had narrowed the
question very much, aud distinctly stated, that he
would not enter into any discussion the orders in
council, IL consequence OF the notice OF an honors
bic and learned sen;leman Mr.. Brougham) on that
SUBJECT Tie (-Ntr. l.. WAS extremely desrous also
that the discussion should be deferred but he could
not help amentias that when. the honorable gentle
man decisac lie wotJ not argue the policy on the
justice o. he council. he had gwen am opii-
ion upon both. Tie { MIR I'.) lamen;ed that The
honorable gentleman had taken that course, and
given AM opinion SO unsasornbic to the legtmate
cause OF this country Ee believed, however, that
ii the conlneneers OF that system had still continued
20 act upon it, they should have heard much less of
those opinions which charged them with actin. un-
justly towards America But when gentlemen of
weight, aud character and influences spoke OF the
1iilusticc pract-vd towards America, they gave her
color tor assuming tone which she might think
herself justiiied in under such sanction. The right
honorable gentleman defended the conduct of Mar
quis Wellesley relative to the blockade, and then adj
yerted to the correspondence between the noble
Marquis and MIR. I'inkney, which, he said he did
not mean to 80 into particularly, hut to observe in
passing, that il the honorable gentleman really
Thought that the conduct of Mr. Pinkney had been
uniformly more consolidating, ,haD TINT OF the noble
Marquis, Ii was not to be collected from the cores
pondence; and he could not account for the CON
ciusion drawn by the honorable gentleman, except
it proceeded from Friendship for America. With
respectto the delays complained of in answering Mr.
inkneys letters relative the recall OF sir Jack
son, the honorable gentleman could find On enquiry
chat there had been frequent opportunities of CON
versaton In the mean time and again, with regard
TO the appointment OF minister, there had
been constant and repeated intercourse between
the noble Marquis ami Mr. Pinkuey, during whicl,
the latter had been informed, that the. DELAY arose
from the illness OF His Majesty. lie then proceeded
TO defend the orders in council, which he said orig
mated III principle of retaliation against the agrees
SONS OF France ms had been declared by those who
n!!ed tie councils OF the counsry before he or his
friends came into them. Surely the honorable gen
tleman could not deny tiNt The blockade of 500
took place while Mr. Fox was in otiice--was tilat
complained OF US an act cfinjustiec towards France
or America Surely then, justification Of Jhe aU-
thors of the orders in councl of 1907 their friends
should not he the persons to icud their helping hand
and voice 10 deny the justice ofte principles which
tney had originally approved and which, were per-
leSty consistent with Justice between nation and
tiuis IN the present state of the world When the
honorable gentleman, (Air Whtbreat) stated that
the comrnereial distresses from tle operation
OF the orers in council, he begged the whole qu.s-
ton, whichhe Mr.. P.) utterly denied for those dis
tresSes were owing to the continental stem, which
had been counteractsd by thc orders ~ council from
~incir considerable reRei had heen derived to the
commercial interests. Ii was not his intention to
anticipate the discussion which was TO take place on
tis subject but he would glace it far say
tiat the system had neither been impolitis nor un-
just IN ITS optr ration As to the sincerity of his wish
TO AVOID hostiiitcs with America, he perfectly con-
curred IN what the honorable gentleman had said
with great force and truth, that the advantage to be
derived TO 6. Britain from the prosperity of Amer
scs was greater, tban any which could result from
hcr a'iversity, orfrom hostility towards her. There
were many commercial advantages to he derived
from the farmcr state of things, and many disavan-
taSes from the latter but he conceived that ef
feet would be Produced towards ayertng the evil
winch the honorable gentlemen looked with a
hcgree OF aarm-greater, he confessed, than he felt
AS ne coultl not OK upon source of nvtabie
rum winch under all circumstances, was 10 be avoi
aed l. lac honorable gentleman, he thought was
hardly acting wisely with respect to merchants, as
there was nothing in the papers which afforded the
scast prospect ct relaxation OF the continental sys-
rem hsfe was one paper which he wished to re-
ger 10, winch was a decentralization from NJ InI- |
reau, the french minister IN America, to the A. |
mercan secretary of state, relative the repeal OF
the berlin and Milan DEGREES, from which it APP
pe'ted that The continental system would be adhe- /
rec tc even IN the event of the revocation OF the
ln.%egs IN council iGTthcn, Amcrica, after having
reiestd herself from the orders in council, was in
formed ultt The Berlin and Milan DEGREES would
&c abridged IN tgir effect with respect the pro-
ulcc on the soil, and manufactures OF c. Britain, he
asked, liow any.lDcychant could suppose that their
feFpca,s0n would produce any relaxation in tie con-
fiuehni systen ! Did tie honorable gentleman
mean n support that ~ ec hsdbesn nothing Of an.
nrcGtra policy manifested gu the part OF France
- 3ad She not acted on The principle OF ingpll-
lns every neuuai state Had She not said 10 each
IN succession, g, We must take your independence
10 irJuFe England =; and had She not seized Ameri-
sau property in tle harbor of Hamburger 49,
tfe5r hcgF y lie Ind no apprelicRsons Of the +
discussion On the justice or Cancellation to,
wards Ameiica--ls objection TO it vas not founded !
on any such motives but the honorable gentleman
sud that al correspondence finally closedif
50, there woaid be no ground for refusal ii he felt
50, he wood state that there vas no ground pagia-
lnentafy or Otherwise, for sitio ding such autcB
TIC documents rs aIhht enable them to form judg-
nent On the conduct 81 those "llo administered the
affairs Of the country. But however faint the hopes
he might entertain, he would not be the person To
exiuguish them; s. he maintained that the House /
would support the interests Ofte country most use
iHiy, by not bringing IL forward 60 defend its own !
acts With heat and anjmostyy re congratulated /
Tao honorable gentleman on iis partially to Amer-
"a, and hoped nc might have reason to continue IT,
he honorable gentleman who spoke last had cx- !
pressed 2 hope, that hc and his colleagues might
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