The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-23

Government. or Mr.. Monroe, object to re.
gulation which had for its object clea,
and definite prevention of abuses felt and
acknowledged to exist ? The right OF
search had long Stree existed. and though
1t had, at some times been disputed, yet i,
stood upon basis OF such solidity aud gen.
sral acknowledgment in the Governments
OF this country, that until he shonld hear ct
some adequate substitute, he should not be
Persuadedto give it up. He hoped. howe.
yer, that whatever differences of opini IN in
other matters might prevail, there was but
one sentiment of accord in the object and
principle of the ADDRESS, which he
should submit Il their Lord hips"
The MARQUIS OF LANspowNE.
'sUpon the subject of Impressed .eamen,
that was practice which rested not upon
abuses. The pr.ncip'e was acknowledged &
could not be disputed by America in refer
ence to the government of England. Abus-
es indeed we're always open to correction !;
and American subjects, when ascertaincd
to be such, were upquestionably exempt
from the arm of English impress He WISH
cd not to diyerge frcya the main question, ar
20 oflsr any arguments or suggestions which
could impair the unanimity which he trust
ed would prevail in favor Of the address
( proposed by the Noble Secretary. Yet he
eiouid not feel expressing an earnest wish.
shat notwithstanding all which had previ
ously taken place. whether in the errers or
prejudices of the different governments, a
spirit of cancellations might take place and
repair OF reconcns.I as far as possible, all
former differences
LORD LIVERPOOL.
z The motives set forth by America were
not her motives. Who could now believe
that the right of impressment was the &C
tdal cause That right was no doubt, an
old and solemn right of England but il,
was not of nature TO admit of modhca-
lions. Amicabe discussions might have
reduced the whole controversy TO nothing ;
but was it 10 be believed that America
wanted this :"
LORD HOLLAND, I" In short speech ex-
pressed his belief that from the extreme
nicely of the point, on which the negocia-
ton broke off. it might not b. altogether
hopeless of renewal. On the question OF
naturalization. there could be 10 doubt that
the King had right to the services of the
natives of this country, and that the flag OF
the merchant could not protect them. But
strong were the demands of America, sc
had made stronger in our day. He acci-
dentaly had taken up the Statute Book on
ne table, & found Statute of Aune. enact
ing, that any man, not merely who resided
inIEngiand, but to any other country, and
roIk the oaths Of allegiance to the Queen,
shbuid be considered as under English pro
Se4ion. ith some objections, he approx
edbf the tenor of the Address"
LORD HARROW Z" expressed his sur
prize at the language held by the Noble
Babn who spoke last, when he considered
whit were the pretensions OF America, and
whit would be the consequence of acced-
inglo those pretsnsions And what was
60 o, the price Of your concession Not
h. k,,t IN o., a-rn icf;c TIa
say,khat if the Americans insisted on our
sivnsup the right of impressment, there
was h probable end of the dispute between
the Two Countries an internlnahle war
4ulusrlensue and he Thought that all who
heardhim would be reaay TO es,rend their
lass sliil.ng in such a cause -
LORD ERsEENE.
"Kt differed from the noble Secretary in
what lie said respecting the demands on
Englaid by America, for the regulation of
our futare conduct in the impressment Of
seames. She had not called on England to
abandon the right America had only cal
led on us for a cessation of the practice, till
the claim might he adjusted He could not
bnt lament, that a war had been entered
into; yet, having entered into it, he hoped
that Ministry would 50 act as to sustain the
high hon or and high maritime character Of
England He agreed with the sentiments of
N:5sc NJ ia;s, liiisssiiyjj that we
ought "a beware Of catering into quar-
rel bui, being in ii, fight it out nsnfully"
lord ELDoE,
/" Anxious however, as they were for
peace, they would not abandon those
rights WHICH. in their estimation, tended to
support the honor, the dignity. and the pow
er of this country Aad here he must De
allowed to enter his solemn protest against
the doctrine preached BY his Noble * Lear
ned Friend (Brskine} this day, in tile
course Of his speech 10 heir Lordsiiips He
would oppose even suspension of those
! rights questioned ty America, believing,
as he did antF ever must, that our country
could not exist unless her Datural,borD
.ubjects were o be prevented from enter
ing into the service Of other states at war
with this country. into the service Of States
20 which they Gould owe no alegianSc.--
The natural horn subjects Of this country
could not put of that allegiance which hey
Z owed 70 it--and when this country might
be called into conflict, for its safety, it had
right to demand the support of all it's ma
tural born subjects. AS TO the extent to
which the impressment of seameR might
ile carried either by this country or by
America, their Lordshps must very well
know, ,hat 1t had been matter Of frequent
discussion with all Administrations. Hi
thcrto all Of them had failed in the endea-
vors to ascertain the extent to which il
might be carried, for all OF them had found
* impossible 20 give way to those demands
which were made by America. But it was
said that the American Government Mad