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

sefs and was sought to bs obtained at the sacrifice oil
the public interest IN other Partie.Lars"
No sooner was the possibility Of Mr.. MeI.ane's
whispered, than the Opposiicn secuted any such
superstition. They pronounced u to be ehmea, .
quiz. . fraud upon the publie-They did not dee IN |,
possible for Minister to prevail upon the British Go
v@rnme mt to abandon is Numerical policy. And A.
the present Administrations eectiug IT, was sort Of
PROCLAMATION 20 suppose that what had been attempted
by The Adam.es, the ClAys, and the Kiugs the Oh
priests OF the ynsgogue should be brought about by
the humble carpenters and fishermen OF the tribe.
0nce more, however, they were doomed T. disappopt
nen-But sooner was the Intelligence received tina
like ,kifu tscueian., they rallied iher routed ree
upon new ground. They d-pied that MIR. Adams bat
the trade which General Jackson had recovered
ton the United States, and sone Of them went IA
a. 10 assert that crcuious was better than direct
rade-nsy, that IL was an injury to the couatry Last
y they asserted that the President had been guilty
the Unprec ented sin OF admitting British vessel,
in'o ports before vessels admitted int
the Bit sh pcr;r.
few words upon each of these hacknied: p'oro.
ions-And Isl, as 10 tho loss Of the trade. The Nat
InelligaDcer stated (on the 81 uit) that % was the
act OF Congress Of March the FIRST 1929 passed Mr.
honroe's administration. that led to the stoppsge
the direct trade to the British Isands" This the
famous "elsewhere" act, which drafted under the
au'pces, an1 IL may b. ltirnty raii blythe pen Of
MIR Adams. The then Secret iry OF Sate.-lt went Il
require according 10 his Interpretation, that we should
e PERM ted 10 carry to the West Indies articles upor
the same fc' which they carried by Bri'ist
vessels from other sh port-somo to be free Of dis
did not close the door rendered US through
Mr. Rush her proposition OF lS24-Sut stll a o Score
tary OF Sac declined 10 act upon it, She then passed
the fan Gus act OF IS25-when Mr.. Adams had xchang
ed The bureau Of state for the Chair Of the Union Blu
ihe seine fatality tended the PresdeB had dons
thu Secretary HIS 6r.t Mini-er sett out wthou
,ions-and no hing was effected. Yet Mr.. wal
haunted by The idea OF securing the trade by treaty
in preference 10 fd,o-and have the speech OF Gen
Smith aud the letter OF Mr.. Lloyd show that il wat
his Influence which defeated the passage of the BILL
And what did his Diplomacy after all effect! Nothing
his two next Ministers twice off red accept the pro
visions OF The act OF 1928. and they twice refused
The doors at last closed upon him; anil wheu
the ability OF the present Administration and the sk NJ
its Minister have used the magic word "S'ssme" and
opened the door, are TO be dccently informed tina
Mr. Aiam' never did lose the trade which they have
recovered.
They Tell more--'hat the trade was never worth
the having What r. -ction ,hi. allegation convey,
upon the aborive attempts Of Mr.. Adams 10 il
we leave 10 his friends to determine. But what 20
htician who pretends to the least "sacacy"
donr prepared 10 deny the decided sup sriory
direct over circui'ous comineco IL has three lie.
ciod sdvAn'ages which all the 'decency" Of the OPP
position cannot deny nor all their sophs,ry explain a.
way. LII. direct trade double freight, com
missions, Sc. 2nd. direct trade rmits US TO s-ut
various articles to the British ports 1--we stock SC
which hey very 'a--ly receive by transh ipme MI
and 81. Ii enables the United States 10 supply then
with many articles which they were in the habit o
receiving from their own northern cOloBies.-W,
are aware OF certain statistical statement, that hav.
been uttered by one cuckoo after another, going
10 show that our experts to the West Indies have
been abridged by the closing OF the British to's-aud
the argument H. that have supplied these ports with
as much, by ci cuiious trade, should have done
by direct one The fact is so; do the statis
cal tables bear out the assertion On tn contrary the
.xhibi, the foilop ioe results:
"lhc Indian
british North American colonies amounted to Sl625 800
The exports Tor ls' to tina Same places, amouncd,o $50