Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-02-18

paTt& g&RANF FLAAERE ~ Aatf
nearly u tile nsunpgion, many N
those articles wEru only carried II
British vessel l.will TOO, prevent SONS
Of their merchants and some portion OF thel'
navigation from Goursning On he runs o.
our owa But we nave eve y reason ~ sup
pose that, by measure 81 this kihu, WI
shall render the Bt itlsh government hlila
more inclined, because II will be tor het IL
terest, in anyiuture negoustion't TO aI!o" Us
a participation in the trade win many OF
her Islands, equally beneficial 70 them ana
ourselves ] hc bill Oh your table mus
have al injurious effect upon The trade 81
those islands .Al,ho' thr plantations are IN
the West Indies, many OF tneir owners are
in England, aud there form numerous ana
wealthy class OF subjects. Ihefr com piaints
al least, will be- offended 70 by The Brush
cabinet. Far be il from me, sir, 70 WISH I"
inFl!ct any suffering on the british coonists
their commerce, ike our Own, IS TOO OF
IN sacrificed 10 the interest OF the parent
country: and the measure proposed, q
il produces the desired effect, Wall be e
qu.lly beneficial to the Island and 10 this
country.
Some inconvenience of temporary ma
ture may result from the adoption OF The
regulation proposed and 1t IS my sincere
desire, as far as in my power, 10 consider
the measure in its most important bearings
Ii will for time depress, IN our market
the price ofthose articles which are now
carried III British SHIPS 20 their Islands In
The north and east, The value OF our lumber
will be less but if the merchants concern~
cd in that trade Can sec, that what they may
lose in the price OF The article viii be gam
cd by another and equally deserving class
oil their f llow-citiZens that. In national
point OF light, nothing will b. LOST, and The
measure will tend 10 tquallzc ,ht tenehts Of
trade throughout the country, sney Gus nt
AID vii! be satisfied il TINS view, il )
call upon their patton n, wnIci WI. Hoi b.
disreGprded. The tA CT upon tie price Il
the products which we receive from their
islands, in British vessels must be b~d 10
deed. Rum. sugar and molasses are tEe
pin ipal articles which we thus receive.
he Ium We can we'll dispense With u
there never should be another gaIl1n i'm
ported mo tbs country, # would be favor
10 The nation. We Cow receive iaIg> quaL-
nues Of sugar and moiassts from lie HA
vana, and some from other ISLANDS tn4n
British; we formerly ycCei, d considerable
quantities OF sugar from til. East Indies anO
south America (BrziD 1--WE now obtain
considerable quantities from the southern
portion Of the United States, and with sui,
able encouragement, great propo uon "A
GU. whole consumption could be oh aimed
from that source.
Ii has been pretended by some, that the
trade now carried on between this country
and the British islands, is not profitable one
and we see calculations in some Of our public
papers, made, no doubt, by British merchants
Or British agents among Us, to this effect. But
Why do they pcFscvere ia this trade fit be
Improbable? Why not permit others TO par
ticlpale in the loss z The suggestions on THIS
head reminds me Of a circumstance mentioned
respecting the first merchant in New York
WHO shipped faxseed 10 the Irish market. Oh
the return Of THIS ship he was asked now the
article answered Not at all was the reply
II was ruinous business but il was observ-
ed he soon loaded another vessel with the
same article, and then another still on the
return Of each, the story was-that the trade
was most runous. His friends asked him
why he persevered in such a losing trade
he replied, that he must do something to sup
port his family. So those British merchants
and agents, who complain that the colonial
trade with this country IS losing one, gel
10 support their families; and what
IS more, greatly TO benefit the English ma
lion.
1t may be asked viii not this measure aid
Q building up the neishboring british colonies
1n the continent Of America? Sauguine cal
know, have been made, by some
English writers, on this subject; that large
quantities of lumber are, and viii continue 10
De, exported from the Canadian territory. bv |
Inc st. Lawrence, including that which they |
eceive from the United States by Lake Cham |
plain, &C. there can be no doubt. and much |
valuable timber will be exported from New
Brunswick end Nova Scotia but to suppose
bat any thing like an adequate supply for the |
british home market and for the British West
ndia colonies can thus be obtained, is CHROME
'us. The climate inteposes an insurmounia-
pc obstacle 70 regular supply. The 81.
lawrence is closed by The ice from three to
ave months in each year.
Not 10 detain the committee longer, il does
appear TO me- that whether you consult the
interests OF your tellow-cilizens, or The b nor
q your country, this prohibitory bil ought IL
pass. u i he not done now, rely upon it.Sir.
that a future Congress viii, in defence Of thf
rlghts and nriNileees nlthis rati., Ii -. =