The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-03

merchants of commanders part of the
bark which they sail-who are seldom restricted TO
VOYAGES by ORDERS accompanied by supercagoes, but
are left proceed their own judgment may deem most
advisable after they clear from ports 1t is OF
torous occurrence, fact recently subs'antiaed by the
testimony of several individuals before parliamentary
committees that American vessels often arrive al port
discharge and receive cargo, and proceed sea- before
the protected British captain has done dschargng Ship
pers always require expedition, and willing pay
higher freghs prompt vessels than those ardy in
their preparations and movements They reimbursed
by the interest saved on the capital invested An Amer
vessel, understand, always obtain the eighth
of more something like it. per pound freight
cotton from New Orleans. Mobile, and elsewhere TO
So indeed in like proportion for carrying all over the
world.
1t has been seen that several of the first statesmen OF
the country, irrespective of party, acted plenpoenta
res the negotiation OF treaties, and that the reel
procy system had the sanction of all eminent civilians
from Washington down, with solitary exception
Adams, Gaatin and Clay dipomazed for it under Mon
roe, by whom the act OF 1877 was approved Clay dpo
matzed for it in its most extended under Adams
by whom the act of 1928 approved Buchanan
dpomatized for it under Jackson, by whom the procla
nation was issued in behalf Of the Grand Duchy of
Meckenburg- Schwern and the Grand Duchy of Olden-
burg Forsyth Gas Secretary of Sate) and Stevenson d.
plomatzed for it under Van Buren,. We mention these
names being closely identified WITH and forming con-
spcuous parts in the countrys history, without deeming
ii necessary to repeat those OF the other distinguished ne
gotiators
But in the face of the best benefits resulting to our
navigation and commerce from this aforementioned as
it was by every statesman, dipomatis and politician of
emnencea solitary dolorous voice, proceeding from
dlscomfted forsaken, unfortunate, broken-down PREMIER
cropping his way through labyrinth of darkness TO catch
a CLEAN OF light, and anxously inqurng "JVhere AM /
to go" was heard to pronounce 81 do, gentlemen en-
terrain the strongest belief that all this principle of reei
procty acted upon by the government is mistake from
the beginning and injurious to the great interests of the
country. What is it, By every reciprocity treaty we
give to the nation with which it is concluded right to
trade between and other nations on the same terms as
trade ourselves. We give to the Hanse- Towns, and
other States of the class. the right fetch and
same terms do, and practically they can do it much
proftably In my opinion, the true princple-the
philosophy OF politics on this subjects exhibited in the
the bold geniuses of Cromwells time, and acted upon
ever since. The principle is thisthe rule is this Any
nation may bring to us commodities in their own vessels,
and carry our to her own ports, having like
privileges but nation shall bring the products of
third nation, carry between us and that nation"
Thus spoke Mr.. Webster to a Baltimore auditory on
his retreat to Marshed from the State Department. in
May, ls43 Writing under the lash which Mr. Clay so
orcby applied him for his apostacy temporary though
it was, from whg principles, instead Of meeting his bold
adversary face TO face he chose the abovequoed
to nc awound upon his political fame He selected the
treaty of the Hanse Towns for it was Mr. Clays own
work-negotiated, stipulation by stipulation, by himself
and endeavoed to array the Baltimore people against the
whole system, because Hanseatc vessels visit their
port than The vessels of any other nation He neglected
to make any mention of the of Congress of 1924 and
1925 which would have secured the Hanse Towns in
all they enjoy under the treaty but starting upon false
premises he apparently aimed to lead his auditors to false
conclusions. But Mr.. Webster was either marvellousy
ignorant OF the operations of the navigation of Eng
land or he desgnedly msrepresented them Under that
act, as we have shown, when carrying sour corn
and other products to England discrimination was
made against flag, which only succeeded in abo
eating by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. consecrated by the APP.
prevail and under the auspices of the sFather of his
Country" and his illustrious comparots-a dscrmina
lion having its unhallowed origin in monopoly-just such
monopoly that which exhibited itself against first
post steamship which touched the British shores, ex
acting of sixteen cents upon halo letters
than if they had been conveyed by covered by
the "union jack p One OF the objects, and the first of
the navigation act, VIGOROUSLY, if not avowedly, TO
~ IS tlo
try, and at the expense too, of the prosperity OF her colo
MES, by prohibiting intercourse between them and other
nations 1t expressly provided that goods commod-
titles 1ohatevsr the groot, manufacture, produce Of
Asia africa, america, should be imported either into
England Ireland, or any of the plantations except in
Slips oned By English subjects and with the loss of her
thirteen American colonies, Great Britain under the act
demanded derenal tonnage and cargo duty from them
precisely in the spirit that she does diferenal
hostages in favor of her mail steamers And this sys
tenn, let countrymen remember, is that which the
present pampered advocate of Boston federal interests
pronounced to be the ''TRUE PRIHcpLE"-yes the very
PHILOSOPHY OF POLITICS" in navigation and commercial
nercourse 1t may be pleaded by Mr. Websters friends,
in extenuaon of the enormes committed on the good
sense and the blow leveed at the interests of the people
in the Baltimore Speech that he changed his opinions
when he was forced by circumstances to besow E.
nctant vote, in 1874, upon his old leader and Mentor
We shall see before conclude this article