The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-22
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There is an opinion pretty generally pre-
valent, but to which we cannot accede that
the negotiations at Client will soon lead 70
peace. Those who incline to this idea, ap-
preheiid that the American government are
disposed to yield to almost all that we demand
hoping to excuse to their countrymen the dis.
grace OF the terms, by the evident necessity
ofre-establishing their finances and commerce
L his is to understand but i'll the nulish oh
stinacy of MIR. Madson's mind. Not an ;ota
VII he ever Concede, but to downright force
he ruin OF American commerce he has coolv
contemplated and as to financial difficulties
mere are p enty OF examples, that they NAV
DC struggled with Tor years together, if ma
ton will but give itself up, right or wrong into
tnehands OF It's rulers. Barren concessions of
abstraoS principle, perhaps, he would make
but these cannot now satisfy us. We have
been causelessiy and wantonly attacked. and
we mustnot only rep, the blow, but efTectu-
ally guard against its repetition. If any one
or more of the United States be willing to alb
Jure league founded in rebellion, and di
rected by the blacklist malevolence against
our existence, we should receive and treat
with them on footing of perfect equality
but ifthey still adhere to the men who have
shown such deep and bitter hatred of our
very name, then, as we have the upper hand
OF them, we should take care to bind them n
YER to their good behaviour, bv sometime
more compulsory than words. They talk
Of their right to navigate the lakes, of their
right to hsh on cur Coasts, of their right to
trade to Cur hSlatic possessions. We must let
them know, that the two latter rights they
never possessed, bat by sufFerance and the
first has become so injurious to us that we
must INSIST on putting all end to it. This is
not, indeed, tre language of courtly negocIa-
tors; but 1t is the language OF conuuerors
which we trust we shall be well entitled m
use, ere the end OF the present campaign.--
Meanwhile it will be we'll to reflect ON the
consequence OF our former libcrality a Ii
berality by which the infant marine OF Anne
rica was so.rapidly augmented, aud became
50 formidable an engine Of hostility.
Prior to tine treaty of 1874, the comDara-
lively trllling commerce of America was in n
great measure carried on in British bottoms
and tha English flag was seen in all their har-
b0Ts, loading Tor Europe. and the Colonies
Presently we admitted them into our West
Indian ports, and cOnnivcd at their being also
admitted by the enemy, 7fad,T me hycssIere nj
tie fear,iuto his colonies. Besides, the permitted
trade was an easy cover to smuggling specu
latons OF great extent. Our own East Tpd,.
gods were conveyed into all the islands in
Hour cas|s, and other modes Of concealment.
American picked fish turned out TO be beef
fnI pork, which undersOld the same articles
ported from lanl. Or tie OTTER hand
colonial produce was carried tn Labrador. &
secretly bartcred for English. caught fsh
which were thus carried oil i'm American vet.
GELS to Spain. Portugal ard the Meditrrra
peah besides the immense quartitiee If fish
90 the value Of 100000 doilars) which the
americans themselves caught and carried
wherever market was to be found Nor
Is e 70 BE- overlooked. that by the exclusion -
t'r'c co'HP-ltoTs troiI oar fisheries we were |