Kave defined at the social and political chjratt.-rof this country. He *"_» willing therefor to trust as mvi :h as pnlESlc to the operation us cauics wiiitli, whatever they itverr, had hitfterto, under a fortunate ncgle&, pro duced and a profperutis train of th. ij*, which Jpcrtrap* hnnrua contrivance and fpecufetiw wifdojn haJ never attained for us. Had they wxxldicd more than they li ne, th~v might, from the pernici ous fiaive of i'aura'.ian, applied to a scene wiitch had r.ct its like upon the globe, have thwarted that course of tilings, which na tvi; pomredout, ari.l which has been fuc de&fuiiy puriueJ. He could notMterefore fcc( the force of a fyflem hat certainly ira'int to tamjiei with a condition in which, « very few things excepted, he felt fatis fied and grateful. He had dwelt the longest on the fitneft of ast to the pe.ent circumllances of this country, as m, 11 of the argmnents of thole from v.h.im he differed in opinion, were drawn from the propriety of adopting something extremely like one. But even taking it for granted, which cannot be admitted, that these relocations afford on general principles, a well found ed hope war :—ami there was reason to fear tint no nation uculii at this moment, hold out preat lommeicial temptations, except as z coiiinon of joining in the war. It was bad, as it related to a commer ce' conteil witii other commercial nations; for where was tile nation on whom we could rely under such a derangement of our trade, as this fvftem defiens ? An alte.ation so great, in navigation, I ''bits, employment of capital, and all foits of commercial views, had been more rcafoiiible and more pra&icable, if a clear ceflily for such facrifices could be (hewn; cr if, in y riding to the force of a juflly exrittd refmtment against the British for infill ts offered to our flag, the gentleman hid given us reason to believe, that the foiirces of negociation had been firft ex luuftfd; h'it there still remains a hope, that negotiation and reflection might re medy evils, which neither had beea able to pi event At all events, the meditated change in volved interefo to o*)r induftrv, not to be hazarded 011 mere commercial theory, un supported by the very last iK'ccflity. It ins to be expected that any man who lhou'.d m ike an attempt so serious as the prefeiit, wojlid have come forward with a lt.itrrnrnt of advantages to be derived from the change, so great and so certain, as to warrant some hazard in the experiment.— 'J hat where he meant to charge the llream of ccmmc.ce and indnftrv from its piefent bed, and exclude fupplics of manufac ture! from one country, he would have pointed out another channel for its cur rent, and have told us precisely, the very n ition fiom whose ports the new supplies of manufa&ures were to be substituted, ar.d on what tei ms. The gentleman who meditated this thorough change, ought to hive had at least the outline, of frefh treaties in his hand, for the old were worth nothing— he might thus have (hewn us the only ground of expectation that a nation ought to calculate on—a view of the interests of Inch nation with which an accommo dation of our own might he moulded into treaty. But no such thing was either conceived or done—indeed it was imprac ticable at the present time, and his mea sures ought to have waited for a proper time, had they been in other refpe&s a daptcd to our policy and interests. Hut even allowing times, and the fet tled Hate of things abroad to have been at this moment, such, as to permit this meafuiement of the sober interests of all, it would not be useless to enquire (hortly into the probable ground of treating, fup poling a treaty for instance with France to be undertaken in the spirit of those re foliitibns. He jrould not indulge any of th;ife romantic expectations which some fecm to place in the affection of that, or any other nation on earth : He would look lieadily at ber inlerejls, in order to farm r.n opinion of •what Jhe would do— ami he would ineafuie her interests by her own fcaW, the opinions (he had ever en tertained since Ihe became a great maritime power. Ever Dnce the days of Colbert, France ha» looked on her Weft-Indie* as the support of her maritime greatness.— A jesloufy, equal to *bat of any other country, had always appeared is her co lonial fyltem—and a fpirh of monopoly, which her intereiU, as a maritime power to i\ie the term, feeined to mlpire. The republic, by their taavigation ast, fsem determined to adhere to the colonial fyltem ; or if they at all relax, it is but » temporary yielding to transient neciffi tv rather than a principle of change, intro duced by either a revolution ot govern ment,or real and laft'.ng alterations of their intcrelU. Their interests would be the fame now as heretofore, and that they meant to have a powerful marine wa» evi dent from their navigation act. He did not believe they would let us into their Weft India trade freely, except under circumitances like the prei'ent, which operated on all alike. Thtv never did permit a free export fron their iilaads hut to the mother country, and thence circuitoufly to others ; by thei'e means, they were secure both of the carriage and a cheap supply. Were a treaty now of fered, giving a free trade to thole islands, we would think it hazardous to discrimi nate in their favor on that account. We fhoiild be suspicious of an offer that flood on a facrifice of their own interests, and would not calculate on the permanency of provilions, which the neceflities of war and disorder produced, but which never would long survive those neceflities, which peace would remove. But there was no such ofler; nor was now the time to digest such a business as a treaty, if this were an offer really made, He would not then fancifully indulge himfelf or his conflituents in hopes which a view of the interests of France ftiowed him to be fallacious, and he would not in so serious a question suppose that they, more than we, would ad steadily on any other principle than intercjl,—it was the only immortal principle in the intercourse of nations ; it may vary its lhape and mo dification, but never its nature—and it is the molt ufeful as it contains a perpetual ilunulus to honest emulation. Had a detail been entered into by gen tlemen on the other fide oi those provi sions which we (hould rightfully expert of any power, in whose favor discrimination was intended, our judgements would have had some employment on tixedand certain objects ; we might from a correct view of the benefits and temptation prefented,have ellimatcd with some precision, though not with perfeit accuracy, the value of that gain which such a commutation proinifed; but at present we were in the dark and forefaw nothing with certainty — com merce was to be let loose to be blown to any quarter of the world, but its certain direction was not to be counted upon and could not be forefeen. It was impofCble he observed to calcu late the extent of the good and tile evil but we were certain that there was not a nation in the world ready and prepared at present either to receive our advances, or to supply us with manufactures if these re solutions succeed. The only country to which we could look as a substitute to the British market is at present in a (late so convulsed and in such a paroxysm of affairs that from thence we had nothing to ex pe£t, nor did be think that a treaty of which he had heard some intimation with that country, of justice and reciprocity would suit the United States. Mr. Mur ray much questioned whether any treaty with the powers of Europe on perfect re ciprocity, for instance with mutual duties of, fay, five per cent, on imports would suit our situation. Such a one would suit those nations only in which manufattures had obtained considerable perfection, but would be the ruin of our infant manufac tures which we must and ought oecafional ly to protest, by duties varied according to their progreflion and the probability of the supply from them proving adequate to our demands. The effe&s of these resolutions on our internal affairs immediately, would prove that they were pernicious and a real tax without a well founded reason. Tliey would immediately be perceived in a di minution of our revenue, in their .opera tion on the value and price of goods, and in the redu&ion of the value of our pro duce and raw materials. The last would be affe&ed from the discouragement of fo reign {hipping. The firft from the inabi lity to bring in foreign manufa&ui es, from which a duty could be raised, because the line of trade and correspondence being al tered, it was impcflible to fay when cr where the importing merchant woujd be able to form new connexions abroad, which were not things of a day or a year, but required much time and mutual confidence to mature. The value of goodi would immediately rife, and the merchant every where, actu ated by the fame principle, interefi, which ought to guide us here, would benefit by the monopoly of goods to the injury of the farmer. The moment these resolutions pass, said Mr. Murray, there is not a shop or a (lore in Philadelphia in which every imported article will not rife in price, fifteen per cent. while our own produce will probably fall. But a gentleman from Virginias( Mr. Ni cholas) wishes to fee retrenchment; he confeiTed, he saw no rcafon for violent felf denial. There was no society he belie ved in the world that could so well afford to live well, and taite of every rational and refined enjoyment as the citizens of this free and happy country. The uni versal prosperity which this very com mcrce which is designed to be dellroyed, diflufes throughout America, jultifies en joyment. Very natural would it be for the farmer to enquire the causes of this sudden rife in the price against him. He would be told that the British had insult ed our flag and therefore our system of felf-denial. Could it be answered that we had exhausted all the gentle means of ne gociation, or could any man lay his fin ger on any country, i.i a map, and fay we have a certainty that from this conn tty we shall not only have supplies of goods, but sure and high prices for our country produce. This could not be said. Where there such a country now prepar ed and ready to fubflitute for our present connexions, he said he would feel more juftificd in voting for this change, for he like every other American, had severely felt the indignities offered to our flag, and pods, by the British. But said Mr. Murray it has been more than intimated, even in this house that our country had pursued a pusillanimous con duct and stood in a humiliating point of view—He denied it. No country on earth stood, he believed in a more exalted ftttion among the nations nor better sup ported the character of a spirited people. Could any nation be chargcd with pusilla nimity that had declared such a neutrality a> this country did last spring ? At a time when all the great and formidable powers in Europe, combining every engine of immense force and despotism against the French, were hovering round her borders and seemed determined to crush her ; at a time when (he had not one ally on earth, and no nation received her ministers, the United States dared to maintain a treaty, that looked the proudest nations in the face—They dared to be just, and there was a magnanimity in venturing so far in such times, and on so hazardous stipula tions, that not only rescued them from e very charge of humiliation, but in his o pinion, added to the glory of the country —No, this country was not humbled— Like a young man of virtuous mind, and of fortitude, just setting out into life and business, (he comports herfelf among the nations with dignified reserve, with amia ble and innocent manners ; Ihe complies with her engagements though imminent dangerovcrhang the performance & brave ly trusts the consequences to Providence.' Mr. Murray concluded with observing that the state of the debate presented no temptation to discussion as all the points of relative privileges and reftriftions and the items of trade had been ably and often itated. He had concluded that as our trade does not at present (putting the dis turbances of war out of the qtieftion) fuf fcr from many reftri&ions which, when unacquainted with the fubje<3,he thought did exist—as some of the existing restric tions against us belonged to systems, over which we had no certain controul, and which it did not suit us to imitate ftriftly; as the resolutions contemplated a change without affording a fubllitute in any de gree, much less to more advantage ; and as negociation was not yet at an end,from which he hoped for some redress; as peace •was his very firjl oljtd, and he believed I bat of his conjiituents, and asthofe resolu tions might go to disturb it, and did not appear to him supported by a certainty of advantage, though followed, by great present and certain mifchiefs, he should vote against them. (Debate to be continued.) WINDHAM, (Con.) Feb. 8. Departed this life at Pomfret, 29th ult. Doctor Albigekce Wjido, in the44th year of his age. NEW THEATRE. This evening, Feb. 28, Will be performed, A COMEDY, called the JEALOUS WIFE. Oakly, Major Oakly, Mr. Whitlock. Charles, Mr. Moreton. Ruflett, Mr. Wignell. Sir Harry Beagle, Mr. Chalmen. Lord Trinket, Mr. Finch. Captain O'Cully, Mr. Bates. William, Mr. Darley,jun. John, Mr. Warrell. Tom, Mr. Francis. Lady Freelove's Servant, Matter Warrell. Mrs. Oakly, Mrs. Whitlock. Lady Freelove, Mrs. Shaw. Harriet, Mrs. Francis. Toilet, Mrs. Rowfon. Chambermaid, Miss Willems. At the end of the Comedy, a new Comic DANCE, composed by Mr. Francis, called The Scheming Clown, Or, the Sport/man Deceived. By Mr. Francis, Mr. Darley, jun. and Mrs. De Marque. After which, a COMEDY, in 2 A<3s, called The L I A R. Old Wilding, Mr. Whitlock. Young Wilding Mr. Chalmers. Sir James Elliot Mr. Cleveland. Papillion Mr. Finch. Mils Grantham, Mrs. Francis. Miss Godfrey, (firft time) Mrs. Cleveland. Kitty, Mrs. Rowfon. 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