Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-13
VOL. 42.-NO. 81.

hiMg.) He had no objection TO consiu
the Restitution, aud be was in favor
the amendment proposed by the gentiem
from South Carolina (Mr. Lowhdes.) 81
as his friend aud colleague, the chairrs
OF the committee OF Foreign Relations IN |
Forsyth was not in the House at the fin
the honorable gentleman from Massa CHI
sets Mr.. king) commenced his remark
and therefore could not reply to some
| item which he had not heard Mr.. "
thought it his duty TO say few words
answer TO what had fallen from the honor
| BILE gentleman. He begged leave in til
hrst place to recal to the remembrance
| the House the fact that some days ago h
friend the chairman of the Commit
| Foreign Relatinns, proposed certain am ems
| ments to the bill regulating the commend
OF the United States with Great B,jte;I
| according to the late convention, the obie,
OF which was, TO exclude vessels and GOO,
not Coming directly from the EuroDeaN
territories CT his Britannia Majesty, fro.
thcicensh's OF tine act, agreeably 70 the &.
g evident construction of the convention
understood by both parties. These amend
mcnts were then rejected, although the e
feet OF them was. to certain extent. tn
same as the measures contemplated by TIL
resolution OF the gentleman from Mass;
chusetts, and were rejected from = yeru
fastidious delcacy about the construction
the treaty. Then it was confer did tn,
the terms of The treaty did not authorize
to say the British vessels coming from n
touching at the West India Islands OF. h
brtanmc Mi sty's COLONIES in n. America
should be subjected TO the payment Of or
discriminating duties. Nogv it is asked d
us to increase those discriminating dutieE
upon such vessels and their cargoes, on thE
ground that this species of trace is not
all within the provisions Of the treaty. III
would leave gentlemen to reconcile the u
different constructions of the sane instrr
ment rs thy could. To him il appeare
there was no small share of inconsistene
in such conduct. When the terms of thE
convention were to be found fault with
when those who made it were tn be acc,
sed OF sacrificing the interests of the cour
try ; then It meant one thing when thU
interests OF gentlemen's constituents reouN
red, 1t then meant another. Mr. w. SAID
that on this subject If was also his duty
correct mistake into which the honors b A.
gentleman from Massachusetts had fallen
he called tia mistake, for as he was sincerN
himself he was willing to allow sincerity d
all others ; yet he certainly thought Is
strange that ore so well informed as liz
honorable gentleman should have been M
led upon such subject. The honorab t.
gentleman had stated to-day, and as he l,a
stated the same thing some DAYS since
reference to the treaty, it might be take
as his deliberate opinion, that the interest
of his part of the country were sacrifice
IN this convention to the interests of til
cotton states-that the fisheries had bee
given up to preserve these interests
and that the grand objects of the treatI
seemed to be TO secure to the sonthert
planters saving upon their cotton by I'll
reduction Of the British Discriminate
duties upon that article. Now, sir, / cal
assure the honorable gentleman that til
southern planter never felt the slghtes#
inconvenience from the operation of thos &
duties. He never got a cent iess fer HI
cotton-he only shipped it in BIRTHS
instead Of American vessels, and the los
therefore fell upon the American ship ow
ner, not on the agriculturist. MIR. w
said, he himself, had received, previous {
his arrival at Washington, various commLH
nicatlons ON this subject, but they all rsla:*
ed to owners OF American tonnage and nd
to the planters Of American produce. -
The argument which they all contained&
was, not that our agriculture, bnt that OF
navigation would be ruined. Whom, sin
(sAid Mr.. W) would the ruin Ct our nav
cation most severely affects Who ow
nine-tenths Of the tonnage of the Unite
States Certainly the eastern and nortlE
ern states. Mr.. w. hoped it WAS unnt
cessary to say, that neither here nj
els where, had he been. or would he eve
be the advocate of local interests or thN
encourager of narrow and selfish jealousie Z
which had so long disturbed the repose
happiness of the Union. 1t was for tn <
very reason that he had wished to corre,x
the mistake Of gentlemen from Massach,*
sets. Such statements go abroad am
make injurious mpressions--they Undue
our brethren ofthe east to believe that "
of the south arc hostile TO their prospe rit'
destroyers OF their commerce, in shorN
enemies and oppressors who have no con-
muuity Of feeling or of interests with therk
1t was very pOssib e, Mr.. w. said, that i 3
reply TO this statement would have ve's
little feet most probably It wou 4 nevtE
reach the people of Massachusetts,. who's
prejudices, prejudiccs which had bed
purposely fomented, it was intcnGed to RI 8
move. Still, however, he had felt it Oh
duty to make it, in justice to the poop
whom he had tie honor 60 represent, u
| justice TO the administration whom =
| people by choice supported, and for It
sake Of that union and harmony amorg N
people OF the United States, which al srN
mistaken views of public measures rs In
taken by the gentlemen from Messachuselk
had tendency to destroy.
Mr.. Randolph said we had Just rat q