Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-16

nent. 10 making srdr and peace aud in regulating
cescn OF means. subversvs Of their rights and Of
internal or local government ~ TO which, they claim
| cd supremacy Tor themselves" When The Confede.
ration Of these States rad super eded the b. tish Gov
rnment, the same dis'ine ion wa mainly supPorted-s
large branch OF the External concerns u H. Conieds
teton. and OF internal to the States. But experience
rroved that the powerso u the Confederation were de
fcve, in possessing the power OF regulating com.
merce: And hence IL great power was confsire
upon be Federal Government. along with those o
peace aud war, and negocia,icn. The latter power
was vesy much shackied The hands OF Copsre.
under he cid Contederation, were expressly tied up
IRON making any treaty Of commerce. whereby the
legisl i've power oil the respective Stses shall b.
strained from imposing such myoHs aud duties on TO-
reigners. as ths,r otc people subjected to- from
prohibiting the erportdtion importation Of any
species V goods or commodities ,chdfsoertr" These
restrictions are done away by the present Constitution
which confers the genera, power to make trea,ies,
wi the concurrence OF two-thitds Of the Senate
President Jack on has exercised this power with great
discre ion. He has made les that caIculstrd
open aivantsgeCus markets abroad 10 enterPrsng
merchants. On che plain. OF New Orleans. he van
quished the enemies of his country Since he became
President he has particularly conciiaed and enlarged
our pacific relations wit the nation whose armies
he then defeated In 1916 he wa. the instrument for
giving the most splendid efficacy TO the powsr OF
and Ia 1880, he has succeeded in administering the
o,hs' traoch Of foreign relation. that Of
gota,iou.
| These two dute. seemed most incompatible. -
So, AZ least, his enemies sale. They had opposed his
election upon the groun Of his utter for
| civil aHdirs Ihey mai denounced him as mere mill
tary Chetan as wanting all tho quali6c s,icns OF
a'esmsn; distinguished by the visence Of bis pa -
siors; az man, who would no. hesitate TO 4" cut of
the ears OF the hst fore mil er who hou!d dare
10 contradict his wishes. Even OF his supported
could not but entertain doubts atoat his civic qua
cations. They did not know him nor did they know
how much strong common sense. and an honest frank
nes In all his DEALING, can frequently contribute TO the
success OF Tbs most compiled ed mcgee atoms.
| The President had not only his inc p-,ience to
contend with but he had TO reeiy the sro'' errors OF
his experienced pre'ece ssors They Of
putei mig hit in the Cabinet Mr.Adam. had spsDt tn
par, Of his lite u diplomatic stations. Minister
to Piussia, while very young man Minister TO 81.
Petersburgb; Minister at Client; and Secretary OF
ate for eight years. what could BE- considered
az fat in the business Of diplomacy, it he not p
lie vent into 'hs Administration, with all the expe
Iitnce. PRIDE and reputation OF ful-bown Sbte.map
HE fdu' fetates; tbs selected Secretary OF Safe, had
also served his apprenticeship at Ghen and at London
But how was public expsc,a ion diap?ointoi aud how
utterly unavang all these brlisn' pretensions
They succeeded in not ing they undertook They !o,,
tho w. India Trade. They failed at Pals. They tail.
I'D at Copenhagen. They failed at Constantnop le.-
thei' sil njd bubble the Panama Mission, got up
with Infinite pans, aud il exploded, leaving nothing
behind but axpenee TO our Treasury and disgrace
our councils Whtn the people dismissed tn wretch.
ed Slew irds from t,eir employ in what situation
did they leave the E.,a;e! Encountered with fiudu-
irnt agents under their bead ard barr in
its relations wi h is ne tx hbours
When The present Administration came 10, they could
not boast OF any expe rence in the trade of
The President was stranger to the Cabinet. lie had
earned al bis iaurels he tented field He ha never
Played the part Il Dpoma,st, except in pc ty
nesotativn " ith Indian tribe His Secretary oil
state had no received his first Lesson in that Sohool
He had nt yer h'en foreign Minise err nor Cabinet
Secretary Not member Of the Adm mis- ration d
ever hern out OF his country. Not could brag
into the Government the sklI or experience OF a
pracced regoiator. They had only good. common
tie habit OF plain dealing -rhe President took for his
ro's OF action, to ask nothing that is not clearly
right, and to submit to nothing that is tDrOng'-
Sincerely desiIous Ga. he says he was) to cultivate
he most liberal aud friendly relations with all ever
reaty 10 tulhl our engagements with scrupu'ous hdei
~ limiting our Demands pPon others to ustcs;
helins Ourselves ever ready to do them as We
would wish to be done by and avoiding the APP
pearance OF undue partially toaDy nation,
him) impossible that simple and sincere arpca ion
oil our principles 10 our foreign relations (coul fail
lace them ultimately upon the footing wi ich it i.
our wish that they should r,si" Pursuing hsse prn-
cipes and selecting able minisers what has the
'esui! Ihey have succeeded where their boosted
predecessors had failed In the course Of one wear
they have brought three negotiations to a sa-factosy
cohc!u:ion, and won series Of trumphs. They have
recovered the West Inda Trade IA .de honor able
treaty with the Tutksobtained large by way of
Indemnify to our Citiz from Denmark now
pressing an adjustment with France, with ths strong
est hopes OF success. With such ministers ss McLane
kve ard Rhud, the interests IF the country are safe
and Triumphant.
LIST. The West India Trade meets US fret in the
Message, asst the first in importance. We are pre-.
en'sd with rapid historical ski tch OF the points
have bpen made the relations which have en- present.
ed, and The difficulties which have occurred in rrpc
the benz fits OF this desirabls trade SIX neso,ia ion
have bee atemp;ed-varous arfangemr nts have cen
made-but II was reserved for this Administrator to
cure commerce with the w. lndies hich no other
mad been fortunate enough TO attain. The same bar.
gain, nay, bet.r one. had been previously offered
but the evil genius OF Mr. Adams presided over the ne
goeihor, ard he threw away the pearl" The propa-
son, WIFI, h has been now accepted. wls declined by
hin. He was desirous OF efec'ing by treaty, what
might have been accomplished by law and when lie
onnd that his faulty had defeated III calculations he
81" red twice TO accept The terms of Great Brita n ard
was twice fef,sed-The terms which he adj lost,
nave been gained by the present Administration What
three OF his Ministers did effect has been success.
fully accomplished by Loui, MoLane alone.
itis unnecessary to rscapuate the variou. views
which are taken in ths Message, of the past nego'ia
atoms sntecedenly TO 1884, and down 10 the pr sent
me is sufficient 10 say that we formerly claimed
the night 10 carry on the trade between the Islands and
h= mother country. The proposition was rejected
Inc right was not admted-no more than would be a
claim on the part Of Gre at Britain carry on our own
oatng trade. But exclusively OF This branch of her
commerce, what does the present ar5apgene Mt &C.
cure to We! We shall b. no longer excluded from the
BRUSH Colonial Ports, as we bad boen by the wiss
maOsge M nj of Me-. Adams. We shall no LONGER be
confined to circuous taie by the way Of St Thomas
or OF scms neutral island; but shall be permitted to
20 directly to the British ports. We shall be
PEELED 10 ry the trade in ships of fs tons bur
the amount OF our own 10 colonial produc nor
TO cone back direct 10 ports land the caryoes
and rans-sl Up them TO foreign port in some other YES
ell We are to be subjected TO such restriction Our
trade IL not thus Il bs crb5sd and confined to pireu-
lar braDcbes, with the most lie aious circu
but We may go direct 10 the West Indi s-our euume.
rated csrgoes pay no duties than similar articles
10 British shp'Ws Vest the proceeds in such articles
! as we please We bring these back 10 our own ports
or carry them to such foreign ports az we please. pro