Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-06-05

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might justly &c required TO place the productions
OF American industry, in her own porte, upon the
came footing with those of hei own industry while
the United States would not consent TO place the
reductions of r. itish industry, in their ports upon
the same footing with their own? What possible
fair argumen, can be urged TO sbew, that O. Britain
might Justly be requires 10 bind herself confne
the trade of her colonies between the tropics, T.,
the same articles OF export and import, those oi
the trade with her colories situated in high nor
tbern latitude, or vicG versa? What possible fair
argument can be urged by the u. States 10 shew,
that Great Britsin might justly be required TO as
similste the trade between the u. States and her
colonies in North ard South America, when tie
u. States themselves admit, that they ought not,
to require of her such an assimilation the
trade with her colonies in E:fope, Asia and A.
irlca! Or what possible fsir argument csc he urg
ed to shew. that Great British alone might be
justly required by The United States to do these
things, when they had never advanced any such
preiension, as TO any other nation having colo
niev?
But suppose the end to have been just, a s,siee
man ought enquire TO the suihciency OF the
means employed for it's accomplishment Eor i,
would be idle 10 attempt the Accomplishment of
any object, by means probably inadequate to lis
attainment; and cruel TO subject a large portion of
any reasor able expectation OF future benefit, to be
derived from such course The advancement OF
science may possibly justify the Lhction of tor
tue, by way OF "experiment' upon obscene sni
malls or brute beasts; but the veriest tyraut upon
such occasions, spares msn, - the noblest work
of God;' and the body, even OF the criminal, is
not given up for dissection, until the spark Of life
Is extinsuished. 1t is the end aud object of all
governments, to the great interests of socie-
~; and the very worst OF all politicians is he,
who would unseiie and disturb tle.e Interests, by
an " eXpei iment," from which there exists ~
reasonable expectation that practical good will re,
salt Was it then probable that our " expert
ment' ot restriction would coerce Great B.IaiD
TO accece to our ternsS
The memorable srgumen, to prove the affirmative
OF this proposition was, that the products of The
u. States were so necessary to The security and
comfort OF the British colonies, that C. Britain
woald accede to plan, rather than sacrifice
these colonies. Now after the experience of the
seven years OF restriction prior TO 1915, when our
non inter cour>e with these colonies waa not par
tial as now) but absolute and perfect, ought aty
confidence 10 have been entertained in such ,he-
Dry? Besides, II Great Britain really felt such
necessity Tor American products a. was supposed.
did not our own law, by contining the son inter
coarse to that "by SEA" only, indicate aud invite
The adoption oil the very means by which tho ne
cessiiy might he supplied? And If it be ssiI that
these means ould unavoidably increase the price
OF American products to the West Indian con-
sinner, by the additional expense imposed upon'
them, in their tran-it through the double voyage.
must it no, occur 10 all, that precisely the same
expense, as 10 rDany OF these articles would have
been incurred uhder the British proposition itself
II mat had been accepted? And as TO the residue
10 /, not obvious that Great Britain had II in her
power. at any moment, to chain directly lgcm The
United States Whatever American products she
required, By merely opening her colonial ports to
the importation Of such articles from the United
States IN the vessels Of any other foreign ma
tiogt
Il must not be said, that by so doing c. Britain
would injure her own navigation Tor the answer
-, that she was willing to allow the IT, States
par,!clpatoh III this trade, to ceI ain extent; and
thai II giving the same privilege any OTHER TO-
reign Stale she no more impaired the interests of
Der own navigation, thsn she willing to DO IN
favour OF the u. States themselves To her
therefore the thing eqnal, although to US nat
so And /! It be said, that we could have iu.uos.
ed The same restrictions upon the vessels of any
other foreign S'ae, that we had done upon those
of Great B'itan herself. and perfected our plan.
The answer Is, that existing Treaties probably pre-.
vented this as 20 some. Bat if not, our restr,c
tons upon others, would have been immediately
retaiialed by them upon us; d the U. States
can have no reason to expect SUCCESS 10 their ns
v'gaiinn, in Mar of commercial restrictions wac
ell Big them agsia-t all the rest of the world.
The course adopted by the u. Si-tes then in
io2O, being unsustanable upon shy just principle
OF reciprocity and equality, and il beiag ;!I practi
cable to enforce IT IS measure of. policy even,
NUT unavoidably have been abandoned or ey
changed by themselves, if no new event had oc-
CURED, which rendered such change desirable for
other reasons. Fortunately for the country, how
ever, such event did occur.-Bnt mus, post
pone The account of ihis to another occasion
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