Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-18

ana, Ohio, New York, Vermont and Maine TO British
ships, which would otherwise have been carried by our
own ships believe the farmers of those States do not
complain. They know that their produce sold i'm Mon
rea received there free OF duty, and scarrcd Eng
land Ireland and the West Indies if the pro-
duce OF Canada Its of little importance them who
the carrier, provided they get additional market and
better price FOR their produce. regret Mr.. President
that cannot give the credit of that important act TO Mr.
McLanc. He, however, had nothing TO do with it, IL
formed no part of his arrangement The opening cf that
intercourse for certain articles OF produce been
done grotuitousiy by the British Government in 1926
prior even to the attempt at negotiation by Mr.. Gallatin
Now that act must have been known 1t could fail to
have been known to the Senator, (NIr Claw then the
Secretary OF State. Why them he now charge il as
iaait committed by Mr. McLanc who had 70 do
with ii than the man in the moon' Nor had Mr.. Nc
Lane any thing TO do with the act of Great Britain,
passed subsequently to the arrangement made by him
by which act other articles of produce are ad-
nitted, free of duty, into the Northern Colonies, and
from thence are received in England and the Yves,
Indies as if they were the produce of the Canadas.-
The Senator Mr. Clay,] complains that the produce of
our farmers bordering Canada is received in England
on equal terms with those Of Canada; thus giving
market part of their articles without which other mar
kets might be overstocked-The Senator (NIr f.l,y )
has truly said that the wheat of the States bordering on
the Canadas pass into Canada, is there ground, aud the
the wheat of Canada This has been the spontaneous act
of Great Britain adopted for her o,c, interest and is most
certainly highly beneficial TO farmers An immense
number OF sheep hogs horses and cattle drv annual
ly from Maine to Quebec and New Brunswick. The far
mers and grazicrs OF Maine differ in opinion with the
Senator from KY, (Mr Cay) and really so siiape
as TO believe, that their free intercourse with Lower Ca
NADIA, and New Brunswick, is highly beneficial TO them.
Whether the intercourse with the British, North Amer
can Colonies be beneficial whether it be injurious the
present Administration, Mr. McLanc had little part in
It, 1t had been ELECTED in part before the arrangement
was concluded and soon after for another part 1T formed
as have previously said part of the arrangement with
Great Britain and this fact been known by the
Senator, Mr. Clay0 for he then acted Secretary of
State We have for nearly half century been claiming
the free navigation of the ST. Lawrence natural right
Il has at length been gratuousy conceded to by Great
Britain, and now the Senator from Kentucky thir Cay)
complains OF il a grievance.
The Senator, (Mr. Cay) also complains that the in
strucons state, tha the late Administration had aba-
pretcnsions had been Wdiued-The Senator from Geor
gia, (Mr Forsyth) has contended that there is no diff
ference in substance between these words leave this
question 10 be settled by learned Senators
and will proceed 70 show what those pretensons were and
wmch can hardly restrain from pronouncing pue-
rifle in the extreme.
During the Session of 1922 Congress was informed that
an act was pending in Parliament for the opening of the
Colonial ports TO the commerce of the United States In
consequence, an act passed. authorizing the President in
case the act of Parliament satisfactory him. to open
the the United States to British vessels Inv bis
proclamation. The Act of Parliament was deemed salts
factory, and proclamation and the
trade commenced Unfortunately for commerce, and
think contrary justice Treasury circular issued di
recting the Collectors TO charge British vessels entering
our ports, with the alien tonnage aud discriminating duties
This order was demonstrated against, think, by MIR.
Vaughan. The trade however, went on uninerrnptcd
Congress met, and bill was drafted in 1928 by Mr.. A.
dams then Secretary OF State, and passed both Houses
win lttIe II any debate-l voted for it, believing that il
met, in spirit OF reciprocity, the act of Parliament This
bill contained, however, one little word, esewhcre:''
which completely defeated all expectations. Ii was
noticed by no one. The Senator from Massachusetts,
(lr ebSter) may have understood lis effect he did
so understand il, lie silent The effect of that word
elsewhere, was TO assume tho prctensons alluded to
IN the instructions. What they? srhat the pro-
duce oil the United States should be received the West
Indies payment of the duties as were pavabe ON
the produce OF the North American Colonies The Br-
fish Minister said, well might we ask that our sugar
should be received free OF duty is the sugar of Lous
ana"
The result was, that the British Government shut their
colonial ports immediately, and thencelorward The act
Oh loz gave us monopoly OF the West India Trade II
admitted free OF duty, variety OF articles such asIn
dian Corn Oats, Indian Meal, Peas, Beans Sc SC sc
The British Government thought, that we entertained
belief that they could not do without produce and by
their acts OF 9th June, and 9Th july 1925, they opened
their ports TO all the world far less advantaeous
to the United States than those of the act of 1922 and
these are the pretcnons which the instructions saw had
been abandoned, by the late Administrations They were
Abandoned Mr. President, by the following words in the
instructions to Mr. Gallatin"That the United States
consent TO cGlUe the demand which they have heretofore
made OF the admission of their productions into British Colo
MES, at the and higher rate of duty as similar
tcles are chargeabe with when imported from one into
another British Colony with the exception of our produce
descending the ST. Lawrence and the Sorel.'' Now Sir
whatever difference there may between the words
todiUer, and "dbdldOnment" in common parance It's
in this case, complete abandonment in diplomatic Ian.
guage; what in simple truth, is after all, the great
ground oil objection! IL is his.yNr. ifcLdne has made
an arrangement cof0rmably TO the preceding instr,ic-
tions from Mr.. adams to Mr.. Galiafin Hinc lie
idcIynRe.
The dissolution of the late Cabinet Mr. President has
been charged upon Mr. Van Buren,; and ,chat is there at
home abroad that hare not heard CHARGED 10 him?
The elder Adams changed all his Cabinet except the Sec
rotary the Navy. The change approved by the
Democratic party and disapproved by the Asocracy OF
the dayA change of the Cabinet is therefore, nothing
new-We now gricve and lament the late change,
and yet Cabinet traduced than the late
one, by the whole body of the opposition throughout the
Union. The Cabinet certainly such one as did
not meet the views appreciation of the friends of the
ministraton They regretted in silence the selections
which the President had made The gentlemen selected
were honest and honorable men. The were my political
friends, and may say, them were nv personal
The new Cabinet is, q beieve) acceptable TO all
parties The members OF il, known 10 be competent
10 the special duties OF their several Departmental AID
equally advisers in the great affairs of the nation
what IS 1t to the people whether A, b. c. ID, be the
head OF Affairs! All the people ask is, that their duties
SHAH De tceH performed, aud that they act in harmony
But the present President has held no Cabinet Councils
for two years and Mr. Van Buren, charged as being the
adviser of the President to that coursc-Is this mode new?
believe mott think Gen. Washington held no Cabinet
Council during the first two years of his administrations
and remember well, discussion in strong terms against
the Presidents holding them the ground of their beAp
unconstitutional. think that General Jackson was at
That time member OF Congress, and perhaps he then i'm
bbod the opinion, that Cabinet Councils were not con-
iormable with the Constitution. Reasoning thus must
believe, that the not assembling his Cabinet his ocn
act anu not in consequence OF the reprcsen OF Mr.
van Burcn.-Ihe objectionable crime of thu gentleman
has always been, that the President great confidence
in his talents and abilities, which all will admit, he pos
scsses in an eminent degree
The Senator from Massachusetts, (Nr. Wcbster0 saws
that Constructions showing difference Of opinion i'm the
dominant party with t Of the defeated party, had never
been given by any government" ! ask Mr.. President
or yyha docsfl the