Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-22
LATE FROM ENGLAND

WIZ w Wv ""S'siaI recehi
their files Of London and Liverpool p4p,r,,'
the packet ship Canada, Captain Graham r.,
former 10 The IS h, the la,'er TO the ls,h s.'
inclusive, with Price, Current, Shipping H.,
SC. 20 the latest da'es.
Rnmortd negotiations respecting N, C,.-.,
Tade. While The cnrien OF our advice, I,'a
Washington dtmlnishes the probabII,r W.
Mr.. McLANE HIS met wi lib any encourass,. W"
in his attempts 20 open The Bi'ish We, InS.
ports 10 the directirsde with his counrv ~,
London Morning Herald in,,s ,ha Sax
gocia,ions are on foot, aud hat there ;s ,.@
prospec: Of success. The following ari,I.!
firm ,ha, journal of the l9th of De,rmS..A
And lit be true hat the Wes India nro,,;.
tors have applied 20 the Go,ernmen, unoa y.
subject: the Inference that Mr. McLane Ism
ing some progress in The business would,
materially streng' hened. VIVA, thtow,,,h,S
Of suspicion oser The article, however, is ~.
the writer says too much, and knows To, mai
He appears 10 have read ihe inslrur,ioD, =,
Mr.. Nj Lane, and TO have known all The n,.e
minary proceedings and arrangements wb,.
took place in This country, previous 10 III, en-
ba kalion If Mr.. McLane We civ. Tho ~;
Gle as we 6nd IL for waal it is worth. ,,5,'
more.
We have frequently AIKEN occasion 10 ,v,,.
10 the negotiations bow going on brwee, m,
Government aud The American Min,ser T..
the purpose Of throwing tie valuable trad. I,,
opened between our tropic al colonirs and ro,.
Of North America ino The hands Of or ,,,,.
naval rival, the United STATES. Thi. rr,f,,t
ing appears 10 us 10 be so insane Oh Ibr n,,,
OF our Cabinet, that one caa scarcely give f,,.
di, to it, bul there is, in truth, ne dub Of Il,
fact. One Of the reasons alleged in ,upD.rJ
the measure is, thai il will give relief IN ,p,
Yves India proprie:ors. If, however WEI
rely upon the Glasgow Courier Ca Good -,
,hori,y in such mairers,) tie Yves, Ind, b,i
in London, at meeting held Ilsl week ,,,r
properly agreed TO apply to Government iOL.
things remain as they are, drcla ing hey >,
sausfird The West Intia Colo"ir, can be az h.
neficially supplied from our Norrh Am.j,
pos ,sesions, IS from the United Sar, R.,
we shall, perhaps, b. told that The Wpy T..
dams do mol understand their own in...,t
being one OF th, m.xims Of tie Liberal, t5oa
that the people are totally unable 10 Judge Wiz,
they a.e well n, or what is most eondych,
TO .heir own good. BE this however. a.
may, we hope and trust thai the examp, 81
by the Wes' India bod, in l. ,ndon will 5, ri.
LEVIED by those OF the outpo'ls, in which c,s
we should think HE Cabinet would psu.
their rll-adyis,d career Dir. NJ Laen i, .t
to be 10 daily conf, rtn"e with our go,errast
and it is COZ 6dep ly added hat our minsc
al Washington. ard our consul at New Yoh
have recommended a me assure, which in lh |
opinion Of mercantile men in general, viii |
prove 81 highly pre- Judicial 10 The inrenaa
the British empire, The history Of The buIi.
ness, We have reason TO believe, is shorty IBIS |
- Some months ago, the government Of thu.
States applied to our minister a. Wa,hngm,
expressing an earnes' wish that the British r. |
vernmen, would open The West India rat' b
them: and he SEN The accsun, of this rrrlml |
nary proceeding u his government by Whoa
it was taken into considera ion before VI We
Lane was appoin'ed MInis'er OF the Una
States. On his appointment he ncsi"d la
mos, teremp'ory insiruc ions 10 push The br
ness; but, as the executive had not 'be pow
Of Offering an equivalent without the tonhF |
of Congress, he was instructed 10 state 10
hey would use their interest with 'ba, Nod' |
effect modific alton of the Tariff, 10 ca" Err /
Ind should agree 10 throw open the tr4ds-
We have already expr ssed our opinion a"
the probability Of Congress repeating The IL
riff, and it is therefore unnecessary 10 repsr
here. Ii seems, however, most exraofd'''
hing that our Ministers should have Gomez
scrndrd to negotiate upon any such terms
Confer upon u.s." say The American tN'y
live, "a positive good, and VIZ will, b! way
re urn, see whether we can p,rsuad" our I'"'
ci'izens to do a little for YOU" Why 'he '"'
proposition is an insult TO a great n''lo' "a
England, and, in former days, would have "''
so considered by he Government.
The following extract OF le'Ier from ~.
pool on this subject will be read wi'h NEE
81 intended wiring you to-day Tesp''T,
the West India business, but cannot F'I
pc, any detailed information without toI'''a'
i, from a hundred different quarters, S"''"
BY writing 10 The S,a'es and "esi Indies"
particular might be had correctly e"n.
ever. suppose, would not sui the ''Os.
haste with which j, seems the YANKEES a' :,
be gratified. think there would he li''N ..
iculry in getting this detailed iaform' 'o.,
The opinion Of al the principal people eoI% I AZ
ed with The West ladies is, that they "'O,''
be beD'6ued by hr propos' d change a. %,
tn injury done 10 British shipping anu ANU
colonies; any school, COY Of ten years 'n"' n,.
WHIPPED if he does moi see il clearly the H'''''
he gives his judgemnt TO ii. HG IL