Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-03


them, could, from any thing known to the public,
be supposed TO exist. This opportunity was at |
forced by the failure of Gen. Smiths attempt; & |
If the Executive had awaited themselves of it, with
promp,itude and decision, they would probably
have attained their object; and in that case the
fact, that our demand in respect to the British
protecting duties. had presented serious. and in
deed, the sole difficulty for years, TO perfectly
Satisfactory adjustment of this trade. would never
nave bean publicly known. 1t might base been as
efectusly concealed, ~ the original demsnd was
il 1928 They los, this opportunity by the spiri,
OF procrastins,ion and the want of decision which
always attend the consciousness of wrong.
The President submitted this subject TO Congress
al their last session, professedy tending to leave
Il wholly 20 their discretion; and II he had acted
fairly and up to this profession. the mischiefs he
has broush, upon the country might have been a.
verted. Blu; he and his friends thought i, neces-
sary 20 cover bis disgrace by public act of the
Government. fir ming that he was right & Great
Britain wrong and they proposed TO effect this
by nis,,Gtory measure, whereby, while we a.
bandoned, as we ought, all the former ground. Of
contest, we threatened Grea, Britain with an en-
tire prohibition of all commerce between the col.
cn;es and the u. $. There was another object.
which the Administration and their friend. had in
view; namely, that If this prohibition should take
effect, while all the rest of the u S. should be
subjected 10 its effect, the country bordering upon
| the lakes and upon Upper Canada, should be ex-
empted from II, and not only exempted, but bene-
h.'eu oy 1t by putting the products of all the rest
oil the United States out of competition with theirs
IN 'he colonial market To effect this, the Com
m'itces ct Doth Houses reported bills exactly cal
cuiated to attain these objects. The Senate cor
rected this by striking out the mi,,atoru psr, of
the bill, and making it altogether conciii0foru az
being most likely to attain their object without re-
gard 10 its effect upon the Administration; and
nv ftIi,
should ultimately be found proper to resort TO re-
sfictIve measures for coercing Great Britain the
operation OF which must necessarily &c severe upon
ourselves; IN order to make the measure effectuaj
70 aay purpose, i, should operate generally upon
| the whole nation. The House Of Representa-
ives refused to concur with the Senate, snd in
sisted on the m'nofory policy, and the partial
restriction; and thu bill tailed. Thus, to shield
the Administration from the shame OF being CEN
sufei by an act OF the Legislature for course of
policy, which they had explicitly admitted to be
wrong, large pnrton indeed the far greater por-
tion Of the country, is deeply injured; to what ex-
tent. no one can conjecture
! Here should have ceased; bu, while writing
mus me PROCLAMATION Of the President has appesr.
ed, revivins the ac's of 1918 and 1890, and the
people ought TO be thoroughly informed of the inn
mediate effect and probable consequences of this
measure.
| ny the British Order in Council of J,Iv o7
1875, our ships have been excluded f,om all rho
ports OF the British colonies, excent those in
North America, but vessels ran still enter N.
| '""er WIN the products oil aay par, of the u S.
and might have imported from thence anv of the
products OF any British colony, until The ac, Of
is2O was revived by the procismation; bu, since
tnat lime neither our ships any other can hi,
rom the ports, which open 10 US, any of the
PIonucts OF any colony or other country; excep,
Oh mat 10 waich the port belongs. not even specie
| according 10 the li'eral terms of the act. By IN,
aet OIL io2o no British ship, coming by sea from
'"y d ner colonial ports, can enter ports; and
any suca ship, coming from other port into orrs
is prohibited to export any thing from the II. 8 IN
any colonial port, and the, are required to pive
nona and security TO that effect The conse-
quence Is, that none Of our products Gan reach
any British colony in British ship. Our vessels
may carry our products to the ports of the North
American colonies, SO long they are lief, omen
10 u.s. But now are they to be paid for? Former
~ they were paid for in plaster of P,ris which
contributed largely 10 the Improvement nj o,r
lands Now, the use OF il is In great decree die
| continued from our inability TO bear the exoen.a
| WIN 'ney he willing to pay for our products al
together IN specie, which, presume will be al.
lowed to be imported hom thence, a. beIiey.. i,
was "hen this act Of 1920 formerly in force for
TWO years This they would do, if our articles which
are necessary TO their use. could not be procurea
m
lSzo was originally passed, and up TO the NH NJ
January, 1926. when the acts OF Parliamen, of
June and July. 1925, took effect Before ,bi.
| iater period The ports Of the colonies were Oman
10 no countries, but those Of America and the
! west indIesj but since thon they have been oman
10 all the rest OF the World, and the coonst, ga
eet' a. hey now are getting, the desired supplies
particularly OF bread stuifs, from the Baltic and
| pay Tor them IN their own products Thev will
therefore, hardly deal with US for cash oplv' The
nr'ish government seem to have left the ports of
me NorIh American colonies open TO US. az an
oher TO make them place of exchsnge for our
products and tho'e OF The colonies generally Our
"a" OF lsSe' cow In force, refusing this, by pro-
iOi.hs Inc importation from the open ports of the
products oil any other colony. nothing, but an abb
so'u'e necessity to have our products for the use
| Oh heT colonies, can prevent Great Britainsfrom
closing them also against US; and nothing bu, ,h.,
necessity, which, fear, does not exist ran -
duce her to refrain from adopting the same poI;cv
winch prohibits her colonial products from con,
ing into our Pors, unless directly from the Mace
oil ther growth. by prohibiting the introduction of
| our prod!"!s INTO her colonies unless comino
directly from the U. 5. And this would frus,,,,s
'ne nope OF those, who were willing TO resor, Tn
strong restrictive measures, that some neutral is
Iano IN the West Indies would become Mace az
exchange, where our ships would deposit mn,
produce, and the British ships The produce nj ,bs
colonies, and the ships of each nation ca,,v al.
produce brought by those of the other respectivs
~ to the u. 5. and the British colonies Ev.,
TINS Cannot be done under our act of 1890 which
PROMPTS the introduction Of the British coIoniaI
products from any place other than the place nj
'he" growth Great Britain surely will not take
our produce, If we VIII noitske hers. ii this spe-
rul afIn nj . ba- 81.