Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-11

we carry there of our produce, that is.
nearly six millions OF dollars. MIR. s. said
he had no hope III coercion hewas very
certain it would not do but the experi-
ment would ultimate exactly in the way
which he had anticipated
Whistup, he said he wouldrefer to the
manner i'll which different interests were
treated here. Last year, the agricuIiurists
wore taxed for the support of the manu-
featuring interest; this year it is proposed
Ia tax them for tbc benefit Of the nayioa
ting interest. Meanwhile, POTATOES and
other provisions are imported here from
the w. Indies into Connecticut. Is .
word SAID about the interest Of the agri-
cul,urist No: agriculture is obliged TO
take care of itself, and in every instance
IS made tributary TO the CLASSES of an in =
ferIor character.
Before he sat down, he would say "A
word or two as TO the course which he
conceived The councils ofihis nation ought
torursue. 1t had been said, in reference
10 the navigation act ofG. Britain, that
her policy should be ours. 1t had been
iorcseen, Mr.. 5. said, by her statesmen,
as IOng ago as the time OF the Common
wealth, that Great Britain was 10 become
a great nation By means OF her naviga-
tt'e,, cii' iiVl VI ilti interest.
Those men, seeing their true policy, lad
taken means to cherish and foster this
grcat.interest of The country; they had not
made the srea;interest OF the country sub
seryicni to the inferior ones. Gentlemen
told of the policy of othernations, & inyi.
ted tl.e!io setoimltate il. Mr. S said. they
spoke OF nations wherein commerce was
the great interest, to which The landed in
icrest was Suhscryient Such, he said.
was not the situation ofthis nation. Here
commerce was SuDservlent TO the landed
lntereSt-was, as had been we'll said BIZ
one of our great men, but The handmade
OF agriculture.
Another idea had been preached. that
We ought 10 encourage navigation as
nursery for our navy. Ii we took the
same course, Mr.. S. said, we should Ger
fanny run the same career us the nations
who have preceded us, and terminatethat
careeras every nation had, that had com
menced it. With all her maritime power.
WHAT'S Great Britain Wouli any man in
this country agree that we should change
conditions with herr Certainly not. He
was not for dis couraging naval enterprise.
nor opposed to a navy-butnot in favour
Of navy to the extent of that at Great
Britain. lie wished not to see the nation
cursed with debt, which would how lis
latest posteriiy TO the ground. am. said
he, for admitted navy. am for a com
morce such as will maintainits II, without
taxing the great body oftIis nation for It's
benefit
Mr.. Clay made some remarks i'm reply
10 Mr.. Sheffey's view of t"e construc
ton of the treaty, as affected by this
bill.
Some further amendments having been
made to the bill
Mr., Jackson, ofyirgiuia, said he had
hoped that some gentlemen would have
anticipated him i'll the motion which he
felt himself under the necessity of max
ing. He could not help, he said in the
examination Of this subject, taking Il re
view OF the scenes through which we have
past Tor The last ten or eleven wears. In
lS06, he believed, The merchants Of the
country, uniting as with common inn
pulse, from every quarter, laid their me-
morals before Congress, urging them, in
consequence of the interruption OF the CO.
loDial trade, TO adopt some regulations.
which should restore 10 tl.em the enjov-
ment OF rights violated by The British
practice and pledging their lives, their
fortunes and their sacred honour, 10 sup
port their country in the legislative war
fare then commenced and carried on at
their solicitation. The moment the diff
culiies growing out Of the measures thus
adopted began topresS upon the country,
SAID MIR. J. and the necessity appeared
go use the language OF q gentleman lately
III debatel Of toeing the irig aud siinding
there az all hazards of entering into the
contest with caution, but (being iu)ofact-
ing iirnlly-they abused iheirgoyernment
abandoned its cause, and traitorously
turned their force and power against the
country. am unwilling, Sir, 10 enter on
Il SccEe siInilarto that-to engage, at the
instance Of the same men, probably IN
course of policy iraughi with consequcn
CeS Of the first importance, after the cx-
rerience We have had from the source |
have mentioned. would be the last man
In the House or The nation indiscrminafr-
" TO condemn the merchants; there were
some who committed themselves on the
occasion referred to, and redeemed the
pledge they gave. speak Of the great
mass Of them, who did most traitorously
The government, which, in sup
porting them, had advanced 10 flat point,
whence to retreat was irrctricyable disho-
nour, and when the support OF the whole
country was wanted.
At one fine, (said Mr.. j. we find the
merchant not willing TO impose high du-
tics oniorcigu productions, as urged by
The manufacturing interest, because they
viii have The effect to iniurc trade, and |
thercvenue OF the country, and |
deprive them of'Ihcprofit flcgtimaievov- |
ares entered into when no restrictions ar |