Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-10-15


mitted into the West India ports for time,
veying the produce and manufactures of our own
country paying only the duties prescribed by the
act, which duties payable on like imports
from this country in British vessels
At this time the ports of the United States were
entirely closed, by the acts of Congress of April 49,
1919 and My i5 1920 against British vessels COM
ing from. the West India Colonies. But subseuuent
ly March I. 1928, an act of Congress was passed,
by which the ports of the United States were OMEN
ed to British vessels coming from the Colonial ports
named IN The British act. called Free Ports, for the
importation Of articles the produce of the coonies
and was provided that satisfactory proof being
given to the President, that other or higher duties
were levied in the colonial ports upon vessels of the
United States, or upon goods or merchandise import-
ed in United States vessels. than were levied upou
British vessels, upon the like goods and merchau-
disc imported into The said colonial ,orts fron, Gle.
,chere, he should issue his proclamation announcing
the fact and III that British vessels from the CO.
onia ports should be subjected in the ports of the
United States to the payment ofthe same duties only
as those of the United States But as British YES
sells were permitted to import into the colonies ar,i.
cies which were the produce of Great Britain and
the other colonies FREQ of duty while the same mr.
tlcles, when imported from the United States, were
subject to the duty, the provided for did no, ex
ISL BRUSH vessels from the colonies we're therefore
IN our ports to the payment of the foreign
tonnage duty of one dollar ton and the dIscrimna-
ing duty OF ten per cent additional their carpoes
Inc British government, i'll consequence on the 2Ist
OF July, i8S3, by order in Council re- ouired tint
from that date American vessels in the British, Amer
lcan and West India ports, should be subject to du
OF 4s 3D. equivalent to the % cents additional
duty to which British vessels were subject in Amer-
can ports, and also addition of 10 per cent to the
duty on the articles imported, over what the same
articles would pay if imported in British vessels
fhe law remained in this state through the wear
i824 both sides exacting the foreign ,onnape duty
and the discriminating duty on imports in the yessc
OF the other In the winter OF I924-5 an attemnt
WIS made in Congress alter the law but witbont
success S. IN The preceding summer followed the
~ N 81 rtIuD pnnfn -
mentioned, and these were followed on the iz,b of
Harch, 1927, by Proclamation ofthe President do
cIaring that the trade and I'M ercourse between tho
hbited. f "ue Pro-
The following communication contained in Tho
New ork Daily Advertiser, shows what will be the
operation of the New arrangements 'o
From the New York Daily Advertiser
WEST INDIA TRADE
MIR. Ector-The terms on which we ,ro :, f.o
10 ENJOY TINS Boon" of the British Government ia
contained IN the act of Congress- passed ON he
no.n may ast hly object in troubling you at this
tune Is TO inquire as to the price we have paid for the
priVllege-Being somewhat of practical man I
always endeavor to look far towards the result of
measures as practicable, and in this case it is m INV
Judgment very question: bIe whether ,ve ba,a ~
paid too much for our whistle
II understand the practical operation of this ar
rangepieni 1T will enable British shin to proceed
rom Liverpool, ultimately bound to Jamaica with
cargo, or pa,t of il Ca .go to New Y,rk winch CIV,
may discharge, take in cargo of Iumber ar on,,
otheF commodities wanted in The British yVost In
uies, proceed there, and return to New York, with
J 81 nan cargo suited to our market, which she will
dlpose OF here, and FL; up with our praduca and
proceed TO her home market thus enahIinn III -
Whole British West India fleets to touch At nur mo-
no'h gong and returning, and in the performances of
80 STRENUOUS voyages, to compete with us in car
ryng our produce to their colonies and aIso =. The
mother country IL must be remembered that Tho
west India fleets herot have rome oIt
II. 1siass Ior return csrgoes This will no longer
Jnu xrU l..
commodities. sal', coal, critics. and tho ike for or
ports-thsse they viii discharge here and take in
cnrSoes or lumber, live stock aud provisions for .h.
b.man. Inns VIII oe better for them than going in
unjust ana OF course they will have not only all The
carrying trade TO and from The Colonies b,y. al
portion OF the same trade between OUR morris nd ,b
mother country: for the same process will he nsnd m
enun reluth voyage from the colonies to the moth
Suliy' oy stopping IN our ports, selling us their
nu'hy attlc'es-rum, moasses, &c and the snace
thus LETT IN tho ships may be filed up with cot,on
toDacco rice, and the like with which thew will nro,
ceed home If am not greatly mistaken arr Ri.
owners will agree with mo that W., w, s,':P
TOO dear for this arrangement P"'u
from fae ~: York Courier aud Enquirer af .uonda,
are received from this republic that il i; 3;;I
reach the truth With the greatest attention ard ~
search In addition to the information conta;nsd =,
t .he following letter. which comes from most ar.
- $3.50. Io' We ieafn tHat about the 9TH Sent
new .evoIution had broken in favor of Guerrero
about SIX leagues from Vera Cruz, and that II us.
headed by Col Cieto Rodriguez - was
r, VERA CRUz, Goth AUG 1890
.'ns poi'cal horizon presents itself SO oIoon,n
that If it had not been for my family should oIres
ny nave joined you in the country Of freedom, where
srs nv MY position is extremely difficult beng
1o p'asr Wy Tue actual government, and as am BIZ
certain which way may be the snrest n
save our country, | roman sadly inactive, which e
contrary TO my wishes and probably 10 the ;n,erev
Oh , nnDer.y Which awas supported.
war ana was mover more convinced The, ~, VI cssh
you you embraced and which has Gen Guerrero r, ~
IS 1he popular ons. Tho actual admin,strs,;
supfesens toe privileged classes and the Obscure
a OF Peninsular interest and the proofs - !,
are mat the government is merely maintained b
49, atu mat the people gainst it, If
d da probable Gen Alvarz Colonel Codaos, Cor
ocah' Armyo, Bravo and Berdeoo tho ~ o1a lg
,,,su signal triumph in very short time wiz