Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-01
both sides. was 10 TO itself the advantage Of
mage to DO employed in that trade.

both sides. 10 to itself the advantage Of ton.
mage to DO employed in that trade
Great Britain had always been deS ous 20 procure the
products O, 'h- U"ited States for her Wee, knia Islands
Their situation aui the peculiarly Of their productions
were such reader produc lac
had almost said-,o their existence but cetsi,iv IN ,hs
property OF those tslsnds. The object that I,r BRUSH
had always had in view, topocuie the ion
OF those articles 20 the Mes, inJes 1" Baisl vessels
The object q. the United States was to SECURE q, ten
selves lair participation in the carving trade to
are'i themselves OF the advantages hich tr focal
geosrspcsi situation gave them, united With ther
P'or sS I" navigation. SO that their shipping should
nave Me transportation or re produce uf the United
safest the West India Islands That wss the whole
oecSthe Whole aim OF the controversy. asst carried
o" no'n TIE heginuing To the end what Me<e the
pt"i-n's Wst the L;u,ish resorted 10 ro, tue TO time
Nmtet any gentleman lsok TO tho correspondence
diplomacy the subject. with this key, aud IL would
appear plain and clear ds, light that the entire ob.
ject oil the Bs:, wss, TO themselves the Who'll,
OF the carrying frade. The whole Of their efforts were
directed that eAdno to prevent our iron, he.
Ing ried there They wanted il: hui wished ,o ,.,
IN ia. IL ownvessele would be in teir PROPOSE
iiou that there was list OF articles which articles might
De carrie" o'he North American Provinces Tree OF duty,
o." h"t 10 he Vest litdiss. Why was that? IL was
that oar vessels might carry the produce they r.ouire
across The lne hundred rods in order that British yes.
,.,s s"oa ,aSe hem thence To Ja"aica Bsr1adoes.
any other OF their Islands. They willing that we
should carry il the lin. give il ,i
tee"en II the United States would consent allow them
10 take the produce in British L. from Que port 10
Colonies. We
Look at the result OF the arrangements which has bae,
made OH the suhject-matter. ot ,he controversy What
he would ask. were the deductions .,ls Lo,n the state.
meni the ober dayi IL was, that the British had svavs
uese 70 have our produce carried in their vessels As
10 tue effects OH the tonnage interests OF he Northern ci-
nes, ey were clear aod such must have reasonably
made, was known to be surrender OF the matter in dis
Pn'e ON The part OF the United States IL con.-
dsred by Mr. Herres in the British ar; ament He sail
That the United States had made am unconditional sur.
render q, her eensons which had got TN i'm relation
70 That claim, andour own Minister the Court Of ST.
James, when lie received the act Of Congress $780, said
hat according TO his construction OF it, hich he acted
nnequivocaiy surrendered all the claims rat had ever
interfered with the objects OF the British.
Upon these two authorities, the British
themselves anil The Minister OF the United States we
had surrendered the matter in oversy, and (Mr 81
supposed there would be very little diversity Of ornio,
on tbs sutyec-certanly among those who UNDER
stood il. Taking the statements which had been nre
eneo Presuing them to be perfectly eccuate(tor he
had not had an opportunity to Look into them)-ana
keeping IN view the object OF the British, let gentlemen
look aud whethern effect the not diver
ted aud whether it is & trade new with re gard TO ex
ports.
From the statement il would be seen, that the exports
TO all the West Indies less now aud have been less
since the arrangement than in several years before saw
In 1929 H. o. g, u and e; that the exports in the ag-
gregate TO all the West Indies Tor the two wears SINCE
the arrangement in 1880, less than those of anv Two
years before 1880, in the whole term embraced b. the
statements that the exports 10 the B,i,s est indie. are
ess now than they were in 1926 that the exports 10 the
BRUSH North American Colonies are more now and have
oeeh every ear since the arrangement than they
were before Fer Instance, the exports were now S4-
42SlSo, AMI before the the highest amount
was 2S3o67l Thus the direct trade was less since The
ai'a"eemeh', anu he circuuous trade greater
han ever had been before. Having said this much as
10 the exports, lie would proceed 10 the
me American tonnage in the trade all the Indies
Tor The two years since the in 1880 has
less than during any years prior to 1880 while tho
foreign iennage in the trade, has BEEN during the
same two years. since $780, much greater-nearly three
times as much ia any yeass prior TO that time and
the American Tonnage TO the British Indies has been
less, each year. since the arrangement than i'm sever
years anterior, VIZ: 1923, 4, IS, '6 The Foreign tom
mage, Ia the trade has every wear since
ne arrangement than il before; and has during
las hpn .l,, tI,.
year prior to the arrangement.
The American tonnage 10 the British American colo
yeas,% ny aud lssa less ..asp n prior
me foreign tonnage ia the trade was never prior 10
me year 1880, more than ~ 023 Ions bur i'm IS2 y,.
9a'b; IN le32, was iOs GIL, 1888 was 2s7 s53
oehg more Than twenty times n,uc, 1888 as ever
was before he wished the Senate 10 recoect ,h;s
last mentioned fact. The statements lie had made on -
iormer occasion, confirmed by u,e reoort ius, p.
ceVedL'or would be seen, that prior the arrange
mem, me DnSh tonnage employed in the trade TO fle
BRUSH WestIDca Islands, and Bsitis.. North America
Coones' was not equal TO one-tenth OF the Ainerc an
ou' shce' had actually risen 10 equal amount Before
The arrangement we had always more than enb. NJ
The carrying trade; but ce have but about one half
Dn even this does not exhibit the actg Al adv gain
e" ny ,he BRUSH; because agrea proportion, more Than
ihree-iourhs, of The tonnage we have emolove o ho
North american colonies, lines and ,Aencr
"e BRUSH vessels take the cargoes the Indies
having the benefits Of the long voyage in
even those articles which convey in the IRIS,
instance tom our ports In the statements no
notice was takes 81 the exports of foreign produce ,hc
b,nsh vessels alone eau take in direct violation Of our
Mr. ShePley said, tina, atormer occasion he had s,f
hcienly explained why the American tonnage enpjoyed
IN the British West India trade had been rssenaa a.,
the foreign Increased That is British vessels mn,
per'uen 10 enter our ports prior the
ana american vessels performed a foreign VOYAGE.
Tor ihey only went the line where their c,ygoes
were received by British vessels. In fact we had loaf
ho'hfg ny The arrangement for the same done
now as then, only in different iorHl We had one sd
vantage, however, relieve from ma wing IN. TAO.
winch The BRUSH vessels paid entering our ports I'm
tue DieHict oil Passamaquoddy, the foreign ionDaoe
amounted 10 9,I6O tons, while the whole OF that nj ,h
United States engaged in that trade was PIT 600 l,r
west india trade gradually aud inc
IL had risen tom $4,000 500 ea9 she wing thu, We
were no" repairing the losses when the trade
suspended III the arrangement was permitted 10 90 on
'he trade woud continue TO improve.
Mr. Sprague said. the results as 10 pssssma,,o,,,,,
were such as might have been reasonab antcin,,rJ
nut ne would assert that deductug tI,e OF nm 81,
'oe'gh tonnage at Passaaquoddy, sta that i'm the ,rs
~ We Oh'ted states was more than times az much
| In 1884, the British trade entirely occluded We
were engaged In controversy to battle Tor
The points III dispute, and finally succunbed velSs ali
we h" claimed, and then boosted that we had pa;orJ .
great diplomatic victory, because we are not in lie s;
uon we were IN while the trade was wholly
Mr. Knight sa,d Mr. President one word ON tI,e sinh
IJect In controversy. no, sir are our comne,,n T.;
n,s , uane: hiii whom, in fact, do we compete We
OF ihe united States composed Of thirteen millions NJ
PIE, wen skilled in the arts OF trade, ayigaion ana go,
merce--~e +wbo publicly declare we are reaJ, -
cp'e OF reciprocity are now conending with ali o,r
strength, with the provinces OF New Buns wirk ana NJ
va scotia Tor this trade and 1t Is admitted largo ,s
" carrier on NY these proyinces--that thew are M
HeFs Oh our productions TO the British IVES, ndias .n
elsewhere, TO the exclusion II employment, 10 an, ,;
I In.If al. Il.