Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-11-26

mit..n5 tbs ,~ss.t~Ty ia,o tAe aa:on u he
States.
II. 7th article-of tits treaty is in ny
view uaconfi;u.;onal, and in lis vaetls
w.ll lie equally Pernicious with The 81.
lie fSvcntA article contains the following
pro,inon--' .tha8 been agreed between
= Tie contra6ing parties, thst the French
sihips coming directly from France or any
Of her colonies, loaded OILY with the pro-
la@e aid manufactures Of France or
her lai4 colonies; ana the hips Of Spain
coming directly from Spain u any Of
g tey colonies, loaded on9 whh the pro.
duce ard manufactures Of Spin q her
colonies, Eiall lie admitted during the
Trace oftuclveY years IN the rort Of New
Orleans, md in III other legal ports q
entry within The coded territory, in the
fame manner IS the Ihirs of the United
Estates coming directly from France or
Spain, or any OF their Col0Eil2, without
'-bcing Gbiea TO any ether or greater d.
'ty on merchandise, or ether CT greater
stonnagc, than that paid by the citizens
sof the United States. This, Er, con-
fider direa and palpable violation Of the
9Th feQion Of tae III article which provides
thar nopvefereace hall be given by any
regulations commerce or revenue, 70 the
ports Of one fate over thole Of another.
The article in quefion not only gives the
port OF New Orleans and every port which
may be eAab!ihed in the ceded territory,
great and manifef preference over the
other por,s in the United States, but it
gives the French and Spaniards decided
y advantage over our own citizens in all the
countries bordering on the hiillliippi.
For as they will pay no other or greater
duty than that paid Try the Ct liens Of the
UaiteJ STATES, II the port Of New-Oriears'
AMI will have 70 pay A. cents more per ton
as a tonnage dairy ana ten per cent addi-
tonal duties on merchandise in the other
ports OF thc Uiitel 3tltes, tbs viii in
dace the French and Spanilh vefels to re-
fort to the port Of New Orleans in prefer
ence to any other pert in the United
States. whereas The veHeiS from the Uni
tel States, icing compelled 20 pay much
higher duties in the ports Of France and
Spain than their own ve!3e!s, AM having
imported goods from thofe countries into
the United States will be NEGOTIATED in
Tending them to Louiiiana to pay freight
and iniarance coatw;(c,and will Ee unable
TO enter into competition with the vetiels
Of France ami Upairs We may fairly cal
colate that the yedcls Of the prelcat Ucit
ed States will be excluded from this COM
merce, and that not only i4ouihana but all
the countries bordering On the MillifPPi
and The waters communicating with that
river will be fupplied by The French and
Spanilh with al luch articles Of commerce
as they can furnifh. This will be particu-
iarly felt by the ea.terl and northern ltates.
The gentleman from Virginia, tells US
that this preference is 10 be conGdered as
parr of the purchalc money, Is it then
neceaary to give preference to the Span
iardS over our own citizens in purchaing
country Of the French But taking it
for granted that il was neceHary or expe-
dent to give the yellcIs Of France this pre-
ference, it certainly could not authorize
the prefIeat and lcnate or even congrets,
fiuppofag them to poaefs the right to ad-
nit foreign tates into the union) 70 al
init Louiliana into the union Of the ltates'
polIcling the advantage Of this preference
+ unlerltanl the gentleman TO fay that
this objection applies rather TO the laws
than TO The contribution. conceive FIR,
that the conGitutionai provilion has oper-
atcl 10 forbid preference OF one port to
anothzr in any regulation of commerce