Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-20
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The following letter was addressed to the Edi
tors of the American a few days since a 1--we nm,
IL on our hles in order that The snbject spoken of
may be better understood. Bait Fed. Go-
ar, f ON the American
MEsshs' EDITORS In your paper of this morn
Ing, you have given. what you say was Mr.. Toulin.
son ; view OF the bill which passed the Senate with
only zen dissenient voe+, relative TO The Colonial
uaae iou VIII excu-e me; when say, that il is
scarcely possible, that gea 'leman OF Mr. Tom.
hhsoA good sense could have taken such view
Of ihe bill You make him say that should the
Dli IT IN The Senate become law, and should no
arrangement have been concluded before the 3,st
DAY oil december next, British vessels would af
Ter that Time, be admitted into The porls of the
United States from the British Colonies pa wing No
discriminating duties whatever, either on their
tonnage or carsoes; while American vessels were
absolutely excluded from the British West Indies
&c. &c. Sc" Now what is the fact9 that ,ha
Dill from the Senate in;erdicted the British Cola
Mai Trade by sea, by land, or inland navigation
nom aud alter The 3lst day OF December IL com
pie'eiy pun stop TO al! intercourse with all the
bri In Colonies after that day, and actu.uy con-
'inued the discriminating duties on British ,oanage
or their carsoes until th,; day-as shall .bsu,
have the bill before me-
The FIRST section proposes to Great Britain III,
same Terms erdcffy, as she had proposed 10 III,
United States In her act of Parliament of The 5;t
July, 1879. The second section susDeuds -.
operation OF the ac's OF Congress OF 1918. Is2G
and 1928, until The 3ls, day of December
" ercePts SO much thereof as imposes discriD.ina.
tmS dn"eS on me Tonnage Of J1reign vessels OF
Their caTg0eS." Of course those du, les ,von,d Iii,
have been paid by British Colonial vessel, unit
Inc oisi december; and those acts Of CONGRESS
were only suspended until thai day, they would oil
course, have been In fall force again. on the | :,
day oi January. The act OF 1923 would. a. hre
SAID, have been in force, and that act excludes
completely, all trade OF cry description with The
British Colonies. Had any of their vessels arriv
ed IN the ports OF the United States after The 3Is,
Dece'noef' 'hey and their caTgoes were Liable 10
confisc.tion. -
The third section was re fec,iy agreeable ob,,b
branches The houe amended i, by simply cbaneinp
some lew word, which they though mere cie.,
Win winch the Senate were satisfied -buI il added
WORDS winch were not acceptable 20 The Senate and
perhaps were not undertioolby some who 20 ed 10,
them lhe Senate rejected them, and the bill wa.
mus ioS'' WHAT was the import of those yyorts
nsJ repeated forever the act If 1923, and retsne,
The acts oil 1918 and 1920. What would bavs hss,
! The consequence! The act cf 1928 in;erdicts MI
hdde between the coloies Of G. cal Britain bv Ian,
as wen a. by sea, and that act was by the aIne,d
ment 10 be completely repealed. The acts of 1915
aho 1919 were 10 be continued in force Tbcs
ac's onIy nIerdicted The Colonial trade nv 90,
ilad NE senate C. incurred in The amendment. .he,
'He rage WIN both The Csnadas and Nova Scott.
would nave been completely open by land and in
land navigation, precisely con forming TO and dom
exactly that which he British order in Gomez, q
9u'y iast mad authorised That order KEEP, open tn.
/ Trade 10 her ~. American Colonies and Tho .ro,
| mem rom the House would have oper,,e1 sn,iroI,
20 'he "isbes OF Il Britain, aud in perfect concor
dance with her order In council had the senate hoo,
20 weak as 10 have concurred IN the arnendmen
rom ths H. OF Representatives; then Ohio N Yorl,
vermont and Maine would have had an omen ma,
ne 'o' al ineir commodities, and would h,v
supplied sufi'ciensy for the West Iudie.. vbus
81 zoe o.ner states would have been cut off from al
intercourse with the colonies, for ibey could bav
none except by sea, had the smendn, en-, esJeJ
muse isVoured states and perhaps others wopl
p ,;1, reused at the next session general ,ee
W., slo mus one part OF the Union would hay
! had advantages which could NO, bsv. c.;,.1 !,
I'VE caused great dissatisfaction among ali III
J Io,t -N..t 900 s. SMITH.