Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-05-07

tinuc their Intercourse with u.s. with all our cS-
istin. determinations and restrictions. There
is no nation. so powerfully interested as we are.
to adopt every possible means to bring about an
abolition of all restrictions on trade between the
countries OF Europe and America. We stand
midway in the track of commerce between tho
continent Of Europe, and tie Younger nations
of the new world. Tho most of the Powers in
Europe and America are not our rivals IN navi-
CATION, and reciprocal commerce with them
would very considerably enlarge the prosperity
and naval power Of our country.
The bulk OF those articles which give en-
ployment to navigation, are the productions of
the western shores and islands Of the Northern
and Southern atlantic, and of nations without
marine A commercial power in their neigh
borhood, must naturally enjoy monopoly of
their trade but its advantages can never be full
ly realized, till VIC secure for our ships national
privileges in countries on the other side of the
Atlantic. 'hn enlarged intercourse with Europe,
direct and Indirect, would extend our commerce
with the Pacific, with India, and China more
ehectually increase our commercial parinc, and
develope our internal resources The best means
OF securing such reciprocity in trade, is mu-
tually to establish maximum rate of duty,
under which, the produce and manufactures of
each may be freely imported into the other coun-
"uy. In other words, mutual stipulation, That
no prohibitory duty shall be levied on either
side. This maximum should be ascertaped
md adjusted =" cautious regard towards our
,yorious interests, and should be enforced so
gradually, as to interfere, as little as possible
with existing instruments. Were our for pn
trade once established on this equitable basis
with some of the European Powers, our navira-
ton would rapidly increase, and we should soon
experience very considerable augmentation in
the aggregate value of our productions. Those
who Imagine that such n reciprocity in common
would not much enlarge OUT intercourse with
Europe, do rot appreciate the vast mineral and
agricultural resources of eur country. Under
our present system of non intercourse with the
world, these might remain locked for ages but.
under the vivifying action of mutual and free
trade, the produce of on. soil and mines would
soon ind its way to the markets of all Eu,ose
me fruits OF our western agriculture would not
remain, as they now do, to perish in the interior
or to be wasted as worthless crop An active
foreign commerce would give a lively impulse
various productions of our Western States
Under n system of restrictions these must rc
main without value, beyond our mountains. and
the treasures of our mines must be but slowly
realized If VIC abolish them; if we ENLARGE
the circle OF our consuming population by en-
braclng all Europe if we extend it from ten 10
hundred millions, and secure n mutual cx
change OF surplus productions with nations; in
addition {" the mutual intcrchangcs of our'owu
coniederacy, the wealth Of our interior
would be 'rresistby, attracted to the Atan,..
through new avenues of transportation. which
would be of necessity multiplied We need
fear no competition with the agriculture of Tho
Black Sea and the Baltic. Prices now cxs,inr
grow out OF, and will end with, the present state
of our intercourse with Europe. Once mike
that trade free which is now restricted and no.
thing can control rival the commerce he.
tween nations mutually exchanging all their
productions without prohibitory duty on either
side. The time is rapidly approaching when.
with ourmodcrn facilities of TRANSPORTATION. orr
Atlantic ports Will be gluttcd with tie overiiow
ing produce of our interior, which will i'm vain
seek market in the CONF aratiYcly limited pop
ulation OF our own country. But there is no
reason why we should not even now, cnioy
commerce in grain similar to that which we en-.
Joyed formerly under free trade system. Be-
lore the french revolution, the same cnlightcn
cd french ministry that negotiated a conner
cial treaty, IN 1855, with England, recommend
eG free trade with America That Govern
ment issued decree, in December, I187. .sFor
the encouragement OF the commerce oc Franco
with the United States of America" bv which
she extended to Us free trade in the fullest gati
tude We may Judge what would have been
the extent of commerce in Grain with
France had the Revolution not intcrruntcd il
by the returns, in statement No. H. of o,,r ov
ports to that country for the year l7S9, being
inc SECOND year after the trade was opened I'M
DER III decree OF December, 11o7. 1t will be
seen by examining that statement. that onr OK.
ports OF wheat and flour 10 France are canal f.
the existing export Of these articles to ali ,orts
OF the world. We have, also, repeatedly. since
exported our wheat and flour to ENGLAND Por.
tugal, Spain, and the Mediterranean of =,
Tree commerce with Europe be cpcncd for n GO.
RES OF years, and our trade in grain would be-
come as regular us it now is between the Woo.
terri and Atlantic districts of New York or NO
tween Virginia, Maryland and PENNSYLVANIA.
ana 'he Eastern Stttes. 1t is impossible to linn |
1t the extent or TO anticipate the extraordinary
results OF mutual, free, and permanent com,
mefce' with our peculiar natural advantogee
variety of predictions and wants. and VARYING
climates and emPloyments, we should be annu.
niiy employed in exporting and importing eve. |
ry commodity that enters into the, commerce.
among nations"
(TO be Continucd)
DISTINGUISHED GENEROSITY.
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