Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-08
RICHMOND. JANUARY 8. I825.
VEST LVULl RESTRICTIONS, &c.

WESI' LN.DLl RESTRICTIONS, &c.
The following address and memorial have
been put into our hands. Wepublsh them with
great pleasure. Our readers should take them
seriously into consideration; and we trust will
cooperate in furthering their objects. We have
tried the experiment of this restriction long
enough. II has produced suffering to Virgil
MIA aud not relief The remedy has proved
infinitely worse than the disease. Let us BIO
done with il:
Norfolk, December 1921.
SiR-At Meeting Of the citizens of this
borough, held On the 21st inst. the enclosed
RESOLUTIONS were adopted with unanimity
almost unexamplcd and the Committee ap-
pointed Under the third, have, i'm pursuance
thereof, agreed upon, and forwarded to Con-
gross, Memorial, of which copy is also en-
closed. BY these documents, the objects of
that Meeting and of the present comnunica-
ton, Ill he fully disclosed 10 you.
That the Actof Congress of April, 1918, and
the supplementary Act of 1890, have not only
failed to attain the objects avowcd by their adj
yocates, but have operated most injuriously
at least to the interests of this and the adioin-
ing states, can now scarcely be- denied. We.
the greatest sufferers, have submitted TO their
prohibitions in silence, so long ms any hone
remained OF Inducing Great Britain to relax
her Colonial Regulations. But that hone, al
ways iteble, is now eXtinguished ;and al pre-
sent we are laboring under all the Injuries and
losses OF the system, without prospect of
future decentralization. The Wanted experi-
mcnt upon the interests and necessities of that
nation, bias been fairly tried, and has SO com
pletciy failcd that it is greatly to be feared
no retraciion upon ourpart ofthe policy which
dictated The Acts of 1918 and 1890, however
sudden, VIII come in time to restore the CO.
lonai Trade with us to its former proli;abl.
channel. Every hour too. increases This dan
GER and mu'tiplies the difficulties of securing
that intercourse, because every hour affords
rev proofs 10 Our rivals in commerce of the
independence of her colonies upon our sup
plies, and OF the facility with which they can
be obtained elsewhere. Under these circtm-
stances, the citizens of this Borough have
thought, that they ought no longer to DELAY
expressing their opinions OH the policy OF
these prohibitoiy measures, and ATTEMPTING 10
have them deliberately re-considered by Con-
gress. In this attempt they invite, through us.
inc cooperation of their fellow citizens gene
rally, but more especially those of your citv
III is possible that they may not feel the evils
OF the system SO sensibly as the people Of Nor
sufficiently to justify and require public ex-
preston ftkeir sentiments. For whilst, forob-
.Ious reasons, it bears particularly hard upon
Norfolk and the neighboring country, II u fleets.
as we think our Memorial satisfactorily shews,
the vital interests of all the middle states.
without furnishing the slightest equivalent ;
and II is this consideration which induces us to
hope and expect the concurrence in our de-
sign ol every rejecting and enlightened mem
Der of the community.
We, therefore. on behalf of our Fellow Gift
zens, respectfully invite your attention to the
subject, and, if you concur with us i'm our
views OF 1t, REQUEST that you would promote
meeting of the good people of your CITY,
for the purpose of inducing them 10 unite with
those of Norfolk in the objects disclosed hy
their resolutions. either in the mode therein
adopted, or in any other that may be deemed
lnost advisable.
We are, &c.
RICHARD Z. PARKER
JAMES JOHNSON,
Ron'r. r. ST.sx Corresponding
<Gpopcr w - Committee.
RoBERT ARCHER,
ALBERT ALLMAND,