Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07
FROM From = The Baltimore pc,,;.,

file Of the Royal Gazette to We, We nave received
inclusive. There is nothing Of Of ;, = Isl octobes
these papers. The British o y, importance in
closing the Colonial ports aps svr In Council
commerce h,; after December next, is N INT
published IN the Royal Gazette Of tho ontcalb
the editor OF which paper thus rems "t list ut
he effects OF the order on this col"S upon it,
CARDS the expectation of Salt, must ho asn.
rious, and cause great reduction IS very Sc
nue., when 1t is considered whata lsra o'r Reye.
tlon OF 1t arises from the sale of tbn!a So proper
Were American vessels allowed n Sr'icIe.-
last, and take away Salt, as was s0ne IN bal.
merly when they were not allowed, n '..tsd Tor
erwlse to these islands, it would be , "sae 9th
cation of the bad effects to be aDpre6 fo,hs ml
things now appear and we conce;" sHaed, as
application to have the Order in Conn. mat an
far relaxed, would at least not be consI.n mus
Government as too great a boon r. aa', oy
which, alone, is to suffer by the contnn oolo0y
the strict letter Of the Order as il now o.
The people Of the British West Jnd ;s' ms
MES appear to be getting dissatifed ~;.N Coo'
mother country. The same arbitrary y'I nj, me
sures are pursued towards them that can.od i ,,
separation of the United States fror, p:, :ps
Dominion. The following article sneak - , lslsa
ly on the subject: '1"'
st. Georges, Grenada, Sept. I4-Botb Hon.,
OF our Legislature met on Monday last and *.
we anticipated the attention of the Lower H. a.
was called to matters of very imporf,n,' -.
ture. Before it were laid, by his Maiesty,, c. e.
llcitor General, in the shape of eight djs,r,.
Bills, those measures which the British Cover
ment intend to introduce, by new and unnr.
cedential mode of Legislation. These bills wer.
rejected by very considerable majority
Committee had been already appointed to brine
in a Bill for the revisal Of our consolidate
Slave Act, according to the suggestions con.
tanned in Lord Bathurst's dispatch, dated 2o,l
October, 1925, and we understood those mem.
bers, who voted against the introduction Of he
new bills, TO dissent, for two reasons: the fra
that as there was already measure Of the sam,
nature before the House, the introduction Of
these Bills were superiuous and unnecessary
the second, that they considered the manner IN
which those Bills were introduced as unDrece
dented and unconstitutional. Mos of the Dro
posed measures are such, that, were thew re-
quired by the existing state Of our Laws, and
had been introduced in regular manner, would
we are confident, have met the appreciation Of
our Legislators; but, on the principle by which
it is attempted to legislate for US, by Mandates
from the Colonial office sent out under the
threats which have been made use of by his
MaJesty's Government, we do not wonder that
our Representatives declined to sanction mea-
sures, which would have turned our Legisla-
tive Assemblies into mere Offices Of Regis.
tration for the British Orders in Council.
We understand that a similar fate has attended
the introduction Of like set Of bills in the
House of Assembly in ST. Vincent; and We
trust, that every Legislative body in these CO,
lonies, which yet en- Joy the privileges graHGi
by the Royal Charters, will join with one accord,
in repelling me mode by which the Mother.
Country is attempting to deprive US Of those
Charters If it is the determination of tho
British Government to deprive US Of our con.
franchise, let it do SO, on It's own re
sponsibiity, and by its own undlsguised Act,
bat let Us not ourselves suCCnmb TO be made
the instruments of our own debasement We
trust, that the time is not distant when the eyes
Of the British Nation will be opened to It's true
interest in regard TO these Colonies: and the Ia.
tai result which must ensue, if it continues I5
present policy towards US.
We hear from various quarters high eulG-