Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-01
LIBERATION OF COMMERCE..

10 o.. readers has already peeh ANNOUNCED
re gratifying fact Of The passage oil the new
English Navigation Bill, through the blouse "i
ordc ,rbe editorial from me New FORK Even
ing Post, which we give below, furnishes me
on,,incs al the bill, and satisfactory view Of lis
liberal End eenial workings. IL IS another giea'
stride in The onward progress . Free lI"ue
pr;acin,es-- and cau>tic pruning away ot me
s,r,noprl restrictive system Of the BRUSH Gov
.rrmcu', when, since the anne Of Cromwell N
IN. language OF The Augusta (Ga) CONSTITUTIONS
alis,. nas been a violation OF the Free l'a"e
prpciples, OF the just rights Of British SUB
iecis. and dead weight upon The enterprise
and industry .. tie world. jealousy Of other
nations, and OF her own colonies, prompted Inc
pol,cy, and The unhoiy spirit OF monopoly and
special privilege has continued II. The pre'e1'
of our protec,ionis,s being now removed, we 'rusl
ina, they will sanction liberal reciprocity OF the
Free Navigation policy OF England American
ep,erprize, as We have frequently before sad'
should dread no competition on land Or al sea,
with inc industry OF enterprise OF England or any
other natloa
From tie .NeD York Epening Post.lI
RECIPROCAL LIBERTY OF TRADE.
In his sheet We publish the essential parts Of
of the bill recently introduced into The British
Parliament for amending the navigation laws Of
that country.
The firsl section sweeps away the rubbish oil
some twenty old statutes restricting the commerce
between one pur and another Of the British en-
pire and lis possessions 10 vessels owned officer
ed and manned by British subJecis-slalules
commonly designated as navigation laws. The
subsequent sections confine this restriction TO The
commerce between one port and another ot the
British iseS-aDd between one pert and another
OF lis possessions il America and Elindostan.-
This opens To nerican vessels the direct trade
between Great Britain and her domlnlons in the
Indian neuipsuia, between Britain and Canada
between British aud the West Indies, and offers
Us, il our enterprise 10 equal 10 The occasion, he
trade between Canada and The East and Wcsl
Indies. American vessels may now, If their
owners choose 10 Try their fortune in mai quarter
carry goods and passengers from Eng and 10
Australia. and advertiS. in the Liverpool mar
ket tor carsoes 10 Gibraltar and Malta. A cub
seouenl section provides that the British Execu-
live il foreign nations 10 whom The trade Is open
cd should subject British vessels in their posts 10
restrictions not imposed on their own vessels
NAV counterfeit them by narrowing The privileges
granted in The bill, 80 as 10 place British and
Iore,sn vessels as nearly on The same footing as
possible. This will probably lead The British Cd.
blnet 10 nsls, that We shall open 10 British YES
sells the trade between The Atlantic States and ouT
territories OF California and Oregon, until they
are erected into States This is very little for us
10 concede, and Britain would be but slender
gainer nor need American navgaors, with
their incompatible vessels and their ever wake
iu spuit g, enterprise, Tear 10 be sdPplan'ed by
any compel. ion IN that quarter
But egct The restrictions which will remain
upon The Z. asins-traae Of The British possessions
OF Norm America and in the Yves, Indies may
he rcla xc.! by the crown il the local legislatures
nt those countries desire it and The Governor
General OF India, i! Inc good OF the people snb-
ice, 10 his authority should seem 10 him 10 require
II. NAV permit goods and passengers 10 be freely
conveyed from one port OF Hindostan 10 another
in foreign vessels.
In looking over the provisions Of bill
which offers Us so much, and which asks OF rs
so lille, we cannot but express our utter aston
i,hmeni that any faph should be found, either
with Inc measure itself or with our minister al
Inc British court, 10 whose agency me ADOPTION
Of this measure BY The Brush cabinet las been
ascr,bed, aud who is Justly, we believe, enuiee
10 thai credit. We ale yet 10 see any thlns SAID
deserving the name OF a. argumen, against meet
ing the British government on The ground OF equal
iry 10 which they iavi,e US. We have YET 10 see
any analysis OF The advantages 10 be acquired or
lost by either party, which will no. make America