The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-12-18
The .abstract right of Great Britain I,

rnonopolize the trade with her Colonies.
or to exclude us from a participation there
in, has never been denied by the United
States.-But we have contended, ana with
reason, that il, at any time, that Great
Britain may desire the productions of thi.
country, as necessary to her Colonies
they must be received upon principles OF
Just reciprocity; and further that is max
ing an lnvidious and unfriehdIy distinct
ion, to open her colonial ports to the ves-
sells ofother nations, and close them a.
gainst the United States. PIX e gaaufnI
~ Antecedently to 1894, a portion Of our
productions was admitted into the colon
ial islands Of Great Britain, by particular
concessions, limited to the term of one
year, but renewed from year to year. In
the transportation Of these productions,
however, our vessels were not allowed to
engage; this being aprivilegerreserved to
British shipping, by which alone our pro-
duce could be- takento the islands, and
theirs brought to US in return. From
Newfoundland and her CONTINENTAL pos
sessions, all her productions, as well as
our vessels, were excluded, with occasion
al relaxations, by which in seasons of'dis-
tress, the former were admitted IN British
bottoms. ,ef2ft 2r) fnrcin - tsignpS
BY the treaty of lTs4, she offered to
concede to US, for limited time, the right
ofcarrying TO her West India possessions,
in our vessels net exceeding seventy tons
bufthcn, and upon the same terms with
British vessels might import therefrom =
But this privilege" was coupled with con-
ditiohs which are supposed to have led to
rs rejection blythe Senate; that is, that
American vessels should land their return
cargoes in the United States only; and
moreover, that they should, during the
CONTINUANCE ofthe privilege, be precluded
from carrying fnolasses,s sugar, coffee,
cocoa, or cotton, either from those islands,
or from the United States, to any other
psaft ofthe world. Great Britain readily
consented to expungc this article from the
treaty and subsequent attempts to ar
range the terms of the trade, either by
treaty stipulations OF concerted Legislation,
having failed, it has been succcssiveIy sus-
pended and allowed, according to the
varying legislation of the parties. p !. sdi
The following are, the prominent points
which have in late years, separated the
two Governments. Besides restriction,
whereby al isnportations into her Colo
MES MES in American vessels are confined to
our own products, carried hence, a re-
striction to which it does not appear that
we have ever objected, a leading object
on the part Of Great Britain has been to
prevent us from becoming the carriers Of
British West India commodities to any
other country than our own, On the
pasntE,of the United States, it has been con-
tended, 1st. That the subject should be
regulated by treaty stipulatiens, to- prefer
ence to separate legislation, Cd That our
productions, when imported into the Col
onics in question, should not be subject to
higher duties than the, productions of the
mother country, or OF her other; colonial
possessions: And, 3d. That our vessels
should be allowed to participate in the
circuitous trade between the United
States and different pats Of the British
dominions. ,,l, .'f'..-'.i.i' ~. - -.'''
The first point, after having been for a
long time, strenuously insisted upon byI
Great Britain, was given UP by the act of
Parliament Of July, 1925, all vessels suf
fered to trade with the colonies being per-
intted to clear from thence with any arti- |
cles which British vessels might export,
and to proceed to any part of the world,
Great Britain and her dependencies alone
excepted. On our part, each of the a
bove points. had, in succession, been ex-
plicitly abandoned in negotiations, pre-
ceding that of which the result is now an
nounced. ~
This arrangement secures to the Uni
ed States every advantage asked by
hem, and which the state Of the negocia-
ion allowed us toinsist upon. The trade
will be placed upon footing decidedly k
more favorable to this country than any k
N which it ever stood; and our commerce II
ind navigation will enjoy, in the colonial
,orts Of Great Britain, every privilege al L
owed to other nations. oqeiq sh {
That the prosperity ofthe country, soft
ar as it depends on this trade, will be
realty promoted by the, new arrange c
nent, there can be no doubt Independ- {
ntly of the more obvious advantages of =
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