Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-12-16
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| variably pursued in the spirit Of co
dour and cancellation. Intarot o
great magnitude and delicae Md beer
| 4slj ljasted by the Conyenti6fs Of 1918
and I8 / 8nwhiIe that of 1922, medita.
|xed by the late Emperor Alexsnder,had
eo,ised a satisfactory compromise ol
|<lai,ns which the Government OF the
United States, in justice to the siyhts
[lf a numerous clNss OF their oAizens,
WAS bound 10 sustain. But with re.
|eret to theraaamercial necourse be-
<Wee& .lhe-4 }nitsSk et&eetand The Brit
isl colenieS ~ america, II has been
hitherto found i,npracticable to bring
the parties to an understanding salts.
factory to both. The relative geo.
graphical position, and the respective
products Of nature cultivated by hu.
man industry ard constituted the ell
cments Ut commercial intercourse
between the United States aud British
America, insular and continental, im-
portant TO the inhabitants ofbMh coun
tries. BUTT hal been interdicted by
Great Britain, upon a principle here.
tofore prsctised upon By the colonizing
nations OF Europe, ofkoIding the trade
Of their colonies. each in exclusive
monopoly to herself. After the termi.
natinn of the late wpr, this inter,liction
has been revived, and the Bntish Gov
ernmeit declined including this por-
,ion Of our intercourse with her pos
sessions 10 tie negotiation ofthe con-
vention Of 1915. The trade was then
carried on exclusively tn British yes.
sells, till the net Of Congress concern
ing Navigation Of 1915, and the sup.
piement act Of 1920, met the inter.
dict by a corresponding measure on
the part Of the United States.
These measures, not Of retaliation,
but Of nece ,sary selfdefence, were
soon succeeded by IN Act. OF Parlia
meat, opening certain colonial ports
to the vessels of the United States,
coming directly from them, and to the
from them, and to the inn
,mrtaiinn from them of certain articles
of our produce, barlened with heavy
duties. and excluding some OF the
most valuable att,cles oi our exports.
The United States opened their ports
TO British vessels fiom the Colonies,
upon terms as exsctly corresponding
will.those ui the Act Of Parliament. as,
in thc rclatjve position of the parties:
could Le male. Aud a. negotiation
was commenced by mutual consent,
with the hope, on our pari, that re-
ciprocal spnit Of accommodation and
a common sentiment otthe importance
Of the trade TO the interests OF the in.
habitants Of the two counties, between
whom il must be carried on, would ul-
timately bring the parties to a com
promise, with which both might be sat-
isfied. With this view, the Govern
,nentuf the United States had deter
mined 10 sacrifice something Of that
entire reciprocity which in all CONNER
cial arrangements with Eqreign Pow
ers they are entitled to demand, and
to scquiesce in some inequalities disad-
vantsgcous to ourselves, rather than
10 foregp the benefit Of final and per-
nanlenl adjustment Of this interest, to
Tho sntisfact.an Of Great Britain her
self. The negotiation. repeatedly sus'
pended by acctdental circumstances,
vas, however, By mutual agreement
and express assent, consldered as PEN
ding, and to be speedily fesuned.
In the mean time, another act Ut
Parliament, SO doubtful and an'big-
uous in its import as 10 haze been
misunderstood by the officers IN the
Colonies who were to carry it iMto
execution, opens again certain Col
oniai ports, upon new conditions and
terms, with a threat to close them
against any nation which may not
accept those terms, as prescribed by
the British Government. This act
passed in July. 1895, not colnnlnni-
Gated to The Government OF the Uni
ted States, not understood by ;hc
British, Officers of the Customs IN
the Colonies where it is to be en-
forced, was nevertheless submitted
10 tho consideration Of Congress vt
their last session, With the knowi.
edge that a negotiation On the sub.
iect had long been in progress, aud
pledges given Of its resumption Alan
early day, it was deemed expedient
10 await the result of the negotiation'
rather than to subscribe implicitly
10 terms the import of which Was
not clear, and which the British au-
thouities themselves, " this hemis'
phere, were not prepared to explain
Immediately alter the close q tic