Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-09-02

when they joined with British ships in the harbor
in hosting their flags half mast high because Con-
gress had passed an act to protect our manuactur-
ers.
I At the termination of the last war, in 1915, the
British Government shut their ports in the West In
dies against vessels, while our Government
permitted British vessels to trade between their
islands and our ports without any restriction. The
American merchants at length becoming sensible OF
the unfalrness of this state of things, by which the
British merchants enjoyed all the carrying trade
from their islands to ports, to the great adyap-
| lage of their and navigation, complained
70 the Government and petltioned Congress from all
| parts ofthe Union, eherto compel the British Gov
eminent to admit US to fair and equal partcipa-
ton of this trade, to prohibit their vessels from
trading between their islands and our ports. Our
Government tried negotiation, but John Bull turned
Il deaf to all their overures and Congress
therefore passed an act in 1918, and a supplement
in 1920 prohibiting the trade in British vessels I'M
til the British Government permitted our vessels to
participate in it. This proceeding, in some degree,
brought John Bull to his senses. The King issued
one of his orders in council, opening the trade to|
, American vessels, which Immediately recIpro-
Gated by our Government, opening the trade again
to British vessels. All this seemed fair enough
but it shortly discovered, that 1t was not as tar
as it seemed-fOr when our vessels arrived at the
i British islands, expecting to bo admitted upon the
=, same terms that British vessels admitted to
our ports, they were told, that they must pay dis
terminating duy-that is, duty of ~ per cent on
importaons, and per cent on expectations, which
= duties were not exacted of British vessels. Amy
;; one can perceive that there was reciprocity in
ID this and our Government felt itself called upon to
direct, that British vessels arriving in our ports
st should pay similar discriminating duty. This was
P by an act of Congress passed in 1923 and by this
to act it also provided that British vessels should
1 Al. al,
try and the Vest Indies, as vessels we're by
their laws.
John Bull flew the course here, and insisted, not
only, that discriminating duties should be re.
pealed, but the I" elsewhere clause also, and that
their vessels should thus be permitted to trade from
England through ports to the West lndies
circutious trade which they obstnatey refused Il
U.s. In effect they demanded that our Government
e, should make every concession, while they refused
m to yield All inch. year or two was consumed il
MS negotiating upon these matters and ut length, while
the negotiation was pending, in July 1925, an ac
of Parliament passed, opening the trade to the
British Islands TO all nations, upon the terms therein
specified. In the session of Congress of 1855,
- bill was introduced into the Senate to enable OIL
Government to meet the terms proposed in tn
British act of Parliament, but it was not acted upo
hv that body and immediately after the session
the British Government, in consequence OF this neg
we lodged IN his letter to Mr.. Gaan,* issued an orde
OF of council torbddng TO trade with their est lr
lan dia Islands.
ava You have here, brother farmers, brief hut tru
,dv history of this West Indian question, about whc
M there has been so much misrepresentation II on
20 country has sustained any injury by the result.
ne ask you if it is not right and fair, that the censuI
4 should be laid where it is deserved In the fir
,,d place. them censure the arrogance OF John bul
M who after being possession otthls trade eTclusar
'"S' 4, for seven years. from 1915 TO $685. at leng
condesccnded to admit US to kind of participate
but still claimed right TO impose heavy discern
.,: iaat;ng duties on our vessels, and to make don't
WI z,opages IN his vessels which were prohibited to us
~ and when we resisted this pretenson, suddenly al
Wv while a negotiation still going on came o
t with one of his old tricks order in council, kc
hich ing Us out Oh .ie .iaue as ..h;.h NJ To,
Vest pace ! censuic ',1 o " D. y. nS Co. Sno;
leading friends of General Jackson were the &C
:. Ic spicuous members from the commercial district
AZ % that thew knowing of this British act OF Parllame
a.. and knowing also, that the Presidents hands we
;n tied up by law, and that without another law,
9TH could take steps to comply with the terms OF
British act refused to pass this enabling law, IN CT
. sequence of which refusal, as Mr.. Canning EXPIRE
l,;oh ly told Mr.. Gallatin WE LOST THE TRADE.
'e'' And now, Fellow Citizens, you can perfectly
mo. dersand all the uproar about the loss OF the
a p India trade TheJackson leaders, taking sides
and John Bull, justify all has arrogant and high hant
|, by aeaan amu i'e1 ryuSns - p,." b;n fr H.
r TIus consequences of that refusal! You will recol
son that this transaction occurred in that identical
session when the Jackson party matured their Pl
~ ~ against the Administration when the COZ
abuse BIN a 49,. ,vho,osome ~
was 10 o'' ~, 80 - dos;nnod,u
envy sufes y. az ''.s "s c',;sh;nr come nro
other 'ea'eo' ioi 'no " .:n., s, Is i -,
70 scandal to country, that men whom we sem