Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-04-22
ton which hiss been imputed to il.

my ceio0'&s' lhes axe however county
applicable to the other c5ie :iinn s,a..d ~.
youc letter, cI Il trade 6e ~eeu the Un,,..,i
States and eneriy Colonies, i'm The orod,ca
or manufactures of Africa or Asia. Non.
of the orders alluded TO, nhibit tina, com
merce, and IL IS most Certain Ina, IN. .r.
ticle alluded TO, gives sanciion 10 such :,
preiension.
AS 20 the conditions by which il is n.
greed 10 break the CONTINUITY ofthe yov.y.
have to observe that they are as favour.
aoie as you had expected. We wee an.
,horized 10 stipuIate, if better conor;ons
could not be Obtained, that The goods
should be landed, the dutics reid and The
shin changed. We stipulated, only ,h.,
The goods should be lande d, and tn. d.,
paid, making the da,y or European poods
per cent. and on colony productions Two
by exemp,'ng the party itom The reces.
| SHY OF changing The snip, an Important
advantage was certainly secured. By fix.
ing tns duty al perc IN the one in.
stance, ana Ak In the other, il was NOR
possible tina, the slightest emba.ras,ment
should be thrown in the way of the rad.
The duty payable on manufacturers con-
sumed III the country il about 5 Der cent
and On West ipdia productions Is. 3ba
trlr'ng amount made payable 10 The co,n.
Try on the re"exportaIion of the articles.
could not be felt by The merchant T.
would tall on the European Consumer
1t could not be felt Is a heavy impo,it;on
/ on the trade Itself. Our only ca,nos,;
tor IN il, would be Great Britain, VIII.
merchants would labour under The died
vantages incident TO war, in thousand
shapes, more especially as The ports. of
me whole continent would be shu; on Them.
IN not being able TO get their goods into
shose ports, otherwise than by Smuggling
them mode which cou!t! not fail tn n
one'ous, II il succeeded, bu, which vvax
likely to fail in GIGS, cases. Il should h.
remembered also, that the encreassd du.
ties which would accrue 10 the copn,rv
would tend, in the degree, 10 interes, RI.
"hois community IN support of a com.
'herce' IN which the commercial part was
most materially interested. II is the poll
,cS oil the hnrcpe:n powers bayine ca.
'onies IN The West Indies, TO make ia.
parent country the cnlrepot of the pro-
dnciiohs Ct It's colonies. Is not thar not
ICY worthy the attention aad imitation os
tae Uni'ed States, in respect To the ,rad.
ot The Colonies in question The du,v
received would make some recomCeD.e =,
the nation for the expenses incurred and
sums expended, in supporting our right
tn that trade. Besides, by maxine, The
ports OF the United States the " en,,s.
pots" Tor such productions, the country
IN general would derive some advantage
ironi the measure. Every ship engaeedip
the commerce which entered an Ameri.
can port, would bring something to, and
take something fromit. The vast amount
OF Asiatic, European and West India ar
Vcles brought TO our markets; would chea.
! pen the price of those articles al home.
and each ship, while In port, and in The
prosecution vi her voyage, would REQUIRE
supplies in provision and other articles.
which would raise the price of those arti-
cles, 10 the great advantage of the general
interest ct the country.
The Limitation ofthc article to the term
specified, was condition which we pre-
sumsd might prove advantageous 10 The
United STATES, while il could Tot possihlv
finJuIc them. 1t is expressly stipulated
hat lae right Of both parties shall revive
ct the expiration OF the term. Those of
The United States, therefore, would then
DE- IN force, and 10 the full extent ofIbeir
preIens'ons, in the same manner as if The
stipulation had not been entered into. I'm
another war they might insis, on condi-
lions which this stipulation did not secure,
and, II Great Britain did not yield to their
nemsnd, they might resort to any expedi-
eni, TO compel her, which the wisdom of
their councils might dictate. Any en-
croachmeot on The part Of Greal Britain
on their rights, as heretofore commended
Tor, might be considered by their govern
meni an act Of hostility, and treated ac.
cordnsly. The least favorable conditions
that she could offer would be those alrea-
ny settled, which the United States might
accept or reject, as they though, BEST.
AS youthful, prosperous, and rising ma
lieo, 1t could no. be doubted Ina; in the
next wa their situation would be more
Imposing than in The present one. The
presumption is. thai they would be able
tben TO obtain better conditions than az
! preaent.
! On The thitd article have to observe,
~ addition 10 shat is stated in our Joint
ietter of January 8, 1907, that nothing
would have been more easy than 10 have
omitted .ny provision on he subject oft
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