Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-27

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Lord Sheffield moved to discharge the
order Of the second reading OF the Ameri.
can and West lndia Trade Bill, this day,
with The view of pos.pouing is &c he z6th
OF May, in oraer to. give t'rae for the corr
sideraliep of the subject, as numerous pc.
titions would be presented againsttt. Ihe
motion was negatlved-
Lord GrepvlIle moved that the B:ll &c
now read second time.
The duke Of Mcn.yose called tie .sten.
tion of the house &c tbe a'arm which had
been excited by the manner in which t-is
sub;ec, had been STAGED by the noble lord
who originally proposed it, and by the sup.
position that other measures might follow
The present, which raight have serious effect
upon the shipping interest OF this countfy.
The effect which the Bill might have up.
on the shipping interest was, in this Inc
stance, no light consideration, as the trade
TO the West In1es employed from 6te
1000 seamen, and formed one OF these nur.
serie: for our seanen, which opghr TO be
cherished aud encouraged, instead Of being
depressed or checked.lp his Glewotthe sub.
lect, tae bill! was neither polite ,aor hecessa.
~. II was imp0litic lnasmuch as invent
to authorize the suspension or our naViga'
rlon laws, those laws 20 which we were
originally indebted for our maritime sope-
yiority il was unnecessary, ioasmuch as
1t only psoEessed TO do that which had been
already done; cod might be again In
manner less Objectionable, by leaving i 10
f?he West India governors 10 &C upon their
own responsibility in.cases OK necessity
IF, on the contrary, tie governors were
to be prospcctively authorised 10 Suspend
the navigation laws, it should bsreco!eet.
ed that it might frequently be to their in-
tcress to direct seCh suspension where no
immediate necessity required il. He did
not despair, although he cid not mean to
assert il, that with our present maritime
superiority, the Hess India islands might,
even in time Of war, be supplied IN British
hottc@s by means Of conveys, In time
OF peace there could be no dopbs about it,
and he denied that the calamities which a
noble lord (Hoi!and) on q torger occasion
stated to have resulted to the Wes.Iudes
from net suspeuding The ravieasion laws,
10 have proceeded from that source, as
they were the natural consequences Of
earthquakes and hurricanes. He was mi.
mical to the presen. bill no, only on &C.
count Ct The positive evil resulting TO the
shipping interest Of the country, from the
suspension of the navigation laws, but on
account ct those measures still more inu,
rious to that interest to which this bill
might serve as a basis,
a>he earl Of LAUDERDALE thought the
nolae dake- had rather been arguing against
some speculative measures, which he ap.
prehended m - t, at some future time, be
brought forward, than against the present
bill. He conceived the bill 70 be founded
upon the sound esr principles of legislation.
What could more forcibiy demonstrate its
necessity TRAN the indemnity bill which par
Lament had passed year after year, for the
purpose. OF indemnifying the goosrnors of
our Yves. Iedia islands for suspensions of
the navigation act, which were found TO be
absolutely necessary for the support and
weli.belog of our colonies2 And was it not
more constitutional, Ind more becoming
the dignity of parliament. that whar was SO
found 10 be necessary, should be authoris.
ed, in certain cases, according to the dis
erection aud uader the responsibility of the
executive government, than That violations
of the law should continually take place,
aud the persons who iofringed the law be
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| If according to the argument of the no.
bic duke, our West India colonies coul !.
be supplied BY the uaothe< country ip tn,
simeot war, how would such mode o