New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-07-13

slow in taking such resolution as the actual s'ate
of things might require But they oio not aP
prove of retaliating injuries under Tue CLOAK (. u
commercial regulations. Independent OF ouiel
ol.;nct;ons. il would derogatc from the dignity oil
the American character.
The resolutions, they said ought TO be conteni-
nl,tcd commercially. and the influence they
would probably have on the United States, denoe-
ratelv weighed 1t was an old adage that li'eIe
was no friendship in trade Neither ought '.iete
To be anv hatred. These maxims should po' nc
forgotten in forming judgement on 'le p.ope ~
tions before the committee. Their aVo"eu w
;ects we're TO favor the navigation and nahu'a a,
j ,,res of the United States, and their p!oDapie
ooeraton on these objects ought to be CONSIDERED
The measures already adopted 70 favor our ma
rne. had been very operative, ana II was by no
means certain that an additional stimulus would
be advantageous. In l19O the American ton
maze was onc-half the whole tonnage employed
IN orr trade: in 1871, three-fifths; In 1892 two
thirds: Growth believed TO be sufficiently rapid.
It was more rapid than the growth Of British ton
napc had ever been Under the fostering care OF
their celebrated Navigation Act Let the exist
iDo system be left TO It's natural operation, and 1t
was believed that it would give to the u. States
that share in the carriage OF their commodities
which it vas their interest to take. But II a dli-
fcrent opinion prevailed, then let the duty on all
foreign bottoms be increased.
The United States did not yet possess shipping
sufficient for the expectation other own produce
The residue must reach market IN foreign bot
toms, or rot upon our hands We were progress
ing to different state Of things but IN the
mean time we should pursue our interest, ana
employ those vessels which would best answer
orr pnrposc. The attempt to make 1t our mite
rest to employ the vessels OF France, instead Of
those of Britain, by discriminating duties "ilch
must enhance the price OF freight, was premium
10 the vessels ofthc favored nation, 10 be Paid by
| American agriculture.
The Navigation Act of Great britain had Dcen
made subject of heavy complaint. but mat
celebrated Act was not particularly directed
AGAINST the United States, having been passed
while they were yet Colonies, and was no more
unfavorabIc to them than to others. 10 lis regu-
lations Great Britain was strongly attached; ana
it was not probable that America could compel
her to relinquish them. Several members VINO
were opposed to the resolutions. avowed an opln-
ION favorable TO an american Navigation Act,
and expressed their willingness to concur in franz
inc regulations which might meet the prohlbl-
tons imposed on their vessels with corresponding
prohibitions Thus far they were ready to 90,
out they were not willing TO engage IN a contest
INJURIOUS TO themselves, for the benefit OF Tor
eign dation another avowed object OF the reso-
lutions was to favor the manufactures OF the U.
States. But certainly (said the Fedcraisss) 1t
was not by discriminating duties, by cndeavormg
TO SHIFT commerce from one channel to another,
that American manufactures were to be promo
| ted This was to be done by pursuing the course
qlreadg aaOpfed, by laying duties on selected ar
ticles, in the manufacture of which America had
made some progress, and by ProhibitorF dntY
on others, of which domestic supply could be
afforded. But the proposed measure only went
10 the imposition Of tax on their own citizens
for the benefit Of a foreign nation.
IF the United States were prepared to manu-
(rcturc to the whole amount OF their wants, the
importation Of all rival articles might be prohbl-
ted But this they were not prepared TO do
| Their manufactures must progress by slow de-
grces, and they were not 10 enter INTO measure
OF this kind, for the purpose OF retalatng on
nation which had not commercially lnlued U.S.
| The resolutions then were adapted to the en-
enlargement neither of navigation nor the manu-
factllrc OF the United States, but OF lorcign
nation. Their effect would be to force trade
to change its natural course by determinations
AGAINST q nation which had in no instance dis
terminated against the United States, but had
favored them in many points of real Importance.
By what commcrclal considerations could such Il
system be recommended
The speakers against the resolutions unani-
monsly lahorcd 10 exclude from all weight in the
decision of them, considerations which were for
eign to the interests Of the United States. IL
said Mr.. Dexter, / have prediction for any
country besides my own, that bias Is IN favor OF
France the place of my fathers sepniture No
one more than myself lamcnts the spasm OF pat
riotism which convulses that nation, and hazards
the cause of freedom, but ! shall not suffer the
torrent of love or hatred to sweep me from my
post am sent neither TO plead the cause oil
France nor England, but am delegated as guar
dian of the rights and interests Of America"
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