Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-06-22
Vol. IF.-No. 10

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'aNe''; IL cannot NE doubted, therefore that the e
, -s ,atnre had the whole purport and bearur. o.
me act OF 1925 full before their eyesn
Hts not clear what you pean by "reports oT n,o-,;
rugs VI congress-" on may either mean repo,ts y, ~.
1om"ltteGS 10 whom the subject referred o. 2,
ports OF the debates. "
In the House of ReDresen,.t;v.s r ..
mere was any report of committee on that n.,;,,,.,
anu cooseH gently there could have been no debate
upon il, in that BODY ~ Az e'''o
/ IN The Senate the petition was referred IN tho corr
tnittee on commerce. That committee nod :. ,
consisting partly OF historical account of the
,; 80. cen e! 'he TWO governments and OF their res
PectiVe iegislatioD on the subject of this trade
Inc report also stated briefly several pon,s rb;c,
"au oeen conroVerted between the two governments
aiiu cosco V'th The expression of an opinion. that
%a s-'-h' 70 pass any law, at that tIroe, OH the
SUBJECT TIC reasons given for that opinion were tirse.
lst That 10 admit British vessels from ,,LgfsaS,e,
po'f On the terms c mast furored aai.on would be
10 surrender without an e9urae,t all we he'd 10 rive
ana consequently 10 lose the control of the ,,sos ~
"nechs more desirable. because more equal staieo.
intercourse between the two governments
~, nat IL was better to arrange complex an in
legislation. = - ''"'@
ID That "the committee had reason TO belere that
~ 'e,t oil Tue commercial intercourse between
we ooo o'aieS and the British colonies forms one OF
the special and prominent objects which bava hes
committed TO the Minister OF the United States =, 7 ~
con; mat corresponding desire to arrsnpe i, ON ,
SATISFACTORY footing appears 10 eXS, the part of te
''sh Government, and that the negot resprc
ting II are expected to come 10 definite ;,s,o Lnf
| the next session of Congrcss'
For these reasons sir, the Committee "tbouob f,rr
aGI ecIiG W h The ncmoraiists in the wish IN cuv.
an" GA'ead the trade IN question, which tney trust
may be done 10 the mutual advantage of tho nsr,;
concerned IN II, are still n1Gni,n0tsiJ OF onip;op
subject" - f 'Ni
! Now, sir, word or TWO On these three ro,son..
any '''S>' "s WY OF showing what they To .ot imply:
i"i9 40 hoi IMPLY, neither siDgiy nor unitedIv any
inu'position, on The part CT The committee or IF the
LHecniiTe. whose views that committee NAV mo snnno
SEQ 10 possess 10 meet the British Government on Tho
Terms OF the act OF the act of Go5. They imDJr ~,
tue contrary. The expectation, that before The poy.
arranged. t'
liIS alone Is sufficient answer TO the whole tenor
! OF your letter, which is, that lle Aner;c.n q
ment was unwilling TO meet the British I,,r,.
on the terms Of 1929. Your entire despatch il dcsirnoS
to 'nclicae belief in such UNIV Him cpcss far y;c
There Is no foundation fact.
The first of Tie co,nmittos s}o,,o f,,..
10 much augmentation your letter. that nHier ,be
oo'''ee Tor 'ie petitioners understood the act as
fou do The petitioners understood the art IN roc,;
'a british vessels, from whatsoever port coIoinc .n1
! WIN whatsoever laden, should be admitted into onr
ports on Tie same tcotirg oI7n vessels co ITO
committee understood Them, and such admission ,he
lJusij Contend would be surrender without an ecr;
Y"ient, OF all that we could possblygrant in re,n, e.
full equivalent. - 'e'u'n 'oE
this construction, put BY the committee and ID, III,
petitioners on your &C; of 1925 lis literal and ~ %
correct construction. BY the of Geo ~ 80 S
lion 4lh, IL is enacted That the prjyiIeres torni
granted TO oreIgn ships shall be limited t sLi,x f ,;
countries which, having colonial possee.inre Ill
G!ah' Inc Ike privileges Of trading with those rossee
Sons To British ships, which not Lavinr coIoio,
Pos5e$a'o's, shall place the commerce and nayirotion
OF ms country u}9H Ire footing IF lie most (.ror 1o
Under this last itaijoed clause, in ifs jtore,
srnc'loo tie United States, order to ret The benz
ut u Use that word TO avoid circumocution | sLnJi
hereafter inquire what Of benefit II ;,) cr tho
Act OF 1925 would hare been obIired mt march,, -
repeal HE discriminating duty, British vessels from
the COLONIES, Chat they ready 10 dol not ,nerei
10 admit tie CTcuitOus vUyauc of Rrit,st sl,ns -:
our ports, 10 me Brush Colonies, itiat thew are vii
i'ng 10 ADMIT but they must have admitted fard hat
; without discriminating Gutics) British, vessels ro,n
every port IN The world wh whatsoever laden because
;'o'e "G .saio"5 with " NON %. utc. course stands nm
t!ns toCtiHg-by special treaty 49,
Certainly thus was not intended by the Get of Par,
!.",.'a,S o. 10; H9n DO not so explain it, Yet il
us ohIy hcIal and correct Interpretation. Tho ri
unofe petitioners appear TO have understood IT, 49,
COMMITTEE OF The Senate understood H.
), ne uhth n tact, 10, that by using the s,1eer,,.
clause "iDos favored Nation" your Ac renuired r,t
more 'han you were aware Of much more than yo,,
intended, aud much more than Jou now exolai, i -,
mean. "'"'h II 40
Not only IS il true therefore, (agsinst our sron.
assertion that the American Government - a, 5
de'S'and !he Act You do but il is also true 49, 49,
american construction was the liesaI one ana that
yours Is an arbitrary and nCorrec one W RAT co,rs
thch, could nave been more natural ILan f. sr,.,1
legislation and wait for negotiation to clcs- 10 ,i.
matter ''I"i ~ 'hI'
You now feel the force Ct the second reason IF IL,
committee The subject they urged was complies AMI
! ep Pt'te legislation, exposed to rsconsfrrc,i
=" nome and abroad; III illustration Of which he CONN.,
'n'''ce aPy appeal to ihe conduct of he prryincioI Wv
'hoIitIes 10 New Brunswick and Nova gco,ia -, , va
sS ieir ports upon our vessels in mid. winter ON ar
extremely hazardous Indictment coast without i., ',,'
tons from Great Britain ~ "''"0'' A"''' &c
1u' the thitd reason one, it would seer, ,Ii,
you had any of that real liberaIiry in yopr ,oliC
system OF which your friends claim for yon ~ ,i
ought wal not say to have satisfied von but to arc
snow little on this subject but villa, ,i,r, ,a,beT
o' your partial statements, viii beasIori-r.d wien
'ney learn, that the committee instead Of o. - (,e
"ouo DC inferred from your representation D., 2it
adverse 10 granting any 'byg which your eoyerrtrsa
demands gave 1t the final and iron, its nature "a.
nam reason, why no legislation needed. that IL,
M.lLG matter LLaLr Of