The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-17


persons, tn whom they referredfor an account
Of their character * pretensions. 10 the let
ter MAS annexed a list of oil the pcrts for
We're ready to furnish clearances,
to about twenty III number. Was
This, then, exclaimed Mr.. Brougham, the
trade SO much and fondly boosted Of Was
this the mighty victory achieved over Bona
partc! Was this the way in which he was
Drought to bite the dust ? Who were new
the victims OF this blockadipg system; Bona
parte, whose hostility to trade anu com
merce was forwarded by the measures
doptcd aysinst him or ourselves, who
were compelled to nourish this foul, this
villainous, this horrible traffic : If this
were triumph, he would be the last to join
In procession for such victory it was a
triumph. which, instead of glorious trophies,
presented to his mind nothing but images Of
gibbets and hal,ers. He was aware that he
should be told by way of argument, in PAL
liation and defence of those crimes, that
they were such as would certainly exist
somewhere that it they were not commit
red by the people of one district, they would
BY those of another !; if not by England, they
would be perpetrated by America. He
begged Gentlemen to recoliect, that this
was the old and favorite argument against
the abolition of the slave trade. twas then
said that Denmark and America and othe,
countries would Continue thar~inhuman traf-
ffic, if it should be abandoned by England.
Such arguments luckily did not prevail ON
that question and in answer to such ar
guments, lie would say,--let this trade of
forgery and perjury be carried on by other
countries,--let it be prosecuted by any race
| OF beings under the sun, rather than pollute
the sentiments * character of British mer-
| chants. Hear, hear, hear. He asked
Il IN hat -,
not system to demand an. enquiry. He
| should be asked what remedy ought to be
proposed different opinions existed on this
| subject. and 1t was Tor the discussion oi
these opinions, and the consideration of some
remedy, that he now prayed for a Com
mitiee. Han humble individual like him
1 self were referred to for ms sentiments, lie
wculd,say, :" conciiiate AmeriCa,-do not
force her into an alliance with France,-de
no, precip, ate a war between Engiand and
America" We need not be afraid tina,
we mlglt push the spirit of concilia ton toe
faT--he thought that our conduct could no
be too concilia;ory; he did not say this OH &C
| count of the distresses OF the country. Mucl
as he might feel for national or individual
distress, he would be rhe last man to advise
that, in consequenceof such distress, the ma
| ton should drop its proud and dignihed tor,
for one of humiliation, (Hear, hear. Blu
The americans were not a people will
whom became us, on the score of rivalr,
1 or apprehension, to go to war and our lat,
ladvahtagessby sea and land,-our splendis
victories and triumphs, would make conciii
/ alton on our papt eminently gracious, .ant
preclude all possibility of fearful submission
He hoped, then that he should have the as
sistance of all the classes of persons whom
he had characterised at the beginning of hi
address. and .eSOecially that none ,vo,, =
withhold their aid from the weakest OF, VI
fears,-the fear of acknowl edgng that the,
had formerly committed an error. The Hon
Member then moved for Committee Of tn,
donse, to take into consideration tie stat,
OF the commerce and manufactures of the
country, particularly with respect to the Ii
cence trade. -