Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-03-27
VOL. XIV. NO. LOG.

rations should now be made for taking the nation.
al census In 1880, he gives his opinion that tee
population OF the U. States will be found TO have
increased at least three millions within the last ten
years.
I'd. The political relations of the United States
with other governments are universally pacific,
| and no cause OF serious disputes exists with any
| country. The settlement OF the North Western
or Canadian boundary, which has been SO long.
fruitlessiy debated between the commissioners of
England and Of the United States, is at length re-
erred to the arbitration Of the King of the Neither
lands, and will, it is to be hoped, be satisiac
toriiy arranged.
Sd. The aforementioned division of the Message,
and that which occupies larger space than any
other subject, Is the commercial differences be-
tween the United States and England. On this
| head we see with pain that great want of can
dosr and spirit OF amnesty pervadc the Mes
sage. Mr.. Adams says much that is true; but he
also oiniis much that is true and important; ana
such is the Inconsistency between the complaints
made by the Americans against England, and their
own conduct in the late Tariff, that those passa-
ges in the Message which vindicate the American
government may be applied as strongly in vindi-
cation OF our own, and those passages which
denim British exclusion cast also the strongest cen
sures on the American Tariff.
| The old subject disputed between Mr.. Cannna,
and the American Minister, of the exclusion q.
the United States from intercourse with our West
India possessions, is mentioned in way that
10 us uncandid. The policy of England is call,t
the old and otherwise exploded system of 'Colo-
NAL exciusion; and the President adds--"il,r
government had manifested approaches 10 the a
doption OF a free and liberal intercourse between
her colonies and other nations, though, bya sud
den and scarcely Splained revulsiop, the spiIit
OF exclusion has been revived for operation upon
the United States alone" Now, this statement
standing, as it does, Explained, amounts to mis-
representation. The Order in Council excluding
the vessels Of the United States from the West Tn
aa islands, was the result of the deliberate refus-
al OF that government TO accede 10 the terms o.
~ tend rsd I,,E
all the nations OF the world, and of the unequal
burdens imposed by the United States on English
vessels In their ports. We scarcely better
explain this matter than by quoting the remarks OF
an American journalist. the Editor of the .Nt,c
foif enquirer, published the eth Scptemhe;,
1870, on receiving intelligence of the British Or
der in Council. They are as follows
MT Huskisson's Act provided that the priv
leges OF free trade with the Colonies should be si-
ven only 10 such States reciproca;ed the peI-
mission, placed British vessels on the SANE
footing with the most favoufed nations These
conditions were not fulfilled by the government
oil the United States. However, the British Go
vernment (as by the Act of 1926 they were autho-
rized TO do) granedus the privilege OF free trade
IN The expectation that we shc9ld adopt similar
measure. During tho-iast Session of Congress
Mr. Lloyd oil Massachusetts, introduced bill into
the house, the object of which was to place the
british trade and British tonnage in our ports o.,
the same footing which she had placed ours OF.
IN their ports. Mr.. Lloyd supported that PROPOSE
+"
was rejected. The consequence OF this refusal
on our part has been the revocation Of the pernis-
sion granted by the British government
Such are the simple facts of the case lacfs
W snow That MIR. Adams has misrepresentc
the affair, and which place the government Of the
United States entirely IN the 1rong.
But while we think government was iusti.
ned IN issuing the Order i'm Council OF July, 1926
we much doubt the policy of continuing to ex-
ciude the vessels OF the United States from our co
ZONES, u the government of that country is now
Wiling to accept the terms at first offered by Eng
land Ii our object is to transfer the supply Of the
west indies with lumber and provisions from the
United States to Canada or to England itself we
nave not attained and cannot attain this object
Inc United States supply very nearly il not
quite, as large quantities of the necessities re-
CURED by our possessions they did before; bur
inc articles now go to ST. Thomas's and other
neutral Islands, and are there re shpped Cos oar
islands, at an increased cost 10 the consumer
experience having therefore proved, that we
cannot beneht our own colonies by the exclusion
OF American vessels, we think the bone of couten-
non ought TO be removed, and fair reciprocity
once more offered TO the United States
we now come to the angry and inconsistent
complaints made against the commercial policy o.
England in regard 10 the articles of American pro-
duce admitted into the British Isles
Great Britain excludes" says the President
with Interdicting duties, all importation (escent
IN time OF approaching famine) OF the great stapie
productions OF our Middle and Western States: il
P'ooS'ioSSs cqudi TiEOuT, the Duikfer lumber
ana live stock OF the same portion, and also OF The
northern and eastern part OF our Union IL relus-
es even the rice OF the south, unless aggravated
with charge OF duty upon the northern carrier
who brings ii to them. But the cotton, indispeu-
sable for their looms, they will receive almost dt-
ty-!ree, to weave into fabric for our own wear
TO the destruction of our own manufactures which
they are enabled thus to underscll. Is the SELF
protecting energy Of this nation so helpless tI,a+
there exists in the political institutions of our conn
try, no power to cOuneract the bias of this foreign
legislation! that the growers of grain must SUI
init to this exclusion from the foreign markets of
their produce; that the shippers must mismantlc
their ships, the trade Of the north sagnate at the
wharves, and the manufacturers starye Their
looms while the people shall pay tribute 10 foreign
garb that the Congress of the Union are iInpoteut
to restore the balance in favour of native indus.
Try destroyed by the statutes Of another realm
More Just and generous sentiments will, trust
prevail"
VIC confess we read this paragraph with amaze.
ment and Incredibly. The snarling malice of the
former part, and the idle, and ignorant appeal to
vulgar preudices ia the latter, utterly unwor.
thy of the document in which they are found. 49,
1t IL fact notorious to all the world that the ron
slant effort OF the British Government for the la>f
six or eight years has been to libeTaize our CON.
! merciaI system, and 10 do away with old restfic
!. tons; and in the pursuit Of this object IL has in
Cured the greatest opposition and obioquy from
I interested classes and individuals. During tii,
same period, the United States have been eradv
ally adding to their restrictive dulles and shutins
ont one article after another of British Inanulsr
lures, till al length the Southern States have
sen IN open opposition TO Congress and threatened
separation TOm the Union, on the very ground q!
the anti commercial tendency oil the late Tariff
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