Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-27

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sion Of the nineteenth Congress, deliberately
rejected. r.
have shown that, in respect to every one oil
these all. sed facts, Won have fallen inia.erfor
have done this with mlnuleness whicn per-
hans may have .stisesome 10 you. But
having seen your extreme acca, acy OF iniorma'
ton in the details Of foreign affairs landed IN
the English newspapers, own was somewhat
curious 10 show, Gas trust have done, TO your
conyic,ion,> that in every one OF eighieeh pr
twenty assertions of matters o! tact, you were
totally in error. $3.50
All this might have heen anticipated, wnen
il was considered that ySpr object, in all TINS
array Of pretended facts, gras 10 prove TO Mr..
Galla,in that his official was false
,ha, the acts Of 1895 wsis not understood IN
this country. would counsel you, hereafter,
whenever YOU may he cohcerned in negotia-
ton with the American'tio Government, TO admit,
even for the sake OF courtesy, that It's othcial
statements, as to its own understanding oil
things, is correct. Or if you must, periorce,
accuse il of falsehood, then'follow the advise OF
Lord Mansfield, as reporiedby Dugald stewart,
to "beware. Of giving The reasons oil your I'M
pressions." ~
now shall notice the manner in which You
reply opAIr GalIatin's remark relative to the
shutting OF the port of Halifax No one who
will at,en.iyely read the simple statement which
shall make on this subject, will envy you any
Of The laurels you have gained IN this nego'ia
ton
The case is ,his:-Your acts of Parliament,
effecting radical change in your whole colo
NAL System, were passed in July, 1925. 1t was
necessarily lei 10 US, in this country, 10 ascer-
tain, BY experience aud by the explanations
which might he made in the er,sf'ng negotiations
between the two governments, what was the ex-
ten, of this change, and especially what was TO
be its bearing on us. This course ii was deem
ed perfectly safe 10 pursue, because, being IN
state of pending negotiation with YOU, II ana no.
enter into the imagination Of single individual
in the United States Of America. mot even OF
General Smith himself for we should have heard
Of i,) that this act was intended TO break oil our
negotiation, and throw upon state OF er paffs
Legislation
In the depth Of winter, upon the horrld rocks
Of NovaScota that loe al authorities oil the prov
ince passed an order, shutting the port OF II al
flax on American vessels, from Jan. S, 1896
This order was received with feelings oil aston
shmen, in the United States The mercantile
interest was alarmed. Letters were written
from the commercial cities 10 the members oil
the Executive and Of Congress. Among others,
repres. nations on the subject were made from
New York 10 Mr. Cambreleng. one OF The mem
bers for that city, and by him submitted 10 Mr.
Clay Mr.. Clay, in return, addressed him
letter, for the purpose Of explaining the views
of the Executive Of. tho United States on the
construction of tho British law, which letter
was afterwards, (bv instruction. communicated
10 YOU hy Mr.. Galla,ir, for the same object; a
communication a, which you have thought
that f private letter Of Mr.
clay, ciiedby Mr.. Galla,in 10 support his o,cn
views
In tina, letter Mr. Clay expressed the opin.
ion, that the act of Parliament Of July 1925 was
no; intended to operate on the United states,
and gave the following reasons
"rhat the British Government" says MIR.
Clay, "did not look iorw ard to such an opera
ton ofthe act Of Parliament as is about TO be
enforced at Halifax, think clear, from the iol-
lowing considerations
FHsi-It would be inconsistent with probes
sions, made by that government to this, and
with ne gotia,ions between the two governments
con,em plated, if not resumed.
Second-No notification has been given at
London or a, Washington Of such purpose,
as tina, which for tho first time is indicated a!
Halifax
IHird-The British Minister here IS unddr'sed
byhis government OF any iateniion 10 close The colo
mai ports against orr ressels-and
Fomth-No information has been received
here from any British colonial port, except
Halifax, of such inter,ion'
/. This letter Of Mr.. Clay was published in the
American newspapers A COPY of it was iur-
nshed TO NJ Vaughan, which he was under
stood 10 have transmitted 10 his go'ernmfnt,
Ii was also speedily communicated 10 the local
authorities at Halifax
Halifax was the only British colonial port
where any such construction was put on the
acts Of July, 1925 Shortly after the Council a,
Halifax promulgated It's order, the authorizes
of the neighboring province of ST Andrews de-
cided, thar United Siales' vessels will be adj
mitted to entry. at, he port Of St Andrews, sub
sequen to the s,h inst under The acts OF trade
passed By The British Parliament, until an order
from his Majesty in Council is issued to the
contrary. On the Esd January, 1926, the fol-
lowing notification was issued 20 The chamber
OF commerce al Halifax.
"Doub,s having arisen, whether American
vessels are now entitled to admission and TO