Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-30

tho existing Constitution, both in Legislative dies.
Sous and IN diplomatio negotiations. Tho claims
were repellcd on tho solid ground that the Colonial
trade as righifi.i monopoly was limited 20 the in.
tcrcourse between the parent country and its COLONIES
and between one colony and another; the whole beln
strictly ID tho nature OF coas,ng trado from ono 70
onother port OF the sane nation; trade with whh.h
Uo other uatiuii has right 10 atcr.rc Il follows
OF necessity that tho parent country, whenever is
opens colonial port for dir sct trade TO FOREIGN
country departs Itself from the principle of colonial
monopoly, and entities the foreign country TO tho
same reciprocity IN every respect as in It's intcrcpurs
WITH any other ports ofthe nation.
ms Is common scuse and common iigh,. II i;
SUI! more Inore could be required. L, Is in coni6r-
oi'y Win ic established Oshge otnu nations Other
,9Hn Treat Gri'lin, which have colonies. Snn,o OF
tne Ne'ioes are Known to udhcrc To the ,rpuopoly o.
their colonial trade, with all the sor aud consistency
~mch circumstances permit. lnt il d also kno,,
that, Whenever and from whatever cause il has hccn
found necessary tyr eXpniicnt TO open their colonial
ports to foreign trade, the rule Of reciprocity in favor
OF the foreign party refused nor ma X i,.;ov
ed, n night to rctiiss it pretended.
II cannot be said that the recirroci,v ,v d;.,.,,
9y aeiicency Of the COMMERCIAL nrarine Trance nr
least chnd not be, in every instance rovcrpe by ts
20 Holland still less: TO soy nothing
or tho navigating Statos of Sweden and Dcnma,F
Vnch nave rarely II ever, enforced Colonial pnon-
poly. The remark is. Indeed, obvious that tho sh;
eg ocrated from TIE usual conveyance OF snpn;ss
from me parent euuntry TO the colonies moht be en-
plies from abroad. "' 40 SnP>
reciprocity, an equivalent for it, Is In, on, 49,.
OF in.s!eourse among independent canupniies; ana
ITO mutton ought 10 admit doctrine, or a1opt nm ;nvA
fiaoe policy, which would preclude the cpup,e,,cSr
measures nee cssary To enforce the rule
\. she fheory sipPoses, moreover, n pcrr.a,usl
pr1icc; supposton, IL is 10 no feared not lss cb;
real than @ universal freedom of commerce.
4 lac ciert OF war among the commercial and man,
u.ntur'nt. nations the world, in raising the WAC,
y. gnu ne cost OF ITS products; with like cfsce
on the charges of freight and insurance nceJ n;bfr
proof nor explanation In order to deterrnnn ,b,.
lore question OF economy between tepenJh,s o, =,
reign supplies ind encouraging domestic subs.itn,es
n 10 compare The probable periods of WIS
with tie probable periods Of peace; aud the cTs, CIV,
domestic encouragement in times of pencc ,c;,h M
cost added to foreign articles IN tines of war, 80
nurins the last century the periods OF vuY dra
peace oave BEEN nenrly equal. The efeet oY q s,an
OF var in raising the price of imported articles car
DO estirnated with eXactpcss. Il is cnrtnn Bsyone
tuat the Increased prcn OF particular articles ,ns,,
Hs IKE eneaPer 20 manufacture them at home.
fakipg, for the sake Of illustration an conor,;.
the Two pu1ors and the cost ofan imported vnr1 ~
10th IN time ofvar TO be niue and half jolays AMI
10 time ofpeace to be sevep dollars, whilst the SAINT
could at all times he manufactured al l>om. c., ~.
dollars, it is evident that tariff of ono doia, ~
quarter on tho imported yard would protect tbe bon
manufacture IN tipe Of peace, aud avoid fax AZ A..
dollar and half imposed by state ofwnr.
II canDot be said that the napufacforic yhci r,,,J
not support themselves agaimd foreign ccrnno,;,; r.,
periods cfpeaco, you'd spring up oftberuselvcs M ~
recurrence ofvnr prices. Il must be obvions In ey,
one, TINT apart trou The difficulty oigrmt and sudG,,
cnanges OF employment, prudent Capitalists ,vra
engage ~ expensive establishments OF any sbrt =, %
enhancement of var Of uncertain duration ,citb =
Certainty OF having thrra crushed by tie rrtrfru OF
peace. ="
The strictest economy therefore sucrr,s,9. a. or
irons 10 the geeeral rnle estimate in every givS
case, OF var and peace periods and prices with ma
enccs tberefro oft the amount oo tariff which rpirj
Se atoried duripS peace, in order avoid tho tay ",
r0ltipS from var And it viii occur OF once ,hat th
nfcrenc1s VIII be strengthened by adding, to tbn s,'s
psition of wars wholly foreign that Of vars in whfb
our own country might be party. s'S
8. It Is an opinion in which al must aorrn ,bo, VII
nation ought to be unnecessarily dependent on oths,
for the munitions of public defence or ,y the rr,tor;sj
essential 70 naval force where tho ration has MA
rtuue frontier foreign Commerce To prote,4 r.
ts class Of exceptions 10 the theory ma b. addeata,
ostrupcnts OF agriculture, aud of the r.chan- ara,
which supply the other primary wants OF tie comnnl
MY Inc Tune has been, WHOM n1any OF these worh
derived from foreign source aud snrnc Them icr
relapse iuto that dependaucc, were the cncorraes
mcnt to the fabrication them at home wthdrn%,n
But, ms AL foreign sources must be liable 10 interim
tons TOO inconVenlent to Ire hazarded, provicIt "a.
hey you'd favor All internal aud independent soltS1s
as reasonable exception TO Tire 1eTt,l rtrs az Gar,
Sitting cfeapness 5looc.
~ There ore cases where ratfup may Ire 50 FIR
advanced IN ,he prerequisites for particular brunch
OF manufacture, that this, II once brought in,n
existence, vond support ITSELF and yet unlc, adeJ
IN its nascunt and infant state, by pubic cnco,,r
ascinent and confidence in public protection
tempted, or attempted without srccass IA noA o,iu
cotton manufacture fair example' However tayon-
cd by an advantageous command of Tire raw material
and machinery which dispcuSes in so extraordinary
proportion with rpanual labor, il is quite probob
th=t without tho impusU given by u var cutting of
foreign supplies, and the patronage OF nm early tor&
1t mishtnot oven yet hive established ITSELF ond ort'
~ certain, that il would DC far short of Tho ,,ra -
Gus condition which enables H. 70 facc in foreign r
kcts the ibrcs Of nation that defes oil other ctTr
petitors. Yhc number must be small that would now
pronounce this manufacturing boon not 10 have beeh
chcpy purchased by The tanff which Dursed IL INFO
its present maturity.
D. Shond il happen, as has bccn suscctei, 10 be in
object, though not of foreign government icsrif OF
tB great manufacturing capitalists, 20 struggle in tih
crdc the infant manufactures Of an extensive cns,n
NOR, or no anticipated rivnl il would surely in IcbA
case be incumbent on the suffering party, 60 for 70
make an exception to The act alone" policy, az 10
Frry the evil by opposite regulations Of its foreign
commerce.. e'
s. II is o cDnjunon objection 20 The pnbiic cncuur.