Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-06-08

'PNIsue ne same course, II necessary, but mind
luL OF the very friendly relations she had of late
years maintained with Spain she was des;rous n
persuade that power, Ia recognize herself the in
dependence OF her qlsORddni coIonie aud so 10
save All other States from the dsagreeabie necessi
" al doing 30 against her will Spain hesita, ed
as 20 The course she would adopt; and Great
Bfiia'h being determined to attend 10 her own IN
'tfest In any event, passed this act, to stand in
; he place ofa Treaty, with powers whose indie
pendence she had not then recognized and with
; whom she could not yet treat more formally
such - the true history of this Act of Parliament:
and this history viii suffice 10 explain to am
4 siafesman, The very awkward phra-eolosy OF some
OF it, provisions
Substantially. fhis Act Of Parliament, so FAR IS
q !, eq;r.a apply % she II. 8 cont.ins the Brush
proposition presented during The negotiation OF The
Convention OF October 20, 1915, which had al
feldy been rejected By the L. $. BY enumeratine
the ports TO be opened, by name instead OF de
signaling then 10y description merely, il avoided
one OF our verbal objections to that proposition.
And by prescribing he same list of enumerated ar
nciss, whether oi export or import Tor the trade
to 0h the open pore, il Obvlaled another of our
objections 10 that proposition. But the very
guarded Terms used as TO the e1u4izlt zion OF duies
'eFS plainly p'oved lhs G.esl Britain lad no
idea Of abandoning the right sic had before as
serted, OF imposing higher duties upon all foreign
productions, imported into ans o! her ports from
J0Je!Sh STATES, than She 10 impose upon her
own similar productions, impor ed into the same
ports, In her own vessels, from any other of her
own dominions. Nrh what plausibiIity even, can
! 1t be supposed then, thai his act o. Parliament
was the effect OF our sysem Of coercion?
Very soon after this, Act Of Parliament was
received, the President of th- d. S. on the Path
/ OF August 1922 In viriue of the the authority
/ given TO bin by the Ant OF May 6 1922, issued
ins proclamation, opening thereby all the ports OF
the T. S.to British vessels. en- oloved in the ,sde
. intercourse be- epu he I'll
American ports mentioned Ia lie Ac of Pa.lia-
meni. By this poc.ams Jon The only recipro ora!
rules and restrictions which the President saw iii
: 10 mfke and publish these; That The vessels
OF 'afeat Brian, 40 admitted into tie ports OF the
Cnrel Stale, should be g 5Jiic f.!e British built
owned, anil tie mas,er aud three 10 .rhs OF ,he
mariners OF which least, sbclid belong 20 Great
bfain' or be AZ u. 5. built vessel which had been
SOFA TO- anu become the property ol Brush sub
lecis; such vessel being also na vieated as aEte-
SAID and that " no art cies shnud be ID, ported
into the u 3 in any such Bli,ish vessel. other
than articles OF tine growth, produce or manufac
tdre OF he British Stands and colonies In the
West indies, when imported in British vessels
e""iirS from thence; and articles OF the grow h.
produce, OF manufacture ofthe British colnnis. in
North America, OF OF the Ill nd Of Newfoundland
IN vessels coming from such ports respecls ely
i(2)
! When this proclamation was firs, -prcmqleated
every cilizsn of The u S. interested in the colo
NAL trade, ie!t Teloctd by it. They saw in the
promptitude with which President Monroe had
net and acted upon this legislative proposition OF
y e"t bfitA!n, convincing proof OF what Mr
Adams he'd before stated, Ibal President Monroe
mad at hrst assenitd 10 the system of restriction
- wIth great Tc!uctsnce." The very liberal CON
siructoD, which the President had givrn To The
act under which this proela.nanoD was issued, was
hailed as sure pledge, tina, technical scrupIes
or mere verbal criticisms, would be suffered to n-
teFrupi again the renewed Io,efcourse. For the
reader VIII iemaTJ that according the words OF
the Act oil May G, 1929, the Z. ..I.isnt was onIv
authorized 10 opea tie ports Of the u = 10 Bfit-b
vessels, employed IN the trade and intercourse be-
tween them, and The PORTS OF such islands or Colo
MES 60 ia the West Indies under the dominion
OF Great britain, a. she should open 10 our ve.-
sells But .iy The express declaration OF the nro-
camafion itself, our ports were opened 70 BRUSH
vessels coming even from Canada Ne.g fouodi,ud
NoVa Scotia New Buns. lex and Bermuda N.
though no one couii consider erher OF these
places, az an island or colony IL. tie West Indies
4h'y saw 10 The proclamation II was true
determination manifested, Ca draw a hue of die
unciion, noi on.s between he Bnlkh colonies
and the mother c0unIy (Wb CD was fax enough
hut also between the colonies themselves: and that
instead OF treating each OF these colonies clth-r as
raTi OF one empire, a separate country by
i-eli the co.onIal por.s were uIviiei .i.to two
classes, N0n'heTn aad SCHhsfn, AID different rules
"ir'1" d" 'it'5 ~ l"tfSidi parts OF these aTili-
ciai subdivisions. O Justify such IN app.trufy
r'pric'n"s i>.'rc 100, h,y could iinl no rinc,r'e
oi justice 81 oil 9oirY Su 70 did not sre "A
probable, iLi would be protective 81 any T.. re-.
ucai Inconvenience on oltn,r sic, oa.ni..ii s none
"o''l ever tNnN o prosecuting trade c. cuio Gus
'y,.which might be Garnet q, ecily. ti,sy we're
d-ro-sd TO resard ile distinction - mad. ,,e,rI
20 save appearance, aud not to ptuI5rc oas,scjcs
especially as the Wrote matte. nlYs unavo,dssly
be brought before Congress ~ q lew months. he,
eve.' ih.s vefosi iups1meit, slorld II prsge 10 b..
such, might very ea-ly b. removed All t's4e
h'iie'In2 eNPectau"os oi IeiuD,irS Lta 10 tfsslr
an' ntercours- once eaiucuuy psCp-rols and &c.
nehciai 20 all tbe Es3'i in.c,ests al the 81 g.
were soon 10 be dsiupsI aad e&aDeu,si,sI. bv tho
H-aH- viz hereafter state. Tin. nae OF the
naF''HYc' non ever, 'a.s NOW i'o- pOne TO sno.
ihtr occasion.
slsNEE.
o. Ihs speech may be found 10 nuy cyl.ec.
i'' ~ ne deOa c. iu PaIiamcn. 8u - sich
sol ZINES are ~ she hands oil bl, ,co, 1 otI refer
10 very good aJ-.rtct ofHiG very cotnwon|
work. the itI-h N:w Annual r. q iel l95 is22.
page 90 Is
% hi' proclamation is cyriaiuei 10 al Tie
pp'ic Sslet-- hu dag. ADD ia<y tc found in
Nies'' hes'sier,vol p, e I2j.
Ffom lie per ppbi;sbel in ,h- state, we learn
.aat one Be,san Fiyi- cry ce,nuctiye 60 the
Wine crops Do 'ins comfy nauy fields Of wheat
which looked promising 90 spring s5c nos ncas-
j. consumed ~ tha ranges 0i .be FIv
. review Of mBris IN ANrebauy county. on
the l1,h 'nsi pon dividing epop De q Yestr,n oil
TOE mex Pcs.ds,t out of $40 men onlv fioenig
wee 80 i'Fof OF ieus and Gay Gen ,isrks cue