Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-08

Inc w India Ports are soon to be opened-We ask for
following Extract of letter from Mr. McIane him
sell to Isaac McKim, Esq. of Baltimore published In
last Mondays Baltimore Republican,
"LoNpoN, August 81, 1880.
"1 have to thank you for your kind letter somssim.
past and have the satisfaction now to inform YOU that the
a1soca.on which has been pending for sometime past
YIN your minister, has been successfully closed hs
consents to restore us the direct trade
with her Colonies upon the terms Of the act of ParliA
ment OF 9Th July, 1925. The Presidents proclsnaon
under the act Of Congress OF the session. will lead
the way in this arrangement This Government will i'm
neda.ey follow by revoking their Orders in Council Of
Su,y, 1877, aboshng the discriminating duties In their
Colonial ports and extending to our vessels the advau
tages OF the act Of Parliament of 9th July Is25-ths II
all inc last administration lost and all that he did or
could demand-it places the navigation Of the two coun
tries In the direct trade upon equal footing and the
skill and enterprise OF merchants must do the res
Is amusing to see how much ink has been useless.
~ sneu oy the Opposition prints this subject They
nave all oil them world of answer for from
the too Nationals down the lowest retainer Of ths
village Kennel" The Intellgencer silly began moro
nan Twelve months ago with weaving It's plots about
the" Arch Magincian'-a Caucus at Wilmington be-
tween Messrs Van Buren,, Cambreleng and Nolan
, ,ne,r neads together to sacrifice the Tariff policy
whout any authority from Congress, for the privilege
oil trading to the w. Indies. That insidous hobxobnis
ad with so many Others in the waters Of the Red Sea-
.ru'ui brood oil Misrepresentation and ramours
,oho"ed-and nothing could persuade these cunning
gentlemen, that the trade which had been 40 shameft
~ lost oy Messrs Adams and Clay, could possibly b
reganed, without some mischevous concesseo on tbe
part OF the u. States. They would not believe th,,
jackson and Van Buren, and McLane would be able "A
retrieve the ground which their great dplomatsts had
rehnquished-Ih ridculed every idea of the sort
~ the least hint Of any such advantage they set up
chorus oil laughter. They jeered our minister upon
he desperate enterprise he was about to underake-and
every report, which favorable TO his success wa.
denounced on their pa:., qiS--a hoax-na:- s.aud
upon the good people Of this country The President.
message at he close OF Congress was represented asa
uick on the part OF the frch Magician to blind the
people and influence the Elections! Whenever snv
report mas gone forth, that arrangement has been
made, or was likely to be made the possibility Of
such an event has been standing topic of riaicue and
reProach Ii was all TO blind the people-to influence
the electons--it was political manoeuvre-a quiz.
hoax hoax an imposition upon the Public. 1t was but the
other day, that the National Inclligencer republsh
ed from the Winchester Republican, the following IA
cetious dialogue between the Editor and miller:
"a miller from Shenandoah county, (as we are not
writing fictitious paragraph, give his residence
Passage Creck) call a, Office on Monday to iuour.
hs price OF Hour in the seapor adding that since the
nr,,lsn west inGia ports were OPEN he supposed -four
would be up. The West India ports openi said we
where did you get that news froml-why saw il 10
the Jackson papers and I've bought good deal of wheat
10 COZ sequence OF IT, intending to make spec.-what
men you believe all you sec in the Jackson pap.rdo
you'-why didn't think they'd assert such thInr 40
that unessit was trus-Ah, my dear sir you're not up
to these tricks Don't you know this is the time Of the
ish eecons' and that the papers filled with es!
No, didn't. l never thought Of such a thinr-Weu.
here's list Of the elections in all the States (cunx Il
home and paste up and whenever you by this that
an election Is coming thsn you mustn't believe anv
thing you see in tho Jackson papers"
And then grave'y follows the List of Elections adjust
We have little doubt, will appear from the Cores
Pondence OF Mr.. McLane that there was strong pros.
peel Of the arrangement being effected the ms of
he PRESIDENTS Mesags-that IL, progress was DELAYED
by ihs long indspn"n Of tho Kins by his death and
sn oy the succession Of the Kingand that tho act
o. the last Congress- facilitated its ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, 80
furnished plausible plan for reducing IL to for IA
no lime did the a1nisr alton deceive II. fri.nJ.
70 "ms' was any trick played off upon the people. Me-
nj
aise lights were ever held by those vho az
determined to abuse The administration ri,bt y, soa
'ney nave never ceased 10 discountensnc to rid-
co 70 vent their spleen upon every report which ioo
Cd toward, an arrangement bswsen the two countr.s
The National Journal laughed at the last R.norf 4,
lew week. 'nce) "Ihe finale @ the Hoar." And the
cincinnati American re- echoes the Journal with no lit
"e gee, IN order to show how easily this air.buit
castle yanishes" II pronounces the whole story "meTs
fudge" 's
The N. Inte,Iigencer in it's peculiar ve;n =, ..,.
mise and in'inuaon said; III tDe obtain the trad. n
VIII be matter OF much greater interest than n no.,
49, 10 know what those concessions or cooditions
be. There may be such thing az an ercrs. oS S,n
stons as well a. of consideration gwen even for val.
liable acquisition" " 'a'
~Ths British government (e,o,h ,h
Chronice) never will consent to change in b,r coo
al policy except for advantages to her manuf.etnrin
or 'nPn,ng lnterss', 10 which people will not SUBJ
nit He! The Porte is generally termed H. hut n 1.
nsw thing to call government her. But ,hs svn.,~
Is as correct as the predictionD
But the great topic by way of consostion Il. IN; h.
"ht u'he use Of this trade that have go 10,
inc mo"ingenious arguments thrown out 10 shovv
'hat II Is scarcely worth The acceptance The Ns,o,
al lntsllgencer styles IL The Nep Bubbie."-Ths
New York American protests that IL csnpat be of am
rs. benefit to the commerce, or navigation of the u
States" e " '"' "
Mr. Walsh, who is said to be friend both of the p,s,;
uent ana MT McI.ane, notices the matter in This tpnu
III Is stated that the news warmly welcomed At
view YORK by the merchants; but the editor of the NJ
York American denies that the arrangement can be Of
real dement, to the commerce navigation OF the Unit
cd States-Does MIR. w. mean TO endorse the decJ,r.
tons OF the merchants the protests OF the N Yof
Editor " ~
Inc Opposition Editors row laboring al The saoa
strain Ihey are attempting TO show that direct tr,de
WIN inc srush vest Indies Is Of real benefit 10 tho
U. staes-This isresy paradox too ridiculous 10 be
sPortsd. we may next expect TO hear the platfs.t
ruins OF Mathematics disputed-aDd they may strus
LOT instance, that straight line is not the :horfe line
mat can be drawn between two poins-or tf,,,t .ro
secs secs OF triangle are not greater than the third
snail we be coolly told, that Il is lust as easv and ..
cheaP TO go from port A to u, and then from n a
~ shng me cargo from vessel TO another az Il Ia
10 go dr"cty from A. TO G. in the same yesse that n l.;
81 no sccount, whether we pay for double freight dom
oic uuy, uouoe commissions SC. &c. on the cargos I
sucn nonsense to be preached up at this time of sv m
eruei 70 duPe The people! The u. s. Gazette of pbiI,
aepn'a is candid enough 10 admit that "wbep lumber
ana sucb bulky cargocs are sent direct intercour.e
especially desirable, and hence Maine NAV feel great
interest in the result Of the negotiation: hui we bsisvo
hat most Of the merchants Of the middle states have
Iound many advantages in shipping to certain market
"hch advantages we do not suppose equal tbs d;sad
vantages oil indirect trade though thew certainly nav.
epeTaed to lessen anxiety for the results of The ne gotta
uon NAT Is 10 say, there Is great advantage in car
rying the mere bulky articles and some in carrvno
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