The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-06
{ Vol. 9-------No. SO.

uoeS ne Jnshcc to miSrepresent him is the
. 'arthcst thing from my intention But Mr..
{: Speaker, there rs no difference in point of
) TACT, between the gentleman from Virginia
ana myself however we may differ about
terms. Dir, that trade was DESTROYED by
british agency, and il is altogether inmate
mai, whether the destruction was effected by
her blockade OF France, or by this, or that
oider of council the injury is received, the
obstruction is effected, the principle is the
same Sir, the injury is not confined to the
i0hctlon OF the trade to France only, but
affects that to Great Britain also, so far as
its prohts are necessary TO maintain that
trade But what is the condition of the cons
merce with Great Britain now, which he es-
inmates at s. ,C0OCCO! Truly n.iserable--
inc great staples OF your country, wheat and
hour excepted Observe they are not articles
jof permanent export to Great Brittany had
better be thrown Off the wharf than shjDped
| uiere. i'ee '.'~ ~nSl,ase il.e pentieman TO he
engaged In particular branch OF COM
mercc; that his sales are restricted to a
market gluttet! with from three to ten times
The amount Oh its consumption, would not
his ruin be inevitable ? How is tobacco aft
| fected? Export rs ,0G0 hogsheads to any
place where only Is, GOO are consumed, and
the effect is obvious. Enquire into the state
| OF the cotton market-where is the crop Of
1910? a curse to him who meddled with
liz Where is that of 1911 ? Rotting at.
home in the hands of the grower, waiting
the repeal of the orders in council. Sir,
know, feel these to be some of the effects
of those orders /; yet they must not be resis-
ted, 1t would be to barter a trade of 80 mil
lions tor two They are mere paper and
! ink.
But we ale going to war for honor that
1T seems is a mere bubble. 1t was astonish-
ing to hear thatgentleman, who himself chez
r1shcs as high notions of honor as other men,
| r., H.
hat which is sacred in an individual, cam
not be less so III nation. Is that proud vir-
tue, that exalted attribute, without which
| there is neither value nor patriotism in the
indy idual, to be treated with disresrect, to
be utterly discarded, VIXEN the great con-
Germs OF the nation under consderaton>
Of what is the nation composed> Of brutes,
sir, or men; high minded, honorable men s
he presumed he could offer no outrage so
great to that gentleman as the slightest i'm
putation on his honor, and shall that which
lgraCes the character ct a gentleman, be Scout
ted from this House, Shall We, who hold
our honor dearer than lite and ali its blcs-
sings, consider that of the nation as bub-,
bic Miserable indeed will be our conditi-;
on, when there shall be nothing level in
our cursed natures, but viilainy direct."--
Sir, the gentleman breaches dangerous
doctrine 1t gees to sap the foundations Of
society, to emhitter the sweetest endear-.
ments OF life. We have travelled far on the
high, "e"d IN min when individuals ere
taught to calculate their interests to be as
variance with those Of the nation = its go
vernment. Such doctrine must destroy US
But, said the gentleman, if honor is not q.
matter OF calculation, why paw the tribute
to the Barbary powers ? He hoped tc ba
excused, when he dec. AIRED himself mcrti-
ned to see that gentleman stoop to such an
argument 1t is destitute even of originality,
! When the embargo was iaid.every species
OF contumely was cast apon all who appro-
yea 1t. we were accused OF crimes, with q.
lprodigality Of abuse that was never before.
witnessed. That VIC had abandoned their
| rights to the oCean--that our seamen had
been shamefully sacrifced--that our cas-
tern navigating interest had been treache-
rously destroyed. The Embargo was as,
length given up, and the non-intercourse
law was adopted That too was wrong,
says the gentleman-,hen non-importaton
was rescrted tc--still wrong. He prayed
the gentleman to say what would be right.
1T he will neither stay at home to avoid in,
IJuIy, nor fight when il is inflicted abroad,
what will he do! SIR, / a,n f,r fighting -
No, says the gentleman, let ms have no war,
now you have selected your enemy, by pur-
Chasing of Napoleon the privilege of going
to France. Is that fair statement of the
fact that gentleman cannot believe it.
He is too honorable himself, deliberately
J W suspect OtnclS OF SuCn ClaStNCNly conduct.
He dehed the gentleman to look back, upon
the conduct OF the administration, and point
out any terms which had been offered TO
! France, in the smallest degree more favora-
! bic, than have been offered to England.--
! We're not the same terms offered to both.
and always FIRST to England Is tbetA
any mani who doubts, that the SAME iden-
! teal terms whicii France has accepted, have
been rejected by England How then can
it be sad We purchased Of France any right
whatever lie did not think the gentle
mar could be guilty of believing such an in-.
| situation. Ii ~ not true. But the reverse
is the fact. The administration did ct one
4 time, offer more favorable terms to Great--
L'ritain, than to France. He alluded to the
offer to suspend the embargo. The terms
u then we're different those to Great Britain
most favorable. It was apprehended France
would accept the terms offered to Great
Britain, without ahording that security to
/ commerce which was considered Just eou-
4 valent for the repeal Of the embargo. En-
gland herself selected the situation in which
She is placed. The difference between the
tone of suppication at London, and remon-
STRANGE at Paris is indeed palpable, Have
we not bowed, and begged, and entfeated
for accommodation, until our then minister
at London had been charged by many, tho
not by hun, with prostitution of his func-