Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-28

look acicss any sacrifice ct their Interest, when
the welfare and dignity of the whole people Of
the United Stsics dcmaroed H..
IL is but dre 10 trabhness 10 say. that they
consider tie sacrifices heretofore made 10y
them. with view 10 preserve Our maritime
rights, VAS but lily Ieriprocsied by those
whose more immediate interest vas coycerned.
nc made no aiiasIon 10 tins subject with q
view 10 awaken unpleasant emotions, nor to
open wounds which had already hled enough
for his ardent wish was, that oblivion wosid
FOREVER erase from our history The page which
FORMS a record OF these transactions il WAS
mentioned solely With "a view to announce to
all WHOM, II might coucern, that the same love
OF country and the same seusibiiity TO its
rights. continued 10 form the public sentiment,
and that ,heN kUd every thing comparatively
insignificant, when weighed against these high
considerations. he had mentioned il also tor
tue further object OF warning those Who under
the influence, real or pretended, CT "A jealousy,
that agriculture was hostile ic commerce u
jealousy, the less reasonable, az the agricuitur-
lists had been al least as prompt To encbuntcr
saciihces as any other portion of the cominu-
nifty, of warning such, if ut any future time,
cfs OF that kind should be attempted, tn look
at the history of this measure, in which they
would see security against their sickly APP
prehenslonS. The world Will sec this measure
originating from no particular quarter, party,
or interest--its foundation is as broad as tic
empire. In discussing its probable duration,
no hopes need be induleed OF division. The
pubic sentiment is as undivided as its true
may indeed exist az to The manner or effect of
interposng but all agree as 10 the Injustice
OF the policy complained of. But is il true
that sacrifice, to amy extent, is TO be expect
ed. He thought not and, for himself, he
claimed less credit for the amount of the sacri-
flee, which, as AN agriculturist, he was called
upon to make, than for the prompt,ude with
which he was prepared to encounter it,
MIR. - III statiu- that lie thought the sacri.
flee TO agriculture would be triaing, wen, upon
the ground that people must eat--aud, il food
be for sale, and famine has the means of pur-
chase, 1T will buy. This, then, presents al
once, the fair question-cau Great Britain get
her supplies of bread, meat, and those things
essentially connected with the prosperity, if
not the existence, of the colonial possessions
The conversion of the islands from sugar
growing 10 bread stufE-growing plantations is
thrown o"t OF the questionable interest of
Great Britain is Sufficient security, that that
Will NOT be attempted. From whence, then
IS she to get her supplies, if not from the Unit
ed States Her North American colonies
except Canada, are themselves importers of
bread stuifs ; and Canada, at least for the pre-
sent, raises but little. il any more than is ne
cessary for her own consumption. Great
Britain herself has been indebted Tor several
years, almost for her existence, to the supplies
OF bread stuiis imported from this country
And with all that she could procure, famine
has pressed so hard upou her subjects as TO
drive them INTO tumnlt and disorder. The PEE
ninsula is also Indebted to us for her support,
! Sibly have an cNcess--inhcr present ca!amtous
condition., she too feeds upon the over album
dapt granary OF America. Mir. T. held II
therefore as ont OF the question, 10 say, these
dependencies can he Supplied any where but
from America. If this be trne as TO bread
stufis, il is no less To lumber She NAV
indeed. procure some scanly supplies of this
article from her North American colonies but
not SUFFICIENT 90 produce any sensible relief if
SHE be excluded from the United States. The
communication before alluded 10, from which
lie had taken many of the facts already stated
presents this subject in a strong light; but "a
II wasin every gentleman's possessions he would
not, as he had enough to do besides, pursue
thus view of the subject any further bnt CON
tent himself with referring the senate 10 tie
document. But where can Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick get the means OF payment, if
the supplies are procurable elsewhere than i'm
America They have nothing but those 10 sell
Nobody buys their plaster but the people of
Ike United States. That they should quarrel
with us, is langhab!e enough, if it did not be-
tray feeling towards us calculated TO excite
regret. ii is readily admitted, that when
man begs bread, and You give him IA stone, Won
having treated him nnkindiy, he may he ofien-
ded but when we have given bread for stone,
II is entirely lncopceivdbie upon what princ:-
pie they could have iutevdicted our infer
course unless, indeed, Initiating the esample
OF their superiors, they concluded, that peo-
pie who would so far forget what was due TO
themseivesas 10 pocket one insult, might ano.
Their. But, TO pass on, what will probably be
the result of this measure9 Great Britain will
either retrace her footsteps, and, taking coun-
sci from her interest, rather than her jealousy,
VIII put our intercourse on equal footing
and at last fins, that true policy consists i'm an
open, liberal, and friendly intercourse In |
stead of compromising her honor by this
course, she will excite our respect. mag
unanimous nation, one who is great and power |
full in her resources, can lose nothing by a lust
and liberal pOlicy-oT. if she fail to do this and
pursues her policy. the offspring OF other DAYS
Size must have an entrepot. But that viii be
TO our advantage, when cOntrasted with her
condition. The presumption is that iris en-
trepOt will he in the West Indies. Her trade.
being confined to the islands, will expose her
seaInen 10 that destructive climate, while ours |
will be relieved from its consequences bv STAY
ing there hut short time, and continually re- |
turning TO Tire United States. The present is |
most tit time for the adoption Of the mea |
sure Our convention with Great Britain will |
terminate on the 1th of July. 1910. Our conn |
nercial Intercourse must then be established |
by treaty, or by mutual systems of Legislative
regulations. The former is greatly Dref,.ra- |
bic because the latter is continually general. |
lug little irritdtIons untavoIdbie TO that ueace
and friendship which we wish to see forever !
preserved between this country and Great
Britain. But, if IL be attempted by treaty |
what reasonable hope can he INDUCED of any
better success than heretofore if Won fnrhear
TO do amy thing? Thou fool. said Hercules |
help yourself, and then Heaven will assist Won |
Let as do likewise-She can then no ionger
Withhold from us that justice TO which we are |
entitled, and which il is to be believed. has |
been withheld. from an aniiciintion. iisiiSed |
indecd by length of time, thai we should make |
no effort to do ourselves Justice The rcsult |
Of tilis day, II is to be hoped, will prove, thai |
there are exiremeS beyond which Injustice will |
not he endured By AN American senate. Bnt |
If you tlns acquiesce in the pTeteusions of |
Great Britain, what security have y on, that all |
the minor powers viii rot attempt the same /
policy Beware ofsubmiSson With nations. |
Ia Ind aaft It.ss1u 4.
rarely stay tie hand OF Insult OF injury il bni
too Otten proyokes il. Tie coward not unfre. |