Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-02-06

- 4.... .,,,.,.oa., ,he continuation II hls ep-
pannnent arises out Of his instructions Ia the late
mlaiaet Of the United Statss At the Court Of Grent
Britain The attention ofthe Senate has been al
rfadg called 90 parts Il those instructions but
thars are otcr parts Of lhen1, IN my oPnion, nigh
~ retaehenshle Speaking Of tie coond qn's=
ton h. says: ~ reviewing the events which
have preceded and mnre Or less contributed ba
result 20 much ~ b. regretted hsre Niil be found
,aea grounds NJ which Weare most GCatlads
ffst n our tp0 tHt and tao tfaasi'aa!g rtss;ns
the fia1t ofGrca, Britain 10 i'npase protecting d
ties NJ her colonies
a and. thirdly, 10 omgtng Ia aeeepttI terms oiief.
IL by tn act of Parhan July, lS2J, after he
subject hnd been brought bltore tpHslrss and deli=
b#iniflg acted uCou by or eossram'ut
" III therefore a.c tn Propnciy ofpos'cssns
yoaaelfluy Of all tn explanatory end Dt'l"tt.EP
. circumstances connected = tn fhfmthat you may bt
enabled 70 obyiatc rs iat a5 practicable, tn unia.
safahla impression which h.g have prof4red
And atr rcproachug tie late Administration
VIII aeling up cilias tor tn ~ time, which they
expl6iHg abandoned h. - N conclusion
vii add ntdhing as 10 the nHpfopl'lY Of SUFFERING
any fteiu4gS that mud thur nu2in III The past RE
te4stgas OF tins Government Ia hove m adverse m
fuenee upon the present conduct OF Great Bn-
tam
On our side according 10 Nj Van Buron, al
was wrong on the British side, all WAS right We
brought forward nothing but eiatnis ami Prctea
sillts the British Gosrrument asserted on the
other hand n clear and neonte5tlble r'ghi We
erred in too tcnnclously and Too png insisting upon
our pyeicnSioHS and not yielding at once to the force
Of jusf demand, And Nh MeIanc was comman-
4 a III 80. L..
power To nitigatc our offence nhd to dlssundc the
Brush Government from allowing their feelings,
Justly nccuscd by the puzt conduct oithc party drl
ven from power To- have an adverse influence to
wards the American party now IN power Sir
was tins becoming language from one independent
nation 10 anolhcr1 WIS II proper IN the mouth ot
an American minister : Was II IN conformity
with the huh. unsuhcd. aud dlenifed character Of
our previous diplomacy ! Was ltnol, on the con
uary. the language ofan humble vassal to proud
and haugb,y lord WI II not prostrotlng and
dsgrnd0g the American Eagle before the Brush
Lon
1t us examine haIc thee professions winch
the American Government 50 niusuy put for
ward md So pcrtuaclously maintained lhe a.
marican Government eonended that the pro
daee of the United States oueht 70 be- admitted INTO
lie British West Indies, on thu sam terms a. SIM
liar produce of the British American continental
POSSESSIONS that without this equality, ON prodocc
could no, mnnlan IN tie British West Indies
falrrompctton with the produce Of Canada and
that British preference gwen to the Canadian pre-.
dncc IN the West Indies would draw from the wes-
tern part of New York and the northern pat Of q
hio, American produce INTO Canada, aCgraudIzmg
Montreal aud Quebec, and glylng employment 10
British shipping, to the prejudice OF tie canal ol
Wv York, the port Of Nav York, and American
shipping.
This was the oflcuc, Of the American Govern
mcnt; and we are at tbs moment realizing the
evils which it lorcsow Our produce 'a passing m
10 Canadu cnrlchlug her capitals, and noursnnS
British navigation Our own wheat Is transport
ed iromNtho western part ot New loll, INTO Canada,
there manufactured, and thence transported III BRIT
ish SHIPS IN the form of Canada Hour. We are thus
deprived of the privilege even of manufacturing
our own gram. Aud when the produce OF the
United States shipped from the Atlantic ports,
arrives nj the West Indies, 1t Is unable IN conse-
quonee ofulc heavy duties with winch most of II IS
bnrthened, to sustain competition with british
of colonial produce, freely admitted.
The general rule may be admitted that every
nation has n right to favor It's own productions, by
protecting duties or other regulations but, like all
general rules, IT must have It's exceptions And the
relation IN which Great Britain stands TO her Con.
dnenta and West India Colonies, from winch she
Is separated by vasl SCI, aud the relation m which
the Il States stand totbose Coloniey. some (which
are III iuNtaposllon wlththem, constitute tit case
Ion such AN exception.
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