Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-11-02

which shall make every man, from Maine
TO Georgia, feel iha, his interests ARE
clearly bound up with those of every
other man from Name to Gcorg ia. =
Cheers
Gentlemen, may say, sir, Cunning IL
The prrsid.n,) five words about myself
Cheers, and shouts Of "yes, fifty or five
hnndred.") IL was under the full con
viction ofthese truths that meeting few
moths ago some intelligent friends iron,
Baltimore, | alluded to our commercial
reiations-a subject Ia which had de-
voted for two years the most anxi ions aud
painful labors Of my whole life. Some
one cried out, "ihree cheers for the irea-
~" and they were accordingly given
with great enlhusiasn.l | assure you,
gentlemen, that although friendly Ia all
treaties Of peace, nothing was farther
from my mind ut this moment than the
treaty recently concluded with Great
Britain. ] mean our commercial rela-
iions and il the time shall ever come
when wa can ior while forget our par
ties, and attend To thing instead Of names
III The time shall ever arrive when there
shall be u business purity in The country
which have a FAINT hope may some time
bappen-God knows (cheersand laugh
ter we shall find that the subject Oi our
commercial relations, N they have for
several years past existed, and as they
now exist, IL highly Interesting, and ol
The utmost Importance to every citizen OF
the country. But ! propose only to say
now, that having occasion, | spoke AT
Baltimore OF the effect of an arrange
mcnt entered into very unfortunately
many years ago, 10 The great deirirnent
OF our navigation interests ,as ~ now fully
shown by The great progress which for
e'gn shipping j. max ing upon the shipping
ofthe United States.
Ii is most true that under existing acts
the shipping of some Of the small North
ern states Of Europe are Ihrustiny them
selves into branches of our trade TO
which they have no natural right, and
would be encroaching upon our coasting
trade were they not prevented by the
absolute prohibition of law. will only
say, 10 illustrate the matter, that between
the great markets Of the United States
and the Empire Of Brazil, where our
commercial intercourse was most extern
sive, the nations of the North of Europe,
Hamburg Bremen, sc. under reciprocity
healies, as they are called, though there
is any thing bu, reciprocity in them, car.
ry on the trade to the exclusion OF our
own vessels. In this way, under treaty
stipulations, our trade is drawn from Us
and we submit and have found it quite
impossible TO rouse the country mp To
sense ofihis grent injury. said at BAL
timore that the time was coming, and
perhaps now Is, when with regard To the
great matter Of commercial siipulations,
some advisable arrangement might he
made between us and some Of the great
states of Europe. IMink 50 now do
not retract at all am confident of its
truth, aud unless mistake recent events
give it additional evidence.
What | said was this: England en-
cludes most Of our agricultural produc
tions-her corn laws exclude them /: yet
she is anxious to extend the intercourse
between herself aud us. The great pow
er of steam has eXtinguished distance
England lies close TO New York =
Twelve or thirteen days only make the
communication. Aud 1t is OF no conse-
qnence whether by some sudden revolu-
iion of nature, or by some decree ol
Providence. The distance between dfle-
rent countries becomes less, or whether
by the ingenuity Of man the means OF
and intercourse are increas-
ed-because we measure things bv time.
Eng land is not more than hall as distant
from US, for every purpose of International
intercourse, as she was thirty years ago.
Well, then, The countries are lying side
by side. How shall we deal with her
and The other great commercial states of
Europe? Are we to proceed on the prin.
ciple Of rePrisals-of hostile or retalialory
Legislation
That has been tried with regard 10 the
tonnage OF the United States We made
provisions IN favor of our tonnage in car
rying on our commerce with Er.land. -
England made relaliatory provisions to
favor her tonnage, and so we came TO
curry one way and she the other. So
lar as the direct trade is concerned, we
have no complaint TO make. j, furnishes
an example ol equality, and proves the
jaDger and folly of reiaiaiory stipula-
lions. ] said To my friends 10 BALTIMORE
that believed the time was coming when
some arrangement nigh, he made be-
tween England and ss. ! took ESPECIAL
care TO say that this mus, be effected by
Congress on this side, and by Parliament
on the other-by conditional enactmen,s,
IA the condition of the trade between the
United States and the West India Islands
has been since 1882. Congress said to
Eag land, "if you will do so, we will do
SO; if you will pass such laws, we will
pass such other laws" The negocid-
iions were carried on in England by Mr..
McLane, under General Jackson, on this
side, and Earl Grey ON the other. 1t
was accepted by Congress, who passed
the necessary laws on our part and Eng
land on hers.
il happened that we made bad bar.
gain that time but that is n matter to he
considered ; j only cite this as authority