Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-01

Tie -four from the Baltic, if it be obtained,
will be at very advanced prices. They must depend
for supplies Fl ON US, which they will obtain from
ueighboIing ports, TO which it would carried by
our vessels. The quantity of articles sold in the
West Indies and the navigation employed, will
not be changed; but il permi; British or neutral
vessels to carry direct to the colonies, we shall
lose all the carrying trade. The situation of the
coonists will scarcely bear the increased expense
of the indirect voyage. During the non inter-
course between 1920 and 1922, the colonists COM
planned, in numerous petitions, OF the ruinous ef-
feet of the restrictive system. II produces such
derange cement in the trade, such irregular sup
niles, advanced prices, and want of market, that
the Government was obliged to relieve them by
opening the ports We shall hear the same thing
again
All the merchants concur in representing the
trade as not profitable. Losses are sustained ON
all The home voyages; the very expectation duties
alone are heavy burthens the trade. 1t will
(criher appear that our expectation TO the Yves,
indies, and the shipping employ ed. during the years
1920, 1921 and 1922. not diminished Our
oroductions found market VIII, rever West India
poduc lions sold. The colonists were obliged
10 find the article where il TO be Sold and the
& exchanges Of their productions necessarily
made wherever they found our supplies.
The Committee believe. from tie information
sIluded to, that no injury will be sustained in the
ofthe interdct is an essential prohibition, without
which il will fail to produce It's effect
II is recommended TO close the communication
with the North american possessions, for rea.
son equally obvious. They are left open by the
British regulations in order to draw our provisions
J lumber and live stock to those markets. by which
means the colonies will be supplied, OF prices
somewhat increased, but cheaper than from else.
where; and the great object of all these regulations
the carrying of these articles Fl ON those ports TO
the West Indies i'll be secured TO the British
shipping. Without the precau,ion the interdic
will be worse than useless.
The effect of closing these ports will be TO con-
centra,e trade in some Of the ports adjacent 10
the British colonies. to which it will be carried by
our vessels. Without this provision the trade OF
the Northern States would concentrate in the
Northern British possessions and exclude our shin
ping
But it is said that Great Britain will in,efcep,
the communication between these intermediate
ports and her colonies. No apprehension of tina,
can be INDUCED. Her colonists could not sustain
such state of things. 1t would produce in evi.a.
BILE ruin. They did not venture TO resort TO tba,
violent remedy in 1921 and 1922, and if she does
the effect could scarcely be ielt by US. Whatcve,
they consume must be taken from the general mar
1 ket, and will so far diminish the supply Of that
market. But this measure could not be eifec, ed but
by non. intercourse with all the West India l.
stands in American produce.
The British West India colonies are in mos,
depressed state their pi oluctons are reduced to The
minimum; they meet with powerful competition
from other Islands, in every market except Eng
land, and even there they must be protected from
the sugars of The Island of Mauritus and the East
Indies. They require TO be supplied direct, and a,
the least expense, from TIE United States, to main
tain themselves. The increased price, the na,u-
raj effect Of irregular supplies, and the expense
of long voyages, could not be tolerated there
long
BY permitting our productions 10 20 dice
by the vessels of other foreign Powers, or circuit
,ously by her Northern possessions, we lose the
carrying, without benefiing the agricultural interest
of th, country. BY the other course recommend
ed, our productions, carried in our own vessels
will find ready market. Our in,erdict will be
felt, and the only operation ofthe Bsiti.h interdci
will be to burthen more heavily the colonies. al
ready sinking under the pressure of other causes
operating on them.
Great Britain, in applying The nterdict, either
had in view Tree intercourse or entire,ex cIusion
We report bill 10 meet either exgency.
Your committee having presented their views TO
the Senate, with the accompanying bill, indulge
hope that the Terms proposed will be acceptable TO
Great Britain, that lie commerce will return 10 its
wonted channels, and that the t.yo countries
though touching al many points, but ivals in none
will pursue their march 10 the high career that
ples before them, not in the spirit of commercial
jealousy, but with senerons and noble competi-
lien.
JANUARY 20, 1927.