Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-24

| financial interests of Great Britain"
! we give from the report the 53d question
PINT ny tic CommIttee, aud the answer there
to; az IN some measure explanatory of the
I whole subject
Quest. 53-Tnrn your attention generally
10 WeSuhJect matter OF this inquiry and state
! any matter relative thereto winch NAV not
| have been set forth, aud particularly explains
| Ell IN your answers 10 the foregoing questions !:
| anu stale your opinion as To the consequences
| 10 Oe alptChended, IL some measures are not
| speedily adopted To place the North American
COLONIES upon such a footing, as will enable
mem TO rirpa,e dnring peace, To resist the
| ATTACK Which The hostile preparations ct the
tmted States so mnaniieslly shew, is mediiat-
| ed against ihem!
Ans. 81 whatever views the government
| 81 me Uhited States rray have in their present
eNeriIonS 10 acquire the dominion of Rri,i,b
North America, the Colori>ts can deriy. n,
possible advantage iron, encouraging a spirit
VI h"S'i'''S Between the two countries. If
| 'h'N are pleased with the system Of govcrn-
n"nt thtN enjoy, so are we with ours our
"anl'N, our ncunationS, indeed every feeling
witch II IS lautlablc 10 cherish in the Iu,,,,r
nmnd. hnd MS To the Mother Country and we
nave proved, that interest could not ,nGuenc.
us on thiS roiu. When the United States
suddenly Declared war against Great Britain
every u npiation was held out to induce the
NoiohlSts To depart from their allegiance: we
WeIe ohtrea liberty TO form for ourselves
NhateVer government we thnught proppr and
nee commercial Intercourse with HE whole
"orlu was the boon held out TO MS II we
Nou,' incorporate ourselves into the Union
U, the american states. This eveni took
Iidce duiIn. the most dark and rloonX DAYS
| that our Mother Country ever eyneiirucei
! "huer Such circumstances, every nsu in the
ceionies iiew TO arms, with Our Government
| anu ~ tn,S trying time we firmly waited the
| attack. iredSOnS and trsacbery ve,c un,,..rd
VI among ~ IL aud such of our brethren Az
came IN immediate contact with the pEemy
.idot INN Know. that the people of British
N"''" Hu''tica are not cOwatGS, and that they
| are attached Ia their government by nrinci
pres VI 700 nl-h nature Ia he changed by
: any regard Tor private interests With these
| 'ee""SS' however, the duty we owe to our
serves and Tie nation To which il is our pride
:" ne'oA@' Requires HAT we should while now
! " peace, m@ve the attention OF the Mo,b,r
country la our situation : aud il is y dntx sLo
OHeH ~ d'"W US 10 ENJOY 10 he full eNtcui the
au'a"'dseS ct our natural situation by riyiun
~ "S 'pnai freedom at commerce with the
| penPle OF The Cnitcd States NV strengthen
ing our extended frontier with fortifcstions
s"ch aS VIII correspond with those erociius i'm
VPPoSi.io" 10 MS, by Opening military road,
'''''' u"' province TO Tie other, thus enabiiur,
US WIN rdridity To unite our forces for mutual
ue,e"ce, oN opening the uavigaiious which
| ""'",e n"s - strongly marked out and almost
e"tCi'h' 40 as 10 make il practicable TO trans
Fo'' 'Ie heaviest articles hich NAV he ,ioue)
no'h me harbour OF Halifax 10 Lake Superior
m'' .i"'i he cApenre that il cost TO cary war
i'hF STORES ana PROVISIONS during tiIe Iaie war
mo the exterior. '"' '"'e ""'
u! such steps as these. British power in
r Moain amerira viii >oon be placed beyond The
reach OF any combination of force Tie sonr
ces OF ample revenue would lac oneurd ,,,,n,
scare mat would incred,e in arithmptical
Pi'SieSs'oh iof centuries 10 come and no
Ja','H- n'eieSlS could disturb such a system
ds blitiSh North ABrtiCa has but o,e corr
mon interest, which can never cIash ,,,L ,Io
interest 0i the Mother Country. Nature has
so arranged the tw0 countries thar il INNS, he
.oi''Vi we interest OF The one 90 supnort The
other. lhnS, with comparatively a small .I
P'"'e' uuIIHS peace. The Causes of tuturc
WdiS may be removed iOI ever IatIred ,,o,b
IhS bnt the apparent weakness of rho Nn,th
american Colonies Could ever temtI the Uni-
."'.%'vs 10 nope 10 acquire them by conquest:
d'l" "nIe the Mother Country permits ,hat
want OF physical strength 10 exist she holds
p"' ENCOURAGEMENT fOr further wars that must
ne supported by millions of eNprn,e over,
pICHreci OF when would he extineulsh if.
on Our part,we followed the system of the 4
olateS, VINO make every eXprtion in crsa,in,,
io'i:lcationS, roads and INLAND uayirations
a"u by opening 10 their subjects every adyau
tHSc "hich nature gives them. whether in com
'hcice OF other~ISe they draw 10 their own
'iomihi9nS population from the Uniled King
uoh, winch, 1t turned to British America
Wo"id render The possessions of the Mother
SOun'ry M North America safe and secure
DeNues winch the increasing ueaIti, nf sucIi
an immense territory would continually open
sew resources for the uubouuded cons,linp;iou
% DFiiish commodities, rendering at the same
tiHe revenue propOrtionaby increasing with
eneil prosperity. These are not exaggerated
VI theoretical opinions for if the natural adj
vantage oi British North America had been
wen known III Great Britain this country
Mon'u never nave remained as il dces AT pre-
ee"'' tempting object to the United States
VINO are silently pointing all their exertions IN
one great object, tina; is, our conquest which
our present neglected state renders aImost
certain. 1T GreaI Britain is determined moi
10 co"nferact such measures by a corresponds
lug eXettiOn, II is but the Justice vbich is dine
10 faithful and loyai people 10 rive tl,srn ,,me
" holice OF her intentions to abandon them
mar theS may prepare in such forlorn state for
theiriaSt struggle, TO avoid being incorpora-
le" lnto Sosrrnnent they detest. At pre-
seut the ChIeu States are making every eX-
eruon ny tortihcati0nS; military roa.IS. and cx
'e"SlEe !"laEd navigation, and cHtendinr their
population every where to our lines In pts-
pare ,he way lOl the easy conquest of British
North America al tue same Time she is al>o
Dy navigation laws, aud hostile custom house
regulations, eudeavoring to crush British
commerce aud industry and by the same ,nears
20 increase her own. To such measures we
can IA peace offer uo just objection. but we
nave he same right To resort TO the same
means; and fortunately for us. the no,yers
rest with us aud, 1t Great Britain thinks nro
per I" useif, She viii maze the United States
pcct.
If, in addition to the measures before noiu,-
Pd ori, Great Britain shapes her navigation
iAwN aud custom hnuse regulations promrtII
10 neei every new system Adopted M lie UNI
tsd states; SO as to tutn The aiyanta.e i'm IA,
y"r 81 her owi culonies, aud by adopting the
nn,y remedy leii. to c0HHteract the extensive
He'' "hich the fisheries conceded by the Hate
convention, have laid open for the increase
ana extension Of American navigation. the 4
STATES would soon discover that all her efforts
10 Oecolr" tie successful maritime rival NJ
Great britain, would be in vaiH. She ,w0uld
SoUh SEQ That Il was her interest to iay aside
that tnI0lerable spirit of republican ai,,biiinn
winch, at present She so zealOnSly clterisl,es
az" promotes, by every possible means ihe
strongest Inducements ~ which she derives
ioin lie GC. iCctCt STATES of Britist, A,,,,,..,