Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-15
From the .ke,o York .Amer;eon

sre OF Englsud upon the terms Of the act of Parla-
ment OF July 1925, and Of our own act Of Cong
'ess OF May las' We repeat the opinion that, in
uona point OF view, we shall not be gamers by it,
That &C: Of Congress-, hastily extorted-we fear too,
under what might almost be called false pre,ences-
upon the eve OF the breaking up Of long, unsatsac
tory snd tedious session, gave UP the whole uues-
ton, as matter of right, and placed the nation, so
tar this trade is concerned at the mercy Of Great
Britain. That mercy, after interval of suspense;
duly calculated to Impress upon the greatness of
her condensation, she has voucbsafed to show: and
the result may be thus briefly stated:-Yrsf we
admit the British pretension of considering their COL
ONES IN double charauer-at one time as integral
parts OF the empire at another distinct from the
mother country and subject to entirely different reg
ulations The effect of this double relation ia that
England views her own trade with the colonies and
requires others TO view 1t as eoastng tradc while
IN their trade with other nations those same colonies
Gro put upon different footing, and submitted 10 diff
ferent regulations, from those which govern the in
tercourse between the same nations and Great Brit
AN.
Secondly. And as a consequence Of he above pre-
tension, we agree 10 trade with the British colonies
countries not identified with and COMPOSING nayts
OF the mother country and, at the same time agree
70 consider them 80 far part of the mother country
Us TO suffer ourselves to be nterdicted from the trade
between the colonies and the mother country hougb
we may trade from the colonies to all parts Of the
worldly because that is claimed by England as in the
nature OF n coasting trade
Thtrdfy.--We ayree that British shine f,o,, ms
where shall load in ports for, or unload from tho
West Indies. npon precisely the same footinp as To
duties on cargo and vessel as American ships; the
effect or which may be- that British West Indiamen
which now for the most part 90 out IN ballast and
upon expense, to tn. colonies, may, in London I,v-
erpoo Bristol, or elsewhere. take freipbt for This
country-eah, Goals, crates, and other heavy articles
thereby interfering with own ships in those
portscome 10 the u. States and there take spo,ber
freight Tor the coonies-int erfcrinC thus a second
time with our own navigation--and, arrived in m.
colonies, have the choice either of the home markets
NO ann IS
with freight, or OF going to any other par, of the
world; thus third time competing with our vessets
ltreights home from the colonies be dull then Yves,
indinmen may come here with their cargoes upon the
same tootinS as Americans, discharge the same n,
sch parts may be profitable and Then for a f,r,th
time interfere with shipping by .akiuo at din,;n
lshed rates, the produce Of this country TO Grn,t
britain here are concessions, which, in our iuIp-
ment would, II British ships seamen, and epteTpr,ss
We're equal to our own, give them the main carry
ing trade Of the country. 10y
Fourthiy-In the teeth of orr whole practjc, md
history, as commercial people, striving on all occa
SONS to Introduce the principles Of perfect reciprocity
IN trade, we agree TO accept trade restricted 70 CO.
tain ports and to certain enumerated artcleswb;cb
articles are burdened with heavy duties-,o ,,t;ch
similar articles from the North American Colonies are
not SUBJECT; and ns an equivalent for such pryileoes
we concede to British vessels, equally with orr n,yn
an unlimited right to import from the Colonies INTO
any OF our ports any article of any sort
sucn Is hasty summary of the conditions 10 which
Eh
vernment! The benefits we ere to dsriva NAV b.
thus statcd-Our -four and corn meal now cnrr;ed IN
american vessels TO the south side of Cub7 to SAINT,
Sr"I ~. tharaas and aisnwhrrc, and thence tsksn D.,
the British islands NAV NOW be carr,e1 ~, tsen 10
lands directly, equally in American and British shn
Live STOCK and lumber, which cannot bear a circnnus
voyage, and to the trade in which articles ,bereforo
the opening OF direct intercourse NAV ba cbioa 10.
ehcia can now be carried directly to the R,;,i.h
ports; and American ships thnnce bring back cav
gocs to the United States. of rum molssses and anv
thng else they may find IL the Colonies suitable n
our market; or they may load for any EIron.., M,
out of Grea. Britain that NAV tempt tba;, oI,or
prize. IL is to this last provision that we ook for
possible compensation for of the disadyanta Ops
TO which the other Conditions Of this intercourse NAV
subject U.s. but even in INDUCING this antjcmtion y
bear IN mind that, from the circumstances ne the ,.d
beng opened to US by an Order in Council and M,
oy treaty, II may, as most assuredIy IL wonld he a
gam closed 70 u.s. the moment It should be discover
cd that our ships obtained a preference in c,r,rin
reIghts from the. Colonies to Europe 's
AS to any general effect of the opening oftbis Trade
upon the commerce OF the country or a1y immediate
or perceptlbe activity to be given by it to business in
general, the expectation if il be rsolJv entar,.ii
VIII prove fallacious. Indeed the importance Tho,
mas been given to this trade and to the neoot;,tio
Tor MS rccnvety, is most ridicuonsy out of
with it's real value p'0P '''0"
From the Boston Daily Advertiser, Oct
I'LL 1HL bsITlsH COLONIAL PRADE.-Fhe act of Par
Lament OF June a. 1925, for regulating the tad 80
me Colonies IN America and the West 7nJ;.. 49,
whlcht is stated Nv HcLane's arrangement, j.
provides that shall be lawful to import to snv orthr
iee ports OF those colonies, in which are pcdsd al
tne principal ports any goods cxcept certain desc,n'
tons specially enumerated) from ny forejon Mace -
America or Europe provided such importation he
made IN British ships, IN ships r H. coun,rn NJ
'oh'ch me goods are The troduct Pie excent;ons :. -
gnnpowder, arms and ammunition and ntensIs 81
war dried or sailed fish, salted beef pork and haco
whale OIL bnbber and Gns base and counterfeit coin
ana copy right BOOKS and for the West Indies ond
SCUM america, coffee, cocoa, sugar mo,asses md
rnm Of foreign production. The articles imnor,aJ
/" IN iorogn countries are subject to certain Tales n
duty established by the Those on the py;nc;ni
srCieS are as iolows-vis: -four per 5bl ss. ,ybaa,
per outhe, Is; rice per 100 lbs 2s Cd: sbin,os 10,
over " inches long, per 7s over u inches iAs
. , osS s'aves per d. l5si white oak, or headlines
i2s, Cd; pine lumber, per 1000 feet. n II ,Ea,
xmas OF lumber, w. Be-; wood hoops nor IA &c "a
horSes' mules, neat cattle, and other live s,ocL m
per cent sd Valorem; fresh fruit aud yeon,blos g.
many other articles eRumorated most of,ben, - oe
CENT ad sdvaorem but some 90 and otbers a4 ~ ~,
cent articles not enumerated, Is per cent H.
uutes are the same, whether the import Is in gr;ts
or foreign vessels. !" Dilt'sh
ny subsequent act Of July s. 1895, il was made =,
coHollon Of The permission given to import in fore;n
verseIs That the countries TO which such foreign &C.
anNa ILL.