Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-11

tariff the commodities before mentioned were ta~-
ed as fellow. On rum, a duty was imposed of from,
SS 10 40 cents per gallrr, according Z, its proof-
on molssses : cents per gallon; on brown sugar D
cents per pound: on COZ e 8 cents pr pound; on
cocoa 2 cents per pound; on rimento 9 cents ne.
~Pound-Cosee was an article which use had made
one oil prime necessity here, where il could not bs
produced, the duty upon this, therefore. eould NOS
be increased. Cocoa and pimento were generally
imported for re expectation ooly, so that il mat
tered li''ie what was the duty imposed upon thefr
importation, Is IT would be drawn back when thew
were re-shlpped abroad Molasses, being re-
qnifed for domestic distillation, the Sta,e, in
which this process was exclusively carried on.
would not consent to any addition of the duty
upon that. Rum and sugar, the two principsi
articles OF West India production, were thu.
the chief articles selected, for The trial of tho
new experiment Of hurtheuipg imports by AUG
menied duties, in orde, 10 induce Gres, Britain 10
open the trade. This selection. exactly chincd In
with the new Internal policy. which now began fus-
~ to develop ii.eIf, of encouraging wha is calied
America Industry. The augmented duty upon rum,
acted as a bonus TO the dIsiilier Of domestic spirits
and The augmented duty upon brown .uga, pro-
duced he same benefit TO the sugar planters on thn
island OF New Orleans.
1t would be foreign 20 my purpose, to say anY
thing o 1.-THE principles OF hat policy which di1ect-
ed Tie general arrangement OF the tariff of 1916. (
shall therefore conlae my remarks to its effects
upon the subject before me, the colonial trade. Ifs
eiilcts upon tbs was, TO exclude almost entirely
from the ports of The u S. he staple articles az
he British Ve-t Indies rum aid sugar But az
the export from The Emitted States 70 these i-Iantls
continued as before, The difference Between the Va.
lue OF these exports, and that of the few remain
ing articles which could be brought in exchange
Tor them frou thence here, was To be paid in mo
ney or bills. To avoid The exhsusiing effect upoa
her islsnds, OF this slow bur certain process, Great
Britain prOn Abandoned tho tirart IN, ,ba o;...
lons trade. This was carried on THIS: a British
vessel, laden with the produc' ions Of G.. Britain
herself, sailed from Great Britain for the u. s.,
where upon her arrival. sbe w as received under the
ne" treaty, as one OF our own vessels would have
been, under the Ike circumstances. In The Z. S.
her Imported cargo was exchanged, for ore CON
sistIns OF our productions, required in the Wee
Indies. With this she proceeded tbiiher paving no
export duty here; and there it was exchanged, for
q cargo consisting Of the products of the islands.
with tins last cargo she again returned to Grean
Britain.
That the intercourse carried on thus circuitoaslv.
was much more beneficial 10 The commerce of &
Britain, than would have been the direct trade.
burihened as that then was, is obvious. rut.
whether British ~nGriy0ti0n derived any propor.
ilorate osneilt, : have ne"er seen 9ny evidence 10
enahis me - decide. Oue thing however is mani-
lsst, tha' American navigation must have reeejyest
additional injury f!om the change. Because, BIZ
this change, q new com reii,or Tor the hu- sin ess OK
transporting from e gland hiher IS as introduced.
in those veTsei>, Whjch had before found a ~dilferent
occupation, IN Tie direct trade with the West IT,
dies merely. Som. inconvenience. it il probables
was eSperiencedL y Great Britain also, al. bouch (
knoS not what. for, about his ii,he. she seems To
have adopted some of VIVA, are called her Fren
PORT ac's, under which Bermuda. and certain { +
the ports in her North American colonie., were
opened TO he vessels Of the K. s. Blu, I must
defer all further remarks upon this subject, 20 an
o'her occasion, in order to resume the narrative q.
heso';ation, Which shall occupy my mex, number,
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