The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-21

honrishing coUdi,iou. lis opinion huh a,,a,s ~ep
tnN by o"r orters IN Counc.i Ne should a,erpl.o,
hs,o,ant-sc"usiy, nei.,r'i commerce. The consc-
auencc hti been, coiniaGrec pretending he meta
| teal. We lad struck ~ A,acrican commerce: a,.,l
NC i'at substituted, ioc i, French cori,nerc iel
Sent.encn on the other side must well know ,ic
had no doubt, that il il were Iossible to Substitute 4
merican commerce Jor the p esent aha, nSutrs;,
commerce, it would be benefit IN THIS co,,n;,.y--
Lac o:ignal E.ca vas, 10 be the universal, carriers
ourselves, by rievoning ncuras from r,v,i.ing US
hat species ut greedy policy had, louerey been
disappointed Vt was stated hy the RIGHT lion, Gen
temsn Mr. s.osc,3 tlat, although, eur trade will,
North-Amcrica had greatly Fallen OF, yet our tra.c
with America at iai,se had increased. But t!s War
IN great degree, e. lacious for the American states
used To carry our products Spanish merica he
we were IN avery different sitIaoa from tic r,--
sent with south AmereA,-slcn there wgs n s,a,e
| OF war, and il WAS Kind of smuggling trade When
we came to place With Spain, there VAS no fear ,,t
America could rival us in those markets The Rie,t
lion Gentleman had also .st, great deal rcs.,eet.
! ing tue effects which repeal of lie Orders in Conn
cil would produce on the manufactures X commerce
OF france. On that point, however, he agreed with
what Tad been ably said by his honorable and learn
ed friend Mr. BrouE,am,O ant. was convinced of IL
sn"ndscss, namely, that the general system of the
French government was adverse To the extension n,
the interests of commerce and manufactures With
regard to the question ot competition with our ma
nniacturcs, he wished gentlemen would turn their
eyes to the rising manufactures OF Massachusetts
wh'ch were not speculative, hut real and which were
growing fast ii',eed-aud Which, il nothing occurred
| itri,,
winch no change of measures could prevent IL
wouio surprise many persons to learn to what extent
manufactures had increased in New England They
~" the advantages of raw materials to form them
INTO Il manufacturing country-and they already ex-
ported cotton twist, which the first stage of ma
nufaeture lie knew of several vessels that had car,
r'eu American manufacture 10 the Bai,ir H that
continued and increased, where population was as
timex as IN this country. with the exception OF great
| towns, we should not only lose one considerable.
branch OF trade, but they would soon manufacture
| Tor Spanish America, which the easness of commu-
nicaton, the total absence of commercial re stran,s
and the want OF Board of Trade to regulate the
concerns OF merchants would greatly facilitate
With such advantages, they would do more harm n
Ganst cur manufactures than we could expect from
france II ministers would keep down competition
let them look to that quarter. IL France received
| colonial produce, it would be difficult to saw from
whence she could not receive it, He was not aware
OF any manufacture that would stand competition
win our own. The right hon. gentleman had spo-
ken of the Orders in Council, as diminishing the re-
sources OF the cnemy through the customs-but they
f"'ined but small part OF his revenue. In fact he
Custom house revenue. Our system had failed. and
the most suitable remedy " as u repeal We might
then put true and real neutral in its place and do
away the evils OF our systen with all the trick, and
frauds consequent upon it. He did not wish to 90 in
to detail on the general system of our conduct to-
| wards America, as it was Immediately before the
Rouse. Some, he understood, thought that the Or
uers should be repealed but that there some
thing arrogant in the conduct of America, which
rendered their repeal dsrogatcry to us The
| question now was as to the origin of the az.
sression, but whether we should not repeal o,ii.
orders, France having promised in that cas-. IN
90 so--and whether the manner and circumstance
under which repeal asked were so often.
sive, as to make it proper for us still to continue
shem. we obJectcd to the repeal because the French
revocation was only conditional on our abandouip,
o'r blockadng system, and because France main.
tanned what she called the Continental system. We
ss,d we world repeal if France revoked her DEGREES
!, ne D.oekade which was alluded to particularly
that oil 1902 Now, on that point, he saw no disa-
sreement between us and America; for it was un-
derstood what was to be considered blockade. aud
what was not 1T would be perfectly fair in us to saw
We wotiid repeal similar DEGREES. provided France
ana SO ut certain time and that was the language
held by France. As to the other objection America
uih'lleo the right OF France to interct from her
own ports, or those in which she had dominion and
exercised local. sovereignty. Our main objection
was, IN TACT TO the denatonazing system rs it was
called, IN the new French iargon--but in that pon,
America said the DEGREES repealed, & in proof
OF II, stated that cOnfscaton had occurred on that
ground, though some captures had been made
ms was not coRtradicted by Mr. Foster though he
stated the duty of neutras be to force France to
nrins trade back toits former state What he wish
en- TO say was, that if it appeared 10 The Hous, to be
tor the benefit of the country to terminate the Or
dcrs IN Council, there nothing in what was CON
celved arr gant or offensive in the Conduct OF me-
re, tnat made 1t necessary for our honor to lay a.
side sucii policy. When France practically repesl-
Ell her edicts, America acted accordingly how
oa snc act III consequence of the promises made by
MI. Erskine! Size repealed the INSTRUMENTATION
Law, giving the credit due from one nation TO ano-
ther When America said that France had revoked
her DEGREES, she could towards France in no
o.her way than she did. He was not surprised Thai
great irritatIon Should be created respecting any SUM-
posed attack on our maritime rights and he shoud
De sorry to witness any Indifference to such feeIpps
Dnt IL became us to consider sne question fairly be-
ioIew we encouraged cry that subject. He could
NOT see however, any strong grounds for irritation or
disputes on that head Our maritime rights were
gear words 10: g tst At pubic ,ucr at ali times:
but when Used as they had recently been. he shoud
expect at East to hear the meaning of such fou-
rlsl. The three points referring TO this topic were
Isl, t,e Impressment of scamcn 2dy, the rule Of
war OK 1850; and 3dy, the blockade America said
That the rule oil 1856 not consonant to the law nj
nations; but yet she had submitted to its operaton
winch had not caused any very serious dseussiors
a TO the case of the seamen, she said that IL was
very great hardship to have her ships stopped On The
seas and the men taken yet She had Submitted
pit, making only plants but not retI;aiions-
IL WAS unfuestiosaily great hardship but it was
cai ne admitted, that uler all the circumstances
We could not safely give up. As 70 the b.ockades
tic correspondence OF NJ .ssrs. Foster and Mo,,roe
lSJrwcu that there was an agreement OH that Do;nt
ny dchning blockade TO be such as must be made
with an tquatc force. There was therefore i,
those points, dispute of nature to bring from A.
merea language which She lad not held at III; timee
anu under all circumstances. The Claims of Aneri-
Yea on Florida he thought uniustiiabc as the con
duet OF BoDaparfe to other nations or of any Cover
nor ct the Eastindics To the NaLobs in that quarter
Here we we're certainly Justified in our Opposition
! he present system Of trade was, 10 render