Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-08-05

- ieeuiat'ohs OF commerce were
Win ITS nature and prosperity.
a., e ProIessed hioseif To be fsienti to tbe
'.'I r"iCh yes To industry free course.
aS "e impulse OF individual interest,
L. NV euiuan0e OF individual sagacity.
G.. ~, pers"aoed, that it would be bappy
Io' ali nations, If the barriers erac,.d ~
prejudice, by avaricc, and hv L.!
tsm, were broken down. and e..on
.ercourse established among them We, y,
TINS, as to all other general rules 49,
"iSnt De exceptions: and the ,.,ie ;,.o,r
required, what did not exist, thar II shom,d
be genera ''''' IL Shouio
IL Illustrate this observation. he rec.r
~ ~ ~ tue navigation act OF Great Yritai,-
"""' not oeing c1un:erbalanced nv ,rv
a.'"''"r 'c,s on the part OF rival nations. ;,.d
secured Ia Great Britain no less .tban ~"
On f'0elffhs Of the shipping aad ,e..uc,.
empioyed IN her trade. 1t il stnt.d H..
IN 1000 wien the British act nas.r,, ,ts
iore'gh tonnage was to the Britis,, as o..
10 -FOUR; In 100, less than one to s;x t.,
40 @o' as one to nineteen: Tn l75o- \. ,ns,
10 WE'VE In IVA, nearly the same. a.
WIG commencement OF the period, the TIM
n" 20. was Dut 1896 tons at the end of II.
As another illustration, he mentioncd
ss ~ $50 where two countries happened =,
oe III such relation to each other, tbar
'1e one, ny discourasihg the manufactnres
VI '"I o'ieF' might not only invigorate it's
own, ou' transplant the manufactures them
selves Here the gain would be clear
one; and the effect evidently coneie,.',s
with the principle of the theory
10 allow trade to regulate i.eeff ;s,o,
therefore to be admitted as maxim v,;,,.,-'.
sally sound Our own experience rs -.
US mat, IN certain cases. 4 is the me tLino.
with allowing one nation to regulate IL foS
ahother. Were the u S. in fact. in co,n-
"ercial intercourse with one nation onlv.
ana 10 oppose no restrictions whatever to
d system OF foreign restrictions, they vonId.
w necessary, he deprived of all share in tbe
carriage, although their vessels n; ebt IL
abie to do 1T cheapest g well az of tbe ~
~ resources for defence on that side uvher,.
they must always be most exposed ,o &C.,
small burden only in FOREIGN porte IN a
merlean vessels. and perfect eouaii,v rs
foreign vessels with our ow,, In rnr nor,s
tier '"''er aieoSe-
ms subject, as had been rerna-ted ~,
a former nccaSon, was not novel ons.
- was coeval with our political birth. ana
mas at all times exercised the Thoughts oe
rehect'ng citizens. As early as the ve,r
succeeding the peace, ofthe foreign policy.
Mn'en began to be felt IN orr trade and ma
.igHfnh' excited universal attention and
'hqu'e'aoe he first effort thought of
was an application Of CONGRESS- To the et,tnS,
for Grant Of power, for 4 Tim;taJ - 80 -
regulate nur foreign Commerce.. -
view 70 control the influence otupfavnr.i,,o
regulations m some cases, and IN ccnc;,;
ate an extension of favorable ones in o,pnrs
from some circumstances then ;nc;dent ~
o.r 'uatlon, and particularly from pa
dical wee in TIE then political svs,en -
ehfAt. '"' uiu not take
ne states next endeavored to escc.
lnelr purpose by separate, but concurrent
regulations. Massachusetts opened cor,
..esponhence with Virginia and other statrr-
W order TO bring about the plan. Here -
gam the effort was sbortive.
Out OF this experience. grew The mo-.
sures which terminated in the estabIsI.
mem OF government competent to the rs
Iu'atIon o. oGr CON me- ial irter 81 & th,
Vindication If our c numerical iieL,s
ms these were the first objects ct The noo-
PIE IN the step taken for ESTABLISHING tic
present government, they were upivSreaI-
~ expected to BE among the first frnite nf
~; Al thlS expectation, the pub
TIC were disappointed. An atte,n,,t ,,oa
made IN different forms, and recri,icd .i'S
repeated sanction of this branch of ,I,.
g's'ature' cut they expired in the Sen,te.
mo', indeed, as was alledged. from IL
IKE TO the attempt altogether. but tbe 49,,
dlhcatIon given TO it. Ii has not erroa IT,
however that it was ever renewed IN
diherent form in that house and cor 60 -, ("
umc " has been allowed 70 sleen in bn,i'
j! the reasons which originally nrevai1aI
against measures, such as those now ~
Poseh' mad weight in them, thew can No
longer furnish pretext for opposit;on
, when the subject was discus.ed - a.
IFS congress at New York, il was said
ma, .ls, we ought to try the effect of gencrous
poicy towards G. Britain that We onoLs
20 give time for negotiating a treotusaS
commerce that we ought IN ayyo;t az,
'p,se OF negotiations for explaining snd
executing the treaty Of peace. we haI
no" waited term Of more tban GO
years. The treaty Of peace r.,na; iouF
e A'I ,l,e on her part; though all preteyt
uelay mas been removed by the stens
!. Ken on onrs No treaty or commeron
inner IN train, or in prospect. Tnstsad -
'eIaxatIons IN former articles conn1'';s
!, we sefel new and aggravated vioIa,ions
In ttev ew which he took Of the srt;..,
ne called the attention Of the cornr,;j,,cH'
particularly to the subject of nsvirat;or &c
manufactures, and of the diserin,;-a';