Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-12-10

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| Antccedently to 1894, portion Of our pro-
IduclIons was admitted into the colonial ISL
and of Great Britain, by particular conces-
siop, limited to the term OF one year, but re-
neyed from year to year. In the transporta-
hos of these productions, however,, our yes
scls were not allowed tn engage; this being
Wivilcge reserved To- Brush shipping, by
wnch alone our produce could DO taken to
the islands, and theirs brought To us in 10.
'um. From Newfoundland and her CONT
METAL possessions, all our productions, as
we'l our vessels, were excluded, with occa-
siohai Iclaxations, by which, in seasons OF
distress, the former were admitted III British
bottoms.
Ny the treaty Of l794, she offered to con-
cede to us, for limited time, the right of
carrying to her West India possessions in
our vessels not exceeding seventy tons bur
der, and upon the same terms rs British YES.
sells, and productions of the United States
which British vessels might import there
nom But this privilege was coupled with
conditions which are supposed to have led 10
lis rejection by the Senate that is, that A.
'nerican vessels should land their return car
goes IN the United States only /; and, morco-
yer, that they should, during the continuance
| OF the privilege, he precluded from carry inc
molasses, sugar, coffee, cocoa, or cotton, ei,
ther from those islands or from the United
states, to any other part of the world Great
pntain readily consented to expuhrc this
arucie from the treaty and subsequent at.
.eihpts TO arrange the terms of the trade. ci,
ther by treaty stipulations or concerted lccis.
iation, having failed, il has been SUCCESSFULLY
suspended and allowed, according to the va.
rylng legislation of the parties
Inc following are the prominent points
winch have, in later years, separated the
two Governments. Besides a restriction
whereby all importations into her colonies in
American vessels are confined to our own
PREDICTS carried hence, n restriction to which
IL does not appear that we have ever object.
ca, leading object on the part of Great
britain has been In prevent us from becom.
ing tie carriers of British West India COM
modites to any other country than orr own.
oh Tie part ofthe United States, il has been
contended, LIST. That the subject shou Id be
regulated ny treaty stipulatons, in preference
TO separate legislation Cd That our pro.
auctions, when imported into the colonies in
question, should not be subject to higher du-
Ties tfnn the productions of the mother
countr,, or of her other colonial posses.
sions and, Sd. That our vessels should be
allowed To participate In the circuitous trade
between the United States and different parts
oi the British dominions.
The FIRST point, after having been. for n
great Britain, was given up by the act of
rariiament OF July, 1895; all vessels suffer.
ed to trade with the colonies being permit
ted TO clear from thence with any articles
winch British vessels might export, and pro.
coed to any part ofthe world, Great Britain
and her dependencies alone excepted. On
our part, each of the above points had in
succession, been explicitly abandoned in ne
EQUATIONS preceding that Of which the result
Is now announced.
The arrangement secures to the United
states every advantage asked by them, and
which the state of the negotiation allowed
us To inslst upon. The trade will be placed
upon footing decidedly more favorable to
this country than any on which it ever
stood and our commerce and navigation
VIII enjoy, in the colonial ports of Great
britain, every privilege allowed to other ma
tons.
Ihatthe prosperity of the country, so far
US IL depends on this trade, will be greatly
promoted by the new arrangement, there can
be no doubt. independently of the more OBJ
vious advantages of an open and direct inter.
course, It's establishment will be attended
WIN o'her consequences of a higher value
mat which has been carried on since the
mutual interdict under all the expense and
inconvenlehce unavoidaby incident to it,
would have been unexpectedly onerous, had
1t not been, in great degree, ightened by
concerted evasions in the mode of making
the transhlpments at what are called the neu,
t'ai ports. These lndirections are inconsist-
ent with the dignity of nations that have so
many motives, not only to cherish feelings of
mutual friendship, but to maintain such re-
iations as will stimulate their respective citi.
zens and subjects to efforts of direct, open,
ana honorable competition, and preserve
them from the influence of seductive and
vitiating circumstances.
when your preliminary interposition was
asked at the close of the last session. n copv of
the instructions under which Mr.. Mci,ape
mas acted, togeths with the communications
winch mad at that time passed between him
ana the brush Government, was laid before
you. Although there has not been any
thing In the acts of the two Governments
which requires secrecy, ii was thought most
proper, in the then state of the NEGOTIATION.
To make that communication a confidential
one. 30 soon, however, as the evidence of
execution on the part of Great Britain is re-
ceiVed, The whole matter shall be laid before
you, when 1t Will be seen that the apprehen-
sion which appears To have suggested one of
the provisions Of the acl passed at YOUR last
session, that The restoration of the trade in
question might be connected with other sub.
Jects, and was sought to be obtained at the
coNiihSO VI tue puDIlC interest III other par.
hcuiars, was wholly uniounded and that the
change which has taken place in the views
OF The British Government has been induced
by considerations as honorable TO both parties
as, trust, the result will prove beneficial,
Ibis desirable result was, ii Will be seen
greatly promoted by the liberal and confidng
provisions of the act of Congress OF the last
session, by which our ports were, upon the
reception and annunciatlon by the, resident
OF Tie required assurance on the part Of Great
britain, forthwith opened to her vessels, be-
tore the arrangement could be carried into
effect on her part; pursuing, in this act of
prospective legislation, similar course TO
that adopted by Great Britain, in abolishing,
by her act of Parliament in 1925, a restric,
ton then existing, and permitting our vessels
to clear from the colonies, on their return
voyages, Tor any foreign country whatever,
before British vessels had been relieved from
the restriction imposed by our law, of return.
ing directly from the United States to the
COlOnIeS--a restriction u hich che renuir.d