Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-11-10

Jaeksonitcs, -; anes rtain, l.
NEW YORK ELECTION.
Butfcw returns have come TO hand. The JACK
m.joritics.
Nfr. vArsuAx, the Briti.h Minister now in
drcd dollars 10 the funds Of the charitable Society
recently established At Washington for the relief
of Foreigners In Gissres..''
We regret that our limits will not permit us TO
comply With the request Of our friend, by rcpab-
fishing the numbers TO which he alludes They
were published In the National Inteligcncer, in
the summer Of is27, and occupy many columns
Of that valuable print. Their republication in
this paper would run US into the session Of Con-
grcss and Of the Legislature. and consume lar
ger share Of our space than We can possibly allot
10 the subject important il in Those Who feel
an Interest in investigating The matter properly,
viii do we'll to refer TO those numbers The rc-
marks u our correspondent, OF themselves, throw
some light upon IL, and are worthy of atten,ion.
Toa rae rREK raIss
Ma GALtAHga:-Ast he Byifish West India
Trade has been made . subject Of gross mis-
representation against Mr.. Adams, and Of
much undeserved eulogium upon Gen. Jack.
sons administration, you will serve the cause
OF truth by inserting some numbers Of Letters
addressed to the late British Minister, Mr..
Canning. on this subject. They arc known
To have been written NY Mr. Everett, Of Bos.
ton. The facts are sustained by documents
There are two misrepresentation which il
will be well to remind the reader Of. The
papers opposed to SIR. Adams have always
spoken OF the loss OF our Tpe1 India Trade.
They always omit the word aBrifisk." Nssv,
cur trade 10 al The ether Wesf India isisnsls.
has been always spcn 10 us, and since the shut.
ting Of the British West india Ports against
our vessels, our exports TO the West ladies
have not been iessened one dollar. but on the
contrary. II has been greater than in some
years while the british Ports were Open
The Danish and Swedish Islands not only
took from Us what they wanted for their o~n
supply, bat ~hat their merchants wanted to
sell to the british Islands Thus, while we
sold as much - usual to the West indies, We
got the sshols employment aud preGt of he
Jrsigh OF Carrying trade, Which - divided be.
tween our shipping and British shipping.
when their ports are open. The other mis-
representation is, thst Mr. Adams Test the
British W. india rrsde n was lest in eonse.
1uN"NS " ~ SCI " tutiNfras ESfs@r0 w tuG
winter Of 1928, during MF. Nonroc's stlmisis-
tration. which prohibited British vessels en-
teFing our ports. but on precisely equal terms
upon which our vessels we're permitted to
enter the British West isda Ports. The
Brit,sh Govornmens wos,ld not agree 10 the
conditions Of the act Of 1929, and hence we
lost the trade. if u eoald strictly be called
lass. Tbts yes the stale OF things When ~.
Adams came 20 the Presidency. Iis imme.
dIsiely sent ~ EnbssssdoS 20 England, 90
treat for the finaI and permanent setslcmens
Of the subject.
Mr. Canning promised TO cater into can
did and friendly negotiation foe the final al
ius,nent Of tbs Colonial Trade. but posipon.
cd Il upon various prcteHts until june. 1925,
when the order in Council Of that month was
issued and succeeded BY The order IN CouB
cal ofJuIy. Of the same year, BY which orders
the trade 10 the Byifisk West insl,s ISLANDS
vas preferred TO 81 aasioas, on cestsin isru.s
and conditions. the sceepisnce 81 which vas
20 be made known By pFocismatioa prrvious-
" n the 9th % January. 1895 NF Adams
Did not accept Of them, fsg re ysasons. LIST.
Because he did not csnceive that they bad
any references - us. inasmach - Hsgsfisfisn
was pending betweea The tso governments.
on the sane subject Add ID. Becsuse ihe
orders Of Jnse asd July, 1875. vere antigu.
sus " their phsaseoloKy. NJ Adams tbosei,s
that the terms Contained an then eger- epnaafr