The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-12-10

al Parliament. opening The colonial ports
Hpan certain conditions, Ind not been grasp
81 AZ with sufh tent ehgeruess by an ihs1an-
taoeons conformity 10 them. n sabse-
, enenf period - las Eern iuiinsird. tint
me new excIusi n was IN reseutmeuf, because
a prior Al of Parliament 81 ls23, opening
certain colonial potts, under heavy and bur
den,ame reslriciiass. 10 vessels oI The uni-
ted States, had mol been rerproCstcd by All
admission of British vessels from the colo
nies aud their cHrgoes, without any resirIc-
ton a. determination Whatever. Bnt, he
the motive for the Introduction what Fl may,
The British Government have manifested TO
dispositiou, either hv negotiation. or by cor
responding Legislative enHctments, 10 reGede
from H. and we have been gwen distinctly 10
Understand, thai neither ot The bills which
were under the consideration 81 Congress al
thejrlast se-sinn ,vouldhaNr been deemed sui
6cient, ~ heir concessions, 10 have been re-
warledbyauy reaAutionfrom The British inter-
diet II OF one ofthe mCpnyenieneies tnse-
purahly connected with the attempt 10 nd
iusf, by reciprocal legislation, interests OF
this nature, That neither party can know
vim, would be satisfactory 20 the other
q thai after enactinga statute iorlbe avo"ed
and sincere purpose Of Cancellation, II viii
generally be found utterly iuadequaieto the
expectations Of the other patty, ana VIII
terminate IL mutual disappointment.
TIE session 81 Congress having terminated
without any act upon III" 'nhleCba ffocla-
mation was issurd on the l7h ot March last,
cnnformahly 10 the provisions OF The d h sec
ton Of The Act at 1T March, 1923, declaring
the fnCt that The trade aud intercourse uh-
ihorizrd By the British Act al Parliament, OF
eth Iunr, ls22, between the United states
aud the British enumerated colonial port,
l.. A. At ft
ment OF 6th July, 1879, and the order 81
/ Council, Of 9TH July, ls26 prohibited
/ The effect OF this Proclamation, by the terms
Ioffhe Act under which II was issued, has
been that each, and every provision of III
! Act concerning Navigation, OF 18Th April,
! 1918. and of the Act supplementary thereto,
Of 10th Nav. ls2o, revived. aud Is ~ tulI
! force. Surh, then, Is the present condition
| Of ihc trade that, useful an Il Is 10 both par
tiea, i can, with u single momrntary eXcep-
! lion be carried on directly by the vessels OF
neither. That exception itspli IS tonnd IN
| Proclamation 81 the Governor OF the Island
| of 81. Christopher md ii he Nirpin Islands,
| inviting, for three months from the 18th OF
Nngn. lHst, the importation Of the articles
of the produce If the United States which
constitute their export portion Of Ibis trade
I in The vessels OF all nations. That period
/
introduction has again taken place. The Bri
! fish Government have not only declined ne
! gofalinn upon hi subj ri. tut, hv the 1rIn
| riple they have a-zumcd with reference 10
! il, have prrcludcd even the mrnns ot ueroti-
alton, II becomes mol the seli-respect al the
! United States, either 10 sollrn gralmton
] lavors. or 10 accept ne The erant OF favor
/ hat for which an ample equivalent is exact
81 II remairs 10 lac determined by the r..
! snrctivr Governments, whether the trade
shnll he opened by acts Of reciprocal lcgsla-
ton. II le, in the mean Tine, satisfactory to
| know, that, apart from the ineonNenicnees
resulting from a disturbance OF the usnHl
chnnnels of trade no loss has been sustained
! by the commerce, the navigation, or the re
venue Of the United StHtrs, aud none OF
| magnitude is TO be Hpproh ended from TIL,
existing state nf mutual iutprdict.
with the other maritime and commercial Ma
! tiana Of Europe our intercourse continues with
/ linlc variation Since the cessation, by the Con
,enfion Of 1th June. 1872 Of all discriminating
duties upon the vessels of the United States and
of France in either county. our trade with that
nation has increased aud is incfeasing. \ dis
position on HE part Of France has been mani
tested 10 renew that negolarion aud III accrd.
ING 10 the proposal W. have expressed the wish
that il mirh be- cxtcnded To Other objects, upon
which "A rood understanding between the parties
would be- beneficial ~ the interests ofboth The
orioin orthe pnl,ical relations between the IN.
ted STATES and France is coeSal with the IL a
wears al our Independence The memory 4
is interviewer with that of our arduous struggle
for national existence Weakened ms il has nc.
caSionalIy been since that time, It can hv usn.v
81 he forgotten and We should hail with exu.
tation the moment which should indicate a 70.
collection. equally friendly IN spirit on the part
Of France, A ocsh effort has recently been
made, hy the Munster the United States resi-
d;re al Paris. 10 Obtain consideration of the
| inst claims Of citizens of the United States to
! the PREPARATION Of wrongs long since committed,
many oCthcm frankly acknowledged, aud all oil
them entitled. upon every principle ofiustce, to
a candid examination. The proposal last made
| 10 the French Government has been to ref,.r the
| subject. which has formed an obstacle 10 this
| .r,,g;Jor.ti,u H. the determination nT a Sovor.