Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-22
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| DOCU.UENTS
accompanying the Presidents Message of January
Sd, 1881, relating to the recent arrangement 10Th
| Great Britain, Sith respect to the trade bettoeen
| the United States and her Colonial Possessions.
| CONTINUED
| Mr.. .HcL1ne TO the Earl of aberdeen
| 9, CHANSTs STREET, PORTLAND PLACE.
| July 18th 1880.
| The Rt Hon. the Enlof ApxRpEEN, Sc Sc Sc
The Undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis.
Ter PienipoteDtary from G United States, has b ad
The honor already, in personal conference 10 explain
to The Earl Of Aberdee his Mnjes,y's Principal Sec
rotary OF State for Fo ego Aaires certain me asues
dopied by the Congress of the United States. during
their lae session. which have immediate ADD i'm
por,aut bearing the relations Of the two counties,
aud upon the proportion heretofore submitted by the
under .ixned, respt citing the West India trade. Hsv-
ing received from the Earl Of Aberdeen intima ion
OF The propriey OF communicating those measures in
more formal manner, the undersigned has the honor
herewith to transmit such iliorIna the subject
as he IL now in possession o.
The first of the measure. alluded TO. l. act OF the
Congress OF the Unite States, authorizing the Presi-
dent, 10 the recess OF Congress, TO aDnn ell the
sirictive aud discriminating measures OF the United
States and to open tn. ports 20 British vessels tradng
with the British Wet ladies la the manner PARTICULAR
" pointed on, In the act copy OF which, for tie bet
ter explanation of the the undersigned begs leave
| to subjnin.
The undsrsieoed has the honor aso 10 inform Lord
Aberdeen that, durg the late session If the Congress,
Of the United ae., several other laws were passed,
by which, 10 lieu OF the duties imposed upon certain
articles OF the produce Of the Was, adia isiands and
OF The prosecutions OF Great Britain, by previous
iaons, ths following du les only 10 be collected;
that Is 10 say: Upon mola-ses, duty oil hive cents
instead Of ten cents, gallon allowing al the SAM
time drawback OF the duty upon all rom which may
he manufactured from that article. and exported 'reu
tn United States
/ Ga salt, duty OF tsn instead OF twenty cents per
bushel;
On cocoa, duty OF ono rent par mound on all i'm
ported afer the LIST of December 1880. renaiai"E
at that time In the custom house stores under the bSod
Of the importer.
And on c,ff.e a duty of two, instead ~ 6ye cents
! r n ~
and of cent pound frcm and sfter The 3lstdey OF
ID cember, 1885, and the same duiss 10 be taken on
coffee remaining AZ the respective times under bond in
| the custom house atorea
The undersigned wil 70, periui, him eff to doubt,
that, in the first of these acts, enanang from the
frank and friendly spirit which the President has uni
formly protested, aud passed with avowed reference
to the pending negotiation, the Earl Of Aberdeen will
see and irresistible motives for concurrug tho
promotion OF the end which ihis measure directly
leads
Such 4 could not have been recommend
ed by the President without incusrng deep RESPONSE
bliiy towards his own country. AID feeling con.
hdent reliance npon the justice and magnanniity OF
,his
lis voluntary and leading step la the Facilitating
policy of the two nations, taken In disiLo OF The
srair,s OF forr1 and which il met ia a corresponding
spirit cannot fail 10 produce that friendly intercourse
snd real harmony go ardeniy desired by those who
consult the tue Interests and glory Of both countFies.
IL cedes in its ell the power in the guaion
of he colonial trade and authorizes the President TO
confer British vessels all those privileges, as
well in the circui;ous the direct voyage, which
Great Bri ain has at any Tins demanded desired. IL
has done his in the olIy manner in which II pos
sible for Congress, at the present moment, AMI under
existing circumstances, 10 act, without total abandon.
ment OF those advantages conceded by the pre-
sent regulations OF Great Britain, aud without raising
up new interests to oppose or obstruc the avorahe
disposition expressed by this Government. M will
the uodsrsizntd conceal his hope asd belief tina, b
will stamp the negotiation with md more favora
BILE character; and hat the United having Thus
taken ihs 6r-t step AMI rrnlarly de6ued he terms
OF In ir legislation the mode Of adjustment may be dis
ane larAfa rad bfrii
suppos ID to be embarrassed when submitted to Lord
! Dudley, apd BY the answer which on that occasion
Yves given to Mr. Castn. The objections suggested
al dat period on Gle part Of Great Britain had no spe
, cia or exclusive re-renc to the in question,
bn, to The giving OF any prospective pledge by which
she might commit herself the adoption OF an v spe-
cihc line 81 conduct contingent events which could
not be forceeen, and 10 the entering into informal
agreement as 10 muualae acts of legislation, while it wai
impossible TO anticipate the details with which ihosa
acts nigh be accompanied or the position and circum.
stances which the tiles aud the commerril
c,mmonwe alIh generally, might be paced at the time
when the laws enacted should into effect. II
these objections could al any time have bt en- essential
to the subject, which the undersigned by al.
mits, they certainly are not at present.
, The act of Congress has been passed without sny
pledge, prospective oherwise IL therefore isves
the adjustment Of this sui from that part OF the C.
dculty. The details OF the colonial legislation the
part OF the United Sses precisely defined and fu
~ explained by the law Frankly announcing all this
ii leaves Great ain herself the selection Of the
mode and time in which, according to her conce pon
OF her interests, she may restore ii direct trade
between the UHited Safes and the West Indies. Soc
Ia enabled deliberately to do this with full knowI
OF the beiorem toned details, add OF the precise pc
ton and circumstances, well Of the stious
&c the commercial commonwealth ia general, AZ ths
time when the measures are TO come into effect Tbi
chs may do without any ri-k az TO the future, and
with the certainty that while doing OF justice
to friendly Power, snd relieving t. from invdiou-
exclusion from adv an'sges allowed 20 all other nations
she IL contributing materially the property Of her
posses sions in ihs Wes' Iudies.
The Undersigned will no, dismiss this subject with
on; expressing the bops and persuasion thai, in the
other measures OF Congress al uded TO, the Earl o.
Aberdeen will find not merely all tbs cons!derai~s
heretofore urged for giving new facilities 10 the trade
between the United States and the Brih West Inhie'
materially strengthened, if absolutely conf rn
ID, but at iur her and favorable alteration is
thereby made 10 the object and character OF the he.
gotietoo.
These measures manifest at 1eaet audsbe desire IA
: laose The thackies OF trad. ard commerce, which
L gland IL dispossd sire cannot BIT encourage
,an by relaxation Of her restraints upon the pr
iiculsf branch Of trade under discussion.
Tie Earl OF Aberdeen has been already informed
that the pion OF foreign molisse' In the Uni 80
Ss.es, t. not isss ;ban thirteen mliors o. gallons
even under tive di,courdgt meat OF he hi,h rate Of
duty, aud dental Il the drawback, which nea ly
rroved iaial to the chief OF consumption he
ditleri-s Of Nv Eoglsnd. u IL obvious, however
that tho reduction OF the duty to lie present Jg rates
and the allowance Of the drawback, must swell the dc
nand for this article even beyond the ordinary
bich in ihs regular Of direct rade, would
ek H. triBeipal fupply in the British West Indies
Ofcoee not less than thirtyseven millions Of pounds
were annually imported into the u States and Of those
lin regular trade not less than eight millions from the
British West indies.
fur hundred fhouaand no1udq Of annually