The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-07

ment. BUT. be it what it NAV, it Is of great
Importance TO the liberties of mankind x
as such, shall notice it somewhat IN d.
tail.-Lord CAsTLEREAGH (aye, thar is
the man, Americans y opened the discus
sion IN the character of Secretary Of State
OF Foreign Affairs. This mans name is
well known 70 the world. This is now the
man, who. after Perceval, is to maintain
the justice and necessity Of a war against
America. The papers, relating to the ne
gociation between the two countries, had
been laid before the House and in conse-
quence of this, Lord Casrlereagh, on the
18Th, brought forward motion for " an
(" Address TO the Prince Regent. expressing
" the regret of Parliament for the failure of
" the negotiation, and pledging themselves
" toU jealous and cordial co-oheration Nth
+" His Royal Hischness in the Prosecution of
the 4Yar. is SUPPORT oCfhe rights, e inter
:" esfs Of Great B'ffain, and honor Of His
" H7a5esfy's Crown" This motion was car
RED with an unanimous Uoicc, just as SINH
lar motions used to be during the former
American war. when about, forty Of such
addresses were carried up to the King.-l
shall now proceed to notice such parts of
the speeches as seem to me worthy of par
ticular attention .-Lord Castlereaght set
ont with relating what has passed in regard
to the Orders in Council, and, after having
referred to the time and manner of their
repeal, and to the pledges of support of the
war gwen in case that repeal should fail of
producing peace with America. be said, as
it is stated in the report in the Morning Her.
aid, that. he, therefore, should support
p" the war against her. He, therefore. now
iattered himself, that Government would
"meet with thar SUPPORT zuhich had been
" so literally hromisea. If this was really
:" found to'be the case-if every attempt
y had been made that justice or .for6ear.
lance could suggest, to conciliate America,
" and it, notwithstanding, she had issued a
" declaration of war, aud persisted in car
irving it on, after fhe concessions that had
" been made, where was the man that
" could refuse his assent to carry on the
war with vigor adequate to DIR means /?
" America would thus see the united effort.
q of the country and the unanimity of the
=" House, that had been called forth by the
" line of policy that she had pursued. If
" they looked at the documents that had
" been published by the American Govern
" ment as the ground, of the war, they
=" should look at peace as an object, Uerv
disfdnt, because the American Govern
- ment placed the war on such extensive
grounds as could not be removed by this
" Country"
1t is very true, that there were people i'm
the House OF Commons to promise to sup
port the war of the repeal of the Orders in
Council failed to satisfy the Americans
but, made no such hronise and, there
fore, 1, thougha fly amongst eagles, am at
liberty to express my disapprobation of the
war.-Nay, most distinctly said, at the
time, that the repeal of the Orders in Coun-
Gil would not satisfy the American People.
had, indeed, SAID so many months before {:
and had said it upon knowledge of the
tact. had all along said. that, unless we
ceased to impress persons out of American
ships upon the High Seas. we should have
war; and, therefore, when the ministry
were, by Mr.. Brougham, reduced to the
necessity of repeating the Orderssin Coun-
Gil, i, in an address to the Prince Regent,
prayed him to add a REIMBURSEMENT of the
practice otimpressment, with which, po-
sitiveiy asserted, that the other measure
would fail of its desired effect.-Neverthe
less Mr.. PonSon6y (as the leader of the
Whigs) did promise support to the war, if
the repeal OF the Orders failed to satisfy
America; and Mr.. Brougham did the same
The country was thus mislcd, and was
prepared for a justification of the war;
The manufacturers, some of whom came to
see me In Newgate, where had been i'm
prisoned tor two years, and sentenced to
pay Ene of a thousand pounds TO The King.
"hiOh nave oiuCC pau 10 MS son III his
behalf, for having written and published up
on the subject of the subject of the flogging
of some Local Militiamen, in the town OF
Ely, in England, who had been first ouell =
ed by German Troops here say, in this
prison, saw some of the manufacturers
who, after the success of Mr.. Broueham's
motion, were preparing to return home, full
OF Joy in the assurance of renewed and
uninterrupted intercourse with America,
and told them, that they ought to mode
rate their JOY for, that Mr. Brougham'
success you'd not produce the effect they
expected, bat that ON the contrary, his
pledge to support war, if that measure
tailed To ensure peace, might be attended
hereafter with Infinite mischief --Chey did
mt absolutely laugh L: ~ e &C, bat could
Clearly perceive, that they did not believe
word that l said and that they attributed
my gloomy predictions to feeling, which,
though might have been excused for Dos
sessing it, really was stranger, as far as
that subject went. 20 my breast--The truth
is, that fhey saw no Importance in any
thing but commerce (; they saw nothing in
IniHTeSsDtenfS To make nation 90 to war 4:
they regarded it as madness to SUPPOSE
that nation would suspend its Commercial
gains for single hour for the sake of a few
thousands of men impressed by a foreign
power. |, however, knew the DISPOSITION OF
the free people OF America better; had
heard the declaration Of the Congress on
the subject ! knew that that body, who's.
seats are not bCu.ht and sold, spoke the
voice OF the people and, upon this ground,
together with Other p-re,.,ud tnot 7 ned 80,