Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-15

utCie'eu 10 come al lul force a0u operation tfom
the 9Th January 1896. l. had at first been deter
mlnei a, Halifax, ,hat the port should accordingly
oe Shut against American vessels alter that day
Ehit decision afterwards revoked, slihorsh
the condition lad not been performed, and although
no order in council had granted the privilege III
question.
II now appears That the act If the 9th Of July,
| 1925, (6'h Geo ", rap. lll) which contains
no repeating clause OF former acts, reiers, under
the name OF the law Of navigation, TO another &C,
OF the same date; (6'h Geo. w, csp. 1000 that
| this, although u contains also repeating clause
lie understood and construed as having super seeded
all former acts the subject; and that the
actual repeal OF The act OF 1892, GO Geo ", cap.
II, sec. ;. 4,) is to he found in another ac, also
OF the 9th July, 1925, C Geo. ", cap. li5,)
entitled An act TO repeal The eIal laws relst
! ing to the customs"
| 1he in,ricacy of iho-e several acts and the diff
! hcDl,y OF understanding their precise meaning, o.
ascettainiug what parts of former acts ere
ally repealed, and what still in force difficulty
which, IN the case Of the Jubilee, seems TO have
led into of the highest tribunals OF Ga ca,
| Britain. may we'll account for the constfgc ion put
upon hose scts 10 the United State; aFordiug at
! The same time, sufficient reason for having pc
| ieirrd a renewal of the negotiations "a pure
| cepaoce OF the condI'ions contemplated by the act
OF the 9th oil July, 1925 8 Geo. Nv, cap. ia, i
had IL been only ior the purpose o! .scertanns the
! Huc iIltnt Auu meaning OF tiic act.
| Even SO late as October last, SIR. Vaughan, as
| appears by his correspondence with Mr. Clay, was
not provided with instructions that enabled him TO
| give Satisfactory answer TO the Inquiries, whe-
TIER according to the British Interpretation, Anne
r!can vessels might trade cen the Bri ish CO.
| ionies and foreign countries, and whether dis
eliminating duties OF every species had been a5ol-
! ished.
! The proposition made during the las; Session of
Congress, and to which air. Canning has allu led
affords an additional proof of the impeIfec; under
| standing owing 10 the completeness OF the several
acts OF parliament which at that time prev ailcd
respecting their true Object and Intention. That
/ proposition was only Tor repeal of the discI imi-
| mating duties, and, If adopted, would have h.en
| nnavaiing, since, not embracing repeal of The
restrictions on The crcutJus Intercourse; il is now
understood that II would not have been accepted
! ~ the British Government, compliance with
the condition required by the act OF the 9th Of July
! 1925
! II is intended, by these facts and ohscrva
! TONS to convey any rerroaches against His Ma
! lesty Government on any account OF the unex-
! pecied resolution which it has taken But they
! satisfactorily show, that the Unied States could
! nave entertained no doubt OF the continued dspo-
s'tion OF Treat Britain settle the colonial In er-
course by an amicable arrangeE nj, and that there
were perempory reasons for rreferring that mode
rather than 10 legislste or the subject.
! SnpposIng even that he determination of the
British Government not TO renew the negotiation
on that polne had been communica ed or known
! Tie Specihc condition on which American vessels
might be allowed 10 participate in the intercourse
between the United States and the British COLO.
MES was so expressed in the ac, of Parliament as
TO have IcCuii ed explanations before il couId be
complied with.
The condition required from countries having
colonies, was both distinct and reciprocal No
thing more was asked than that they should grant
to British ships the like privilege. of trading with
their colonial possessions, which were granted TO
their ships oil trading with the British possessions
abroad N regard was paid 10 the importance OF
such colonial possessions. Sweden, by oerniftine
British vessels TO trade with the island OF ST. Bar
'holomew. was allowed privileges when were of
tered to the United States very differen, terms
! And, with the exception of some of the Gefmar
States; those terms applied to no other maritime
power than the Unied States. All this Great
Britain had righ' 10 do; complaint j. prefer
red on that account It was the condition which
was required from them which they had 10 con-
slider
That condition was, that the United State.
LIQUID place The commerce and navigation OF this
country, (Gre.t Bri'ain.) and of it's possessions
abroad, upon the footing o: the most luvoured ma
tion.
Had the condition been Limited o the commerce
and navigation Of The British COLONIES; had y been
40 intended and expressed, az that the TToi,ei
States might have satisfied it, by placing tl.e in
teicouTse between their dumuions and Tie BRUSH
colonies on the same foo,iGg in every iespect as
Tie intercourse between ihe United States snd the
Colonies OF The most favored nation; the cond,.
ton, though not aliogethe' free OF OBJECTION would
at least have BEEN apparently reciprocal 10 re-
qure besides, that it should he extended 10 the
commerce and navigation OF Grea Britain geser
ally, that II should embrace that intercourse he
tween her and the United States which Is regu
lated by special nyeniIon tbat they sbnuIl
grant any privilege in that intercourse 30 British
vessels, not stipulated by That convention az The
pTice Tor the permission OF trading with The Ber,.h
colonies was total departure from the priuci
pies OF just reciprocity
But 1t appeared also extremely difficult. # a, ali
possible, 10 understand what was meant bv
placing that commerce and nayig .tion On the foot,
ing Of the most favored nation
Ii Great Britain only ked 10 be placed on tha,
ioo,ing, on giving the same eluiYa en-; which snv
ober foreign nation may have given to the Uni I
Ted Ststes. IN order 10 have privileges which h. /
does not ENJOY, The nNvigaIIsn law of the United
STATES has already made provision ia that respect
AheTe is M privilege enjoyed The United States.
oy Tie commerce aud navigation OF am foreign
nation, winch Great Bisin may no, obtain by al !
loving 10 them The same reciprocal advantages |
winch 'hey ENJOY IN he ports OF such foreign Ea-
uon' and on which such privilege dtpends To |
comply with The condition thu, understand ibs !
United States would have had no ne, &C, to ne,. |
lorm. This could hardly be presumed to have
been The intention OF the act Of Parliament
But if. by lhh act, it was intended IN ,so,irs
as The condition for allowing TO American ves.
sells the privilege Of trading with the British Colo
mes thai the commerce an navigation Of Great !
Britain and 0f her possessions abrfad sboud 80; b