Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-02

Hngu'ge as tney abound WITH. He would not, In IN.
| absence OF Mr. MtLsne, accuse our minister, even
anonymously OF "iaking kick as tamely as spaniel
-ehsrg- him with>faseh eod"-declare his state m, n
TO he ETl OF Aberdeen he "iase ard M acious ii.
oe' vile In purpose aud mo,ve"--he would not
compare cur minister 10 sturdy begga" or "con-
vie'td cru ins Be,idss tho vuig rty Of The s 4. o.
We'e says, we have oiher Zoe b. ii yiog that
MT kush cetnn BE- The author The writer /. isn O.
rant of material fAcs wii'uly m,.r4presens tn IN
There would be, moreover an indelicacy in an attack
on NJ. Line by air. Rush.-Me NJ, Line sue
eesdc 10 tw months in trump hanily clos NJ ne
| gocia'ion which d, unsuc se.sinuv .mplcysd Mr.
tu.h Tor nine long yesrs Were Mr. Rusa The au ~ o,
'o'' nnimsiy aud unmsuly attack, the world mig h,
De SO charrat- a, 10 attribute IL TO he poor revenge o.
NIUE mind. But II, Notwithstanding our oujecinses
70 the contrary, hsse numbers are frcm tn. prs n
pen oil our ex Secretary, Miui,,-r and Aoruey
era ths 'oiowing compmen, TO himself is scul,sry
saetnl and hfteritg: 1.-The iutrueionp prepared Tor
ou' MI Rnst by Nj. tam-, as .cre,ery OF State
"g-,hsr With the c,rretpnudence of MIR. II lsh W th
he British C2mnisor ers snd ai.o with his own @ p.
are among the best specimens Of enlghten-
en- stofssmonhip and acute L,gic, that the histor,
81 our country Affords"
But l. is OF huie consequence who The author 10
our obJ'ct IL merely TO give, answer TO all hi.
numbets, br Ell account OF the egoeiaton since the
Ia 1915, the b itish gevsrumsn, declined n. yo,i,,.
iog Ia 1917. We were offered fair term; bu, an arii
Gle relating TO the Indian trade was in .vd a. Which
was 'he only article We objected to, anh IN Than aeeoun,
so'e'y me hrs' restii-'vo act OF 1918 passed.
was subsequently, ascersined that the Briish govern
ment had not insisted on connecting the Injisu AMI
West lndia trade and ,bs ma e-a fart t6ou
Eno'on TO ar. adams, toas meper comm,, Gated to
Cos,esS-ihhad been our first restrictive act Of Is
tcoufd ntper haze been passed.
In 1918, Os'ober tie 10 n, the Bri ish government,
made proposals 10 Mr.. Gal'aun and MIR r Ish embra.
ing terms more touor06le than hosa ,,h,.b Me al.
tin was instructed TO accept IN 1896 They were not
aecp''n' because tho insiruc inns Of Mr. Adams were
"o' eo,nprensnsve enough They were referred to the
executive; but NJ Adams found the m 10 hs incon.is
tent with his exrdortinary piacips: an thew we're
noi only never accepted, hut our ne X, si.p was uur
cond rss'rieiive act of 1890
In 1892 Great Britt opppad the trad. no a., ot
parliament, and we almost iHcnopoissd ia for 20
months But the beore teal no ions of Mr. Adam. would
not allow us TO enjoy the was determined TO eufors.
MS principles even AT he expense o. our psvjs.i,n
lie brought forward his famous eise,chere act VIII. .b
was passed at he cio'e tf the session WITHOUT deba,,
nn en'1s'y UPON he re 'ponbly Ct the cretsry {
sac. Ibis closed the ports again.
In 1924, The y itch government ma 70 p,o,,,,I T.,
MT knth, SUI s,antIslly similar o hose which Nr q A.
ID IN was Instructed III 1926 accep hut they we,r
m.Dt wps defeated. eN
La 1925 p'riamen opeued ths wetIudia port. 70 Al,
nauons on mrs LIBERAL term than had .verb fore be-
gra'ed 10 the colonies "
In lS26 Congress attempted 20 pass corresoon6ins
~; he friends OF NJ Adams and Mr. CLAW defeS,-
eu me uhl' r.Pres'niitg that Is better 10 ne go,,.
nan % 'eiite, and the LATE Mr. L'Oyd o( N,.sasiu
sei', deeeped by the cutiue branch of IN. oope,n
mtn, stated oars su henry, 'ha' MI King va. ~.
,""curh' aud hat nesoeid was peDdlng althoush
NJ hng never al one syllable OF instructions on N
suffice. " '"e
10 1921, COVgress Ending ina, 70 treaty bad been
or coud be made, attempted 10 itgisa,e and a bill
Wtulu nave hsen passed but Tor the pc ssy-,ns at
forts OF Mr.. Webster on one OF the last n,b,. ~ a.,
session wing 10 its failure, he provisions OF he
ofatn esetchere act were r~vived-ihe troclsra Inn
was Issued anu he trade wi the colonie, ab,ouieIy
interdisted. "e'J
All The efforts of NJ. Gala in were vso,bs Br,,i
had Tor en- yeas oil red The trade to u no
'erms smhfr % hose he was It ,au ins,rus,.d IN ,c
eep': we had refused hem The leland. had hsann ~
wade WITH nsion' whore naViga ion G,ss, Ria, aid
MOI isFt; and hef naval interests her 10 ,ek "a
Vau'age OF our OMISSION, however unfsvo,ab'y orr.
illusion nigh III C, her coo les Tbis va, H. ,
secret OF the mltier, Whatever may have besn tn,
| g"ase 81 Mr.: C1nIrg or Lord Dudley.
Is ives III tits desperate ndiiou Of the question Ii .,
ue present admn siraon took up ihs negotiation Tn,
nin,'ua'ion of both govarpmen,s had been shsnesf.
cur relations had become more amrsbia On h. r.lirs
men oil Mr.. Adams aud he death OF NJ Canine A
tfank aud friendly cpl had succeed tn ean,ioS, 80
orr snd diplomatic vanity: sense had been snb
i1f ,rss"a''ve ,heory tar OPporfunuy was
aesn orened aud IN feLo months the question ,,o.
| oOu"eh on terms advantageous and satisfacior,
cb.ra ' soaM'ties' now, what ara The formidabi,
inons correspondent CT the United Saey /; z.t,e an1
napferrtd by the National tn,eligencer 10 Mr. W
! Bu'en! Why, forsooib, he did not updsr,.k. ~ '.
Ina me ridiculous preieD ions Of Mr. Ad,ms and :,
MI kIsh, which had b. en- petseversd Ia Gom Isl7 10
| 1870, aud would never have been abandoned ~, ~
oreI oeu ho' public oP'nioo compelled him TO GEES
eont-nhng Tor PRINCIPLES which bad tor EN- year. de-
lated every negosia ion for tie West I0da Trsde
| me anonymous writer i9 utterly ignorant OF ,hs
claims set up and abandoned by Me- Jams or at
! Pretends 10 he so. NJ. Adams insited on onr ~,
| 10 me carrying irade between the mother eonn1ry
aud 'he colonies, and the sdm s,ian IF orr n,oI,,c
uou' ITO the colonies without Duty or at the sams
'a'S as mg' Dc cha'sed on ish productions of 4
lmiaT character, when b'onehi INFO the land. ron
ne mother country or aCoiher colony. Mr. Adams
10 we various s'a ious his occupied qiubborpy confer
el Tor h7e right; but he entirely abr ndoned the m If
| Mi u lila ms instructions. Mr.. McLus would h, .,
made hlmselt ridiculous indeed had he vi set,bksn =
defend she aOsuTci les Of Mr. "A ams or had he
70 defend our "on ssion 10 embrace the offer m ADJ
oy Great Britain in he act of July 1926" IL vgouL
ave been an awkward Office for orr ~ inter IN -
defended principles which had besn aband moi ~
SIM more 90 TO have confessed that the act o C,,or
responding 10 tbs ect of parliament was defeated s,i
~ oy deception as 10 MIR. Kings Instructions ptac
used ny ne Presi ien' and his Secretary en-
MI McIIane Ia now denounced because he did moi A.
lend what was not p,ibls ofdeiencs and
he would not sacrifice the character and in,eraa,a
n's country by volunteering ts sustain the dignity END
ZANE Oh TWO gentlemen renowned for dipon aije fms
nan MI. Van Buren,, tto, il seems had ,bs pr.srmn
non 70 df cline engaging in this battle Of wind. uis
IL was certainly very sruei in the P.tsiden, not 4,
I,rec' M van buFep 10 instruct NJ MsLane TO vim
d,ca'e lbo conduc, o. Mr.. Adams, and 10 make the
PIE OF the u States accountable for tho tunders of ~
late adm ni'raion, and Of ell iis msmbrrs IN ali IN,
s'a,Ion, .hsy have occupied. Blu, we dismiss he sub
loet shall refer the question 10 those ~ no are
joyng the trade Our lumber men in The pof,h csr -,
US "hethar II 10 worth treating tor and on -.
turns a, the end o. the year will show IL, value IN an
navigation
The foregoing remarks were prepared b.f,- r...
ing The 9'b number Of the essayso X Y In tbis nun
ber we have al last something like The sbaIo,v nj o.
argument II will take but few words 10 chow /, on
shadow TIE writer objects that B-iii,h vessel,
ny MI MsLant's arrangement, can take the ptod,.,
ana manufactures O. any couulry IN ihs B,iiish W.
INDIA Islands, lille vessels are y. ruit ed IN AZ
only ne produce and ms6Ufietures OF our own q,
ths OH: hand, VS. es can imporl from he hind
An ma mi ~