Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-05-18

period of these restrictions and prohibitions from
the adou,ion or thc Constitution To Inc present day
the Governors az the Ji.lrrcnt islands nave from
tiuo In t;uc h..u ,.,,,n,.I Il, omen their ports by
.pcci,l ,rncl,mot;on 10 the vessels OF the United
states with American produce These
have NOT hc,n r,r, In,t frcuucnt repeated and re-
il2ratct oy,iny 4, ncr,o,cul commissions of nature
and other ccuscs
Indeed. we have had a recent instance. During
the las, s.,.on tho I>lmd of Blrbadocs in partcu-
lar w,S vi.,cI bv a, hurricane leaving such de-
srurtion and dcSl,,ion in It's path that il was
cess, ry 70 invite tmclv rci.ct by all practic able
means and i'm accordance with former usage, the
British laws ilrrosinT duties and charges upon
American l,nhcr ana certain other articles in A.
mcri,.,n vessels were suspended until the first of
Marc, las,
This temporary disponSatiou of oncrous i:npoSi-
ton deserves Che more particular notice, because
the success of certain VOYAGES consequent upon it,
has been most enormously attributed TO the recent
diplomatic arrangement, thereby extending dclu-
Siv, ;,ic, Of It's hrnc!s when the hurricane itself
mioh, -. v.il he ascrhcd tn it's influence Indeed,
our vessels wonld have derived greater advantage
from that disp,nSation of Pruvidcnrc and consc-
qucn, relaxation of British law, ifthc arrangement
had never h,ru made: because under il British YES
sc,s particip.ted in the trans prlaon, while without
il ours alone woud have cnioycd il the exclusion
OF others This will &c readily understood when it
- rCcollrctrd that. before this agreement
c'udc,i The legislation of the two countric rccipro
cay excluded the vessels of each from the waters
I OF th., other. These gubcrnatoru proclunations
and IiSpouSatOrS oil Brl lSh laws opened Their pOrtS
Temporarily to us, hat could not suspend our inh-
bitInm to British vessels.
With the West India colonies of other nations,
Swedish, Danish French, Ouch, and Spanish we
hay. long culnyCd without controversy, tree and
uninterrupted commerce; they being content that
Che transportation should he almost exclusively in
American vessels, as the legitimate fruits of our
nautical enterprise and geographical position; OF
which Great Britain alone seeks 10 deprive U.S.
And this she does in accordance with the great
Ia D. al al L., - hprn 1ISr
team, commenced Ivy the Rump Parliament, confirm
ed IN TN" reign q. Charles the 2d and extended and
pcrpctuatcd by numerous subsequent cnactmcnts,
viz: first, to strengthen herself by monopolizing as
much oithc carrying trade OF the world as possible
secondly, to weaken her rivals 10y dfusing the
residue among the minor maritime powers, as to
prevent airy from cngrossing any considerable
portion of it. And Of ali nations, the United States
Is thc rrvI In navigation and maritime power,
whom she most breads, and is most anxious To de-
press
The great commercial statesman ofGrcat Britain
lNr. tuSks>on) has declared that the first blow to
her policy, was given Ey the United States. And i;
is true. We struck the first blow to her colonial
SYSTEM by our Declaration of Independence; tho
first blow to her navigating policy by countcrvail-
me laws; and the blow which dissolved the charm
OF her Toasted nvincihili:y upon the ocean, by the
splendid and ransccndymt triulmphS olthc lac war.
In this cur long, pr"tractcd contest for tine
rylng trade, she has Eeen simulated by the double
motive ct cNienI$lg her own shipping interest and
REFRESHING OURS. IL was commenced immediately
after the acknowledgement Of our Independence;
and animaGvcI ted upon in the continental
Congress of LIS /, cause for comforting addi-
Ii sal powers upon the Conicder:rium i'll order TO
maintain it on our part with success. In the first
Congress in 1889, Mr.. Madison declared, that lie
would meet imlcfdict with intcrdict, ''until We
should he allowed to carry to the West India
ISLANDS, in our own vessels the produce of .Amcri-
ca, which necessity compclS them to take" And
President Washington IN his instructions TO Mr.
Morris the c,ut,L.tic,IlI al
it be strongly impressed on your mind, that the
privilege. Of carrying o,cn pr0ductionS in our
arm rfNsetS TO their OWE Islands, and bringing il!
return the productions Of these Islands TO
ports and market, is regarded here of the high
est Importance; and you will | c careful not to
coUntCnancc amy idea Of our dispensing with il in
Il treaty"
The Eth article of Jays treaty, which related to
the colonial trade cXpungcd by the Senate as
utterly lnadmiSS&blc. TO this succeeded the wars
OF the French Revolution, followed by hostile
orders III council, injurious DEGREES, and illegal
PRACTICES harrassing to our commerce and destruc-
tive OF our rights and producing on our part non
intercourse, embargo and war. The peace with
"'cIt nFI''ih was iolo"ea ny the celebrated com
htlclai convention OF 1919 And the colonial
trade was IN express terms excluded from its ops
raton.
iu"e"'"'eiy 'hercnPoh 'rcat britain closed
against us ''"Se ports III the west Indies, winch
na" SH'h opened l" our vessels dUGing the war;
,''''o,,S r""c"'o'mG not ohly 10 mohoPolZe L"
n'r>cn 'hG carriage TO ,he colonies but also to
W'CiSrHc ""N"'"se !" t''e "'icct 'raue'
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