The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-20

cd the next radeiy prustr.teti. as suited ,,,e
G. anginy mandates of caprice Or og power
No but to Il, prcsersss,on which p,oie no
D and ma unanimously sought, through
tesnporarv acknowledgements, its ultimate
srd dur able Freedom. Aud whee Tie res
tr.c.ve measures Of the present day, a peri
Od So extraord,uary aud eysntfui, shall be
on ali hands traced to their only true mo.
tive, and judged at through tie cooler me
'!iu y of time they will be found TO rebound
purely TO the unsaoGued aud manly frmpess
of their authors.
I Ihe precedent FIR this Evsts-u, hastily
anhsd IS novelty, was sci hy our iilnstrt
Gus feresathers of the revolpyio,, chose ex
f"spie ~ this respect, as indest. IN 20 many
others now days, it has heco Ne, il seems
10th pnwise C reproacifpi en- copy. Twice
w non-inportstion act DID the sages and
sta esmen of that 81 rious ,.ay fore .:,ssS- prde
and the power Of Hritsin 10 nd ave ycu B,
he same weapon gave the FIRST shock 10 the
orders IN council in 1879. no dispassionate
md 'ntei'igeht mind, who rec6!iects the evil
fence bs.ore the House of Comrnnns, cau
tonbt. But for the sudden and prodigious
cha nges s, recently superinduced upon the
tace o. Europe, there is every reason for sup
posirg it would still have coutinued an in
strunent of ussf full cooperation With our
arms al the present juncalre. Af.er de :
ciaring independence and standing upo,.
the fo1tins of open war, the patriots of
the revolution gave up their non i'm
portatI7n act ard we. with like adap
tation TO events, have laid down ours. So
u the embargo; while the original imposi
ton ct the one and the other, as precursors
ot an appeal 10 arms, serve a. signal to o.
Their nations, that in defence of their lust
rghts upon the ocean the American pao-
pie Know how to put forth the active
heroism of an immortal little navy; or
IL need be, apd for time, to recort to
this more pa.e;ve weapon Of annoy ance. -
AS permanent weapon no one ever ina
sined the latter was 20 he welded.
II has been thought 10y some that the ben
ehts OF the repe 81. as respects trade irnme
diately our nwn, as well as that to be carri--
ed on through iicuerais, will b. abrdsei or
entirely cnt down by Great Br,,ai,;. VINO will
direct against Us her fes IS. and Apply &c neu
rails her lcepre syetem nsder rules of iniu.
rious or capriciouS Discrimination. As to
he frst, it IS abopdantiy shown that, armed
with her thousand ships, she carnot effectu
ally suppress our maritime ACTIVITY, which
sill burst through confinement and return
again IN streams of some extent 1T least.
and enrich'ns where they flow the husband
mao, the merchant. and, in numerous casas.
the taecAanic too. though watched and pur-
sued by the hostile pTuws of her immense
navy. AS reg ards neutraIs, the more we
dwell upon the subject, the slighter ere our
approximations that, undsr the present cir
cunstanccs ct the world, she viii be likely
IN act part 50 impolitc. and unfrienciiy.-
/ he IN erestirg and delicate relations in
WHICH she now stands towards the most
distinguished aId powerful ,f II m The
unparalleled aud astonishing be:isfys stsic.-
~ Il commercial characte-, mhich thro'
their instrumentality, are at this moment
sctnalr pouring i, upon her lap; the
Snowiet'gr she has, founded Upon an,ofTicial
decl srasion, tnat Russia aims nj partici
pat'oa OF orr 'radc upcn just and honorable
t@rms are motives which we think Cannot
be without Their operation in an appeal to
ne hoera'it' her interests, ard he;' sore.
ton against pursuing such course. While /.
to, she will DC left in possession of ali he,
iust rights as be'ligerent, some OF The nzu-
trails have their IMPURITIES placed u9on a
footing OF the most distinct and intefligibTe
dFhnit'cn, whereby ell ep,barrasments viii
be me more essily avoided. III the cohven
~ Tor example. between Russia and tine
cnrr' ~ ,1qndtn, signed atSt. Petersburg on
tas l7th Of June, 1901, is to he found the wei
known and valuable definition If blockade
which, rs the convention is before US. we
'oiil copy:" That III order 20 determine
what characterize 3 blockaded pert, that
denomination Is givet, only to rIie port
where there is. bv the deposition Of the
pewer which attacks Il with ships citation
ary or snHcientLy ncor, an evident danger
IN eatcring'
Under this restriction, with that exten-
Sou 20 its equitable effects. which Will flow
from keeping within fair lirois tf,a law of
coa.rab nd, we anticipate from shat deci.
sion OF the Congress upon the la,e execo-
tive MESSAGE, whichrow appears to be pla.
red beycnd doubt, speedy, honorable, and
gd,nful interchange of products With neu-
trails. .Vot. f1r.
-, April Ia
The BIZ to prohibit the exporfstion Of specie cold
ano SILVER coin and boniOn, wss Yesterday reieetetl
BY nsioritJ of three votes, III The Hoase OF Rep.
In the Sersts, the resolutions of Mr.. Gore. IN che
subsot OF the power Of the Executive in r.st,eet 20
Foreign missions. have been indefinitely postponed
MIR. Gore. deserted by his political friends, would
have been left IN very lean misority.
National fweGeenoer!
IfrH IS.
The House OF Representatives Yesterday
determined, by large majority. against en-.
1uiripg into the expediency of repeating the
Igw prohibiting the u3e Of British licences.
Ibe motion on this subject gave rise To an
interesting debate on the subiect of licences
generally, and particularly on the effect
Of such licences on ire trad. winch viii
take place from eur ports under pre,ent
circumstances The debate having been
serious and protracted. the dec sion may be
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