The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-12-11
MESSAGE.
Eellow ei0sens ofthe Sena,e


and HoYse sf Rep ssenShres'
Macy causes unite 10 make your present
meeting pecolie,iy increasing TO our consult
Ven,s. The opes sA,iDHof our laws, on tho va
rIous subjects 30 which they apply, with :he
amendments which they occasionally require,
Imposes, annually. an impofian; duty on the
Representatives Of free people. Our tys-
,.m hss happily sdysncsd 10 such maturity,
that 90. not aware tbat yon' cares. in that
.. ec,, will be augmrn'ed. Other causes
exist which are highly interesting TO the
whole cDiiz ID world, and 10 no portion OF II
more 50, in certain views, than TO the UBited
S,ae.. Og,hese causes, and of their hearing
90 thel lintctests of our Union, shalt corDmu.
iicsts he seminars which ! have formed,
with tqai freedom which sense Of duIy d,c-
ts.es.k j. is propey, however, to invite your
aueation, IN the first instance, 10 those con.
cerns respecting which legislative provision
istrougbt IN be psrticpisrly argest.
On the ~ h Of June last convention OF
navigation and couimescs was concluded, In
.ibis city, be,-veeo tho Uniled States and
Francs, by ministers do'y au,horized for the
purpose. The ssnc,ion Of the Executive
having been gwen 10 this convention undor a
conviction that, taking oil ns supnIations into
view, 1t rested essen,,s.iy on a basis OF recip.
Ioca' sod equal advantage, ! deemed II my
duty, in compliupce with the authority vested
10 the Executive, by the second section oi the
sXi OF the last session, CT the 9Th May, con.
cefniDg navigation. to suspend, by pfociama-
uon, until the end OF the mex; aession Of Con.
xtsss, the operation oi the act, emitted +" An
&c, 10 impose new ,onnsge duy on ftench
ships and vessels, and for other purposes
and to suspend, likewise, oil other dalcs on
riench vessels, or the goods in,puc IN
,hen, which exceeded the dv,ies ON Ameri.
Gao vessels, and on similar goods imported 10
,asm. shall submit, this convention forth
with 10 tho Sen,ie foe i,s advice aud couseo,
IS 10 the ratihcs,i.n.
Since your las, session, the prohioi ion
which had been imposcd on the com 'ne,ee
between the Un,,ed States and the Il lush
COLONIES N the West Indies and on ,hi, con
tinent, has likewise oeen 70 emoved.--SAlisiuc.
toy evidence having b.co adduced, tia, the
port. al those colonies had been opened 10
'ho vessels OF the Unitsd States by an act OF
The u hish Parliament, bearing date on the
sAh vi June last, on tho conditions spec lied
'h,'.'n, | dcemed'u p,oper, in compliance
wrb The provision of the FIST sec ion of the
eel OF he last session above rcci,sd 10 declare
ey proclamation, bearing date on the 24.h Of
August last, that the ports Of the Unite d
States should thence 10, ws,d, and unli the
4 end oi the next session oi Congress, be open
( to the vessels Of Great Britain employed in
that trade, under the limitation specified IN
q lhs, p,oc'amsti
A doubt was entertained whether tho act
ot Congress applied 10 the Blush Colonies
Y on this continent, as we'll as those in the
West Indies but as the act OF Parliamen,
opened the intercourse equally with bp;h, AMI
u was the manifest Intention OF Congress, az
well as the obvious policy oi the Uoited States
that The provisions q! the sct OF ps lament
shouid be met IN squa, cxtenl, On the pau of
The United States, aud Nc slso the act Of Con.
gross was surposed'to YES, in the President
@me discretion in the execution Of IL,
thought b. advisable to give IL y cores pondipc
conjunction.
Should the eons,i, ulioneI sanction of the
Senate be given To the rs, ii alton of the con.
ren,'on with Frcnce, legislative provision will
be necessary 10 car.yit fully in,o effect, as !,
iikew'se will u. To continue 10 torce, on su.h
conditions as may be deemed jus, snd p, oper,
mo intercourse which nas beco opsned he.
tween The United States and the BRUSH col.
on'es Every ligh, IN The possession Of the
executive, within due ,ime, DO commonica. |
ted on both subjsc's.
Res'iog eNen,isiiy on a basis Of reciprocal |
s"d tqos' sdva",sgs, IL has been The objsc, OF |
ihe Executive, IN transactions with other |
powers, 10 meet the propositions Of each with
liberal spiit, believing tha, thereby ,he In.
'erest Of oar'soon,ty would be most erec,us,.
" prono'ed. This course has been syste.
ma,ics'ly pursued In Tho ls,e occurrences
vnh F'snee and G ca, b itsin, and iu s,ric,
nceo'd with the views of the iesisla,urs. A
onhjeot hope u eo,er,sioed. ,hst, by the AZ.
rancememt thus commenced with each, all
d,d:reoces respecting navigation and com-
merce With tho dom'nioos io question, wni
be adjusted, sod solid foundation be laid for
sn ec,'ve anil permsnent intercourse, which
will prove eqially advantageous to both par.
ties
The decision Of I'll, Imperial M,ies,y The
Empeiof al Rlssis, Oh The questioa sub.nir,eJ