American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-09-11
THE COLONIAL TRADE.

THE COLONIAL TRADE
The letter from Liverpool to editor Of the Richmond
Enuurer which have given below at length, may de-
serve some thought from politicians in this county, and
from than those who have been fond TO lay the
loss of the British Colonial Trade at the door OF our own
dipomatsts We have than once expressed our rm
conviction THAI the sudden suspension of the negotiations
on this aubect Of nothing but change OF Poii
cy in the British Cabinet and that our alleged delay to
embrace the offered conditions but an excuse for
doing what would have been done at any rate The truth
is leaking out from other quarters II admitted taal
the ministry had good bad for reracng Their
reciprocity system in part and the writer Of the letter in
repeats what has been said in other letters from
that country and what guessed here og snce that
the camors Of the ship at the bottom OF the
matter and that in the words of the letter. having de-
determined change her policy Eng and would have
found eyade arrangement Chad It been made,)
as she did eel stipulated and bdghted engagement
10 negotiate The subject As much might have been CUES
sod from he Arpant OF Mr. Canning, who spoke, 70
our apprehension, very much like man who, having an
awkward after hand determines to race Il Out with
the most ehrontety he can -
The editor Of the Enquirer thinks IT no consolation
however, be told that had we scceded 20 her offers
England would have fund TO evae the spirit OF her
act Now to our minds. il is both consolation 10 and
an excuse for dplomaSs consolation, because It
satisfaction know that our loss Ut sny IS an m
evable injury from rival and mt consequence II what
might have been avoided b, ourselves aneacse, because
it would have been difficult for the most polite government
earth bind by enac,ments Ut It's own the policy VI
any other people Nay, something more than an ex-
cuse it is matter Of raise the foresight of American
diplomacy that, OF the Hue uatofs OF policy, !,
should have sought bnd hem b. lie o. " means Known
between independent naicns solemn and .Vea dscsd
treaty Otherwise the collectors OF Great Rr'a'n nigh
at any time have received unexpected t-s . suspend
the Legislative in force, those 70 NJ collector o.
Liverpool Just announced to suspend NE admission ~ NJ
dian Corn Sr esn.a,nbtiou. The administration says the
Enquirer, claim any benefit from these concessions
they could not ioresee this change OF policy fe, y
required extraordinary sagacty to know, that an ar
rangenen, the permanent basis of treaty. vas not y.
able the changes which eeernay ~ progress ana
will necessarily be long great commercial ma
ton has advantages grasp retain over rival iia
part of letter which rtaes this subject, not less
ortby of attention ta tie other We shall Keep ~
gain nothing from England, II the q commercial ben
eft, but whs reta" by our prudr &C Foresight, OF
by the force Of superior intrinsic adyantag,.
Bal. .7meriean.
To Tie Editors Of The Enquirer.
IiyEupooL, july .. 1897.
Gentlemen This countf has been Tor twelve
months laying the foundation Of commercial war
With tie United States, which can be terminated
on lust terms only BIZ a united and energetic re-
sstance, and a prompt adoption and faithful en-
torcemcnt Of counteryaiting measure. whatever
neglect or oversight the President OF the United
states MAY have hepn gmlt Sc on the Vest India
| Question ard Whether lie has. or has not been
guilty Of me- lcct. have not the means here to de
,armine; but y this j. il may, country's hon
~ and nor interest requires that we should rally
roniid our government. and present united front
| 10 Ene aHa. upNn tbs subject. Fhe contest ha.
| been shr1udtd uth too thin veil by MIR. Can
ming, in this spontence with MIR. Gal attn, to
conceal ftnm the view Of ANY unprciudced man
| his real object. When England, IN 1915, opened
| her West India Islands. on certain conditions, to
lie whntc world. Sae was sincere. and 1t We had
taccertpa Ter conditions, we would have placed her
IN rather ali awkward denma as. in 1926, she
1 det"ru med q change her policy, bnt she would
have found means to evade the arrangement, she
did to get over stipulated and plighted engage
ment to negotiate upon the subject. She made
a positive engagement to settle the matter by ne.
gutlation in 1874; and in 1896 she as positively de
cllncd to negotiate at all respecting il. and that
too without giving any other reason than is con
tanned in Mr.. Canuins's fppant and impertinent
remark. that /" lie would not atio,c himself to be
drawn into the discussion of subject that had al.
ready been exhausted TO which he subsequent
ly added in the House Of Commons, the empty and
frothy boast, that he had had tie last Dord After
this let no man in America suppose, that England
was, in 826, disposed to arrange the trade with
us upon equitable terms; and that its non-arrangc-
ment grew out Of our non-acceptancc OF the terms
offered by their act Of 1915. The truth is, in 1926
; they found that their reciprocity system OF com
: merce did not work as well as they expected and
; they determined to retrace their steps, as far as
!, they could, with tecency. 10 this, ministers
we're the more promptly forced by the ciamours OIL
: the shipping interest-clamours to be sure IN
founded but still not the less loud on that account
j They ascribed all the depreciation in the value
. OF their shipping and their profits to Mr.. ITuskn
sons reciprocity system instead Of ascrbine it t
n over trailing in eighteen hundred and twenty five
by the building Of supertluous number Of vessels
d and the general arrangement Of trade in 1896
But to return to the West India Question. This
Government has just passed bill through Parlia
" ment which authorizes the Inland introduction
from the y. S. into Canada free Of duty, ashes
= slaves and lumber Of every description, horses
fresh provisions, &c. and that the articles 80 adj