Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-15

Mr. Adams considered this trade Of
to the nation justify the additional expense of an
ira Ambassador to the Court OF ST. James. and appoint
ed MIR. Gallatn to aid Mr.. King, the resident Minister
In negotiating Tor this commerce, yet, when the
administration has succeeded in obtaining that which
baiiied the diplomatic, eeeoneering skill of Mss.rs
Adams and Clay and ha, opened the farmers of our
country This important market for the of the
SOIL the Journal tells tina sst " in require more
sacy and ingenuity than the editor OF the Organ pos
wrong that zoe have gained any thing BY re.com.
mencemcnt OF a direct trade" We Law no claims 10
any extraordinary "sagacity sing snuity," and il We
did, and our preten.ions were founded in Justice II
would be entirely unnecessary TO exercise either the
ono the oher in order to demonstra.e the adysna.
yea OF the trade TO the yeomanry of our country who
have, Tor the last four years. severely felt the hng
effects oil loss in the depressed siae Of agricultural
industry Ii requires effort our part 10 satisfy the
farmers on this point. They understand il as well
MIR. Clay the little En- gshman who edits the Jour
nal They require not the aid Of lessons in polite
economy, from the P,ccadily adventurer, to under.
stand what will contribute to the interest of the Aer-
can Farmer, and the honor, ind pendence and happ
ness oil our country ~. s. Tel.
| COLONIAL TRADE.
The opposition papers are beginning 10 .h.w n their
way that the trade 10 the British West Indies is not
worth having. Last year they said the tariff be
negotiated away for that ,rsde-now that have got
the trade on equitable principles they think that il is
not worth any thing because British ships tax.
goes from the West Indies to England, which the Uni
ted States vessels cannot. Pray do we allow Brih
vessels TO take cargo-s from Mains or the island of
Nantucket 10 Charleston New O.lsans? The little
contemplate huck-,eing objection made in yesterday.
Advertiser, is precisely the spirit by which Mr.. Adj
ans originally lost the trade. 1t is the opposite from
he liberal and manly policy which great nation,
should observe toward. each other United States
sss from the West Indies have all Europe before the n
excep, Englsnd-thati is all that Adams and Clay asked
in 1920. 1yE Y Cour s. Eno
THE WEST INDIA TRADE
The opening OF the West India ports TO vessels,
Liza If
Five years ago, the reciprocal conditions on which we
are now again TO participate in it, offered TO us
by the Brush governm mt The last alminis alton.
in their wisdom, and their love of Diplomacy rejected
the offer. The next year, that administration, per.
ceiving its srror, its folly, when it was 100 late 10
redeem it, sgnihed its willingness, accept IN. terms
they had then 50 recently refussd bat the iish 90
vernment in their turn declined renewal OF the pro.
petition From that period down to the close of the
late administration, continuous effort. were made, by
resident and extraordinary ministers 10 effect the
rSngemen', which, under the present administration
has been 20 speedily and happily accomplished
The effect o. this measure, upon the commerce and
productions OF this country, cannot be Otherwise than
highly favorable. As SUCH it has been received far
as we have heard, with high qualification.
This re'uit il the more gratifying, because II ha,
been brought about in the midst OF the confident.
and the mos, insulting, predictions 10 the contrary by
The opponent of the standardization. Every favorable
sta emeut on this subject, however we'll grounded,
dsnied in gro's terms and It's circulation ascrbed TO
electione crng eirts and par,iz,n partially The pub
lie were srarely assured by those veracous chroncers
the New York Commercial! Advert er and An c-ican.
and tbs two Nationals al the Of government that
was all humhug, that the negotiations farce
from which nothing ,ohorab'e advanta yeou.
pscted and that the result would he nothing Even the
issue OF the recent election in Maine Gao psl'yng to
their hopes) was ascribed nv these honest journalists,
to tbs stories Of the wicked Jackson men, who had the
fTron,ery to express firm belief hM the predictions
OF the opposition would he fsified, and that the
tiAons would terminate fAvorabIy How is IL possible,
they exclaimed il the late Administration, so respien
dent in diplomacy" could do nothing, that an Adj
min r. WI lrn lrlai tn fha
character and which proceeds in very mercantile and
direct way in us negotiations bring this mater TO
favorable issue 1.-The thing IL impossible: at least
received not to believe it, and to prevent as far
possible, others from believing Il! Nevertheless the
present Administration hare accomplished tspeedi'y
and bonorably-& in a that suffi GENTLY ks.
the ili-natured misrepresentation OF the Oppo on
Hit shall he asked again il has been already done
in hostility, tchat haze the peopIe gained by this I'D.
miniStrotton? with what honest grathca alton may not
its friends point 70 the reform of official abuscs the
detection of dishonest servants-:he return TO strict
accountability by public agen,s-'he reduction of the
national dob-the dminuoD Of three millions Of tax
es'he arrest by the veto, of profuae and uncons,i-
tuticnf expenditure which threatened the exhaust IN
OF The treasury-ihe removal OF restraints upon COM
and Of taxes the consumer by the reduction
OF duties articles Of necessity and Of domestic
rroduction--he estahlhment Of the most favorable
relations with all the nations of the wor'd-a treaty
with the Porte on highly advantageous terms-ths
prospect of speedy adjustment of our claims The
French fovernment-and lastly, the opening of h
West India ports. Well may the friends Of the Al
Enisra,on refer to AcTs-as the hest answer 10
the defamation and abuse Of its enemies.
f.6fbGny Argus.
We really pity the editors Of tho N. Y. American
and Commercial advertiser The issue of the ne go,is-
lions for the West India trade aiv analogous TO tie
country is blight upon the prospects of these wor-
thy adiunct' in prophecy, abuse and decamaton. All
their abofed paragraphs and prur,n' gon.
for noibinrall their predictions fal.ifpdail their rid
iculc and sarcasm turned upon themselyss-and all
their homes based We say hopes for il has ever b. EN-
thus with 'hem-whenever the interests of the cour-
try have bseo advanced, theirs have been depressed
and the adverse day OF the country their harvest
ofi"y and temporary political exaltaion.
Bat their ia characteristic. Now tina, the re-
cult favourable they have not the magn,nimi;y 10 adj
nit the iact AMI they attempt TO dePrecias the obi ct
gained. After the late administration, under strong
expression of the public feeling, hal dsspstehed sps.
cia miri'ter 20 England (Ir. Gaaiin) in reference to
this trade and after the who country, particularly
The commercial sec,ion', have for Eve years eagerly
sought IFS re'toraon and regretted its los.we arc
told by these partizan journals that il il Of 'no real
benefit 10 the commerce navigation Of the u
States ~ This, with ludofous gravity the American
Of Friday promises 10 show Such the KITS and
Inconsistencies Of an opposition. right or wrong"
m.
THE ELECTION.
BALTIhIoRE, Oct 1.-The defeat which we have
received is great, but not irroparabe. The combina-
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