Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-06
BLUNDER UPON BLUNDER.
Colonial trade scith Great Britain.

The given by the friends of the Ad-
ministra,ion, for not legisating upon the Colonial
trade with the British Colonies, was that the Ad-
unnisiraiion had given instructions TO our minis
ter at the court of London, TO the negocia-
tions upon that subject; aud the President in his
message says:
with knowledge that a negotiation on this
subject had been in progress. and .Iedses given
of It's resumption at an early day il deemed
e1pedient TO await the result of that negotiation. 4"
Now what says the British Minister in reply 10
Mr.. Gallatin, that poin' We give the OBJ
servaon of the latter, and the reply of the former
as ii appears in the documents accompanying the
Presidents Message to Congress. Mr.. Gallain
says, in his note OF the 26ih Aug. last, TO Mr.
Canning
&c 1t is well known that the delay in renewing
the negotiation upon the subject Of the colonial in
tercourse, upon principles of mutual accominoda-
ton, is due 10 Causes not unde, the control of The
United States. principally to the stQte Of the
health Of .lH. Aling."
And to this Mr.. Canning replies
Upon this point the Undersigned has only to OBJ
serve tina, intma'ion that Mr.. King had re-
ceived instructions which would have enabled him
to resume The negotiation, ever communicated
to The British government. On the contrary the
only communication which has ever reached him,
in any authentic shape, was despatch from Mr.
Vaughan, dated the 22d of March last, wherein
that minister states, that " Mr. Clay had informed
him that be should not be able TO furnish Mr.
hing Nth instructions before the end Of the
month Of MAY, to enable hin, to re-commen CO
the negotiation
From this circumstance, il is evident that at the
time the bill brought into the Senate, and post.
poned on the ground that the thing was to be done
by negotiation, no instructions had been given TO
The minister at London nor was there any intended
TO be given till the latter end Of May. 1t was not
surprising then that the British ministry should act
on the subject 10 June, or July; as there is no rea-
son to suppose that any attempt was made at ne
gocation, till Mr. Galatin arrived there in
August.
Gen. Smith, OF Maryland, and Mr.. TazeyrelI, of
Norfolk, Va. doubt were well aware of the
pobable consequences to follow the neglect of the
Administration in this important measure and
therefore they pressed forward the bill, though
against the report OF the committee, the chairman
OF which appeared 10 have his instructions direct
from the Administration. But This would not an
swer the intentions of the coalition gentry, who
wished to have the eclst OF settling long pro-
traced affair, by negotiation rather than by an act
OF Congress; and though important as il WIS., they
sent 10 London an imbecile old man, who, they
have acknowledged, they knew was incapable Of
managing the business, as they had never given
him any Instructions to enter upon it.
Another circumstance has appeared by the docu.
Hitht aifdNNN VS. h"hiEiJf Nildt young hInE Hau ~
at his choice to continue Secretary to the British
legation. The large sum paid to his father and
him for spending year in London. doing notA-
ing, not sufficient pay for their services but the
son must have another year or two Of the " loayes
and fishes" This is the Administration who ~ e
have been told to judge By Their acts" Yes,
we Judge them, and condemn them too for their
acts; and no doubt merchants and farmers
will also condemn them for sacrificing one OF the
most lucrative and important branches OF their
trade.
We Understand that Mr.. Gallalin is about 10 re-
turn Another outfit, therefore must be provided
for another minister. Mr.. Rush had only one GU Fl,
IN seven or eight years; we are likely TO have 10
pay Que every year. orperhaps half year, during
Mr.. Adams term OF service.
We have superficially Examined ihs correspon-
dence between Mr.. Gsllaiin and Mr.. Canning; and
from what we have observed, we are induced to
think that the latter has the best OF the argument,
Nor can we perceive, at present, that there would
have been any disgrace in accepting The terms Of
Tered, which MIR. Adams and bis friends ins.ayate
so Tar as we can Judge from the bas,y perrssI O.,
ihe British Minister'S note, We are inclined 10
think be has put The principles Of colonial trase in