Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-02-18

the mode of uGng them, We have only &c
adopt the principles of thoic who thus
| put us on the dcfcniive, or others equiv
alept and better fitted to our circumitan.
ccs 5"
Where nation impofes high duties
on cur productions, or prohibits them
altogether, it may be proper tor US 10 do
the fame by theirs" SC,
Where nation refufes TO receive IN
our vriIels any productions but our own,
We may refuie 70 receive in theirs any
but their own productions,
"Where nation refules to our vefiels
the carriage even of our own productions
10 certain countries under her dominion,
we might refule to theirs, of every def
cription, the carriage OF the fame produc-
tons to the fame countries"
/" But as juttice. and good neighbor-
hood would dictate, chat thoie who have
no part in impoing the reitriction on
US, fhouid not be the victims OF mealures
adopted TO deteat IT'S effect it may BE-
proper to csnhne the ,rsitriction to yet-
f.ls owned or navigated by any iuoJ cts
of the fame dominant power, other than
the inhabitants of the country, TO Which
the faid productions are to be carried.
And to prevent all inconvenience to the
faid inhabitants, and TO our owe, by too
ludden check on the means Of trant-
portation, We may continue 70 admit the
ycnels marked for future EXECUTION, on
an advaEccd tonnage, and for tuch
length Of time only, as will be iuPPoted
necellary, to provide againit such incon
veniencc.
such, fl, were the opinions and views
Of fome Of our mott diuinguiihed itatrs .
men, and lueh were the principles OF pol
icy recommended by them, for The adop-
ton of their couauy equally applicable
to our prelrni Gtuasion-equally neceiia
~ now TO be adopted, That they were
not aaed upon a an eaili;r period, the
conyulicd ltate of Europe, from the com
mencement of the French revolution, IN
1880, to the termination of the late on
aict IN Europe, furniihes a { .ificlent rea
ion. But, FIR, Congfsis ought before 70
have acted upon this fubject- before the
termination of that conflict before the
negotiation of the late commercial con
yention Of London. Great Britain did
this = fhe re,ifed her navigation laws
formed new taritf-or greatly altered
her former--and adapted the whole to
fate of peace in Europe, and with a
merica. and although in that oonven
ton, ihe profeilts 10 put the direc' trade
between the Two countries upon perfect
footing ofreeiprocity, yer The had before
lecured the principal advantages 10 her
own ihlps AMI lubiects. In word, and
in the words of MIR Jcfferion's report.
We did give " her commerce and na'iga
ton in exchange for yeitrictions and vex
asions." We admit all her productions
fhe refaCes, or lays prohibitory duties on
many of ours all our ports are open 10
her one third Of her ports are cloied
againlt US. She told our eommlihoners
We had nothing TO ofFrr in exchange Tor
her colonial ports: Have we not mott
ex,enlive and lucrative commence to OF
Ter for them, a commerce 1t not ehentiai
10 their exiaence, al leatt necttary 10
their growth and PROPERTY shall 4
be laid we have nothing TO offer tor the
trade OF these colonies, when they now
receive in Britilh bottoms three quarters
Ct their lupphes from US I? No, hr' pals
the laws on your table, and at your next
negotiation, you will have IN them iron
ger arguments than any OF your commit
lloners had at the formation OK the lac
convention, as it reipects the colonial
trade. In little more than two years
thar convention Wi! expires you VIII
probably treat again upon the iuolectS
embraced by it-thef7 laws Will ald you
in obtaining a true reciprocity ID com
nerce. All nations dilpofed to act on
high and honorable principles Will ,ind
America anxious 10 do the fame. Ii they
are difpofed 10 remove all reltrictions from
commerce. America will do the fame
fuch is the language Of her ttatesmen
quoted above fuch the language OF her
laws. Unfoiicired lhr long since ratied1 4!
law Offering to all commercial naiion59and
aboliGn all discriminating duties7 polio
commerce, ike the ocean oh Y, cons
floats. might lind its proper ley Of hie'