Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-15
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SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE ~, 1880.

SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE ~, 1890.
The Colonial 7'rade.-We recently adduccd mass
of testimony to show that the hopes of the rcstora
ton of the West India trade begotten by the Pres
idents Message, and MIR. Cambreleng's bill, were
unreal, and that there was nothing in ar McLane's
dispatches to government, in his private letters to
justify the expectation. Our contemporaries in this
city, since that, have repubshed a statement from
the Albany Argus, putting another face upon the
matter and calculated to revive public expecta of
Mr.. McLane's success. Individually, put no
faith in the statement drawn from the Argus as the
distance of that print from the Sent of Government
renders very improbable, that its Editors should be
welinformed, while every body on the spot, was in
tie dark. In confirmation of this, we call attention
to the following, from the N. Y. Commercial
Humbug-Thc Albany Argus has taken upon itself
to contradict statement of the character of Mr.
MLnne's dispatches received by the Canada and
sent to congress by Gen jackson on the day when
the bill relating to the West India trade passed. Mr..
Croswe attempts to shuttle off his blunder upon :be
public, by saying that the last dispatches from Mr.
MLane, did not reach w ashington till the ay after
the bill passed. This trick will not the pur-
pose We assert again that the President did md to
Congress the dispatches received by the Canada
from Mr.. M Lane. which arrived at Washington on
the day the bill passed, and that they contained
nothing which showed any prospect of an arrange
arrival of the Napoleon reached Washington the day
after, and Mr. Croswe has laid hold of that to i'm
pose upon the public his assertion that
counts had come from Mr.. NJ Lane showing differ
ent turn of his negotiations. This trick won't do
Phe Napoleon sailed only three days after the Cana
da, and if she ha brought any other accounts is
not likely that we should have found it first from
Albany. 1t is nothing more than fetch to save NJ
Van Surens 'drowning honor" Mr. G.. had better
give US the names of the members of Congress who
gave him his information than TO make his assertions
on his own credit
But in forming our conjectures of the result of
Mr.. McLanes negotiation, ascend to prior rea-
soning Why should England consent to give the u
States direct trade to her West India Islands. Eli
ther it is to her interest yield them that trade or it
is not. IF to her interest, why has she long with
held it, against the remonstranees and solicitations
of Government If against her interest it
is manifest from the whole tenor of English com
mereal policy, rgidy and nexorably selfish that she
will grant the boon without valuable considera-
ton. IF Mr. McLane succeeds, may know that
be has had to pay for his success Here we touch
tender point. What are Mr.. McLane's instructions?
How much and What part of tho in,erna policy of
the U. States, is he authorized to hold out as q
temptation and price, for the of the colo
nial trade? I England requires valuable consdera-
ton, what have to offer her, but sacrifice of
part? Nothing. We have already offered her every
thing ese-reciprocity, and the footing of the most
favored notions
Fhe right of the Executive (if it has done SOY to
make the laws of the o. States. touching her domes-
&c economy, subject of foreign negotiation, is
question with which we do not mean to meddIe
Encyclopedia americana The third volume Of
this excelen Mt work has appeared from the Press of
Cary & Lea, Of Philadelphia.
Phe style the articles, is for the part excel
lent, and sample, re-pub!ish the article Corset,
and request for it, the perusal of fair readers
who will find much to amuse and to instruct them
Fhe Encyclopedia s certainly superior we think,
to ony American attempt of the kind and will, we
hope meet with the success it deserves.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
Some die and resign.-tPhe death of Mr., Tu-
dor. Churge to Brazil, of Dir. West, Charge Chill,
and the resignation of the office of Paymaser by Ma
jor Gwynne, has given the President opportunity