Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-25

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Is from 'hoir neguciators Mt Ghent, which seemed
20 leave them little expectation oi mako rvsee
With us on safe o. honorable tsrris; and 1t wlisbe
r;rOlceiei that thcir government a'so puhtahcLi l..
the autumn os ISL !. ,Sracts from he Ccpatches OF
their plenpOteut'-rics, contaGiUg dtmaids ON tss
mart ofour eayoNs winch were strongly ccnsnr.d in
ue E.i..,n lavlsaN, nj AMI su5s-querty reluQuish
ed b. our ministers. She huicritais e, how yer,
taking il far granted that VIC Shoud prsist il what
We lad demiut'e', aSd b gnu % a,opt msastn f.r
Iu.t,' an part in cause and Tor rsi'i y
such rrcc rs NIGH guart. III r iIclt,c. c,fetrai-
" from our attacks: but shes. preparation were
Fortunately rcrIcrgd Unnecessary by the airi'R of
intei's nee that oar SOW. lrmsm bad consented 90
pe,c on terms o. reeproeity, and tnat treaty VAS
actually signed =; Client in the end If December.
I'm iInmt dia'e stop was then pax to the publication
Of The prose- d.eiiaert, which hSd been nient;r,
rn.n.is sto appeal to ,he population at large
end it was kept ca stuiy baoa uniil the Ratification
a the peace and the Adstu,ent Il the principal
clcs la treaty OF 1mmerce. Alter all these ps-
ciie ARA g.mens, it ought perhaps Ia have been
bni,d Il oblivion: but the majority If the Am, ri
people still snlare and rJurrs. and their
rulers appear TO have pern.tie The circulation of
this u-g 'ist of grievances IS IN cltsring sacrifice
10 shc.r w0un'' spirit.
Ostne differ mt publications. noticed by US in late
| years GA the American question, none discovered
greater moiO ration at the time, rhSvc approached
nearly IN int ut reasoniuy 70 IA result, than
| the "letters ol CosmopoIitc, s the - Aut iFa-
don Of Marginal Notes" 10y the same writer, when
| were rtyi wed in our Numbers FOR August 1912,
| and Arr.i 1918. THAT aothor, vho i rs much
,rsng u cur corps SIS 60 u, puhc, had the me
III e l2,iug temp rate stNenieut be ore his
| t.ymen ut a time hen ali clasesseem 4 blinded by
| "a 'mmOn enthusiasm against the cis IDS OF the ~
nerirars. His arguments aceordi hat little Ell
feet but the FIX OsitiOn hes app ared =, more
iO tmate epoch is circulation has been very
| siderable ard It has, We az told, been produc
i've eta very material charge IN ts state public
| feeling ton ards The American gov lnmemi. Now
| that the return-ofpeace has allowed tojudge cool
| y, ani 10 receive staten ri O' the opposite sGe
| of the question, We nes.r TO ind tal ministers
| nag have en- 70 blame ia tdc beginning OF the
contest; And that some of our OH may, IN its
prosc cnpl. have forgotten thuseu eta rs oEgeuero-
sy and aulnnuE vi,ich arc 20 eOrgen,l Ia the ma
| jonty Il rgr oounuymen. IL fact, the NOR We *
| anime The issUOu, the mos We shall b. tst,d
| hat die public lave h.thecio ben strangely
! "a INC daJk as TO cur quarrel with 2rrTe aud
| thai the language 81 our newspapers las, IN Ina,
respect, bfeu sboUtss deceptive as 1t IS 1t present
! WITH roeafd 10 the state Of Il auce-a country ia
Hi.eh know from direct adNiees that all Is
| quil 1t the time when u.use gvnious .enti;
Who live by Seegiog the public mud s,i,e Oh un
certi ~, dad A. Convenient 10 crcuia ruOiO,s OF
! dIssSmiiors snd insur.cctGns These disutersstsd
persons profess ST. ous prvGiecuun tor uiea.,,,
%. yieO,, anu declare themselves = ce actu.u Ell on
All occasNuS bN the putest patriotism but, uu!uck-
~, tber COhsc.e"ces are MT sufficiently teuoer To
w'fhOd tlietn from the uugn. .tU,u p.actlce ol 10
| !aiuHS LstonSt ai.imospiSs ; nor | their mOdcsty
such IS to =, al 10 ae@no% eDsem - error,
Ter che canduct OF government mas shewn tast tAey
| were strangers 10 the real views oil cabi.et.
w LAT measures we. ,ss within their Sal.Gia. iaD
| u,c ropes, Of the q ders III Couuci in June
1 1912, IN the cOneWsiou oil the peace stn america
| Twelve months Rg0! The puElc l,Ad IN TIE
case been taught 70 LOOK on tbe sra,d re.trcton III
question the pillar of our salvation, wne on tile
! other, they were prepared by the newspapers lor
nothins slort OF uew and most extensive scale OF
I operauous.--W- 3 al. nov ea'iesvor q safe teu
tartciais calculates 10 draw tire Yeu IU,n these
, Gyserous traasactio ;, aud 10 eGaaie reld,rs
! : ace the moug-s oi uie apparent contradictions
"a tn measures 81 our ssvelunent.
| Origin Of or Orders in Colslc2-Thc var
Dh:ch b ga IL 1908, seemed Grou. outset To nave
nc definite pr spect OF termi.aGOG Bonaparte pro
! Cesdns u, his icne OF presumption AID eneroach-
| ment, nlie We, h,.wcver powerlu al sen, seemed
not likely 10 b able to turn the tide OF fortune a.
| gains him ~ the coctlnent. One year thus
| Likely to pass after another; cur commerce was
| suffering severely from the d 5Sdva tag Vi 4 state
| Vi war; and Dcut.ais, particularly the Americans
navigating 90 easicr terms, W IN ut the incunh
OF conyo)s the burden OF IN "a Insurance, appear
eti D. comp tition it us ~ eve market from tue
| Baltic 10 C..Ina. Had Gus naval power been less
pre-emneEt, nlish; have consented to adopt the
! course pul sued by inferior beger uis viz. that OF
| carrying o. part OF our trade under Neutral Gag
| and reser'ing British shipping Or particular braach-
e7, suen aS dl cUastag and colonial navigation but
| he doctrine OF moderation is seldom pslatab.e in
| 1 { d'y Of peuUIity we were all agreed IA COM
batting tie iyrAnt vi ia continent; and it seemed
70 many anong better plan to blt u STOP to
| neHtfat htide Gkogcthe9' tnan TO steer middle
course BY listening 10 the patient tew who sought TO
prove tlat We shO Id Consult inter, 81 by its to-
Iteration. ~ decide L is dire CT or Gas we might
aiino say) abrupt manner is sufficiently natural to
| The mass ui a feople, but what are think OF
! munster who yieid To hasty inpres ions. and ven
ture to take measures o hui,ity without appreciat
hS tlic Consequences to those whom they arr sn-
| pointed 10 govura
la the year 1905, RIr. Pitt, b ing aware Of the
Complaints O; ship-owncrs and oitiie 1 an.acli.
on Oh trade between tue Americans and he Frsnch
e0ioui s, was persuaded to take steps ca,cust cd to
| restrict tlac trade Wit IN specific hni,s. liz WIS
Qssed, VIC GIay bc assured, To go III e. ther b,,,
| nc had by this time acquired experience (; aud,
| though not possessed oil su!ei command ti,a.
10 tA"m he complicated sui jet IA AL rslatiYng
he vas convinced that thu real consequences o. in
terrier nee with trade generally very different
| on Tue apparent. he vas Succeeded, in 500 b,
| men who we're disposed to cultivate good unde ~
siaadTS with [.nerca, but who were nn.ucki'v
( prevented, b. the guwaraltste II. tersinns o.
| Dnspsrte AID he termert exisung among our
! selves, irOm actl Z SIS they would nave wished
| This was accordingly the era Of several measures
| that we're the SUBJECT oi complaint from the a
| TeTicaus who, however, seemed 10 cons er
tAen as only Temporary and ntg cieted uaier tn
| bel that our ministers arienily dosr0us Of
| AL accommodate ~ Then came the second Change
oiinniitry (Alay 1891 } aud t'e adoption Of a sys-
| ten al OgetAer sew. Ihc caution d Ir Pit, and
| the hslEmcasures Ofthe Gr.nyile minisiry. were
nov treated as wholly unworthy OF 4 lion POSE S.
| n5 tire dominion oi be se, aud the violence of
n"pooOn Vas no longer iobe resisted hy uie arsnor
OF moderation and Jrstce, BOT by the adoption Of cur.
| respol;'ins VIOLENCE o. Our part Hence he seizure