The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-22

!rmpressment, liz manner that would be SAT-.
| or England, and satisfactory to the United
States.(l2) 1t was offered, that each parry
should prohibit its citizens or subjects, fror,
ciaiidest'nely conceaiing or CARRYING awa.
from the territories or colonies of the Other.
any seamen belonging to the other party (,st
And, conclusively, it has been offered and do.
ciared by law, that " after the termination az
the present war, It should not be lawful 70
employ on board of any OF the public or pri.
waite vessels or the United States, apy pe,-
sons except citizens of the United States ana
that no foreigner should be admitted 20 be-
come citizen hereafter, who had nos for the
continued term OF rive years, resided vi,h;t,
the United States without being. At INV nm.
during the five years, out OF the TERRITORY 81
the United States."l4)
nc IS manifest then, that such provision
might be made by law and thar So
provision has been repeatedly and ,r,,e''s..,
proposed; as would, IN all future times
Siude from the maritime service of the Unite,
states, both III public and in private vessel,
every person, who could, possibly, be elaine;
by Great Britain, asa native subject. wh--
Their. he had, or had not been naturalized i,
America.I5) Enforced by the same SAM
t'o.S ana securities, which are employed To
e'force the penal cotie of Great britain a..
we i as the penal code of the United States
the provision would afford the stroupest 80
uence, that no British subject could Re eo,,-.1
IN service on board Of an American vessel
aNo, consequently. whatever might he d.
=, oSh rIsnt ot impressment, in the abstrscI
There wo, I'd remain no iustiiable noi;,.|
the.e cou"' hardiy be invented a plausibFts
American right Of lawful commerce rs to.
as It has Sometimes been insinuated i,e,..
would, never,L ecss, be room for Frauds ar5
eV SONS, IL is sufficient TO observe. that IT,.
American government would alwavs So.
ready to hear, and to redress, every ;r..
complaint or, If redress were sought an,
refused, a preliminary course, that ouehr
never co nave been omitted, but whica
Great Britae has naEer pursued. :,
would still be il the power of the British
government to resort to its own force, BY ac-s
equivalent 70 gar, for the reparatio,, of ;,x
wrongs But Great Britain has. uphapnilv
perceived ;;. ttif s;1ce ice OF the over,nres
OF the American government, conseuurnce.
/ INJURIOUS to her maritime policy; and there
'ofe' witha"idS Il at the expehce of her ius-
ace. She peIceives, perhaps, a loss of r.
American nursery for her seamen. wh,,T
she is at pcecc; loss Of the service of A.
m rcan crews, while she isat war & a loss
VI may or those oppo, tunities which ha7g
enabled her to enrich her navy, by the s,,o;,s
OF the American commerce, without e>,rcs
ING her own commerce TO the risk af retaEa-
1ioh OF Tei)rlSaiS.
/. Thus, were the United States. ii = seYs,r
o. re uted pence, involved in the evils of =
state OF war and this, was the American
Tag ANNOYED o. nation still nrnf.ss;ne, ..
cherish the sentwsucs Of r,-itual friendsh;T,
ana respect, Which BAD been recently voncb-
cd by the faitF ta'sofeyan treaty. But the,
( American government; even vet abstainei
IRON wntiicatipg lts rights. and from ayens
ing It's wrongs, b. -. appeal to arms. i
was not AT inseaei5iity TO those wrongs no..
a dread OF British power; nor q sahseryie,
cy to british Interests, that prevailed. q.
| thaS period IN the councils OF the u. STATES.
puf nnder all trials, the ysnerican e~-.srn-
InIt Sustained from M agpt.al - ann.
then, as It has repeatedly since done. in ito
coihsions with Frame. RI wen Is with Cree.
'1Hr'tain, from the pUecsi 10 of peace. Will.
| peace could o. rendered Compatible yits
me honor end independence of the na-
ti2 See t''' tier If Mr. Sing, munster At -
10 tue secretary ofsiste, dated La 18th OF NsroJ
| 3 See the letter If Mr. Jing, 10 ihe secret,r NJ
| s,s dated in July. 1909 "a
~ see the astos congress, passed on the Sd Of
Us See che letter Of instructions from, Mr. .SIo
re' secretary OF state, to the p-npotentiares for trE
| ting I peac" wt Crest Rrit,i. Under the yne,;t;
o. TIE emperor Alexander, dated the istlof April,
= 10 Ee continued. J