Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-16

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"nI,urc IF Virginia feels The weight OF Inc Do"
d'-ac,ad nj the manufactures OF NassachuSe'ts
,La onc becomes pr0s;rated and the othcr
paraiiZcd. vi =. ,.;,hdrovinr this
,.o,, he market Of its manufactures, so
49,, Snn,h Lpcnr,cs affected ny the North with
,ir. wing Itself from lie market oi us asF'cu.,
u,re ':l;ei,, oil tho Continent Of America, a'u
brtwccn tic confederate States Of Inc iA'hei,sa'
Tnicp, is cnacie1 the crushing drama 50 io"e
aud di,aSrrou>iv enacted on The tt7uPea' eo",
,inot,t whrn .Napo;cun !sstcd lie c. ieo'a'eu
I,rrjiu and Milan d"crecs. aud the hritl'h sotr.
rrnm.nt ul,;ied lis orders in CoutIcli-e"'t
designing The alter cSIinsEishmemt OIL tGe CON-
r,.rTe MN; trade u. The Other lhts poilcy' a. l.,
ud,atrd sY Napoleon. is graph'calIy ""Fe'leu
Il, ufG commented upon by Ba!yl'e' Ill cli''''e'i'
ru..ayisl, in the :~oiirwins language, more
ch.slr and pl,iiosopiiic than any l ca' COIN
: mand: ~, .,;,oa ira
corrne,c. IL En.iand, he r'i'ned Ter. Anu
I how cid :!r Iya;'use /" ri'n her co'atne'ce:-
! III. , ,urIhol which might certainly raw
! r;u.,kcA Il ~pyrli"r Of l"r export tfa'c' OUT
witch Gya,i,acE civilization Itself. on the Cpii'
,i.nu, ur E,rn,e, auG inflicted int"!eFab!c hard
lii, q, the Eu:np nj ,~.a:inn$. lie propoStdt To
,.i,s.. cvrrv yvut!urut:. mAI aCt against BRUSH
,yrfrrr, II order - wci,Stn the mercantile
,r;,yr cf Great Britain. and produce some tlHll-
49,. ,,,r,,. her ,tnpIr-Iur no more than this
co,Id he af, ct-ic GrIuand,d The Sa'rilItr 81
nearly ;ac m::ul" commercial naslcS 81 Iis
C.,tirr.', ald brought UPON tic populations" ~
I'm. sryrr.! countries extreme nistrtss- IL
seems never 80 lave dl~med upon Inn tnat
,Ir;. is III trade q PRECISE equation, Il sscoTne'fl'
,,i L,Ionrc whicl, it i. absurd. even III Iiiiasr-
nation, to .up,mSe unequal. Why d"t> nation
trade with nation: Because cacn is ad'au-
:a,sd. Euyc- rui seller arc. and must Ie;
! cpIvyrliblc lcl:rs The buyer wants, ana
c3,;,vs where !.e Gill find: the seller has, ard
s.i;.: rs degrees the seller brings the goods
which are wanted to Tie Lunr Of the bu.! or, anu
tina, is IN export alradc. Napoleon made war
uuon the ,~ci!crs Of England. but most Of these
could go elsewhere, Or nave Their gooaS CON
Sumed 81; home; he made VAR also anu c4ua'iy
upon tie LuS rrs 81 Europe, which brought
s:ich oppression and calamity over the various
countries. That they ssoat;ed Under t'S S'iauo"
g. under the >iinGuw cf death. History oGeS
not show Il more express or instructive cSh''
bliun Of The hearing of one kind nj knowledge
.run another, .f tic danger in great rrac'!ral
untcl takinnS, uT the formation tt great me-
+ oric.. %" i.nurlncc o! the great lut,uainci''
tai laws winch govern any prosluce ot human
affairs.
II i unnecessary Tor re IN add ono Word 10
! sentiments ~ wrli expressed. showing tie atl
~c!crious elects oi the system imi'Ipurase" ny
. N,unicnn il Ills contest with ErSla''d. upon,
the urcat Continental interests Of Europe.
lircnirlri history demonstrates, IN almost ;uI
;nstrncrS. that retaliation. rcp,is!i. I.on.lhlcr'
course and v,hImrgu laws have resulted sooner
/ rr ,,.rr i, M nnc,i declaration Ut l;"SlllllIcs-
: in y.I.gyi,nl war. The nun.intercntIrre laws
Of lTGj, uu the ;n;": %! the United American
C..i,u;c- in their commercial r~e!a.inn w!tli The
, ;,v;lrr rut,,,;rr, were the frtt"uriil"r % III"
war nr The AMERICAN Rcyuiutiun. Those laws
were revolutionary in themselves and lnc"''lS'
trut with the peaceful relations ot nc IIGT-
tics. Tha.ic.. "a Ent charge these iloIl-i;itrr'
cyu;sc laws rs lr.in. the immediate cause al
the var; vet SIS, :ha. those law benz: nii:c
re. orte,i to, became powerful agents in direct
iar ard giving tore and I."c" ii that public
sentiment, wt!cir ui,;naaici: justified anu de-
,ulriGr,. war a. the only sail>iAcii"i lUr TIC
urIrply sod grievances I'll the colpnIcs. lhtSs
la~.s acrr,i and ~rc-actc,i dctrimcm.a!.v upon The
interest. huii al E!i.laul and America. They
u:Ilir> ed not Their mission. they accomplished
M, their object. y" grievances were ird'"SS-
ed rur:.unrlh!r. nn winn.S were a'O;cti i0r.-
The .yd al battles iI:.;l ~ ia:; 20 he :ri'rai:!
10, IL O,,lv linz ~s,.nrr:ara and final albItcr. Ills.
tnTy records the result Of that appeal. IN lie
>ini,ai Reinforcement al AMERICAN lhd"ncIidcIlc"i
aud 70 day III .rlat country Stan,lS ~lcrrtcSs
.,nui.r iMc !auw vl!, { the world. Her career,
ilo;i.f! Short, has sitDnr "ith Il light, bril''a''t
q: y lurlcOr, bat STEADY rs a fixed star; ana
. which If u;;iimmch ly TIE l.luc.Ij Int Gelnu!.S "i
! f.nati.i>Im will .lnw wi.ii a suit ai.d mci'ow IA
i;au.r Tia; wil cheer lie hearts and nerve the
arms q! i].a.f,o;ic lny.rs 81 national liberty in
tie dr>ln.:smr> IT he uii void. Il will hc to
iii. ~ y bright Lcnc~r.ticEt i'll lie worlds great
governmental wiiirin@ss.
In the progress 81 oar history another pei
nd :To.n in our rational relations tllat required
III" int, pnSili"r, of i!r siTnng arm Of rriaili-
tory t.;.iatiui,. In 1912, Prt>idlnt hudson,
in Il hrlci but opposite mc>>aSc Ct four aid L
half lirics, n ummrnacI H. Cuii.icSs ll:c cNpc-
dier.cy ii ~, embargo ACT. The message wa$
apn0rtl, ut t!ra, ;nnc, n, Il direct precursor 10
war l., the even, tlr wrrncs complained Of
were I'M, ryl:c><cd. With that -ijcct in view,
the c,,lmrgr was recommended by Mr.. MariI-
kfl, aIN JtEitil " ~ ~ ~ NbS i'si'' w
Congress, Sanctiuirri anal adopted hy Congress.
approved and ,ilstnir:, 10y the people. Prac-
teal lessons HAY ie learned 10y All czauIina-
ton Of the hctintrs IN Congress ut thai time,
from which ! pi",arsc 10 real 4 few cXtractS.
Mr. Caiinri. in rcr'y tn Mr. Ha'"i"'Ii. Of VIr-
.,tia, said: la his (rrfcI,ing to Mr. E.s)
, zeal asau 81 the r,Ibar:n, the gentleman sa.H
! II WAS chg. ui,reh between the Committee en-
b l. -, 70 l,,,.,- ,,,,t ,I.. t.,rI,ttta En,rnr
dcrcc The gentleman Nus, be Sensible Of
the im;rnprirly of such language, as applied
: ~ tic Executive or Il committee # this llnnSe.
. 40. sir. it Was not rr"criiercd. adopted by
both the Executive and llc committee, from It's
mar,i!2S, r~rni:;t;y Is Il prelude to war. There
j. m ,;ri,, ia his reason and nniItiucnccd by
ra:ty feelings. but m,,st acknowledge that a
war in this country uu.!.! almost invariably 10
be pl~ ccr'lr,l by un embargo" Here the candid
! :lvoMal is mad. ty this >asacious statesman, Of
the embargo being 4 n iudc to war. and here
. cumlnrnlS, rs uInlurstiuncd policy. that war
ought almost invariably be preceded IN tins
county i,v embargo. Air. Clay. Speaking to
the same questions. warn,l: expressed his sat
~isiaciirn ahi full appreciation uf the message
and the prnpnsiti"iI brE"rc the committee. lie
ri! hot wish 10 hear ui :ie opinion .! Brock
II'lSA 1lN 80 ~ NY VII b"'' ~" GN'
,irman can question the l~r"pric,y Of the pro-
POSITION. Gentlemen who sali sp much about
tie want Of preparation are Tot FOR war. He
considered tbs ms 4 war measure, and such he
should discuss H." In the language OF Mr..
Gold, then 4 member Of Congress, the embar-
90 VAS presented ms the old fashioned, lcgili,
! mate ;,, cnrSor OF var" and 50 | say ; and it
was accepted by Congress aud the people Of
-. A.. g.s,.,t.
Government. Here, again, l.. practically illus
t~ratcrl. in strongly marked outline. the ~lracti-
cal effect Of the restrictive. rctalrat"ry policy,
which resulted III the war Of 1912. And whu
amnn. rs. would ask. does not well reInc!n.
i,cr the i :nificanl words. '..frcc trn3s and sail.
orS' rights" cmiiaznrca. rs if with magic
light. upon the great popular heart Of America,
ia Justification cf that war? The American
E:vo!utimn taught Great Britain our power on
iaari--t!.e war uf ISL taught tie world oir
rv-nr pni yrn,yo.S 0u ;n,, >ulS. And uDS IL