Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-12-15

ne SlIlIetl 10 ni1INI hNiltS liln Ut poUi'lolS Ol
tire mother county or Of her other colonial pos
sessions: And 3d, That our vessels shord be al
lowed To participate in the clrcuitous trade between
the United states and different parrs Of the Finish
| donnions
4 The lirt point after having been for long time,
strcnuously insisted upon by Greatiran, was given
up by the act of parament of July, 1925; all YES
sells suffered TO trade with the colonies being per-
mitied 10 clear from thence with any articles which
British vessels might export and to proceed 10 any
part Of the world, Great Britain ud her dcpenden-
cies alone excepted. On our part, each of the IL
boye points had, in succession, being explicitly a
handoned in negotiations, preceding that Of which
the result is now announced.
II ths arrangement secures 10 the United States
every advantage asked by them, and which the
state of the negotiation allowed us to insist upon.
The trade will be placed upon footing decidedly
more favorable 10 this country than any on which il
ever stood; and our commerce aud nav igaon will
ENJOY, in the colonial potts ofGrcut EIitan, every
privilege allowed to other nations.
That the prosperity of the country so fr ms il de-
pends on tls trade, will be greatly promoted by
the new arrangement, there can be no doubt. In
depcndcntly Of the more obvious advantages of an
open and direct intercourse, its establishment will
be attended with other consequences of IA higher
value. That which has been carried on since the
mutual interdict under all the expense and incon-
yeniance nayoidably incident TO it, would have
been insuppol;aby onerous, had il not been, in IA
great degree, lightened by concerted eyasions in
the mode of making the trans-shipments at what
are called the neutral ports. These ndirections are
inconsistent with the dignity Of nations that have
SO many motives, not only TO cherish feelings of
mutual friendship, but to maintain such relations as
will stimulate their respective citizens and ubjecs
TO efforts of direct, open, and honorable compcl-
ton only, and preserve them from the influence Of
| seductive and liiiatlng circumstances.
\ When your preliminary mtcrpoSitlon was asked
at the close OF lilo last session, copy of the III
siruclions under which Mr.. Mcl.anc has acted, to-
gether with the communications which had al that
time passed between him and the British Govern
mcnt, was laid before YOU. Although there has
not been any thing in the acts Of the Two govern
monts which requires secrecy, il was thought most
proper in the then state of the nogotiation to make
that communication confidential one. so soon,
however, as the evidence of execution on the part
of Great Britain is received the whole matter shall
be laid before you, when it will be seen that the
apprehension which appears to have suggested one
of the provisions of the acts passed at your last
sion that the restoration of the trade in question,
might be connected with other subjects, and was
sought to be obtained at the sacrifice of the public
interest in other particulars, was wholly uniound-
ed; and that the change which has taken place in
the views of the British government has been nduc-
ed by considerations as honorable TO both parties
as, trust, the result will prove beneficial.
This desirable result was lit will be seen, greatly
promoted by the liberal and coniiding provisions of
the act of Congress Of the last session, by which
our ports were, upon the reception and annuncia-
ton by the President of the required assurance on
the part of Great Britain, forthwith opened TO her
vessels, before the arrangement could be carried
into effect on her part pursuing, in this act of pros
pcctive legislation, similar TO that adopted
by Great Britain, in ubolishng, by her act of Par
lament, in 1925, restriction then existing, and
permitting our vessels to clear from the colonies, on
their return voyages, for any foreign country what
ever, before British vessels had been relieved from
the restriction imposed by our law, ofrcurnng di-
recty from the United States to the colones-a
restriction which she required and expected that we
should abolish. Upon each occasion, limited
and temporary advantage has been given to the
opposite party, but an advantage of no importance
in comparison with the restoration of mutual con-
fidence and good feelings and the ultimate estab-
llshment of the trade upon fair principles.
H Ii gives me uniclgncd pleasure TO assure you that
| this negotiation has been, throughout Characters
ed by the most frank and friendly spirit on the part
of Great Britain, ,and concluded in "A manner strong
.
| relations with the u. States. TO recprocatc this
disposition to the fullest extent Of my ability, is
duty which shall deem it privilege to discharge.
| Although the result is ITSELF the best commenta-
! ry on the services rendered to his country by our
Minister at the Court of St. James, it would be do
! ing violence to my feelings We're ] to dismiss the
subject without expressing the very high sense en-
tertain of the talent and excrons which have been
displayed by him on the occasion.
! The injury to the commerce Of the United States
resulting from the exclusion of vessels from the
Black Sea, and the previous footing of mere sui
fcrancc upon which even the limited trade enjoyed
d by us with Turkey has hitherto been placed, have
for "A long time, been a source OF much sollcitude
TO this Government, and several endeavors have
been made TO obtain a better state ofthngs. Sen
sible of the importance of the subject, felt IT my
duty to leave no proper means unemployed to ac-
qurc for our flag the same privileges that are en-
joycd by the principal powers of Europe. Com
miSsioncrs were, consequently appointed, TO open
a negotiation with the Sublime Porte. Not long
! after the member of the commission who went
directly from the United States had sailed, the ac-
count of the treaty Of Adrianope, by which one
Of the objects in Wow was supposed To he secured,
reached this country. The Hlack sea was ui-
! lersiood to be opened to ~. Under the suppoSl-
ton that this was the casc the additional facilities
to be derived from the establishment OF CONNER
cial regulations with the Porte Were deemed OF sui
I fcicnt importance TO require prosecution oi The
negotiation a. originally contemplated. u was
therefore pcrscvcred in and resulted IN treaty,
which will forthwith be- laid before the Senate.
Hy its provisions, a free passage Is secured
yi,iout limitation of time, to the vessels of the
United States to and from the Black sea, includ-
inc the navigation thereof; and our trade will,
Tr,lcy is placed on the rooing of tie most favor
ed nations The latter is an arrangement wholly
independent Of the treaty Of hdr'anopIc; and ihc
former derives much value, moi only iiom the M
crcnscd srcnrliu which nnlnr any lIrcmmstAncca