The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-13


OF course was atemporary rather than a
permanent policy. On looking back to its
I r'gin, gentlemen would find il to be such
| as ne hau state IL originated a. moment
w"en every power on the continent of Eu
rope was arrayed against G reat Britain, and
no one country in Europe was then inter-
es'ed IN the support or defence of neural
rights. There was scarcely port in Es-
rope, winch at the commencement of cur
es.iIc''Ve system, was not ocCluded to Br
.isn commerce. In this state of things. the
United States, in order to avoid war. NOT
having taken the resolution at that time TO
declare war, resorted to the restrictive
5ys'em-resorted TO il, because the. 6, raor
dinary state OF the European world pre-
sented prospect that the strong pressure
| OF TINS system on Ct. Britai in might save the
hation from war into which we have since
oeen reluctantly drawn. Such Was the
lShar"C,er % the embargo measure, o-;r:n
st'nS tr"ni tbs ptfstGEe 81 tie world az thai
DAY, when I was resorted to without the
prospect OF It's producing an impression on
any neutral p"wer-for there were then NO
neutrais. Gentiemen might say, that in
TINS view of the restrictive system. l. ouplr
10 nave terminated at the commencemcnt
oil the war. 10 be candid, Mr. e. said, that
was his opinion and, when a motion was
made ny gentleman from Massachusetts
" .ha' erect he (Mr. {. had advocated it
on tue ground that the restrictive noI;cv
was opposed to war. That motion was NO.
sar cessfus, bat it was rejected BY a majority
OF one vote, so many members of the repub
nCsn party agreeing with him i'm that cy,;ni-
on as almost to have carried the question at
mat time. But why was the system M,
then terminated The reasons world he
OBVIOUS tn all who advrrted to the c;rcum
sauces oithat time. The state of the world
WHICH originally induced the system, which
So s'ea. energy to 1t, Continued In its
|ded to British commerce. the war h. u,ss,,
Russia end France had not broken ont
RUSSIA had not then cneoed her ports m
nriish ccmmerce.-This was then the qo-
vernlnS motive which prevented the reneaI
OF tina systf m. Ha the stae OK the wori ther
been VIVA 1t now is; had all the Euronean
ORIG rance excepted, been op-n II r i,ist
commerce had ,herc existed neutral ma;
o"s On the 'unent Europe, of very great
po"er ana influence; Mr.. C.said, hsd this
sIate OF things then existed. there was the
strongest reason 10 believe. from the .rnaI,
minority against the resolution of tb, cen
tis"an from Massachusetts to which he had
aiiudeo' the restrictive system would have
uesif terminated bY the war. As 70 his own
views o. that system, M. G. said he ,bo,,eh,
10 ouShe TO have terminated in war earle
s'aa Ii did. In this respect he had disc
greed with gentlemen on he other side &c
re re huose WITH whom he had then voted.
:, 'es ",Snso TOT neither war nor restriction.
p,esent state tf the worfe. Wb=. ia al.
conotion ~ Englandf As between us rpa
Sreat Britain, there are many na.ior, Of
ca. power now IN neutral Conditi "
Russia. Sweden. all G. rm,rv. Denroarr
russia, SPAN, tor even she NAV be Gems;
aeiea neutrai-snd perhaps Holland, Un
osy thc en'Ire change in the circurst,oces
y, ru' ope' ought not the restrictive system
IN, m" I" 'erWihate MISUNDERSTANDING.
bly,, he sold. because all The ressons rnh; ;
lustihe6 and recommended its Continuance
nao ceased. II was originally resorted to
as PACING measure (; having declared xr.r
as war measure il was continued and wss
d iorcioie measure Because all Eurone w
SMUT against our enemy. Al Eurone being
now open to her, that reason has CEASED
suppose we were to persist IN tne ,cA.pnr.
Does any one believe that England win fee
me measure as she did when the conti,ent
shuo' certainly not. But in aldiion
10 tbat consideration, the fact ;s that ,ys
are now con ending for free trade. and o,,cf,
10 propitiate AS much az possibl. ,vsrv
nation winch he's the same interest &c our
serves IN IT'S maintenance. In one word IL
our interest TO attach the friendsbi, cf
Kussis Sweden, Holland DENMARK. and Of
all nations Who have deep Interest, fres
trace, to the cause of America. Mr.. {. eel
fong inpressi II, that if w.. opened our
rs To tnes, and che maritime nsurpas;ons
oi h1ta'n continued, they would in time
mag common cause with America thar
N tine their weight would be thrown ,o,o
tne scare with US 10 snteract the policv
OF Britain. it would not be decorous r. VIZ.
Ter the US standing UP for the freedom
OF trade, {" pursue course of policy calcu
isteh to irritate those nations with whom
we may nave common Cause What nd
the Emp ror of Russia said in cIa;,,n ~ mr.
war with Britain. when apprjzed Of j,, H.
naa expressed his soiicltude for trade win
Amerlca, and regretted that our difference
with ". Britain would interrupt II. rn;e
sentiment he had expressed az the monen
"hen All France and her allies marched :,
eainst MN, and he did not know how soo,
france would plant her standard in his "a.
ptal' mat sentiment must have still grea-
| ter influence with him now. when bis enc
| my Is repealed. The same feeling which
governed the Emperor of Russia in This res
pect must IN greater or less degree gover,
every ration on the continent of Furons
whose interests are the same in the pro
position which had been made TO Franc ~,
the part ct the allies, a soljcitude had TO-,
evnced on this subject, which if this conn
try shews disposition to extend the bene
nus ~ us commerce 10 the European CONT.