Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-02-16

Iuf Oppoftuuut<S Wntcn you nuVe oeFsc-
ed from participation ia our public eo,in-
cls, as pen as ether sources Of ;nformatioa,
sriu enable yes TO speak nth confidence (as
far as you May deem Il proper and useful
so TO do,) ofhs respective parts taken BY
those 10 ,shom the Adminisiraiio~ of this
Government Is no,p committed, "a relation
TO hs course heretofore pursued upon the
subject Of The Colonial Trade"
Now, this is neither more nor less than
saying, "you will be able to tell the Brit
ish Minister, whenever you think proper,
that you, and /, and the leading persons
in this Administration, have opposed the
course heretofore pursued by the Gov
ernment and the country, on the subject
Of the Colonial Trade. BE sure to let
him know, that, on that subject, ire have
held with England, and not with our own
Government" Now ! ask you, sir, if
this be dignified diplomacy? Isthis states
manshipI Is it patriotism, or is il mere
Partyi Is it n proof Of a high regard to
the honor and renown Of the whole coun-
try, or is il evidence Of disposition to
make merit Of belonging to one Of its
political dvisions'
The Secretary proceeds: 'Iheir rie,rs
(that is, the views Of the present Admin
istration) upon that poini hare been submit-
ted to he People Of the United Siaies; and
the cousseis by ,phich your conduct Is now
directed, are The result of h' Judgment er-
pressed By the only earthly tribunal TO
lchich TIE late administration ,pas a,nenabie
for Ito acts"
Now, sir, in the first place, there is
very little reason to suppose.that the first
part OF this paragraph is true, in point OF
fact. mean that part which intimates
that the change Of administration was
brought about by public disapprobation of
Mr.. Adams conduct, respecting the sub
ject Of the colonial trade. Possibly, so
much was then said, on subject which
80 few understood, some degree Of inn
preston may have been produced by it. I
But be assured, sir, another cause will
be found, by future historians, for this
change; and that cause will be the popu-
larity Of successful soldier, united with
feeling, made to be considerably extern
sive, that the preferences of the People
in his behalf had not been Justly regard
ed, on a previous occasion. There is,
sir, very little ground to cay that the on
ly tribunal to which the late administra-
tion was amenable" has pronounced any
judgment against il for its conduct on the
whole subject ofthe colonial trade. i
But, however this may be, the other
assertion in the paragraph is manifestly
quite wide Of the facts. Mr.. Adams
administration did not bring forward this
claim. l have stated, already, that it
had been a subject, both Of negotiation
and Legislation, through the whole eight
years Of Mr.. Monroe's administration,-ll
This the Secretary knew, or was bound
to know. Why then does he speak of il
Is set up by the late a administration, and
afterwards abandoned by them, and not
now revived! 4,
But the most humiliating part of the
whole follows:-"To set up the acts Of 4
he late administration, as The cause of for I
eiture Of privileges, rhich ioould otherwise s
be ertended to the People ofhe U. States. (
rould, under eristing circumstances, be n
Unjust in Itself, and could not fail to ercae E.
heir deepest sensibihty." C
So, then, Mr.. President, we are redu- Il
led, are we, to the poor condition, that n
We see minister of this great Republic s.
instructed to argue, or to intercede, with C
he British minister, lest he should find o
IS to haze forfeited our Privileges; and lest h
tese privileges should no longer be ertend- Il
d to u.s. And we have forfeited those Il
ririleges, by our misbe ehaviour, in choos- Il
1g rulers, tphO thought better of our opn b
lain, than Of The British! Why, sir, this h
patiently submitting to the domineering Il
,ne Of the British Minister, l believe t,
Ar. Huskisson- Mr.. Clay said, "no, ir
Ar. Canning. ."]-Mr. Canning, then, Il
ir, who told US that all our trade with
le West Indies was boon, granted to e.
8 by the indulgence Of England. The Vi
'ritish Minister calls it boon and our 10
linister admits it pririlege, and hopes 20
lat his Royal Majesty will be too gra- IN
ous to decide that we have forfeited bl
lis privilege, by our misbehaviour in the W
1oice Of our rulers! Sir, for one, re- DE-
'ct all idea Of holding any right of trade, b,
any other rights, as p,ipiiege or a X
ION, from the British Government, or icr
~ other Government. he
AT the conclusion Of the paragraph. bu
e Secretary says, "You cannot press ca
Is riew q hs subject TOO earnestly upon Al
c consideration Of The British .Ministry.-- as
has bearings and relations that reach be- nc
nd the immediate question, under diseus-
m"
And adveting, again, to the same
bject towards the close the dispatch,
says, 81 riH add nothing as 10 The
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