Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-27
TIT RspAY, Feb. %

IHT RspAT, Feb. %.
~ SENATE.
The unfinished business OF yesterday was taken up
ana 'ie S'e proceeded to consider tie hll to ree,i
late thc trade hetwecu the United States and the Colo
mes ui Efe"t lititain Mr.. Smiths amendment pen
dr.. f
Mr. Holmes moved 10 amend that amendment, by
adding the following: :
"irOciassl nerc1thelesS f,1,, Io :, t,u.,g. .., !,
hat 1t the President Of the u States shall pot hefore
HE hrst day OF August next receive satisfactory cyl
aehce that the BRITISH ports and places enumerated in
Tue iirst section Of this act, are open 70 the admission, NJ
vessels OF HE United States coming from Tie United
States with carg0es the growth! produce or rDanufac
lure OF the United States and such British vessels
ihay import INTO SAID ports and places payinn no hr
CT duties charges than British vessels ana carnoes
coming from the United States this act shall cease 10
operate or have effect, from and that time And
the President, upon receiving such satisfactory evi
dcnce, on or before the SAID first day OF iUmis *
hereby authorized 10 isa!e his proc .amaton Jecarip,
tte fact anu thcrcupon said shall continue to one
Iate and he IN force ACCORDING, TO IL, PROVISIONS cx
ceptng that tie discriminating duties on such British
vessels and t'eir cargoes shall thence forth ceasen
Considerable conversation took place between Mos
srs. Hayne, Tazewc and Holmes. on the Grestion
whether this amendment il order when the Chair
decided that II was i'll order.
Mr. Holmes explained the purPor and Intention of
his amendment. 1t was designed TO place before the
Brush Government an alternative and as declaration
OF the course which would be taken IT, after the t of
august, the restrictions trade we're still en-
forced by the Government of Great Britain JIa
thought the amendment otTn cd by the gentleman from
maryland went too far, and gave up too much without
pointing Out any Interior course.
Mr. Smith OF Maryland, opposed the a,c ajn,cnt Of
hr iioiInes on The ground that IL would cause rather
than prevent, the ev,D appreheuded nv the cIosur OF
Tue trade with the West Indies; and also that would
hold ont n threat to the British Government If Tho,
reSuction should remain permanent, autcipat ed
evils OF the greatest magnitude the hole con ntrr
ana 'hc Introduction ot system OF smuggling ghic,
tae who're army OF The nted States could not prevent
lie also remarked, that the time fixed would make il
impossible that 1t should have hecn decided rnon h,
the british Cabinet, this bin would not arrive N
England until the Nlinstry would have dispersed "a
."eT country seats consequently, decision could moi
be had by ,o lst of August.
Mr. Holmes rejoincd, and maintained tl.at it wa,
necessary 10 present 10 Great Britain an alternative
and declare plainly what course this Government
wonid follow, in the British Government si,uuI,
not open their Colonial trade.
Mr. Macon opposed the amendment. He wished &c
atiemPt to obtain ahJcct br peaceful measures
and ne understood the amendment of the gcn.Iemau
f'on Mary land to be offer, on the ra:t of tl,
country, to take up with terms offered formerly by
Great Britain and rejected BY us and he wished ~ :,
question to tie put TO the British Government befts
thi, country went any farther
Mr. fan''weli spoke at some length against the
amendment offered by MIR. Holmes He Considered
the bill to be passed this as the basis of future
negotiation and desired that HAT negotiation siould be
dh'"ao'c aau concia'ory rather thsn otherwise. The
a"eha'pe"t % tie gentleman from Mars land would
Gave the necessity Of making use of any tninatory
proposition towards Tie British Government lie nrc
ferred tue bill as It from the committee I'm tb,
amendment ~ The gentleman from Mar and amend
Ell by the gentleman from lianc. The latter des,
froged the couciiiaOry character of tie amendment
proposed hs the gentleman from MARYLAND He con.
s'jefed tie time between tie It'll March and the js
august altogether too short to expect any decision
from Use BRUSH Cabinet. MIR. r. then considered
s"hcSnn ~ irse. tic effects likely arise out of
detTuc ton Of The West India trade and conclude m
remarking that the bill reported by the committee was
~ ms opinion better than the proposition of the gentle
man ROW MAINE, but Tie amendment of the gentleman
from Maryland more appropriate than either
Mr. Holmes rcp'cJ 10 Hlessrs farewell and c,oiib
OF Md He still believed it gonld be practic,bI. for
the British Cabinet to revise their acts Ia, tho FIRE,
OF AugH5f Bat ne bad objection IN e,,,. .o,,;,,
the time 10 tie first Of September. lie was Lsr,S
That ne had offered th,s amendment as II had dra,y
TORN opinions snd sentiments Of which he nd nat
been a"at"; nd II appeared 10 him tia, 49,,
gentleman from Maryland was opposed 10 alI ,.s
'rCuo", " Its amendment not adOpred bc
sect ~ VIZ s'o
VIC Branch So. 'c against iho amendment NJ Jr
fioIfseF. when 'he proper time sbould a,rr,o he
shpOl1 DC 5cadS 10 use measures as rnoroat,c ~.
those proposed bv '''at gentleman BIT we Won.
bound first ~ meet titc BRITISH Governments o ,,,
ciirnioty grounds. TIE ""t7d1 Loroyollc was duo
ho'u thrs Government TO Great Br,l4in and bc b,.
pei 'teIr Grs act would be scfno,~ icdre t,t th;
ness md trrdcr ftiCE5iv terms the British Govern
tnent. If thc7 taen REJECT them. they would have
assumed tic aut aDd ihc blame, lei what might en-
s1e, would not attach this Government. Such an
acknowledgment vas more than the committee
and tbs Government had already made: and CONGRESS
sh0uid not sbtiuf om making it lest u should sbork
''e morbid scn,tbriity az tic P,7ets that be- Mr.
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