The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-28
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ppA cTIcAL EFFECTS OF OUR CONNER
CIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH GREAT
BRITAIN.

BRITAIN.
Every days experience brings tolght some new svi-
ence Of the want Of skill and capacity the lack Of
honesty Of the late administration which has for years
past held under its entire and uninterrupted control
the interests Of the nation Protesting entertain
the most devoted and exclusive love for the people and
their interests they have, with the anec.ionate hug Of
Bruin destroyed almost every principle of life and
animation in the country.
We do not, however, attribute all of this misman-
agement to fraudulent intention, much to the
gross ignorance and inability OF these, former
"rulers," who undertook the management of matters
which were infinitely too high for their capacities
Every one recollects the famous, rather the inta
nous instructions" given by MIR. Van Buren, when
Secretary OF State, to Mr. McI.ane relative to our
trade with the British West Indies All remember the
subsequent rebuke given to Mr.. Van Buren, by his
recall; from England, by the Senate Of the United
States time when that body was the first for dig
nifty and worth, intelligence and patriotism, in the
world And il is equally well known that the recall
of Mr.. Van Buren,, together with the powerful aid Of
the popularity Of his patron Gen. Jackson caused his
elevation to the Presidency and the train of evils per-
| pctuated under him.
| Now mark how clearly the disastrous result to our
trade caused by the treaty made under those nstruc
tons has proved the truth of the saying that right
never out of wrong
| We extract the following from Report of Com
mit,ee of the Boston Chamber of Commerce" printed
by order of the U. S. Senate to which attention
has been called by article in the N. " Courier and
Enquirer.
| The committee to whom was referred the operation
nff
ain, have attended to that subject, and respectfully
state their views with regard to it.
They think that it will he found njurous to the in
terests of country that its tendency is to foster
British navigation at the expense of our own and
that in effect has done this TO deplorabe extent
| The arrangement allows the imposition, without
limitation, of duties on our produce Imported into the
British colonies from the United States and that they
may vary in different colonies; that, when imported
INTO any colony such goods may be naturaized, or
considered productions of that colony, and trans
ported any other free of duty; that goods may be
transported from colony province TO another,
only by British vessels; that American vessels may
bring the colonies provinces nothing but the pro-
| ducts of the United States.
| Toavall herself Of the advantages which such an
arrangement offered England Immediately imposed hea-
Wy, and, in instances, prohbitory duties our
| products when imported into the West Indies from
the United States and admitted the articles free
of duty when imported crcuitously through the pro-
| vinces
| Such are the benefits to British navigation from
the arrangement that your committee inform
ed Americans have become owners of British vessels
very considerable extent in order to avail them
| selves OF them.
| Before adducing the statistical facts which your
committee think abundantly support their assertion
they will state of the modes in which the ar
rangement made subservent to the interests of
| British ship ownefs.
Articles of our produce to very large amount, arc
daily ordered to be shipped the British provinces
they sent in British vessels, nominauy landed and
natuTaized and sent directly TO the Vest Indian colo
MES the vicinity OF number of ports in the provin-
ces where this be effected (withn two days sale
from Boston, renders this almost equivalent di-
rect voyage from ports to the West Indies and
it is in which American vessels cannot participate
As may readily he supposed every facility is given in
| such potts Of n naturalization.
There is another mode, in which the arrangement
favors British shipping deserving Of particular atten
ton British vessels proceed to our southern ports
fieghts TO Europe be obtained they take them If not
they take cargo of yellow pine lumber return to the
Provinces naturaze the cargo, and carry il TO England
The duty this article thus carried is SO much less
than direct importation from the United States
entirely to preclude its being carried in American
vessels. This is done TO considerable extent and
your committee suggest, that if such discrimination
ofduy, article VIGOROUSLY not produced IN Inc
British provinces, be consistent with the OK sting ar
rangmenr they can see no reason why similar duty
not be applied to other staples SO as to throw
the whole carrying trade between the nited States
and Great Britian into the hands OF our commercial
competitors.
Again with regard to flour, this article is admitted
into the Provinces from the United States free ofdu
ty. The amount thus imported by sea is immense,
but insignificant in comparison with that carried into
the provinces over the frontiers. The duty in Eng
land -four from the Provinces is five shillngs per
quarter for the highest rate and be as low as six
pence per quarter On the article imported d.
rectly from the nted States, the duty ranges from
shilling per quarter to twenty five shings and eight
pence the of duty depends the price in Eng
land, and is usually about twenty shillings per quarter
or four times greater than the duty flour from the
provinces. Here is vast field for the employment OF
British vessels, to the exclusion of our own in the
transportation of products.
There is another mode in which the arrangement
favors British shipping in the creation OF what has
been called the triangular voyage Formerly British
vessels engaged in the colonial trade went the col
ones in ballast, but partially laden they often re
NAMED there long time for the preparation OF Their
cargoes, with which they returned to England. Now,
they take full frtghts othe United States thence
full partial FIRE ghs the West Indies; and thence,
full freights to England. Or, they proceed with
freights from England to the West Indies whence,
in few days they arrive at our southern ports where
they obtain full reighls for Europe. British vessels
thus employed have decided advantage US, even
in the direct freighs to and fro mour own ports
gradual extinction oiour direct trade with the BIZ
tish w Indies inevitable result OF the arrange
ment; the discrimination of duties articles import
ed there directly from the United States, and on the
same articles when imported circutously through the
provinces, will eventually turn the whole course oil
trade in that direction The duty -four from the
United States is five shillngs; and beef and pork
more than twenty shllings per barrel lumber, II
is twenty eight shiings and on shingles than
three dollars per thousand. All these articles from
the provinces admitted free this duty; of course,
most of them are imported clrcuously. And not on
~ so but the first freight 10 the provinces from the
United States in British vessels in consequence of
the facilities enjoyed by them at the ports of natural
zation for transportation to the West Indies In
1924, 1925, and 1896 the American tonnage which
entered our ports, direct from the British West In