Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-19

this question and fair recognition oil the rights
oi the Sou:h BY s!ranging in lis Dir the Cay
Ion Compromise. What JUS ice can the South
expect from Clay and BeEton, who have hoisled
he ifcc-soll 5anEer or Badger add Stephens
who practically take sides against u,2 And
these are the only Southern men, in whose han IS
this leading Wing, in an address, received by
Southern Wings with "a lorreE, OF deaienine
applause" avows the South prepared 10 eptrusl
her rights, honor ard safety! As we'll enlrus,
The innocent dove 10 The vullure, as BE- rights Of
The South, al The present time, to Clay aud Ben
ton! II his BE- her only dependence, she is LOST
indeed! Louisiana cannol, we are sure, endorse
sucn sentiments.
BRITISH NAVIGATION ACTS-uUR RECIrRo
CITY.
The course ot The government on this aues,
ton furnishes another indication O. the blunder
inc and INDIGESTION Of the present Regency Oul
law Of Congress Of May "a, 1923 ''aulncl
The President 10 issue his pIocialuaiion declar.
Ing that discriminating cutics shall no more b.
levied on goods imported in foreign vessels
eitlef from their own or other fJfeisn poris
hen said duties shall have boon abolished. as
regards vessels cfthe United States, by The gov
cfnnrbis ci The countries TO HIGH those vessels
belong" The British Law, doing away with
such discriminating duirs, goes inc effect on
the Is January, 1870 alter when time American
vessels can carry ca!goes direct from foreign
por;s, other than BIili.h, as also can 9th
or vessels, and ener al the British Cus;om
House on The sane terms as British
yessels-but 10 enable British vessels 10 do the
same here, proclamation from the President is
actually necessary. A measure Of such ma, KEEL
policy and benrt; 10 ous commerce, one wculi
have lh1u2ht. oar goyefnn.en, would mol Tor a
moment have hrsi,a'ed 10 accepI-ior, if the
British repeal be mol soon recprocaed by us, ii
will be revoked SO far AS VIC are concerned But
tae pii: and ci:ar-hs9id Regency did not view
Rspnt!ic THE Iii ,ial orgaul threw cold water
on tie whole movement ami nceel, indicated
.nal Eo:hing ou.d induce The President TO adop,
the course marked our. Here is its language
Csc should be madc which authorizes it-tril
ISSUE no PROCLAMATION und ttts tlp; for we
can conc=1re Of no state of thing, that rould par
ran 1t, IN view Of the approaching meeting Of
Congress. The mercantile Interests have man.
ifes;ed no anxiety on tn subject. They have
no, called upon The Pr,siden, To issue his pro-
clamation. There are no memorials or petit
tions, hat we have heard of, requesting him l.
bo1I 1rf IN no I'll al in
on certain contingencies, by the act Of 1928
Nor do We believe that 1rsl aluised M .rehants
in any por! in this country ar. prepand 10 call
for this proclamation, before the present uav-
"a ion act Of Great Britain has been critically
examined and reported upon in all lis aspects,
by Committees Of Congress, aided and instruct.
cd BY the information that may be elected from
The Chambers Of ComTc:c &c and intelligent 10.
diyidual merchants. bearing upon the whole
system Of reciprocity treaties
This act OF 1873 was an act Of anclhef ge .
ration. A House II Representatives fresh II !,
The people will be beaer able 10 decide On -
policy u 1919 than was Congress OF le2; -
We apprchcad, therefore, thai the Presiicr. !. III
refer This whole matter 10 the next Congress- as,
20 Tho oxicn,, The c"notint,unal dePo,raty ana
organ al The will of The Presen, generation Vi The
American people"
Such an extraordinary and inauspcious de-
cision (rejeciing reciprocity OF navigation, which
VIC have been seeking for a long period and c
which even J,hl @. Adams and Henry CLAY
have been among the earnest Advocates natu-
rally alarmed the mercantile class-and h, N
Y. Journal OF Commerce, alter saying, that "ih
Pnsient wants TO do what is right ard best, BIZ
he knops Ii tc atOus commercial afairs," las
Friday appealed 10 the merchants 10 call on lh'
government, 10 20 lis duty. This doubtless, ha,
its sff.cl-for, in spite Of The p s;,ve semi-oflicia
declarations OF The Republic, pledeins the Presi
dent rotio ACT in the matter, the following olicia
publication is male: