Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-30

the shipping interest, without regard to duties or
charges of any kind: that point gained, any dis,
elimination to the prejudice of our shipping inter
est, In respect 10 duties and charges of any kind.
might have been counteracted by similar duties
and charges imrose by US, and that, without
hazarding the loss of the benefit to our shin. rs
carrying on the trade, ruin To the andhoIders
by losing It entirely. II is obvious, that no,class
OF the community, but our ship owners, had any
interest in the question as to this intercourse and
that Congress in their legislation had no other in
teres in view. The act OF 1918 admitted into our
ports, Internationally, British ships from any CO.
lonial port open to US BY the ordinary laws OF
navigation and trade; and that of May, 1922, an.
tho,ises the President to open our ports upon G.
Britain's opening hers to us, prescribing recipro
Ga! restrictions. Neither act refers 10 apy iepu
lstion, or equalization of duties charge, of opv
kind, as condition OF opening our ports.
1t the object of the Executive Of the United
States had been only to attain the sole ebiec, OF
our iegsla ION, 10 secure EN- yment TO our sbps
1t is impossible to believe, that the puerile and
unfounded objections, taken 10 the act of Parlia,
ment, could have been the slightest obstacle for a
moment 10 their securing at once, as they nigh,
have done. this object. They had another obiect.
which had foundation in the po,icv OF opr
laws, and, in effect, has altogether frustrated i,
This was to secure better price for the Iua,br,.
and hre sfoch IF the North, by coercing Great
brits'n TO admit our products into her colonies
subject TO no higher duties than were imposed uoon
her own products and those of her colonies: an
object, which, considering the character of The
British government, and their decisive rejection
OF this proposition, whenever made on our rar,
'hefe was no hope OF attaining; and which, if il
were attained, would have afforded no .or, of b.pe
INT TO the shipping interests of our county. and
would have been beneficial ,c small mart only
OF the landholders, since the North Ame,;c.h
colonies have nothing Dat lumber and IRE sfoeh.
which can come in competition WIKI our produc,s
especially our breadsiutfs The impori ant arti
Gle OF our commerce with the British coIopirs.
whereas failure in this object and the cons-
quent loss OF the whole trade, would be ,uino,s
to the great interests of both vgation and aeri
culture.
This demand, so totally new. and before mn
heaTd oil m national In ercourse, was brought for
ward In the act of March, 1923, not openly. bu,
lurking under the equvocal term from eIs.
where. The motive, with which this intention
was concealed under this equivoca expression.
VIII De inquired into presently. That motive ce.s
co 10 operate the moment the law was passed: We.
Mr.. Adams seems to have proceeded in the con,se
winch he had marked out for himself, with tm;d
caution. Mr. canning, finding that the discrimi-
haliAS duties had not been abolished called on Mr.
Adams by letter OF March 81, 1928, to say what
proofs the President required to satisfy him az as
10 enable him 10 issue his proclatnatioo for r.,.,
ing the discriminating duties under the act of 1922
mar. Adams, after pause Of T., Give days. on the
SIN OF April, 1923, cautiously answered him. i.
tne words OF the art of Congress, that the pro
c'amahon would be Issued upon AUTHORITATIVE,
declaration by the British Minister, thai unor
the vessels of the y. States, admitted into ,h,
enumerated British colonial ports and upon anv
goods, wares, and merchandise, imported thence
IN Inc SAID vessels, no other or higher duties Of
tonnage. OF impost, nor other charges of any kind
are it"ied or exacted, than upon British ye.sely
or upon the Ike goods, wares and merchandise
| imported into the sad colonial potts from else-
toheTe" He could hot yet bring himself to an.
bonnce the use he meant TO make of the ,arr,
Hse'chtTe. Mr.. Canning promptly answered
| on the 10Th OF April, 1923, that he was ready 20
give the othcai declaration required, if The term
! Do" e'SecheTe, meant from other foreign
ma ions; but not If included Great Britain aud h,r
colonies, oil which construction il nigh, he .uscen-
Uoej ana ne asked an explanation of it's precise
| meaning. Alter ano her a~ full pause OF thirtv-
b, four days, Mr.. Adams on the l4th of Nav 1922
answered, that the terms of The act of Congress
were construed TO extend TO all the British posses
sions whatever. Mr.. Canning replied 10 this on
! the lHh of May, regret,ing ihe construction mn,
upon the act, and declining further correspondence
! on other points useless.
! by Tbs act OF Congress Of March 1928. the
acts OF april IS, 1918, and OF Nav 10. 1920
| were suspended AZ Ing the act of March j
1873, should be in force, as 10 certain enumerated
poris in the British colonies. the sam. enume,a,.d
IN the act OF Parliament of June 2i 1929: and The
ports OF The United States were opened 10 all Bril-
Ish vessels, coming directly from any OF those porls
WIN MIcIes, The growth, produce, or manufacture
Oh any OF The said British colonies, which NAV be
exported on equal terms from any of the said norris
IN Ve@seis oil the United States: and it was proyid-
ed mat upon proof satisfactory TO the PJesif,en,
tha'' upon the vessels nf the United States ana
ibeT caigoes, admitted into the said colonisl
ports, no other or higher duties Of tonnas,
or lnposi, nor charges Of any kind we're i,
wed or exact'd, than were levied and exacted
upon British vessels, or upon the like good.
waTes, and ner, bsndses. imported into The sail
colonial ports Jrom elsewhere; The British shius
and cargoes from The colonial ports should be
subjected to other dpies of tonnage. or ip,pos.
or other charges than the vessels OF The u. s. ana
similar carsoes, but uniI such proof was eiven.
the discriminating 'onnsgs and impost dudes, PIE.
scrlbed by the acts OF 1916, and 1877, should he
levied on such Bitch ships and cargoe-. The
act further provided, that no article should be i'm
| ported IN British vessel from any Of those ports
OUT the produce or manufacture Of the colonies %
which The enumeFs,eGports belonged, and that di-
recuy rom one OF the said enumerated porte; nor
! should any article be exported from the u. States
to any OF the enumerated ports by any Brush yes-
sci rot coming directly from of the said rorts:
nor should sny vessel, coming from any of The said
poris, export ahy article from the u y 10 a.v
/ place ether than one Of the said ports Tbe.c
provisions were extended 10 any other colonisl
D. IT.. which might thereafter be opened in 20 f,,
NIFTY to The provisions of the Of Parliament OF
/ June "a, 1922. And this act was declared 70 ts
IN force, until our.ves,e's should he excluded from
all or any OF the enumerated potts BY Order in
Council, act of Parliament: In which cas. ,o,,