Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-12

cans, this Treaty WAS received eiithusias-
tically, not because it put IN end TO the
horrors os the war, but because it would
serve as future basis TO the great views
OF their government in the Western parts
or the country, and eventually throw the
prime pal mass OF indian trade into the;r
own hands, So favorable were the bounda-
ries agreed OH. The result OF the Client
transactions was consequently hailed in the
Y. States as The haibinser Of great good
nay oy al parties. 1t was pronounced as an
over-reaching on their part.
What vii be the recepton OF our Com.
'nefciHl tfcaty If really such as reprcsep
ted IN the said prints, we can also well i'm
aS'ne. whence have we ventured a f,,v rc-
MARKS on that subject. which by some Will
Dc deemcd speculative, by others prena-
turc, but winch. we are confident, will
nave their due weight on the thinking part
OF The British community. We Shall. there
fore, consider the three material points in
detail i''''' Ia
Now, however, we are at peace with
the United States, we cherish q fond hone
t"at IL VIII be long and lasting We repine
not at the commeroid prosperity of any ma
tioa' QUO the mHrmurs of our own nercap-
t,ic men Begin 60 be heard We deDlored
'i'e coInmt ncememt Of the past American
'r--"S observed Its Progr IS, and the az
imoSity which its close has given rise IN
win poignant feelings of regret. for ,,rcnJe
derived from the same common stocI. en-
lar m pursuits, and kindred in their svn-
pstnies' appear made by nature TO be cordi-
q 4Ilehos, though an immense ocean inter
venes between them.
ne hrSt article ofe id supposed Treaty
is a dlspeHsaticn Of the navigation laws NJ
no1h countries, o., in other words. as we
understand 1t, the foreign tonnage elusv is
,.'".ua:iy SVen up. From this being the
nFsS mentioned article, it natural 70 CON
I.uae, II Is a'so the material clause-it is.
tilSreIore worth while to see VIII ther we
nave gained or lost.
II IS fact well known to the practical
,''I- Ciant' tnat Tor one British vessel that
ran ones visit England and British posses
slons, and the amount of properly sb;,.nsd
IS IN equal proportion. Accord,no to =
Standard list OF duties regulated bV Con-
SfcsS' anu enforced from the 1st day of
3u"l' 1914 all foreign vessels paid duty Of
~ per ccnr. on a., property imported
iAo,c t,isn IN American vessels, ratinq- The
s1it Guies according to the regular list
Puoiis"eaoy congress, and alpl,abeticallv
arranged IN the same manner, % r,,,. o,',,
l'esideS THIS, each foreign vesse! pavs 50
ceilts per ton, called light money. bv Act
w congress, March 50, 1905, as custom
mouse rate, before such VS. eli receives rer-
!'iit 10 land cargo. hn American vessel.
~ y, u.'s same case only pays cents per ten.
eo.,.E mouse arrangements On foreign
eon'l.5c ere pretty similar, but to put the
question on more clear ground. we WIN
take the article Of Cotton Is il Is thet ~
Ministerial prints have selected for the;,
OWE ehcidat ons. '''0i
according to act 70, Geo. cap. 90, (sche-
que n rates the permanent duties on inn.
ported cotton, at IS. I'd. per cwt. in prit.
ism siips-and l7s. Cd. in f,re'gn ones. that
rs just double. BY our rev Commercial
Treaty, as announced, Americans are n
pay At the rate Of the British standard
that IS, IS. "a. per 1OGlbs so that ION new
cent Is deducted for them, whereas as
ABOVE stated we have on'y deduction Of
~ per cent as comp. nsation. Following
t up inns S":,'e ardent prospect Of gain on
.n'S s,ngie ltemto the Americans, we have
70 add, that when this comes IN he n,nI,i .
piled on the larger amount ef nmer;-s,,
vessels visiting our ports, than British ones
visiting those of the United States the al
| vantage will be Incredible.
he regular drygood trade ofNorth A.
mefica IS divided into Spring and Fail, and
70 carry 1t on, regular American vessels
COME 10 England and carry away the goods
very tew OF which so in British bottoms =,
In the United States, with the exception If
NV orr, lew English vessels are found
tor freight, they were lattegly scarcely used
Tor any thing else than conveying maho(ya-
my to England which American bottoms
couid not do, or to load tobacco from lanes
| RIVER, and cotton, when the Slave Trade
was on foot, to Charleston, but il is fact
well known, that the Americans carry on
their own export trade, a ti.ijn~ amount
excepted. in 1910, when the largest i'm
| port4t on OF cotton took place that was ever
known, 1T amounting 70 568,524 BAGS. the
| Americans furnished thereof 941 5AS hays
valued at about four millions sterl;uC-tbis
| was principally brought in American YES
sells, and indeed, If the Liverpool docks
| could only be contrasted with New York
| harbor. the reciprocal proportion cf raos
waving would be found as 1 is to ~, in "a
| vor OF the Americans. On this eoualizs-
ton OF duties, then it is easy TO Calculate
| now mu-h the advantage is in favor of the
United States. The English mr. liant is.
u'VIdualiy, viii be 2 gamer, because
sha'i burden wilt be removed from his
shoulders, but the revenue will be an i'm
mense loser, and for one Engi,shman bene
lifted, twelve Americans Will gain in n
most disproportionatc degree. This NAV
nave en- done Under the hope of encoura-
| gng British shipping, and with the idea
! that we shall be able 10 Convey our goods to
| the American market.