Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-20

ably upon ths poina 10 recommend 10 Congress ao ex
tension Of the in'erdict now existing to the West
India Prosecutions Of Great Britain ,hose which she
holds in the northern parts Of this continent and the
adoption Of proper for enforcing its OBJ
servance, course which would, in his Judgment be
eomport In such event. with the int of the u
States and with the respect which IL dus "A
the character aud past conduct Of this Government
n not for him, however, 10 anticipate with certainty the
effect OF such suggestions upon the national councils
the Union, though not to be supposed that .uci
a CAGE, any thing will be omitted on their part to win
dica,e the houor AMI maintain the interests of this Gov
eminent
ITO be continued
We continue this DAY the documents relating to tn
negotiations with Great Britain, resp ing the Yves
India trade, and shall publish the err to
Some journals are already complaining OF Mr. McLane
frank ness with the British government. The late ad
mnisr alton Lost the West lnjia trade, and this wa
OF the OF their will
the people. The present Executive was elected b,
the party which believed that the course of the Ia $
administration in that respect wrong Mr. Ian.
aludes to this fact in his pondence, aud urge
that the error OF an administration whom the American
people had displaced, partly Tor that very error on
not to be bar IN tho way OF friendly negotiation
This was naursl aud fair pic for dplom atst bu
az 1t convsys no compliment to the friends OF Messrs
Adams eni Clay, and moreover as il i, uDoru nat I,
too true to make joke OF. not surprised tha
they shoull manifest some irritation which vents n
sell, we observe, In the usual way.
[.V T.. Foe Post
The Liverpool Times, in discussing the consequences
re'altiog from the opening OF the West India ports ts
the United States Observes that the persons most like
W to be injured by IL will be the British coIopi.ts VIII
have been hitherto engaged in the rec with the
west lndies-enjoying virtual monopoly which the
must now inevitably lose. TIE writer thinks how.
ever, that as these colonies among the best
toners the West ladies possess they will still eontinue
70 preserve large portion OF the trade; an
which Introduces the following remark:
y" But whatever the imm edate advantages or dissd.
vantages OF the alteration may be, there can be M
DOUBT that II will do much remove tn, feelings Of
Irritation which havo existed for a lime in America to-
wards England, aud which have, we fear, been re-.
ciprocated In this country. The EXCLUSIVES system ia
blasting the prosperity OF both counties, and embit-
teiing the minds CT their inhabitants The American
Tariff on one hand, and the English Corn Laws on the
other, are wasting the of the two nations
and destroying ali feelings of good will the
The exclusion from the West Indies formed anotbrr
subject OF irritation, ard the removal OF this
may probably have the effect Of preparing tho way
Tor still more extensive and bens fetal changes"
The following passage from the same article is rath
er saucy in it's mention of the late administration n,
this country"
:" IL appears, therefore, that the advantages OF Mr.
Huskissens Bill of 1925 Tor the regulation of Colonial
intercourse are to be extended to the United States
hey would have been long ago had il not been for
hs erAsping and selfish spirit OF the former
admnisra lion, which fanced that il had the power
oil forcing t'e British government into any terms N a,
IL might demand and In the attempt to do so lost III
trade altoge her. The present government of the
Urited States has acted more reasonably. IL has
ed no ing but what just and fair and has re gain
ed all that was lost by the seshne,s of
it's predecessors. rB