The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-12-12

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on iu morris, every sUbject that is thought 10
DC entitled TO your particular attention, 10
q distincl end clear light as psy be able.
By on act of The 81 OF March, 1915, so
much OF rhe several acts % imposed hig
dutie, on The ,oDns8e of fo,eign vessels, and
on the manufactures and productions OF fos.
eigu nations, when imported into the United
States in foreign vessels, tDan vben import
ed in vessels OF the Coted States we're re-
pesled, so far as respected tho manuisctu, es
aud productions Of the nation TO WHICH such
vessel belonged, on the condition, mat the re-
peal should take effect only il favor Of any
foreign nation, when the Exec ulive should DC
sstis6 ID tnat such discriminating duties, to
he disadvantage OF tho Unred Slales, had
likewise betn repealed ny such nation. by
this act a D. opposition was made 10 ell nations
10 place our commerce with each on q basis,
which, il was pfesumedi would be acceptable
20 all. EveIy nation was allowed 10 b ing It's
manufactures aud Pr prouacIions mo our ports,
and 10 axe msDuiac,ufes and productions ol
the United Sta,es back to their ports, IN their
own vessels, on the same condnions that they
mig NJ be trsnsp ported 10 vess-is of lhe Uniied
Sts,es ond, in re,0rn, IL was required that a
like accom- N modalion should be granted 10 the
o,het powets. The articles to, be admitted,
or or fohiblted. on eithe, aide, formed no PAT,
of the proposed arrangement. Each parry
would retain the right 10 admit or prohibit
such articles from the othei,sa, IL thought
ID, oper, add on \ - owD conditi ons.
When the nature Of the commerce between
the United States and eve'y oher county
was taken into view, il was hOuaht that this
proposition would. be consider cd fair, and ev-
en- iber sl, by cve'y power,, Ihe exports Of
the Uoited Sla,e consist geDeIslly OF articles
of he list necessity, and Of the rude matori.
al. in demand for toreisa nanufactories, of
g,eal bulk, requiring Tor theis transportation
many vessels, he return for which, in tbs
msnuiac,ures and productions OF any foreign
county syep when disposed OF thore to -sd.
vantage may DC brought ~ single vessel.
This observation Is rnUre especially applicable
60 those conhtries tom which manufactures
alone are impo ted, but il applies. IN a great
extent, TO the European dominions, of every
Eu opeon power, and, in a certain extent, to
ell ,he colonies Of those powers. by placing
tnen Tho navigation precisely on the same
ground, IN tho transportation Of exports and
import;, between the United States md other
countries Il was presumed that ali VS. offer
cd which could be desired. II seemed to be
The only proposition which could be devised,
which would retain even the ismbiance of e.
qualify IN our isyor. aRt.r
Many coosidcrs,ion Of grest weight gave
Us Q fish, TO expect that this commerce
should be extended 70 the colonies, as we'll %
TO the European dominions, of other powers.
Wuh ihe latter, especially with countries ex.
clusivs iy msnufaCt turing, he advantage was
mantle silly on their side. An indemnify for
that los. was expected fsom u trade wnh the
colonies, ard, with The greater reason, as it
was known that tho supplies which the colo
ME, derived from q, were of the highe st i'm.
por,ance 10 them, their labor being bestowed
with . much greater ptohl in the culture Of
other articles, and because, likewise, the aru.
cies Of which tEese supplies consisted, fOro
ing 10 large q proportion VI the exports ottho
United States, were never ecmked into sCy
Of the potts Oh Europe except in cases OF
omorgencyy 10 avert serisus calamity When
no article is Admitted wb,sh Is not reQuired
to supply the wants Of the party sdmitiiog it.,
and admi,,ed then, not in favor OF any psrtic-
ular country, to The disadvantage of others,
but on cond,.ious equslly sPpi'cable to all, it
seems just that the articles thus admitted
and invhed should be carried thi,hor in the
vessels Of tho couo,ry affotding such supply,
and ,ha, tho reeipr oci,y should be found in
corresponding accommodation on the other
side. By GLOWING each party 10 participate
in The transpor rtslioo OF such supplies, on the
payment Of equal tonnage, stroog proof was
afY, ded Of an scco ,nmoda,ing spiIit. To a.
bsndcn 10 il the transportation Of the whole
would be q sacrifice which ought not to be
expected. The demand In Tho present in-
stance, would be the more uore easoocbte, in
COZ dere,ion Of the Inequality exis,io6 10 the
trade with the parent country.
Such was the basis OF our system, ss estsb.
li,hea by the act Of 1915, and such ils true
| character. In the year IN which this act was
| passed., treaty was concluded with Crest
| Britain, in strict conformity with VS. princi-
! plies, In ,cyad TO her Eo opean dom,nions.
10 her colonies, howevei, ~ the West ind CO