Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-20
From he .N-lfionai IlteAgenc1r Of s,,,,y,.,,


The following paragraph has been consDicuouslv
punished III journal of this city, which we have the
written authority OF high officer of the government
Tor calling 1.-THE Government Official Paper"
"7"e Tr!9-We authorized say, tina, there is no
foundation whatever for the assertion boldly pronln b
e AfsYgeacer and National Jcw711 tina, the government,
Minister upon the subject of opening negotiation b The
Lnglish sovernpemt respecting the Tariff"
This paragraph we shall presume to have cniana
ted from the Department OF State; and much do we
regret that VIC are obliged 10 consider and resnec
II. From SUCH n source, il Is entitled TO notice
from us, and Is pregnant with iuiorences of hub
import TO the most important interests of the country
Before we notice the consequential part of this of,
fetal article, we take leave TO correct its errors nf
fact. Ii is not true that the Intc!iircncer has stnro
mulgatcd the assertion referred To. Nor has any
such assertion been made from any quarter The
most imposing form of what has been stated nm the
subject, was that Of "rumor." This "rumor" orini-
mated in a print Of 40 questionable rospectibjtv
which, we believe. is rather friendly than other
wise to the Administration: and 'the Intelfrencer'
had the boldncssto copy IT, But, in copying the
rumor we expressed our distrust of it, and our hone
that the respectable conductors of the Mercantile
Advertiser had been mislcd by false information
So much for the assertion Of che Government Off
Cial."
BY this same ''oficial" article, however. we nrc
now almost satisfied that there is foundation for tho
suggestion that negotiation is about 10 be osencd
with Great Britain the ground of a concession Of
some portion Of orr duties imports the price Of
'N~tS'oh W s'ii4t SUIT 10 DC hchfu rom ner. For.
what says tie "Government OfcoR" Why, that
there Is foundation for the assertion (which nobo.
dy has ever madcI that the government of the Uni
ted states has been IN communication with the Brit
lsh Minister hercl uron the subject Of opening ne
goclaiion &c. But, does DOT every T'yro know that
here Is not the place to open such negotiation
a negoclaton which must come TO nothing unless
the British Minister had special authority to conduct
W The Government Official" does not DENY, that
Suct measure is in contemplation. II does not
deny that Mr.. MCLANE is instructed TO entertain
such negotiation. IL would be a reasonable pre-
sumption, therefore, on the ground that what is not
denied. where denial is attempted is rrantcd) that
Mr.. MCLANE IS instructed TO this effect: and we
placamorc confidence in the yVtnor, now, than we
did before this diplomatic disclaimer
We do not impugn the motives ofthe projectors Of
this plan iO- rceoucing the rival interests Of tho ~
countries, If Vt have really been devised. But the
People hsve right 10 know iehCther things are 10
akS This course not and since tho Department has
seen ~ officially TO notice this subject and in doing
so 10 accuse ~ untruy making an assertion
which We never made, We think that we have a right
10 demand positive answer To the following qucs-
ton which, without tho Toast intention Of dsrespcct
We now PROFOUND, IN the name Of the People Of the
United States, 20 tho Department Of State:
els Mr.. MeLNVE, now about TO sail as our Minis
cr TO Great Britain is he not instructed to en-
ter ino net ocotOn for the reduction Of certain Of
-Four duties upon imports, equivalent for con-
"cessions Of any description on the part Of Great
Britain, whether Of what we have heretofore claim
"ed fom Der o! right, or now intend to claim OF
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