Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-25

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T,. nr.ro.i,op new IN d- by Mr. McLanr. Tor the
revocation OF the 0dern Council oil 1876 sand upon
| a ground materially dldsrent IRON mat on ""'en .ns
..m. o.ss ion was brought forward III tho notes oil
Mr q satip in 1877 add even ia the more explanatory
ov.tu,e4 OF air McL.ns, contained IN h'' eomihun'
ca ieos OF D.csmier, 1879, and Mifeh, 1881.
Thoss several proposals, were all VI them ins"aohs
10 The Bot, n ,vsrnnen to Pisdgs Itself, hypo h.ti-
csy to tn, rvvoeS,ol oil The Order ia Council III tue
event OF tspsal e those act. OF the Amene,n ION
yrsss which gave secession to ~. HIS MsJss} u W
dschn.d 10 give that prospective pledge y. as
suranre on the GROUNDS stated n Lo'd Dda'ey noo OF
the Let oeiobs. ls2I. But The opJ-cion' '"en u's
ed are not applicable tue present overture froVi
sion ha, Low been i.Ads by an act oil me American
L,sa'ure Tor Tho re-esabiish DeIt II the suspended
that act being now bet his MAisstys u9seromen II
Is for al "a, decide whether they are4erspaed 10 a.
jop responding measure on The par' ci "se' o'''
| tain fJr hat oii-,t.
Ths r.,,o,ned /. really to admit IN At, in spirit
and substance, the bi r,o-mitcd By NJ" MeLine,is
conorrnaLl q the view which h taxes OF !, In ne
expression before quoted i'o@ tis We y, :"
y; and chat lis calculated therefore, To an 10
tsriIan compete saisf,c zion on tho severed points
which have been heretofore in dispute osweeh" TWO
| counriec He has a'so recev-d, wiz, m"en "a FAC
ton IN ex2!an son shchr NJ ell w has afforded him
verba y ia ths las confesence which hs uuue'sgu'
ed hal the honor OF h,dtg wi'h h'n npon 'no'e pas
in which the wording OF the I'LL appears OBSCURE
& in which il seems AT ieast doubtful, Whistler The prac'
tea! construction Of II would taiy coFre Ponu win ne
intentions OF The American Gov rnnen'' as eSP'esseu
by Mr.. McLan-. But II IL, rcVvsh-irss, necessary
ia order to remove all possibility at iuurs muppre'
hen.ion upon important, jos oa, ne sh1H'a re-
csptuaie the points upon witch thoss COUNT, nave
ri IA, aud Jisioctiy TIA, sense In hica the un
derrnei con,iI r. Mr.. Mcl.ars as c)Dcurflpg Wi'h
him in the inter probation IL them.
The first point 10 which Qrsston might ar,'"' s III
tina, passage IL the bl, Wherein IL Is declared az Vh-
of the cop,'i which the restrictions now inpos
ed by Il United S!st-s. may be removed, tba' tue
vessels OF the United aud their csrgo's, on en-
terng the ports of the h possessoDs, as aforesaid,
(vz: in he Wes indi-s, on the cohDsnt 1i America,
the Bahama Islands. the Cai'o. an 'hs Bermuda or
Somsr slanis shall net be subject TO other OF heher
duties OF tonnage impost, charges oil any oher de-
scrip ion, than would be imposed on British Vessels, or
their ca,goe. arriving III said coon"' possessions
fam The United States " .4nerica" l; 10 not loie
eli. az whether the cooc udins words, from the United
aes Of America, ate meant 10 apply to tue vessels
Sc The United aes, and their cirgoe In the hss part
of ;hc akraph As well as TO uose ci Great baIn
or Ia colonies, in thu latter part.
II scarcely, Indeed have been Intended, that hi'
stipulation should extend to American vessel. coming
with carsoes from aUy other places 'han the States
because Il is well Known. that under the navigation
laws OF Great i,an, for.su vessel could bring
cargo TO any b h Colonial Port from any other coun-
try than its own
The next condition expressed in the act Is, 'hat the
vessels of the United States may import into the said
colonial possessions from the United States any article
articles which could be imported IN DTl'lsh vessel
into the said possessions from the United States"
this passage it not made sufficiently clear that
the articles 10 be imported on equal terms by British
or American vessels from the United States must be the
produce IF the United States The Undersigned how
ever cannot but suppose, that such Limitation must
been contemplated because the clause oil the ma
ygation act already advcred to, whereby an American
vessel would be precluded from bringing any article not
the produce of America British colonial port is not
only subject of universal notorety but the pro-
vision is distinctly made in the act of Parliament OF
1925 which has been often referred TO in the discus
sions this subject.
also necessary that the undersigned should ask
for some explanation Of that section OF the bill which
has reference 10 entry vessels into the ports Of the
United States from the continental colonies Of Great
Britain in North America. These are not placed, in
he of the toolin2 the ships
coming from the colonies of the West Indies.
With respect 10 the latter the express provision made
for the direct intercourse with those colonies, together
with the simultaneous repeal of the several American
acts which incrdict. present tho carriage OF goods
from the United States 10 West Indian ports in ships
having arrived from other ports in the British domnions
appear fully the expression, before quoted,
OF Mr. McLane, "that the would confer Bri ish
vessels all those privileges as we'll in the creni'ous as
in the direct voyage which Great Britain has at any
time demanded" But, with regard TO the continental
colonies, there is merely provision Tor "aimtng to
entry in tho ports of the United States British
sells or their cargoes from the islands. provinces,
colonies of Great Britain, near the North Ameri-
can continent, and north east OF the United States
IL must indeed be presumed that vessels from these
colonies are intended TO be admitted upon the same
terms in all respects and 10 be entitled to the same pri-
vieges, British ships from any other British colony
The act of Congress requires further condition.
that, when the intercourse with the West India colo.
mics shall be opened by Great Britain, he commercial
intercourse OF the United States with all other parts oil
the British dominons possessions shall be lett on
footing not less favorable TO the United States than /,
now isl
Although il may be most truly stated that there ex
ISIS al this time, intention TO make any alteration IN
the commercial policy of Great Britain, and equally
that there is disposition the part of His Maesy's
Government TO restrict in any measure, the CONNER
cial relations between this country and the United
States the positive condition to maintain unchang-
ed upon any particular foong oil favor, every part
of system of trade affecting intercourse with
America, could not with prOpriety, be made the sub
ject of any specific engagement connected with the
renewal OF the colonial Intercourse Whether that in
be renewed not, il ought to remain at all
times free il Is, both 10 the Government oil
Great Britain and TO that of the United States, to adopt
from time time, such commercial regulations as Ell
ther State may deem 10 DO expedient for its inter-
ess, consistently with the obligations oil existing rea-
ties.
II is due to the candor with which the communlca-
tons OF Mr. McLane have been made on this subject,
that the undersigned should be thus explicit in noic-
ing the pass re in the bill TO which he has now advert
ed.
cribod and explained the material diminuion which has
been made in the duties payable in the u States on the
mpora ton Of certain articles OF colonial produce This
measure has been viewed by His Moiestys Govern
with sincere satisfaction, indicating dsposi-
ton to cultivate a commercial intercourse with HIS Ma
estys colonies upon footing of greater freedom and
reciprocal advantage than has hitherto existed. But
the undersigned must frankly state, that, in the gene
raj consideration Of the question now 10 be determined,
weight ought be assigned TO the reduction OF those
duties. forming any part OF the grounds on which
the establishment OF the intercourse may be acced-
ed TO. Those changes part OF the general scheme
of taxation which the Government OF America may, al
all times, impose modify, with the same freedom as
that which Great Britain exercise in the reBua-
ton Of any part Of its of duties; and II Is the
essential that His Majesty's Government should
contract, by implication, any engagement towards
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