Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-05-19

The late act of Congress has called forth the
following remarks from = laie Montreal paper
10 II impossible To read them Wi,hcut the
strongest Sense Of Indignation al the v,acisi, and
mi.reHdty terms in which they are coucled.-
:" lie start republic of America" such is
the light IN which we are reDreSrUted The
idea OF chaStisiag this upstaTt republic into n
sense at It's intrinsic importance" is as
vain as til indecOreus. The compaiirgo us in
our present state with wiatthe ' co.eFies we're
IN i725" rs Only verify of stupidity jl,et il alb.
solntely blind to the = onder.ul revolutions and
gigantic growth Of the last forty years JfAi-
bany trrmbled in 80 let Montreal bcwnre lest
she trembe in her inrn
We pass over the questions which were start
ed in The Moatreal paueg, how far orr law Is 20
induce Or. Britain to opeu her W. Indityo "a
t0us, or no" tar II will = recoil on the heads ,
ct our Farmers and pianters"-Rut whether
II IS competent or not TO produce the effects
which were intended, no man can SERIOUSLY
deny orr right TO TesOTtIo il. IfG. y. cboos-
es 10 smut out our "eSSets iron! valuable part
OF her territory, we have tie same right TO ex
Guide hers from q valuable portion Of our ex-
ports TO the same territory. She does il from
aregard 70 her own interests; and why should
we, TOT corntervaiiing her policy, and acting
rem regard to our Interests, incur the re-
Proachfui name OF = doubtful friends or enemies
under mask" ?-One remark only as IN the
greet The Montreal paper tells us where III
w. Indies are to get every thing they want
except the stqI Of Efe-but is perfectly silent
as to supply Of breed siaFs-This omission
looks SOME what suspicious, il must be confess.
ed:
" In the preceding columns" SAYS tie writer.
our readers are referred to neJC ChGpfcr of
three sections which the American Canrress
have added to their maritime code with a view
10 coeTce Great Britain, and make herreax her
Just aud rigid system in faver of the u. States
We are happy, indeed, to see this act; il either
displays the CtOrPn foot or IL exhibits the sDoilt
chiid. qHarreling with us freud and J,dter-but
we leave the reader 10 form his own comcln.
SONS. The sum and substance Of the act is il
prohibits all intercourse between tie u. States
and the British West India Islands ana the
Coasts Of British North America, in British
vessels. In truth. il does not violate "A single
article OF the Commercial Convention between
the two countries, concluded on Sd july, 1915 ;
tor the American Commissioners we're told al
that period, taat such an act as the Congress
has now passed, could give DO offence to the
British Government. This act is in the true
spirit ofMr JetFersOn's embargo and Mr. Ma
disons non-intercOurSe laws IL will Tecon on
The heads ~ the most valuable classes of Anne
rican citizens. the farmers and planters with.
out being Of the smallest benefit TO the shippinp
interest. In vain need the American, hauer
themselves that petitions on the part OF the
west India planters 10 government will
forward their selfish views neither tbe
acts OF the one, nor the petitions o. the 9th
er. viii open the intercourse avs It vas dur
iaI about fourteen years, or froa Vel TO 1908
Great Britain is not now harassed With wars
she has leisure to consult the interest Of her
component parts, and IN the investigation her
dutYis 10 be inst To- herself, before she be CO
nerOus 10 dOUbtBM fricadS. az enrairs under n
must ireland can supply the est Indies
with better sailed provisions aud ~ rs cheap
rate as The United states Cauada can do
much in that line and Sew Brunswick H. fully
adequate 20 furnish mere than euongh at inm.
Der, and Nova Scotia and Ncwfouud,and can
Supply the re.t OF fhe world with Goldfish /:
therefore why TelaN an 1ia 10 tie up,tart 90
puDlic Of America The ~ g' rahle manner in
which ihc late war was conducted against tins
republic, dud the moderate terms ~ peace "a
obtained, MAIDS ~ believe t'ilt 10 was crowned
wifh aN tue attributes Of deris,ve victory. be
rebellion iR Spanish America, ami the toue %
darcs assume towards sparu. leads 30 @ hciicf
That its aneitlou knows ~ bound, sd tudt no.