Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-24

! '''s proper 10 require. Even this limited ira de-
I would most probably have been confined to Bris
tish vessels. For a the articles n.ce..a,, % ~.
Trade were bulky; and the TRANSFORMATIONS of nlI
such, may be elected at much lowe freight i'm
large, than in small vessels, the large British ves
seis, would have had the preference of carria.e ff,
ours, whoee burthen was not 10 exceed seventy
tons This benefit too, would have been furtber
secured, by the privilege enjoyed bv the British
vessel, of prosecuting the circuitous rolose Ell
ther from the United States or the Yves, Indies
to Europe, while the American vessel was confin
ed 10 The direct roy0ge Oniy
Marrow as these terms W ere thew would n.
vertheless have been accepted by the u S,ates
nut Tor Other reasons. Fo, even The direc, ,ra5s
'eus iim'ied and restricted, was ell understood
then, to be privilege, which we did not en;,v At
mat time as right: aud which Great Britain had
never before conceded to any other nation Small
therefore a. wasLhe benefit, yet j, was considered
as so much of clear gain 10 US But the eouiv.-
rent proposed az the price of this concession, was
deemed quite dispropor;ionae to the rig bit so de-
rived; especially, a. by the terms of the Treatv
'he right was to continue, only during the war in
which Great Britain was then engaged and FIR ,,ro,
years alter the restoration Of peace
Etec'naly TO prevear American vessels tn he
employed IN The West India trade from enparinr
IN any other Than The direct voyage the T,ea,y
las have sajd) contained a stipulation. where.
by Inc u. . were bound, to require of such YES
sells, to bring their cargoes TO, and TO land then,
in the u. $. And they we're also bound To nrn-
hibi', the expectation from thence, in american
pessels, OF molasses, sugar, coffee, cocoa, and
cotton. The four first mentioned of these ar,-
cies, were the productions not Of The British isl
anus only, out Were the com mon PRODUCTS of an
me West indies The state OF war v hich then
existed, (and in which almost all the nations 10
whom the other islands belonged were then in
voiVed) had given TO the u s.. the exclusive
uanspor ation of sl such articles, from thence.
10 Inc European markets. The profits of tbia
q la H.
exceeded in amount, any benefit the navigation Of
the country could derive, from The limited direct
trade with the British West Indies, which The
Treaty preferred II would laye been srea.
mistake, therefore, to have exchanged this eIeat-
er Tor the less benefit held out by the Treaty; and
This 100 during OF unc eriain duration. the
continuance OF which, would probably ensure an
equal continuance OF The profitable carving trade.
then enjoyed by US.
BESIDES, amongst he articles enumerated in the
treaty, The expectation of which from the u
we were bound by this article TO prohibt in Anne.
rican vessels, was cotton This bulky commoJi-
'y' which now constitutes nearly one moiety of
The value OF oil the domestic exports of the u. s.
was ho' lhen known by IT.. minister who neyotia-
leo th's treaty, TO De production Of our own
country or at least was not supposed by him, to
nave been raised here in sufficient Quantities IN
have become article of expor: alton. He did
not therefore hesitate TO include il In the list Of
articles, the export OF which, In American vessels
was 20 he prohibited by the q. S. The South
eIn Senators, however, were better inform cd upon
tins soeJect than MIR. Jay; and no Senator was
prepared to exclude The y. s. from the RICH, of
exporting their cwn productions, in Their own
vessels, 10 any country, which might be ~ ,.pa :
IL admi; them into lbs poI,s
Thee considerations alone, induced the Senate.
to refuse to advise the p esidcnt 10 raiify this
iah article oi the Trea of 1874 =. eat Britain.
who had at Us, reluctantly admitted the sobiec,
OF The West India trade. 10 become matter OF
discussion, willingly agreed to expunge This pro-
vision irom tie treaty; AMI it was finally ratiii-
ed by both parties, with the special exception of
that article.
Spch is he history Of the frat atielnp. made bv
the unred STATES, 80 adjust this matter of the B,i.
fish Colonial trade hy Treaty. The negotiation
was conducted then By wise and sagacious sta,es
men, during period particularly suspicious 10
Hs successful conclusion, bat il failed. Better
neSo'Ia'ors, or more favourable circumstances.
were not afterwards found, as the fur. her history
Oh this subject vii! shsw. f;iths history 1 mus,
now postpone until another time.
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