Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-12-16

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HAST Session or Cod gtess, Sns u ~
Il most disline nishcd ciizcns was DE- !
spaicl,cd as Envoy Extraordinasv Z
and Minister PIeuipotcntiary 1,
Great Britain, Furnished With in
strurtions which we could not doul.t
Fwoujt lead to zM1) )usion Of this
lslong c6Dtrovertcd iptcrestss upon
terms acceptable to Great Britsin.
4 Upon his arrival, and before he had
delivered his letters Of crcdence, lie
was met BY an Order Of tho British
Couneil, excluding tpnn and after
the FIRST of December, now currcn4
the vessels Of tie United States lfom
all the Colonial British ports, ex-
cepting those Immediately bordering
upon our Territories. In answer
10 his exposiuIations upon a measure
thus unexpected, he is informed that
according to the ancient maxims OF
policy Of European nations having
colonies, their trade is an exclusive
possession Uf the mother country
That all pariicipations in it by 9TH
fer nations. is a boon or favour not
forming subject Of negotiation, but
to be regulated by the Legislative
Acts of the Power owning the cole.
ny. That the British Government
therefore. declines negotiating con.
cerning it and that. as the Ui'ited
States did not forthwith accept pure |,
~ and simply tho terms offered by.
the Act of.Parli ament, of July,iS25s
Great Britain would not now admit
the vessels Of the United States even
upon the terms ON which she has o.
penedthem to tho navigation Of otheD
nations.
We have been accustomed to con-
slider tho trade which We have esjoys
ru with the British Colonies, rather
as an interchange Of mutual benefits,
than Az a mere favour received; that,
under every circumstance we have
given an ample equivalent. We
have scen every other nation, hold.
ing Colonies, negotiate. with other
nations, and grant them, freely, ad-
mission to the Colonies by Treaty;,
and, SO far are the nther cOIonizlng
nations of Europe now from retus-
ing to negotiate for trade with their
Colonies, but we ourselves have se-
c0rcd access 10 the Colonies Of more
than one Of tl,om BY Treaty. he.'
refusal, however, Of Great Britain
to negotiate, leaves to the United
States no other alternative than that
Of regulating, or imcrdicting. alto
gethcr, tic trade ON their part. ac-
Cording as other measure may al
feet the interests Oi nur own Gun.
try !, and, viii, that exclusive object
I would recommend the whole sub
ioct to your calm and candid dclio~
eratiOns.
1t is hoped that orr nnavaili"g
excrtions 10 accomplish q cordial
good understanding Oh this INTEREST,"
will not have an unpropitions effect
upon the othea great topics ct dis
cussion between the two governs
incnts, Our Northeastern and
Nortc western boundaries are still
adjusted. The Commissioners un-
der the 9TH article ofthe Treaty Of
Client have nearly come 10 the
close of their labours ) nor can we
renounce the expectation, cnieeblcd
as it is, that. they may agree upon
their Report To the satisfaction or
acquiesccnce Of both parties. The
! Commissioners c for liquidatins the
claims for Indemnity for slaves car
ried away after The close Of the war;
has beeu sitting, with doubtful pros
pects or success. Propositions Of
co,npromise have, however, passed
between the two Goyernmcnts. the
| result of which, VIC fiatter ourselves,
may yet prove satisfactory. Our
own dispositions and purposes -
wards Great b ritain arc all fris' ..d,,
aud conciliatory (, nor can w :, ahan.
don, but with strong relOr lance The
belief that they will, W r.,imately. meet
return, not Of ts. s..yours. which we
neither ask nor desire, but Of equal
reciprocity aud good will. se'
WIN '.ne American Governments
of th's hemisphere we continue "a
MAINTAIN an intercourse altogether
fricsdly, aud between their nations
and ours that commercial Interchange
of which m 'tual benefit is the source,
aud mutual comfort and harmony
tho result, is in = continual state Il