Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-31
RICHMOND, JANUARY 81. 400
sOM 4 souTn CAROLINA cORKEsroNpEN,

he Editors cf'ihe Enquire.
u uhsrLEMtH-ihc circumstances of the British
destruction Act being before the public, | cannot,
AVOID detailing a few anecdotes ii lis origin
Shortly after it had passed, happened To make
NpsaSe WIN in eX-memher al congress One of us
chanced To have Mr. "a" speech Oh lis intIo,uciion
anu 'ne praises al which, II Is To he Iecnlecied were
sounded from Maine Mexico / was inrcihIy strtck
with the inpokcy of the law, and The lallacv of Mr.
$ views TIL The occasion. So expressed myself
10 the cx-mcniher. He confirmed an oninion han,
before entertained, that the law was MIR +sNs' aud
that although so few yoIed against it, the measure,
was carried by the mere weight of his n;,me and that
MS natural influence wasaugmentedby ide., that he
represented comimercial state, connected with.
ana spoke The sentiments OF the shipping Interest,"
Fii,dciy, added the cN-memher il urged illi 80
many, such long, and such strong experiments had
been iried and failed To Great Br.; i'm iaf IL
would he better not To revive what had by common
consent been abandoned. Bal Mr.. ~"S~'s convictions
honest and well ntenlioned doubt were si,on, ON
The occasion for, if do greatly err my inform
ant stated That when the circumstance of The necessity
tor another convention Oiat since signed hv hless,s
Hush and Gallaun) wds ge,l as Il motive for DELAY -
reply 10 Fms effect was made II ere appointed
10 d. James "Iyse on the oct aston, | should be will
ling To go with this law in my hand "' VIII not the
bill materially benefit Canada :" was asked ..Tha
IS what most fear, reoincd Mr.. S%~> However il
passed with an opposition in the ii of r. I'm The So
nate the silent vote of Messrs Eppcs and Wilson WAS
recorded against H. MIR. T. retired, hui his successor
did not follow his example. MIR. Wilson remained
sole defender oi the cause iiN his refinement. The
result mas Deen rs disastrous they feared IL would
prove. Whether this Statement he precisely correct,
the author OF The bill will know--hui thai i,t reurp.
seniaton IS substantially the received from
The ex-nember an; convinced I do not give thi,
detail IRON an improper motive i,st Ia prove how
honorable and intelligent minds may lie n,isicd and
permit me TO add my conyiciy' that SIKH minds can
rot hesitate to make n candid dsavowai ,,S The erro
neous character oi the Views they have once taken
| and act accordingly.
Nhile Oh this subject wobld add AN :,rc.loie on
two relative 10 The origin oi the idea of placing tr slap
ping oil the Two countries equal fuour in their
respective ports. With which party il originated do
not knew; but suspect .hat its rise NAV he traced ia
Lloyds Coffee HouSc. The feeling was i,y NO means
general IN England and persons who had been old
merchants were surprised when Mr.. A,Ianlss convcn
non appeared. One in particulars IAN American
bOrn) deemed the contest decidedly in favor of IN.
United States. However such circumstances occur
red as TO occasion a reference Il British III II and
an underwater at oyd's This gentleman stated iha,
the arrangement had been made with the fn assent
OF The shipping committee. For, added Mr. M4s~@s-
III Tue contest Tor cheap freight, fear no ns,i.,n-
nus d the minister negotiate without the possibility
o AN exception heing taken his measures aud I'm
Liverpool, he [lord l.. avowed the determination he
has since kept, Of adhcrng the navigation ACT III.
authority is high in Great Britain with all classes and
from his experience, should think, he 50 every
where His diplomatic colleague did not speak eht-
y when he told Nj. Mason's Representative q trnE0
that the Nsiem would not be relaxed nor would any
measure oil the u States he deemed hostile, huwe,er
realiatory might be its character. This n,inIat!on
should moi have been recey we'd mnIecdmpIv ,,d more
especially 10y those who knew the lymx-eycd vigilance
Fnactlsed by the shipping interest of Great Britain
and tile powerful hold they have any I,aisisir.,-
ton IN that country. We have cxempicd the old
motto EOciiis deSceRsnS