Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-14
THE WEST INDIA TRADE.

negotiation tor restoration of this trade. The Now
York Gazette publishes extracts from the princi-
Pei papers IN that place which not only 90 prove
this Tact, but throw great mprobabilty future ec
iorts 1t IS rather curious problem tchy the Presi-
dent held out in his message to Congress, hopes which
nc coeld not have really entertained and asked for
the delegation OF contingent powers, when the
Sion OF exercising them, was not all likely arise.
Was It one of those strokes of policy for which his
minister Of foreign affairs is famous? Was 1t that
the members Of Congress might ditfuse the cxpecta-
ton far and wide, tina; the trade would be recover
cd, aud even if finally defeated this hope, direct
the public eye to Executive vigilance and effort? I,
seems impossible that could ever have been
seriously anticipated that is to say, III Mr.. McLane
private dispatches of the represented
The Montreal Gazette ofihc 50 mt. contains the President
Message the subject Of West India Trade ansmll,ed
TO the oase OF Representatives, the 2ith
ranies MS publication with the annexed will
ne says the editor "that the President speaks
OF conhdence on tho probability of the West India Markets
ing again thrown open to American vessels aud he appears
DO ANXIOUS TO have himself invested
such arrangements during the OF the Supreme Legsa
turo as Will enable him to allow tile which he
Jules TO enter immediately upon the prosecution of trade,
he t OF winch has been mos, severely felt and its
TON long aud mosi ardenty desired.
Shoald the ancipa,ons of Presdeu, jackson prove
ounced, the British Colonies will have much regret, IN
direct IVES, India Islands They wall find their PRO
duce anticipated by that OF their favored ncghors
ey Will sec tofegners enjoying all the benefits commerce.
which ofush, may be deemed their They regret
ina, me Ministry should have yielded TO the oca
to seek at ALL without offering the shadow
the West Indies the articles Canadians would
ana dV take IN return the produce OF The countries with which
they dsal, ports of the American Re
drained Islands. ' ~
III however satisfactory know these anicpa,ions
soony as they are be relied The very
Gay after the had been communicated Congress.
uespa'ches OF which President Jackson waiting
val came safely TO New York custody oace
vents OF which ate in all likelihood OF eceve
The Presden and to obviaIe the necessity being pas
scd such a. he desires We led this not
merely by tho apparent injustice of the demand Ame
he chairman OF the Committee of Trade of city let.
upon the Right Honorable Mr. Heirs the Pssdep,
Of the board Of Trade, the 18Th of Aprl last The
pressons made Of by the Right Hon Gentleman
s'rone as wal be seen by the following extract from the lot
ter before reerrei
mat hs Ma,eys Government will always take that the
Of which they have the disposition promote
no change IN The system shall be adopted tOifho due notice
=. "MI McLane Notwithstanding all the talents which he no
onbt possesses and which much reliance placed by
his patron the President, when he deepatche open
The nosoeatcn has, is hoped failed in his object and the
Setsu4 New oreaus will We, find, that however much
nave oeen slocd aud c"aNed INTO what he sometimes calls
reciprociy aud beraiy' former occasions yet the
present. John Bull is pide airake his interests
In addition TO the above the Montreal Herald, of the I'd
ms, observes
failure OF the negotiation fully confirmed by letter received
by the Channa, of the Committee OF Trade this city from
view the Ri Hon Mr. Hcrris pcsrdcn, of Board
, Of Trade, on the 14th April last"
AZ The strongest rcproof OF the temper and style
tof Kendalrs Report on Mr. Kings accounts, is found
jim the oathlng which it has apparently inspired
iamong his political friends Excited as was the
public mind the subject, very few prints of the
jackson side, have found leeure or inclination to pub
lisI,h STA ,hou1 he
: sacia Documents oscutatiously and with cacu-
lation, preixed. 1t should have polluted our
columns bur that make 1T rule in such cases,
awe both sides, and because believed If
,the official misrepresentation would better enable
the public 10 estimate the force Of expcc cd rcf-
fation. and farther that the spirit of persecution
wards Mr.. King, nigh, be where ought not to
be sccn in an "official Document"
I'VE look hourly, for Mr. Kings reply in the Nor
G5k papers, and have avoided some observations
which wished to make that might not inicr-
Afe unscasonably. we mention the subject now, to
EXPRESS respect and admiration at tho praise
thy candour and independence Of the Lynchburg Re
uublcan, which darcs TO 'be honest in the worst of
ti,ues.v Thut paper though Jacksonian pontedy
conaemns tho, character Of Kcndall's report.
y
IRON ENGLAND.-Tho report Of packet be-
low. II Pbhadelpho, in 10 days from Iluyrc, turned
Jbc an error; but the Hannibal, from London
ESaccounD~ to the Cd, several days later than pre-
Yio>
Foe .opious extracts wc refer 10 our columns
The King lived bui was universally thought IN OK
trcue danger His health and the state Of commerce
arc the only topics Of much interest at present, Ont
iur oh. rvh hons on both we refer &c
Letter frcpt the correspondent OF the Journal oil Com
nerce, ut London
81.
lI.'fsc trial Of Daniel slayc belonging 10 Eober'
6 Scott Esq Tor the murder OF James Dfnmmond'