Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-27
FOR THE E.s'QUIHER.
The COLONIAL, TRADE

Mes-rs. Adams & Clay have plunged tb-mselv.s
and their Country by their manag cement OF this sub
ject, Is rendered evident in mos, striking n,anpe,
By the words of the Pre- iient's Proci.mn ion.
Well have they verified Gen. Smi.h's notion. thu,
the source OF the error l,y in the fact that all
the Admins ration Lawy-rs'' but will
sdd, Lawyers Of the Lowest order as 10 poli,icaI
discernmeat. MOI content with wholly fnr,etiinp
- the equitable construction of the AZ, of 1915
which says our discriminating duties shall I've re- T..
peaied as to all nations who repeal theirs" they
have Issued an official Sta Paper, in which mis-
representation l. the prominent Il ait.
How will Mr.. HusSisson be sstonshed when
he reads the Presidents Proclamation. and bo,,
his Intentions have been misre pr e-ented, when he
moved that 6 1t Is expe,lent to amend the acts of
tue ID ana 4'h OF Geo Nv. or regulating the trade
between His Majesiys p Sessions ia America
and other places in America Il the u. Sta,e>)
and the Wesi ladies; and between Hi. Majesty
possessions In America, and the w. / snd other
parts OF the Word;' ADD also s,hat he dlties i'm
posed by the ab We shall cease and deter.
m.ne." How, l repeat. will he he a.tonished
when he reads Mr.. Adams Proclamation, ii,
VIII pest be learned from his speech from which I
make The FOLLOWING extracts and from Hansard,s
Parliamentary Debate for 1925, vol. ~, N S D..
ioS|, ct Seq Ii is copie! from the " q iyinal e.
diiion, printed for Ha,charJ, Picca..y''
Mr. HusKls.on premises with the alarms that
may be excited by the measures in con emplation
""S W % '"e sa"siS'S iH tbc tliNts, as motive
10 change in The national policy; boldly ayows
the innovation: bu' q that It Is only in mi, sense
and with THIS qualifications, that he desires TO be
looked upon as an lnnovstor." He mex, AXIS
" have the Colonies of which the trade has been
fHocn open, been benefited by thi, enlarge pent
OF their intercourse! Are they likely to ben III
sHH more? Rivals in tie same productions
competitors in tie same market, can we, in tb,
long run, NTH our system of inonopoiy, stand a.
gdnsf their freedom Of trade? If we cannot.
are we not rskias the good will and All arhment of
our Noionies' IS We as The Interests OF our com
MERGE! Is perseverance, il such a system polti-
caliy wise OF practically .afe? l. the great change
(the North aud South American Rev olutions) be
gun nall century ago, In The political and com
mercisl state of the vas, continent of Amerir,
horu ne 81. lawrence to Cape Horn, to lead TO
no cha'Se In our mode OF administering the ex-
tensive Possessions, both continental and iusu-
lar, which remain I'm Ter our doninon and prolec-
ton In that quarter of the Globe? ID, the i'm,
men-ely and rapidly growing commercial Dayiea-
lion OF the u >. oil Ame.ics, suggest no matte,
Tor consideration in reference to our own CONNER
ciai and naval inter- ts:''
Mr. Ii. then gives brief and instructive his
tory OF the restrictive system for the last Ia III
century, particularly iliusrati z his own dortrins
by illusions to lhsh History, and says II from
Ireland we turn eyes 10 those PROVINCES
t'he U. ). AZ which, little more than 40
years ago, ceased TO be colonial dependencies of
II. Is. -whaiever may think OF the proc..d
inss which induced ,hem 10 resort TO arms A
gainst the mother country whatever NAV bava
been the faults, either eide, which led 10
That appeal whatever may, now, be our re-
Irrespective opinion OF The Justice the policy or
the conduct OF the American war-whate, er
feelings may have existed, of humiliation and
resret, thai, BY the i,sue OF that war. these
nae PROVINCES were. forever, rested frtn III
Majesty = Gown, l would ask any man whethcr,
abstfartedy from these feelings the ,eseyerance OF
the United States from the British E,npire View
Gu as mere qie7'ioa OF commerce, has been an
injury to this country? Whether their emancipation
from the commercial Mraidoms of the colonial
system has really been preldical 10 the trade ard
Industry OF Great Britain! If the answer must he
that II has not been prejitdiciai is there no use.
ful admonition To be derived from this examine !,
Contemplate the possibility OF another se, Of pro d.
vinces, emancipaed from their CONNER cial thral-
DOM but hrmls maintaining their political connexr
ion-'her commercial niaIine part of our ma =
Iine - their seamen part OF our seamen their
population part OF our strength. Consider .vIe.
ther 1t be not worth while TO attempt course
which promises, both to those PROVINCES and ib.
mother country, attn coninerciai benefits of n
FREE TRADE together wilh ali the poiificsl al
vantases oil Our continuing parts OF one great Elm
pie, and enjoying alike, Onder the sway and pro-
ieci,n Oh TIE same Sovereign, all the rights and
privileges of British subjects"
Ihls quoaio will show the quo amino of MIR.
Huskisson's Act Of 1925.
lie proceeds Requesting the Committee 10
Dear In mind these general in fererces will now
state how tar we have already relaxed the old ri
Sour OF coloniai exclusion, and hoU much far
MsT propose to proceed in this career By the
ac's winch have been real (3 Geo a. C. Al As \
we nave permitted, first, an intercourse between
any countries in America and our Colonies. il
the ships OF those cou,ues, or in British ships;
but the first OF these acts &c. "A, see Mr. AS
fTocIamation,) requires that the intercourse at
ieast In the foreign vessel, should be direct from
we coio"y tc the country To which the vessel
Deions-, & 1t hmits, very much, the articles which
can De imported into the colony, according 10 the
schedules IN which the articles are epu,nerat ed
and secondly, re have. Permitted a direct trade
from the colonies, IN articles Of their growth or
production, TO The ports OF foreign EIrope but
this trade is confined TO Bri ish ships, winch NAV
also carry from these pofis direct TO the colonies
certain enumerated articles OF foreign growth"
Mr.. HuskissoE then more particularly sl,u,les Ia
the United States act of 1929. and ,ben nro.
ceeds, " From this statement the Committee
would perceive, that in allowing the countries
OF America to trade with our colonies in their
own vessels, we had, in fact, conceded to he ma
Vigatio- OF the United States, a privilege which
Nay .ot grained 10 any state in Europe; and this
privilege, tho nominaIly exiendedro all the coun-
tries oil America was really boon to the u States
alone, as The other countries had vet no cgmue,
cial marine. What had hitherto been the returns
made by the United States, for this induigence2
In the first session OF their congress which fol.
lowed the opening of this trade by our act of par.
lament, hey passed law, imp 3sine alien du.ies
IN tneu ports upon ell British ships which nigh;
usus between their ports aud our colonies, TO be
mi he tn,Iur Il. g.