Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1801-10-03
[CIRCULAR.1
/" Bottom, April ,zd, 1876,

WE DcinS appointed ny INC Nef-
chants, Traders and others, citizens OF this
town, 10 write 10 the Merchants Of the fever
Ia iea ports throughout the United States, on
the alarming Gtuation of our commercial in.
tercourie with Great. Britain, do, in their
names addrsfs you on the iubje6t which,
we doubt NOT, you will think with Us, re-
auires mature dciiberation, as well as the
mott fpiritcd and vigorous exertions to be
properly arranged.
Z" Happy lhou!d we be, If we could de-
wife fome plan which would eHsttually pro-
duce. and laAingly cement, that union OF
icntimen,, on which 20 effettually depend the
advantage and liability of the commerce Of
this country F, we do not, however, pieiume
TO dictate what is bct to he done in this crit
teal fituation Of our affairs but conceive IL
highly neccGzfy TO have free communica-
tion Of the lcntiments Of the mercantile inter
eft az on meaiures which may he adopted
in coniequencc Of ihis correspondence. fome
permanent and beneficial purPoics may be
effected.
The CARRYINe-TRADE, 70 impor.
tant to this country, is alto cnentially affect
ed and Great Britain is endeavorng, by
every means in her power, 10 anoihilate it
by prohibiting the entry Ct our ihips in her
Wca India coonies--difcouraging. and tby
Iumours which ere generally exaggerated
preventing her own manufactures inrended for
our conlumption, from being ihipped 10 A
nerican bottoms. unlefs burthened with an
extra charge-by employing her veGcls--by
depriving our fhips Of the privilege of carry
jng the produce Of our own county to Ooe-
bee, Newton ndland, &c.-and, by reifitt-
ing the ia!e Of them 10 any part Of the Britifh
domains. conflicting the property in fome in
aances. and fobjetsing il TO duties equal 10 .
prohibition in Others while the fubjeets Of
chat nation are permitted to icnd theft seisle
10 any part Of the continent for bread, -four,
tobacco, rice, Sc.--and to fhip them from
nrofa OF the States, opon the fame terms with
our own citizens. and from Others, with but
trifing determination. A trade, the bal.
ancc Of which IL 70 ciIentiaIly againa us, NUT
IF not ipcedily checked. inevitabT vais rs. r
:" FeeIingly imprciIed, therefore, with
che neceiG,y Of an immediate attention TO
fubjctf, 70 important TO the people of Ameri-
ca, Merchants, Traders, and others, citizens
ofthis town, have held q general mssfirg, to
confult upon mca!urcs 'nccefIary to be adopt
ed on this occaGon the iuclofed sefolutions
will acquaint you with the refult Of their
deliberations; fome Of the cxpedicnt' there
uled are meant only as temporary remedies,
and in,cl. led foley TO retard the mir which
threaten US, until general yaem Of relief can
be adopted.
"Perfuaded, however, that the exer-
tions of individual citias, OF even States,
without the fuppon Of the whole conicdera-
cy. will be ineflicacious, or at mott can oPe-
rate only a. partial relief, and that nothing
fhort Of ve!ling Congrcis with full powers to
regulate the internal. as well as external COM
mcrcc of all the States. can reach the miichieh
we complain Of, we would, agreeably to the
tiksiions Of the enelofed proceedings, earn
aly recommend TO you an immediate appli.
cation to the Legislature Of your State to veit
flch powers in Congrefs tif they have not al
ready done it) a. fhall be competent to the
rrcat and intcretting purpoie Of placing Ike
Commerce ytbs United Sfe'es xtss f6e Jsafiss
T te,jea sgSaIiy evifb evsyy ether nation )
and 10 reqoeR you alfo TO petition Congrefs
fwhen they finall be thus clos,hcd with au,ho-
i,ty) to make fuoh internal regulations as
mall have thar happy efett. encourage an at.
ten,ion to our manuiattures. and remove the
cnibatratImcnu under which our trade at pre-
fcnt labors.
e, We're not the embasrsiTInents on o0r
trade, by fatal experience. too we'll known to
you TO require particular Ratement, il would |
be eafy to prove the necelIity Of adopting
this, or fmilar conduct, by detail Of faels,
and train Of arguments not fairly TO be con-
trover,ed, il being evident on the moa eurfo.
ry view, that the neseGary efFett Of the re-
hrietions in qaeQion 10. dsP,s6ns 10 car Sbp
Bs'i1ng. Fist,js,. N@eystisn Hsd Comneyes
m ali is 6,3afsei. and confrquenlly to the
p,spe,,y and Jsptsrt Of the merchant, huiband-
man, and mechanic.
{" Your cheerful concurrence we may
therefore in return exped not doubling the
fuccsfs Of foch meafores as are founded on the
p'iseirlss Of juaicc AID found policy, and