The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-22

th'e very obvious exception 10 the ,crlpe oil the
perfect freedomot trade. When we can traniplant
the manufactures OF other countries into the bolom
OF our own, the whole cas- clear gain. This would
be OF the utnoi. advantage to the United States
/ Whist would be the conisluenoe to America, he
aiked If her trade left BY government to regu-
late i,ieE! The fequel would be, tina, other natl
| ons would regulate trade for This would
deitroy all the reources of our natural maritime
trength aud leave defenceleis in TIE event Of a
rupture with any foreign nation.
1t had been remarked when his proportions were
introduced. that the fubjees was a novel ole.
In tsst, II began vic our Political sxfsnce.
| In 1874, ths United States granted to Congress,
power ct regulating comnier-e. There was, how
ever ioie radical defect in the yfem of government
i'iei, and 1t failed The fate OF Mailachufetts at
tempted TO ettablh an npoG Of j nature ccrreseon-
dent with the Prei.s PROPORTIONS, and iome other
Rates iowed fimar diipoiition, but from various
reaioh' the prcjeS proved abortivs. He believed,
that mutt BE- III the recollection OF every member
that the regulation OF our commerce was " the
principal objects held in view by the Establishment of
the federal contribution and without that view there
was the greate reaon to thek tha. the contribution
never would have s,itted.
IL was expected that fueh an attempt would be
snadc, and the experiment bad accordingly been made
1t Paiied through the houe of representatives at New
York. bur 1T expired in the fenate. They approved
the principle, but they diliked the mode of reducing
tito prssice. The fubje4 hath fince lain in a dor
mant Kate, asno iutatute had been propoled by the
nouie. II the ienate at THAI time had any good r.a-
Ions Tor their objeao, thefe reafons are now at all
emo. AT New York, it Wa, zealouhy and iuccefs-
cnnsended, that the treaty of peace was then on
| ehe Point ol being put into execution. A CONNER
! eta, treaty mlsht hkewfe perhaps Be- agreed upon /;
ana therefore that it proper in the aaeane TO bt
- ooig'F1 as POshbe The buinsa Of regulating our
eonnnleres was coniequently atrelted, for the mo-
nient' IN Its progres, until the prsfen, time" We
nave waited fir iaid Mr.. NIadfon, " The treaty
PeSce is mott set executed. There no uep>cation
tor commercial treaty in train, or in prorpea -
lie was of opinioa that se had ihewp fuaicent ye-
neroiity aud forbearauce, snd ince thee trial. had
tailed, and as We had gained nothing by them, we
I@ere now f'e.to aS as ws might think proper, and
W We're bsI's/ to do TO- He Eiould there,ere pro.
coed to eoniider the propOGton, affecting III. ints-
ret o. shls country under three different hsads-
fut, es to navigation, fecond a. to marufaC al ures
and third, to diierminatin between different
nations
| He began with the article of navigation.
As TO Britain, Gtuation with that country yas
the 17SF pHsga1i that could be deviied. The Britie
were at liberty to bring the produce of every coun-
Try to America, while We cannot carry the produce
OF the United States in own vefiel., TO noR of
the britth markets, nor can employ the vci.l,
OF other countries to do it. AZ t. the Wsa-Indie.,
we were in manner absolutely excluded from them /;
although we are 70 exreenty Etua,ed by nature for
ts'ntuai intercourfr The gentleman fir ON South Ca
rona had conGdeed it as favor to the United sta,e&
thse our Productions may be carried to the Rritik
Weit-lndies, while thoie of other nations were not
iuffered to be 70. This he faid was mere form
iinee it had been found by experience that there wa.
not another country in the world that could iupply
! the Welt IRAies.
The effea of rhe Brsifh regulations aganft the
American commerce, AMI in favor of their OWE wa.
ilriking.
In 1890, the amount ef Brith tonnage EMPLOYED
in the Americas trade, was two hundred and eleven
thouand, whiii thst of America only forty three
;hou5nd.
He was not iure BIZ, that temporary cauie, might
nave hnee augmented THE proportion Of American
hiPPnlg- Ihss difference -Svss the more remarla-
bic, when compared with the Gate & our hippne,
employed in cur commerce with other nations.
With Spain, our tonnage in proportion, of
hVe to one.-"With Portugal, as iis to ene.--N ith
the Netherlandi, fifteen 10 one.-With Denmark
as twelve TO one-With France. as five TO one
and with Britain, 40 to five So that by
transferring our exports from Britain to France we
houid multiply our Chipping ten jeA Perhaps, he
iaia, there might be ome ncres.s in the proportion
OF American ihpping, within the aG two or three
years, III regard to other countries, but it not
much increaied in refpe8 Britain-Here he recited
another and mors recent lit of proportions, whereby
It appeared, that the fate of the American llipping
employed IN our commerce witA Spain, was in the
proportion OF iixteen to one--Wth Portugal as Te
venteen to one.--With the Netherlands, as twenty
TX to one.-With Denmark as fifteen 10 one-With
RuilIs, as fourteen to one.-With France between
four and five to one.-And with Britain as one to |
three
It was the more Notifying to think of luch diC
proportion, when we reflected on the nature and a.
mount OF the ccrrtmodties exported We Gnd 20
Britain the neoeiares of life. We accept in return
their manufactures the fabrication of which fuppes
many thouiands of the people in that country with
the means OF purchaing ubfRence 70 that in reality
theie manutaet alto necsare, of life to them
In iuch cafe America was undoubtedly entitled TO
command the market. She was entitled to cam.
mand and to pofefs navigation comprehending two
hundred and twenty-five thoufand ton of 1lippns
and thirteen thouiand fsaulen by carrying her own
commodities to Britain.
place Of this have but fxty-ix thoufaud tons
OF ihipPing and three thouand nine hundred and fig
ty ieaInen. While Britain employs one hundred and
hiy-ix thoufand tons of ipping and nine thoufsnd
three hundred and G1ty feamen, which is about ire |
Die the quantity of tonnage employed by Ameriea.
mere was therefore extreme difpropsrtion aganR
VS. We had indeed allowed dlcount of ten per |
cent OF the duties payable upon imports, when they
are made III American bottoms. This had been of |
iom' ieFyiee to our GipPing. At leaf it was pof-
hbie that 1t might have been To- But he was of opn