Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-02
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TILIE IYESI, LN.DLl TRAnE

TIE VEST INDLd TRADE
The writer ~ whom we were yesterday assailed in
morning paper, made ststem eat in respect to the
proitabieness OF The trade through the neutral is.
lands" TO which we hr' fly replied, showing that
though the. American merchant might occasionally
make gncd bargains through the di.aivsntages undo
which the British merchant la5ored The trade us, in
the long run, he reEustedby the general laws Of sup
ply and demand. and l's profitable both par.
ties than il would be if unres,rictct.
- writer who has made a similar statement in the
New Haven Regster, Is replied to- by writer in the
New Haven Advertiser.
In opposition to what has heen stated by our assal
ant, 'he writer in the New Haven Advertiser afIirns
,ha; shipments made from ST. Bari. 10 the Br,i.h
Islands on american account. II of little moment
which s,atemsn is correct. The Jout~ freight in Ell
Their instance must BE- paid by the Wet India Planter
but we lose equal amount for The platter can spare
ont certain portion OF hs revenue Tor II purchase
OF American p; oduce. He has but one sum of monev
and he cannot pay this 10 the iih shpowner and the
American farmer also.
The writer in the New Haven Advertiser, saws that
since the direct trade has hem closed beef and pork
Commonly Chased witt prohibited srtice,) have been
admitted into the British i,anis, through the neutral
ports under heavy duty, and thai the entire duty on
live stock a. been taken off, AZ he has no, seen tn.
British scts he cannot ell il they will apply TO Ameri-
can vessel Under The new arrangement.
This writer offers The following ob.ervaons on the
trade with The French West Indies:
f" While so much has been sad and written on the
trsds OF the British Islands nothing to be thought
OF that, 10 the Two important French ones OF Ma ii
nique and Guada'oupe. We have trade there to he
stead Of table Of few irterdc'et articles as 10 the
casssin the Briiih act OF 1920; we have l.t Of few
Only admitted One Of these il beef on the paymsnt
OF duty OF two dodrs v cents per barrel ard sno-
ther, corn, duty Of ~ cents per barrel The i'm
pOrant articles OF -four and meal are entirely pro-
bibtd, az well a. pork which NJ sdigon Ni ks 90 i'm
poTan: in the English trade. Live stock i. admitted
upon the pigment 1t day Of 10 per cent. ed vao-
rem But instead Of constituting that adj valorem as all
other nations do, 20 this Of the articles in the
country from whence they exported the value i.
an arbitrary sflixed hy board Of commis,oners
In the islands, monthly, and the duty charged on thai
valuation, which, IN many instances, has be en- kf own
to exceed the sale OF the article there
among ths many agreeable ihioss in the change Of
dsspOtc government 10 ltersI one in Frame one
will be more friendly feeling towards this republic
and, trust wingress to open those Islands 10 our
trade on more liberal terms. Our Government ought
at this iime at least 10 ask IT,
This well deserves the attention Of our Government,
The West Indies whether English French Spanish .
Sweii'h, the natural commercial depe
oil the UOiied States. free trade with Their would be
highly advantageous. They want what we produce
and We want what they produce. To this free trade
not even The teuds Of the American .ys,em' could
object, for 1t would encourage instead of Interfering
with our manufacturing industry. The farmer would
be bsnehttsd by il. Mechanics and msnufs cturers
would be benefited by IL. The ship-ownsrs woald he
benefited by H. And, lastly, the merchants would h.
benefited by IL, VI the regulations under which i,
should be carried on, were not subject reausrt al
teralions. Phil Ssnfia,I