Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-08-31
TO the Editors of the Enquirer.

months laying the foundation oil commercial war
with the United States, which can be terminal Oh
on Jaet terms only by united and energetic resist
ance, and prompt adoption and a faithful en-
forcement OF cOuutervai!ing measures: whatever
neglect or oversight the President OF The u States
may have been guilty OF on the West India Guess
ton, and whether he has, or has not been gui,,y
OF neglect, have not the means her 10 deterInis.
tut be this az may, our couatry's honor and her
interest requires that should rally round o,r
government, and present united front TO EnpIand
upon this subject. The contest has been ,f,roud.d
with too thin veil by Mr.. Canning In his cores
pondence with Mr.. Gallsin, to conceal from the
view OF any unprejudiced his real object.
w hen Englan Ia 1918, opened her West India
l-lands, on certain conditions, to the whole world
she was sincere, and if we had accepted her con-
diions, we would have placed her in rather an
awkward dilemma, as, la 1926, she determined IN
change her policy, but she would have found
means 10 evade the arrangement, she did TO se,
over stipulated aud piishted engagement TO neSo.
tiate upon the subject She made positive en-
gasemenI to settle the matter by negotiation ia
1924; aud, in 1876, she positively declined to
negotiate at all respecting it, and that TOO yitbon,
giving a.y other reason Than is contained in Mr.
Cannns's hiPpant and impertinent rema k. that
ne would not Gi!0IU himself 10 be drawn into ,bs
dscus=i OF subject that had air eady been ex
tausted" To which he subsequently added in the
House of Commons, the empty and frotby has,
|. N
mAn IN America suppose, that England was in
1870, disposed to arrange the trade with us upon
equitable terms; and that Its ron grew
out of our non-acceptance of the terms offered bv
their act of 1915. The truth is, in 1926. ,hey
fiound that their reciprocity system of Commerce
uid not work as well as they expected, and they
determined to retrsce their steps as far "a thev
could, with decency. 10 this, ministers we're the
more promptly forced by the clamours Of the shin
ping Inte, est-clanors 10 be sure un.oundeJ hut
| still not the less loud that account They a..
scribed all the depreciation in the value tber
shipping and their PR ii to Mr.. Mushrooms rec
procty system, instead Of ascrbing il TO oyerrad
ne IN eighteen hundred and twenty-five, nv the
building OF superfluous number Of vessels and the
general arrangement of tiade in 1926 But tore
urn 10 the w. India Question This Government
has just passed bill through Parliament which
authorizes the Inland introduction from the u S.
into Canada tree OF duty, ashes, slaves and lumber
OF every description, horses, fresh provisions. &c
&c. and that the articles so admitted into Canada
shall be deemed TO be Canadian produce, q shall b.
admitted into England aud irio he West Indies
as such. HE operation OF this bin wiiI be- if " E
How the intercourse 10 continue between Canada
aud tue United States, 20 give TO British chipping
the entire carrying trade OF such American arti-
cles % they m-y be able t. recei. thr ugh Cana
da. Board slaves from the United States received
through hat channel, will psy duiy here Of only
~, PEI i2OO-but If Imported direct from the
United States they willbs to psy III IOs-ihe
duty before IBIS bill passed as % I6s an Am.ri
can slaves coming direct United States arhes COM
ING though canada, are admitted here free of duty;
II hey Come direct they pay duty of g. per
cwt; whea from the United--ssrsTes il eutirel1
pr hibited, from Cansds is admitted n, dlty nj
os per quarter; thus the Canadians may ship all
thrir own gram, and supply themselves with cleap
bread FROM he United States
BY these regulations this government expects 10
cripple The navigation Of the United States. of
which 1t ieels great jealousy, aud at the same time
improve It's Own, policy ~ hich Mr. TIu-kisson
hss ~ debate admitted 10 be The pocy of England
and IN this policy we find the rue secret Connect
ed with iAe West Iniis ques.ioB. lie argues
mean Mi Huskisson that it the 'rade be opened TO
US on eqnsl terms, from Commercial sctiyit,
ana coniIguiiy we will secure the hole of II, and
hereby much increase our commercial marine
There Is nowscaTcely any article with the exception
OF cotton produced ia the United States that com
ing direct TO this country is not taxed TO almost
prohibiiory amount. The vslue Of Tobacco is
about ID * the duy or it Is 3s per h.; the value OF
Rice is JSs and the duty on American Rice il
los per cw. whilst it Is admitted from the East In
Dies at duty ofOnly IS Our cotton il 90 necessary
TO he very existence OF the people in this section
OF England, that ii pays duiy of only per cwt
out their depeniencs upon US Tor this ariel .
begins 70 alarm them: out OF a consumption Of
SOout OOO,OUO bales, which II tbs present
estimated consumpli n Of this county. they
use about 10000 bales of United 5 a'es growth;
ihey are, however, nov looking round to ascer-
ain IN what way they eau, upon good terms, 90
usih 'hls supply tom other countries, 50 az to
maze them less dependant upon W for an article
mat IS OF such vital importance to them. II yve
were nov suddenly 10 Gu of the supply Of cotton
nom our country, IL would cfes'e rebellion IN
'heHs' We csnnot blame item for attempting TO
avert such IN evil evil that confess would.
70 comm With Themselves, depore But il il
NUM- i+ks place II viii he Of their owa crssing
~ u'7ola'm NJ nopoiy Of every description; bu
whilst NE ao -, we do no, dfsslaign re,,.'snc,