Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-01-09
22ND CONGRESS-.
rur WEST INDIA TRADE

IN the senate bi Tic tilttNa ''tst'11 w 49,
will serve 10 shew what may be expected from
close investigation Of the udly-rumpeietl arrange
meat " th Great Briltil Conserving the colonial
traac
On motion Of Mr. sa'th, the senate proceeded to
the consideration oftho resolution Of Nh. HotmfS,
calling on the president oihe United States iof m
fornation on the suhlett oflhe West India colonial
trade
Air Smdl said that he had looked oseI the sub
lcct aud had COME the conclusion not 10 object TO
the final passage ofthe resolution lie suggested
the propfety OF striking out sonc part thereof shld
that the cnptanis of the vessels employed IN TINS
trade had cuioyed the advantages Of le trade and
had been able to AVOID the duties imposed on Tie
articles exported and thus deprived The revenue o'
ENGLAND of the discriminating duties lie eon-
siderrd this method Of proceeding unlaf~ hoIeheu
the road lnr fraud aud II those Engaged III uaa5
flt disposed they could act the knn'o OF play uit
fool llethough thai the custom house officers en-
pluyed 10 collect the duties, mi"ll nave beeh oo'
ec,xe1 in many instances Vessels could go out of
port with American clcarances and by manage
mcnl enter thc colonial ports under British cleu
nneea which hr considered a ithud upon tla fd&
Gsh revenue liz did NOT see how vessels p'usu
uo#tA,a ngarIirc could avoid making mis- statements
10 The collectors Of these ports lie understood the
yrniirnan from Name 10 say TINT but two months
| had clanscd ALTA the opening Of the polsi before
! fle American merchants were informed o the &c
sun lie believed ii wa lnngor--conld not DO
much longer lhan lht,e months. Ihis was u
| matter ,t cntr8e atslug from uc dEtunct between
| the Two countries aud the necessary l1no employ
al IN transmitting information from one to iht othcf
! be sides tn er'hants were not prepared To en-
ter impIt,llaiey INTO the tfade uponreeeivng such
information lie sald lhe mcr'hmtta we're cautious
IN enbnrlsing N new enterprises, and they had time
! To wcleh lhr probable result oithem.
| The .enlIcman from Maine might be correct IN
! his views ON tins SUBJECT but he considered That
the arrangement had not been pcrb,lcdh aaIlelent
| ly long 10 givc dcsisIvo result lie was dlsloS
ed 10 allow II further Tine operate before nc con
| lrnncd II in to,o-say TIL the hrsl ni Much heAhoi
even until the next session OF tonsrcss MT a Oh
jretrl 10 the statement of the duties made by the
gentleman Gom Malne yesterday the schedule
from =, lrh III. statement was made, differed from
the present rate.---Ile should have stated from the
other document The merchants OF Baltimore had
moi at first entered into the trade, but they we've
| now dong so their trade with the colonial ports
was rapidly mcreosina-hc wac disposed TO watt
and SEE thc rrault of their enterprise Another year
at len,t would enable them 10 ascertain Whether
the prcsrnt arrangement vas beneficial 10 hcm On
otherwise and there would be moro facts then tlhn
now on which to ground report IRON the commit
toe Nh y anlmpdrerted on the custom oil pre-
faclne lesoulions with extraordinary femnfh' anu
SAID be could not at once recall his tecolcen"h 10
ihingg which had been FORGOTTEN was utn'pdfed
Ia enter lnto discussion Of the question yesterday
but hr would now speak pc lnScly on the @lJeti "l
the parliamentary bill liz could not Affirm that 1t
had passed MIC a law and never VIA acted on lac
knew ONO arrangement that had been made inlu
lloils b. our commerce 10y tho Brush Government
sInre the negotiation was concluded hb hau hhiud
Of none aud presumed there was none. lie shlu
that American produce was carried TO 1hnao1 anu
Nova Scotia III on vessels, aud from thnfe f'Polt
ed in the BRUSH vessels without charge OF duty
TIM British vessels had an advantage over ours,
rising from the circumstance Of situation, tiny #ere
near and we more distant from the channel oi rode
Bun surprising II true that our vessels are, III n
m,nprr exelnlrd from the northern colonies, We
havestlllthe West India trade and IA that event
the commerce of New York OHIO, Michigan &c
miglt fund vent IN the West India colonies, IN the |
same manner ms If no arrangement had been ma!e |
-lfthcre had been It loss 10 the commerce OF the
country from the 4, .ulntons ofpafhnmcnt, as the
gentleman mainlancd, 1t had been more tlah over
balanced by the benefits which had resulted l" agl-
cultural interests and therefore lac thought We should
resi- satisfied. They wCre not tolcgisute Ion
pan of the union but for the whole country ut large
would sometimes be the ease that one poftdm was
bcn,Gucd more than another but this was nnafoI-
dablr Mr. S apoloylscd for transges5!ng on the
patience Of the house, and resumed his scat
Mr.. Iblmcs said that he perfectly agrced with
the gentleman from Maryland that he didnot under
stand the subject lor # he had lac was sure he
would not have modethe statement which he DID
Yesterday that England made no such arrungonehl
as was supposed by them, and then clam Tie
advantage Of such arrangement, rs having |
been evidently beneficial To our agricultural interest
He should be glad lftha gentleman, alter he hhd
informed himself on this subject, would undertake
to show how Mr.. Mcl@nc'5 arrangement WITH
England had or could produce aHy hcnefcinl eject.
Our produce before this arrangement would neecs-
saily rush oui through the channel of the northern
colonies but what was the fact now He should
Inc bropy 10 hear the gentleman from Maryland M
form the SENATE, what had been gained by this az
ranrc,nent. that would not have equally en-
loved by the trevious arrangements Of is23 and
D He should attempt TO show, that The rchn1uSii-
mcot Of our circuons trade, was equivalent To The
destruction OF Our commerce IN that quartcras The
ui,le was now exclusively IN the hands OF England
lie waspreparcd to show the state OF orr trade with
the colonies, during the years 1871 " 2i aha ~
up to the date ofthe presidents pocamation, an
nouncing this ncxamplcd arrangement to ihe
world If the government will furnish us win
statement Of the trade since that time, 10y colafar
ng notes VIC shall be able TO discover the ad'ah
tagcs which have resulted to the country SINCE tie
ol,rnng Of this wonderful colonial trade which
the Government have 50 humbly begged Grent br
tam to grant u.s. and for which boon, they swcre
ready aud anxious to sacrifice any thing that Eng
land might demand or desire.
The gentleman from Maryland, had objected to
tho document from which he had stated the duties
imported on our exports but if he would take the
| - l. .. -. dc A Ihinr lie ,un,ld find him