Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-07-28
POITMICAJ,
From the Boston Patriot.

CIR: ID my last letter intimated that the ABRUPT
anu uffenay measure OF closing the British West In.
oes upon US without warning, and the various state
Inents contradictory 10 each other and to fact bv
winch IN your letter of Januray 9th Won iustifr ,b,
measure, could only be explained on one supposton
ms supposiuon IS that till the spring of 1896 YOU
mad no retention TO adopt any such measure; thai ION
waited las il was reasonable you siould) for the AMIGA
bic adjustment of the matter By the negotiation which
was pending, and that The clanlors Of those ennoood
III Navigation, with some doubt perhaps reYiynr in
your own mIHd, as to hc policy Of an entire subyer.
sion of your colonial system Leu You to seize on -
DreteX abruptly TO break off the negotiation with ne
to issue your order III Council; and BY way of maog
all sure, to tell you would not pledge Yourself to
resume tue negotiation # we were ready TO come
into Jour demands.
unfTendy as such coursc IS, it would not Of itself
De matter OF complaint But il is matter of comnlant
mat, instead OF maafuly owning cbanre or ,nrno
ana oponion yOu seek: by fine spun aroumen,.t,op ~
throw upon us the cdum of the result and Dres,,mo
10 ascTlbc this result to prctensions on the mar. M i
government which you well know it does not SET IN.
shall now show you the grounds of this sunnositio,
In 1924, MIR. Rush conducted negotiation IN Ibis
and other subjects at London, with Mr. Uussson and
MIR. orHitord Canning The only point of difference
relative to the trade Of the British West Indies Which
these negoa;ors could not adls was our demand n
ENJOY tar competition with your North American
PROVINCES IN he supply of those articles which thew
as wen as The United States furnished The West indies
MI branches of the American Government b,y;no.
the year before deliberately sanctioned this dor.,
by incorporating 1t into a law, Mr. Rush Justly ,bouoht
II vain to negotiate abandonment of that or,,nJ
anu the negotiation suspended
The following The records of The So;nos oe tho
,ast meetings of the negotiators: o
"'uiy -, io2l.-lt was agreed in consideration of
the Numerous and complicated questions on which the
conferences had turned, that the Plennoten,;ai
should meet again and communicate with escI o,,-
prior 10 sending IN to their respective government, the;
'u' reports OF Tie present state of the negotiations
S"Pen0e1' by Tie necessity OF referring to Vashno
on' on some o! the subjects which bad been presented
for discussion" F''"
Inc record OF the last conference is as follows.
1"'y N0' -ihe Pienipotentiaries after CON-
VnnncaIing with each other IN pursuance of tho ocro
lnen taken at the preceding conference and nesu.J
ed That they had sufficiently developed the sentiments
q! their respective governments on the yarions snh
ec'' OF 'er conferences, separated under the crcum
stances, which necessarily prevented G. me n.a.I
any further progress in the ne rotalions
1t ought here 10 be observed that the subieo, ~
va" ""He WIN we NcSt Indies was one only of six
important and difficult questions, winch formed the
subject OF these negotiations The slave trade cres
Ton, She claim tor indemnity for deportad slayo,
tue north eastern boundary of the United States
Tie navigation OF the St Lawrence and the terrific
rial claims at the mouth of the Columbia river vrero
the other SUBJECTS to which the attention of The nepo
tiators called. 90
The dispatch of MIR. Rush, communicating tho TO-
suit and the suspension Of the negotiations bears daTe
32th August, 1924. 1t consequently couId ,,ot $50
been fec, j7od in America, and il was no, lin tIa 49,
approach OF tie period, when tic people of the I'M
TED States exercise the right of eiecfing tEo.o ~
gre 10 rule over Ihetn The even; oj the election in
Inc autumn o. 1924 was suc! as TO leave ,,ndeo;5eJ
tue n2n result till the spring Of the FOLLOWING voar
in such cases, X IS not the usage of gove,nment fnor
OF any government under analogous crcumstances} to
act dciniiiTe!y, on great political questions
II was not TIL the spring OF 1872, that tbe nsv A5
minsration was organized. Among the first anno;nt
ments made was ihat of 4 Minister TO London To
this office The cbcice fell on gentleman, whose mn
i1eTOus high qualifications for il were iustIv s,n,n
to be enhanced, By the favorable impression on the
British Government, which he was understood ~ -
zen, iii former negotiations.
In selecting the late venerable MR. King f,y tbe
lesion to England, the President Of the United Ga,o
Known 20 have been dictated bv the nersuasr
That tie vas o! al the citizens Of the ITnitod S,,,ss
be Individual most likely to bring the neooliaron
Do al tie subjects OF difference, mutually accent
ABLE issue. o'P'
In the spring Of 1925, Mr. King sailed for ENGLAND
charged with Jmt PorcrS to negotiate ON all me sub
JsSS penang between lie two governments, but wifi,
special instructions turn his first attention n ,h
question: Of indemnity for depoted slaves this benr
= question OF immediate pecunary compensation for
ts'e5 81 many years standing, question of PRESSING
interest 10 the southern states Of this union II w.
3" course, The design of the American (;ovornr,ou,
at sr"cia! Instructions on all the Other erh,o,. -
.'''a'on, should follow in succession and in season
r.cl. " - '0'sO'
Nng arrived in England in June 1925. hut nm
'a'ey III state OF severe indsposition owing IN
...-u' or. and youT illness and the d;s,.rso y,
''dJs''i government throughout the island he ryas
presented 10 YOU for iiuec months ~ 20
"',' ~ o''5 ask your special attention
"icT FIR i.i"gS arrival and before his presentation
sour laws of June eth and July 5,h were paesoJ ~
7hIch total change was effected in your Colonial
system, and by which privileges we're offered to all
friendly powers in tneir trade with the British West
ioda Colonies, which The British Government had
never thought Of ConCcdiDr any friendly power NJ
asking before. no instructions which Mr. KING
shond have carried out, tie Colonial question.
WCId have been Of any this new state of things
ihese laws were not officially communicated TO the
United States government, bui cacleJ It oficaIIr on
'be 2G'b September, 1928.
In the two first letters which had the honor 10
address yon, / made remarks on The subject
Of the non communication of these acts TO our
Government. III addition TO what then said and in
}H'her correction Of your statement that. SIT is not the
pfacice Of the two Governments 10 communicate their
legislative acts n each o1ier beg no 20 mention