The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-27

power h,s he not uyci' the A,-cy;ean crew ravy
may produce proof o. hens na,i.es OF Ameries. y
then hc IS not Authorised to ssize them Aye hHt
he aas is the sole ANT, absolute }ge ~ ftat oyoof.
which lac may think bad, ant. then it n,ay we'll
not be produced.
| This isthe view TO take of the matter, sir. Tie
cotrpt uress al London NAV and ~ H. bcv ,l,e r tie
minds OF the people, by talking, sbo,., the rghtof
CHI and the like hut the plain fact this--tai
in consequence ct this autio,.ty given to ships
var, to take persons out of American ships NJ sea,
! the crew OF every American merchant ship that
wen, to sea- or even from one pert To another in A.
merica were at the absolute mercy 9: the eommeni-
IT the ii Eng.is. shin of MAR that happened TO
meet them SUPPOSE The ease. sir, Of an American
captain sailing OF the Deaw .re FOR the East Ia
dies with his complement Of n.rn, h,y twci.ty, all
has nc:gbors, met by m Epelsii Scoop OF war-sup
pose him to have six of his mcn taken in spite q! all
his assurances O; their being native Amerieanssup
pose him to pursue LIS voyage With ONLY fourteen
hands-suppose the six seized men he taken oiY
| the Westin,rs suppose three die Of the
yellow fever another to be Killed anotls- lose III
arm, and the sixth released by the Intervention OF
! the a me,icau consul nj J.opton Sunposc this CASE
sir, and you will suppose sohat ns.zy kave hGtrcaeA.
1t possible for such eases to happen, aud that
was enough--but it was a thing which admitted Of
being rendered impossible. IL is sufficient To say,
that, in consequence of this power, American
could in a merchant ship sail the sea in safety He
never was, for one single hour secure against capt-
| witty and Punishment To a people SO situated, war
mus, lie n relief. The American seaman will pre-
fer war; because if captured in war; the laws of war
protect him and feed him as prisorcr--whercas lie
was before liable, not only to be seized and carried
from his calling and country, but at the time,
compelled to act as seaman on board oil our ships
compelled labor and risk his life in our service,
where it Nigh, be his lot to assist in serving other,
| of his own countrymen as he himself had been
| ed.
Sir, when YOU take dispassionae ,'ew of this
matter, l am quite sure, that the iustcc of YOUR
mind will decide you in favor ofan abandonment, q
franz abandonment, of the exercise of this power,
cGfI tI,,t
usage OF nations and which, under the present cir
cumstances can do nothing towards the safety of the
| country.
Ii this point were once settled. il appears to
me that much difficulty would not reman.-
But, had the honor to state to your royal high
ness, it is to be supposed, that is
| the moment cease to do svrone to America. i
have net taken upon me to say, whether orders
in council were wrong or not but by the repeal
we seem to have acknewledged that they were. If
then, they were n wrong the cessation of them
cannot be considered Ms sufficient to induce Ameri-
TO put up the sword at once s. without further
ceremony.
Upon what princple then I ask can these cor
rupt writer's imagine that America is to be satisfied
with the mere repea of our orders in council that
s to say, with the mere CESSATION OF the act, oen
sive her Upon what ground is il that the coun-
try, in which the proceedings against me took place.
can expcct this at her hands i do not say that we
decide that question ii we were not doing her wrong
however, WHY did we repeal ? five were net doing
her wrong why did we Weld at her menacesi If we
were not doing her wrong we should not have Civ
en- way and ii we were doing her wrong we should
have gone further; for upon the principles on which
was punished, and on which the sans-cuoste gene
rails insisted upon your Royal Bro,hers giving up of
5000 prisoners of war then in England upon those
principles mere cessation to do what gives offence
is considered as sufficient atonement to the Of
| Tended party.
The President of the u States has seen himself
ridculed and most grossly abused in our venal news
papers, who amongst other qualities not more to be
admired, have ascrbed to him that of coSoaydice
Such language does not tend to harmony and tho
(thank God y Mr.. Madison cannot, by his obstinacy
or TO indulge any old grudge, plunge his country into
war yet he certainly has the power to render the
way to peace more difficult. must, however, do
him the justice to say, that do believe him CA
pabie Of initiating, for single moment, those de-
testab!e miscreants, whom history has but too fire.
quenty exhibited i'll the act of rendering millions
miserable for the purpose of gratifying stupid
some idiot-like some heg like passion. But, without
being ahder any such influence, and without suppos
ing any very strong prejudice against England in the
minds OF the people OF America there are / fear,
reasons enough to induce Mr.. Madison to be in no
haste to listen to terms OF peace.
America has long felt the power of England she |
has long been compelled to endure that which she |
detested she is covered with scars of our nflicns
ana She Will not forget all til nov thar she has
III her hands.
AS 10 our internal situation she well aware of it.
he army IN Canada is not better known to her than
the army IN the :" disturbed countieS MIR. Mad |
son Us very weiiacquainted with the causes of our
disturbances he has read before now all the evidence
taken at the bar OF parliament he has seen prov
ed thar the people OF England are suffering greatly