Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-10-24

- - 'eSi'e advantages and disadvan,aaes IN
es,. L--a ana 10 our navigation, where in,e,-
iii more man once been found in conflict
d;G;ani. o''ef, tlaving at length adjusted this
result on' 'ney must then commit the comnlex
n"so the action Of causes and forces rs -.
eHec's experience furnish but li,,Ie 60. ""
80, SHu winch 1t must ever be bsza rlo,, ..
.os; ~ mere general deductions, derived from "a
oo"ssu' Ns most pafi founded on specu,a,io, and
LonJee'ure only Man OF those which soo !"
tho IT oeco'ne Tie most important interests in
ourseIvos ~ ~ - yer unknown probably even 10
os 80. i"i'necessarly results from the n.t,re
VI our present population, from ,ba 49, ~ ianIe
~ 'ert'ory, and the very great varie,y IS -,
- """y inherent soils and climates ra,d,r :,
,sa y'eiuins' Ii ought never 10 be forgo,-
sino aa. 'efeely twenty years have vet elapsed
u o our ablest negotiators concI,de1
the IT c,-.ted' Britain, whereby the cotton of
"e u states was no; to be exported fron ,bon.o
IN our own Vessels 10 any mar, of ID mou sn ~
reason assigned for such a Stimulation 80 a.. He
""s' 'Hai Mir Jay, the nego,iator w,s
f'"'n'ed WIN the fact that cotton wa an 1T.
ss si"""h oil the United States: and vet for
~, years past, The cotton exported from
-, states has been fully equal in value
-, W 1U"e'uc exports of every kind put to-
e I'm such a lesson before us can !, 10
WISE 10 lie up the commerce of The count -
"e"'y s'ipulaiioHs, In any case. WHARF ,ha
o'JsC's may be as well accomplished and -
m-ch less delay, by statutory enactmsn,s,"M
vi,Is,ad -. "us' II provisions ought never TO be
1, "eu oy either OF the CONTRACTING. nar,ieo
man; n%""nreiore IKE irepealable laws, which all
be thor "o"e'erhirsh and oppressive, may
80 >" e'"ctnientS. Commercial regulations o..
80 ny acis OF municipal legislation bowe,er
'""u Injurious or lnconyenient in their onera,ion
~ - ""y 'ihe De amended or rescinded. vvi,bout
any preach OF faith. Much better then j. !" 80
nan,1o s 8 IyeIy young people, situated as are the
r.rtt.o 's u. Siates, to Tx their commercial
regulations by law, whenever this \ he -
rather than by treaty. And this sroprao, 49,,
stronger when tie treaty proposed, is 10 be con
c!Ioeu WIN any OF The ancient Siaies of E..
"a y whose resources time has Most probabIv
"'e"Iy ue'e!oped, whose real interests erneriarca
already iniiJ disclosed, and where these disclo~
We are preserved In archives of MANY kinds IN
"e" "'e governments have at all times N.
oae thing is very certain, slid Ny. T The
. d such a statute a. is proposed. Will mn, in
ny way, impede the progress Of anv neqo,ia,ion -
my VI '"ouShI desirable to institute upon tbis snb-
Ject hereafter; and we shall derive some beneft =,
cos rom me effect such a law may produce in the
.oN whereas The Acts of Parliament Will,
! Cf snnS 90 ,no operation and continue in force
VI Such a statute asIs proposed be not enacted bv
Us uniIl the favorable conclusion Of such +. ~
soi"lon, II when institu, ed il shall ever respl, 10
our satisfaction. Every reason, therefore. vrbich
Cd" De urged, seemed but 10 conft m the nrefsraoca
ne MAI expressed, in favor OF legislative action AZ
:his time. e"oh Il
One word, said Mr.. T. as TO the posi,;on .n.
In the report OF the Committee of Commercs apa
sihl maintained in the argument oferod 80 !.
senator from Massachusetts. In that r4nori IL !,
stated mat no duties are imposed in the Brit;sb
american possessions, on goods carried tb;,Ler
rom TIE o'her British colonial ports, while heavy
uu'i9T are imposed on the like goods carried from
thl 4 ! - J. -. F -
ue u ".-lhS is undoubtedly true, but it does
not constitute any Just foundation for the on;n;N~
which the Senator from Massachusetts co.,.
eh'er'ain' That the removal of the alien dpties M
our part should be made the equivalent. for Tho
Abandonment OF these discrimina ing dn,ies ~
theirs. II this be the object which the adminis,rs-
Uon ex'pecito accomplish by negotiations; and IL the
'fade Is 10 continue shackled as it now is mill
;n's OBJECT snail be SO accomplished, l do rot think
II requires much skill in diplomacy 10 foresee. tb,,
no change will ever take place. "
II we spend bu. a moments reflection uno,
10 SAID h4r. L. we shall Immediately > a.,
mere IS nor even a nominal reciproci,v in such,
scheme: The proposition is not that if IGrea, Ri.
tam VIII admit into her possessions, the cargoo.
j u u states, carried thi,her in our vessels.
upon the same terms on which she teceives he,
own productions, brought ibither in her own .
SEES we VIII do the same towards her. R,, :, :,
Il she VIII do this for us, we, instead If do;,r -
same Tor her, Will exempt her vessels and CO.
rom the alien duties we noy exact. s,il corte3.n
ing howeVe: the other duties which are aJso imnos
Gu upon our own cargoes when imported from spv
.o'eIsh coun'Ty-So that if Great Rritain does not
""Po,I " q upon heF own Subjects, trading 10 ard
from their own ports, she cannot imnose a9v -
Us ana II she does impose such n tav 80
operate 10 exclude them entirely from these ,or,.
'ic monopoly OF whose trade will be TINS givenD -
s'Fangers-Ih reciprocal proposition yyoui1 no 80
Su"er brllsh productions TO be imported into he
~ Dta'e* ID British vessels, upon the same terms
" "hifh me Ike articles are subjected here vvhen
'hey are the productions Of the II. States. R,, 80
lnIs proportion none of the friends of the ny.gaa.
I"''H could agree certainly, and no other menbsr of
T ~ l presume could he found TO support IL
J." ''SHIo' even preiensIon is there then on o,r
par', to expect g.. Britain to cede 10 ne ,b., -
we are all prepared TO deny, not onIv 80. - ms
every oihef foreign nation whatsoever t, F.
nation under the sun claims and exercises ,ba .seJ
Oh advancing and encouraging its own capi,si 81
pIOu"cuohs' Dy imposing upon foreign articles ,.ben
orouSh'Inio Its ports, higher duties than sbe imnoH
80 upon ner own homemade productions of The
I'M ''"u' we ourselves adopt this policy and a.
Fo" Us every nation with which we carry ON o.
iheTce does the same thing and vet we grsvafn
caICu'"'e' mat Treat Britain will abandon tbis
'ieDt' 50 claimed and exercised by all nations anil
this too under circumstances which ,vopLl
TO a%nnihlaie their own inter colonial trade H.
terest out OF The question, 1t would be a decd
ton TO any nation 10 submit its home-,rad. e 80
conditions and there exists not the n,os, ,.~|
probability that Great Britain will ever yotro,a.n~
sink herseIiinto such a situation. '"S
As 20 TIE manner Of securing The dn,i.s NJ,
goes imported into the two countries. thai j. -
ter OF mere municipal regulation, which ear -
mas adopted Tor It's own convenience me,sIv TVa
peer uono and security /; the British prefer ware