Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-12
4 not examine closely into the merits of the

should NOT examine closely into the merits of the
lquestion.
"Permit me, however, to express nv disapnoin,.
4, ment On perusng your remarks in the paper of
saturday evening for, in my humble Judgment
the most superficial reader cannot but perceive the
faIacy of your arguments, and the weakness OF the
Cause you advocate.
! fou lay down two principles uron which our
government is willing TO arrange the existing diff
lerences with England. One is, entire reciprocity
The other, that this shall be established by treaty
-" he only sound argument TO be found in Mr.
1Aicyds report At the last session of Congress
against petition from Baltimore on this question.
Is, that the matter was under negotiation and the
Tact that one Of the principal objects of Mr. Gala.
tin's mission to London is to conduct this negoa-
iion, are sufficient and convincing proofs you are
mistaken, when you assert that Great Britain re-
fuses to regulate the trade by treaty and next as
to your principle of reciprocity. Our meaning
when we otter 10 trade with foreign nations on
terms oil reciWocitJ as understand il, is that we
VIII allow them TO trade with us on terms similar
10 those Oh which they shall allow to trade with
them. Ehat II they will admit our vessels OH tho
ZANE footing as their own, we will do the same by
theirs and if they will admit our produce ON the
same terms as from the most fayoured nation we
VIII place their produce equal grounds here
"Great Britain has done this She has agreed tina,
our vessels shall go hence tn her colonies on the
same terms as her vessels shall take the same
goods as her own, (almost every article that our
country produce') shall meet with equal charges
that The goods they carry shall pay the same duties
our vessels reload, equal terms, with what they
please, and ,hiiI go whittier they please.
" aiieSe, anu think people in general will agree
with me, tina, Great Britain has the Ri. TO regulate
the trade OF any part of her empire as she pleases
and tn say that foreign nations shall trade " h one
colony, and not with another, without its being
Of In Inr bot h. 81,
colonies and her European possessions distinct
countries; or initiates against the principles of
reciprocity laid down as the standard by winch our
government regulates our uade with foreign ma
lions; except regards the particular colony so
CLOSED aSains. US: as by the same rule the United
Sia,es have the right, aud exercise the right of
saying, you snail trade with sucl, of our ports and
yon shall not trade with others.
" Bat be this II may; | contend that G. Bri-
tain has virtually conceded this point that she has
opened her colonies TO the vessels of the United
Siafes and admits us 10 trade with them, as She adj
mi's w TO trade with England, Scotland and Ireland
She says, you may bring what own vessel- are
permitted 10 bring; and you may carry in like man
nsr away fou may 20 whittier you please, and
you may do all on equal terms with our own -
w hat can she say more:
{" Where, then, does the difficulty lie? Where
IL the cause Tor The present contention! II is here
Our government mas held a proposition 10 all
nations, that will trade with them on reciprocal
terms. We have said TO Grea, Britain, if YOU wi!l
admit our ve-sels to your colonies on the came
terms as To your European territories; and if YOU
will establish this 10y treaty, we will be content,
Great Britain has done tins, and is willing TO es-
! tabish her acts by treaty What then follows,
the ditiiculiy must be al end! No The IJni-
'eu States no longer stand TO their bargain They
draw back from their proposals-,hev saw.
yo" have once placed your colonies in the siiua-
ton OF Countries distinct from yourselves. and
though you have changed This ru.i,ion -
though you are willing should novy trade on
| equal terms, with all your possessions, we will no
| longer abide by what we ourselves proposed W e
shall still consider you and your colonies a. nations
foreign 10 each ot.er, and your colonies them-
selves, as nations foreign to each other: and shall
expect you TO place the produce OF Canada, when
ported into the neighboaring colony of Jamaica.
on the same footing, and bu,den it with the .a,, e
charges, as ii ii weie the produce of France or
| Turkey.
| ask an intelligent community if such line ri
conduct have been expected fron the government
Oh ms Country Ii Is point which | am con.
WINGED Great Britain neither will, nor ought nor
can concede. II is point which, considering the
I proposals O: reciprocity that have been held out
to the British government, il is derosa,ory to the
| dignity OF the u. $. TO ak
| " You say you will show us that The value Of orr
direct trade wiki the British colonies il much oyer
rated When you favor US with these remarks shall
be prepared to show that il is hot 0verraed-- that
'hey may DO without our supplies; and that ve are
Is In pursuit Of chi.n~rs,'' which, if longer
persisted in, may divert for ever, a most valuable
trade into Other channels, and he tie ruin of thou
sands OF our citizens" 4 r.
Extract cf a litter from Washington, dated
! Decem5er 10.
| Mr. Randolph arrived in this City Yesterday.
and was with him last night He is in fine
health ani spirits. have ne, er seen him so self
poised and seii-possessed and ali that his friend,
would wish him 10 be.''
Il JOhya Randolph 1t is sometimes cr-ious ~