Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-10-01


hENslAoroS, July 30rH, I8Ga.
sly FRIENDS: Thc newspapers to, It's, that Hes
nissoN has arrived ut brighton in HI. .,u-ei;i,sy ,r,,-
rese cad jovs', on his way 10 F'r,ncc TIu k.an has
aSl have'lateiy shown bean il Office for shout thirty
Six years, during which time the burcns o: this Ma
ton have b. much augmented. he has ai,vays
been receiving large Of rnor'y; hut recently.
much larger than c"cr: and these larger have
been given hIn, and even voted him, for Ms services
1,sthcy called III ci,c' no that series OF CHI ~
ses in our commercial and navigation laws, which
have been called the introduction Of system of FREE
TRADE.
From The first, rcuIad the iticp of cnv adyut ce
10 be derived from any OF these changes Nothing so
plausible and, yet nothing flse, tin til, notion
that two nations could both profit from, trading with
sctoher. individual werccieit 10 prove that il
might DE so: but most aplr demons rat 81 that there
Was no analogy IN the caaes that the trade between
individuals or bodies otpcr;os ell in the
try, bore no analogy whatsoever trade between no
tlons, which, from the very nature Of things must
'!avc interests opposed to those o each ot!c, that in
short, the whole ret ot notions asur.v: ard
that Ill orr case 10 give up exclusive advantrs
IN commerce, neither ror less than TO nut
oursevesu'on level, as nearly possible with the
poorest and weakest nations il the world. Fcof. NJ
tons have always been the strenuous ad1ocatsfr ire
t's<ie AID neutral rights. Powerful nations OIL tie
contrary. have always been for restricted commerce.:
Tor hard bargains with their lrighbors: fur cnslrnr
greater gains from them than they were to receive in
RETURN and IN for the strtcst rules relative t.,
contraband for the most rigid observance OF block
aies, and of every thing ten;nq to make commerce
ored to keep their poor ibors still poor ard their
feeble n"iyhbors still feeble, Powerful nations have
mover talked OF sweet rcciprocy those ONLY cry o::
Tor reciprocity that their ncigbor better OF than
themselves.
Thus it with England, till che became eacumAored
with debts till her very soil morgaccG for more
than 1t worth, and until she kilcW not which
way to turn to satisfy the craving demands of her yri
eds Oft uxeaers. For ages nay centuries; from the
very earliest of times she carried commerce under
prohibtory system, and by sort of conpulsion,
sod l,i,,rx q.
couhiee: she did not gain riches by this system, 50
much as sh, might have gained by another system;
but she prevented her ncighbors from gaining even i'll
proportion to what she gained herself she tolerated
by which she did not gain more than her
neighbors gained and thus she gained her great rcn-
tive prcDonderatinG power; sho rejected all grn that
did not add 10 her power; and this the basis OF I'll
Eer laws relative to commerce and navigation. Her
Statesmen were not such moUn-blnd wreclles as to
linnq1nc that they saw, gain i'll measures
calculated to make the profit other heighbors equal
her own: they could not bring themselves down TO
that hucksterhkC state OF mind which could conein-
plate profit unaccomaaned with power; and, there
tore TO talk to them about frectrade would hive ap
pcared to be like the dreaming of m iicot.
The scheme Of IIuskisscn and his Scotch abo.tors
lad the raising of more money at tho custom house
tIely IL vew and the vending of greater qnnntit..s
ofrotten cottons and other Rubbish! hsvng IN immense
shop full of goods, and oil the means of making still
more by the scTcwng down OF WAGES and other means
they wished to n'' outlet for their goods. I'ncv
proposed therefore, raciously to open ports :r
nations to open their ports for goods. Foreign
fions who had any sense, clearly perceived that
they could not gain by this alteration AMI cain too
in no one instance believe, have they opened their
p'rta, In consequence of this alteration The French
have not done it, by any they have tas.n al
vantage OF our rcaxaton but have wisely tulc, care
to makc.relaxation in return AS TO America her
rt step Was to shut her ports little closer than tiv
were bcfore and she has nov with respect to tie
great articles supplied her by Engund pretty nearly
closed them altogether. When first knew America
lens, cotcns and hardware fiji cen pcr cent ad
rulcrcrn IT vent gradually on 1crcasnr till it rot up
10 between thirty and forty; and, during the last SEES
sion OF Congress, 1t raised 10 e;h ye2rs S;n
that, all the goods of these descriptons which arc
sent 70 America, have to pay, including freight. ns-
rance, and other charges great as the Orr
raj valuc ofthc goods. yard of cloth, therefore,
srnt from England ut the price Of twelve ehilinrs
Will cost twentyfour shillings, before if can BE- ken
"It o!ttc custom house i'll America. This is. in fact
prohibitions tor special care has been taken in Amcr-
III to prevent the lords Of the loom and of the anvil
from cheating they formerly did for lo1g series
o?ycars, BY means of false invoices and perjury the
Americans nave long set their perjury nj defiance: to
entrap Hamper such slippery souls was diff
cHt and balcd every attempt for several years but
q, last Jonathan fell upon scheme, by Which he l,ge
from that day to this. rendered their invoices OF lust as
inlch Use as intIy bis Of old newspaper.
The oct Of Congress extends only 20 woolcrs cot
ions, and hardware The smaller and NOR? val,IaEI.
articles such os lace cYclry, flnsll habcrdas;er, and
the Ike remain with The former duty OH them; hut the
three greut articles which form perhaps Together
f;nc-c1ths of the amount CT the exports from F,7r-
lond. arc now prohibited. The law went into effect
on the ts of July. silks, whether from India or from
France, or Italy, have no ncw duty imposed upon
item, but EnCl1nd scn1 none offhesc. Tho new
regulation falls, there rc exclusively upon this co,r--
-. which is very hard rc5urn for tjuskisons kind
uass in opening the ports Of England f. I'm r;icnu
VoollenG cottops and hurdwars nf which il was we'll
known she had none to send away and fer his ot.ac
at OF kindness, IN shutting Inc ports, e. England
against American wheat and -four Of which il is well
Ipo|n that she has millions OF quarters millions upon
millions every year mort th1n eic can consr1c; end
33r his other act ofkindn"as in keeping heavy tax
iron American timber, OF ehic SIC has, of tie best
III the world. than enough to supply Cnc-hqlf
of the world. Take of the duty III England upon
vhc4. four, hams. bacon pork, timber; and YOU viii
presently see Mr. Hnsksson that the Americana viii