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

l.he ree Of our markets but this W, IN
t'ruit OF circumstances, and not of any un
lderstsDdlDg or Concurrence with France. ]
ms the part of wise politicians to shape thei
course by events when they are unable {
command them. Nations have done SO i,
all ages. and they will continue = DO So
'ut II any one suspects that ths re was AM
understanding with France, why is not the
proof of il producedi Where is the treat,
which binds US to Franoe IT there ever i,
d time whas such connection might be
3 suspected TO exist, it is during a war where
ootn nations are fighting an enemy com
mon 10 onfh--yes even now, what proof
nave you OF an understanding with
Francef Where is the treaty Of alliance I
| Where is the man whom France has sent
TO us--the ship that we have sent to her
me cent that we have loaned to each other
we nave Kept our cause aioof FROM hers
we seRan the war upon our own grounds -
VS. ''ii snd II on what terms. and at what
TIME we pIeSJe. We took up the Restric-
we ,'ystem at our own p!easure--we have
iaid Il down attbe same.-lf the condition
OF Europe some tiIoc since, caused the Non
Importation to bear harder upon G.. Britain,
us present condition, now that the Baltic &
Herman seas are thrown open to her, caus
es " t'bear legs. A measure may be good
81 one time. which may be bad a, another
1t IS eh'. part OF wise man to ir prove by
events, Atool only stands still, whilst the
resi- OF the world IS moving around him.
hut thu fedccalists say" that the Restric-
we S'st'l sssver,d did any eood-it was as
i"Po'em' In issforce. as 1t was mean in its
origin" .,1sr. -,
Say you so. Gentlemen Have you the
auoac'ty to say s", when you are aware
sna1 the Embargo law in 1909 had not a
,air experiment That measure rnight
De eHectual, fr any thing that you can see :;
y might have brought tlle enemy TO a sense
81 ms injustice; it might have saved us
treR the present war, but for the cla-
,nour wbich you yourselves excited against it.
Your friends in the Eastern States threaten
ca TO resist it--and thai law was repeal
ed.-So much for the Fb-st .acr.
But have you the audacity To saw, that tt @
Restrictive System has don. no service
when IT is as clear as the light of Heaven.
that the n-Importstion law bore so hard
upon ner III 1872 as TO compel q. b. to re
peal her Orders in Council, , IL yoa can
read the mass OF Evidence which was sinh
United to the House of Commons, and the
Speech OF Mr. Broughsm, without welding
to conviction on this point, we should really
be at loss which to pity most, your wan, of
understanding or your want of ingenious
ness.
The times are now changed. The mar
gets OF Europe are open to her. The Non-
Importation law is thus stripped of its nrin
cipa. strength. if you lee in goods. Won,
ought to lee our our produce--b,canse II IL
were otherwise, the balance of ,yu,fe viii. be
TOO much against W., and drain us of specie.
30 say the friends Of the Repeal in Con.
gre ss.-And thus too the E.mbarso ceases
WIN the Non Importation Law.
III WORD, may 1t please you- honors, you
ZOO may cease your ciamours. Il will not
prccsrc you What you 50 much desire.
ehe ioaves and fishes. You have lately
cameo Out few proselytes in the East
N .he elections OF Massachusetts and
ne people are yet true TO Free Trade &
sailors rights.-But even if they were so
bind "a tn desert them. they will scar RELY
o. so ei,nd as to trust you Meme, yrkc{
OIhGrstn, IS vet written upon the walls
1hey hdUe 7veiphcd you, they haze found
you aDantins land TIE hosve,. AUS taken from
yoD.
!" ihey will put up with the ills thew
nave, rather than fly to Others which they
know roo zceH. They will nsver seek re-
'use IN me msn. who in the hey-day OF their
power iaid their bands upon the Constitu
t,on, and placed gag-law upon the lips of
the people.
THE ARMY.
j.. Never let the main Indy of your army break
VS. head against stone house"-.wss one oftbe
hints 10 Young Generals by an Old Sol,ier' So
says the present Secrstary OF WARM snaN namph.
Let OF pages, printed ia 1879. How well Gen.
Whk.oson has pursued this Injunction is too appa-
rem rom IN fru't OF the action before the S one
Mil OF LIS Cole The General ought surely tn bav.
sluded the ED and the means better, before he
made the attack How easy VISIT to discover, BY
the ard OF little cash, that the walls of rte Hms.