The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-08-11

days they had never thought themselves
entitled tn act as q government and when
they came to look at the decree which was
lately published. though it bore date a
twelve month before, they could not but en-
terrain doubts whether that tccree had not
been set aside by the sweeping declaration
OF the duke of Bassano made since that time.
He thought it was highly desirable that re-
strictivc measures on each side should be
suspended, and ian attempt made to try il
France could not he brought to consent that
the ancient mode of CARVING on commerce
should be restored. The vote lie would
propose to the house world be, to pass to
tho orders of the day.( On universal cry IF
Gear, hear. from tire ohhosition side Of rae
house. Ee confessed he did not understand
that checr--lf the documents which were
necessary had been before the house, lie
should have met the motion with a direct
negative as it was not SO, That would be
the motisn with which he should conclude,
lord CcStierecgh added, 10y way OF cx-
planaslon, that he meant as he had stated
that proposition, should be made To the a
mercan government to suspend immedi-
ateiy the orders III council, on condition
that they would suspend their nori-inter-
course act and that in the interval both
parties should use their eDdeavors to pre-
|.vat ON Bonaparte to restore the rules OF
commerce to their ancient customary IL
mits.
Mr.. Hhif5rsad said. If this proposition
was to be sent out to America, and it wa.
expected that the house and the country
should wait TIL they received an answer,
ii WAS the greatest delusion that had ever
been attempted. Could he, after what had
passed, suppose that the house of commons
Won d wave the question any longcrs The
manufacturers had declared they could not
wait longer. The general and deeply dis
trcsSed state oil the country loudly declared
It ought not any longer be postponed-
What had induced the house to interfere
with the executive government s-The
answer was plain ard obvious, it was the
conduct OF the executive itself. The state
ct the country was so alarming-Che erie.
or the petitioners were so truly piercing
that it could no longer be put Off. 1t woald
depend on the decision of the house of com
mons, whether you would have thousands
and thousands not only destitute of bread,
out IN 4 state OF absolute despair. If the
house determined to reScind the orders i'm
Council, there could be no doubt but the
looms Would imm cdistely and numerously
DC set going, and ships would be instantl,
treightcd. IT the noble lords proposition
be adopted, not single loom would be
seen to move--not the sail of one single
ship would be unfurled for commercial con-
| till onight been illuminated as a govern
| ment, and had never been treated with the
respect due to an independent power, and
1t was high time that we should awake to
the real interests which belonged to the
c. mmerce and m anufactures of the country.
He did hope the noble lord and his col
leagues. after having witnessed for so long
time the distressed situation of the manu-
tScturers and after learning from the evil
dom CO yoat a. e. ,
come forward to have put an end to such
CRYING evils, by determination to suspend
the orders in council, with their concomi-
tant mischevous attendants licenses-and
tnelr subordinate superintendent and
preJury. He had in his hand papers which
had been left in the hand of a bankrupt.
who had dealt III those simulated papers
ahd the clerks OF that very bankrupt had
since advertised, that all persons who were
DESTROYS of obtaining simulated papers
might be immediately supplied by them
The question was, whether the noble lord
would suffer thousands to remain without
bread or go on with his system of simula-
ted papers ano licenses, He would ask
the right honorable gentleman (Mr. Rose
whether the American minister from the
tlrst moment of the orders IN council be-
ing mentioned, did not protest against them
whether that minister did not warn him
N'' "iS Ioi'ed5ueS, tnat II they were persiS-
ted IN, they would involve the two Countries
III war! and a. last told both the belli-
Serents that they would not relax i'm their
several systems, they could not be on terms
with either Of them France had been the
hrst to relax, and thence the state of our
starving manufacturers. And besides that
whie 1t was pretended by ministers in this
country, that they meant these orders in
councii as measure of retaliation on the
enemy, aud negotiations were CARRYING on
by means and through the medium of an
ambassador, sent expressly for the purpose
from TINS country, a base and scandalous at
tempt had been made. which appeared to
nave been sanctioned by the person now Of
the head of the administration of this conn
try, to separate the northern states from
their union With the southern--(H cru OIL
no, no, Jrom tie mini8ierful bench. J Mr..
Whitbread said, it appeared from lords Lii |
veTpool's letters that this man had been
employed by government and he had no
DOUBT but w~cn the papers were granted
WHICH mad been called. for and refused. the |
tact would beproved that such person had |
oecn employed for no friendly or laudable |
purpc'c. This action. said he, had given |
INTO INC hands oil the American government |
inc most powerful engine OF war that could !
dc devised The noble lord said that the |
cause OF the distress of the manufacturers
was owinStp treir having made too MANY
goods on specuiatiOaS. He believed the no. |
bic lord had never read the evidence--for
1t he had, he would have found no sucb in.
formation there-she mast have deriyedst
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