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'I_‘ERMg_——-'I‘\V0 Dollars per ahnum, payable
Quarterly.” Mail subscribersin advance.
ADV‘-1RTISE.\IE'NTS, less than’ a square, 75
cents; a square, 3 1 00, for lhfee ln59~"“°"5*
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HJIRVEY E. HOYT
No. 2, East part of ]lIaz'n-Street,
ESPECTFULLY acquaiuts his friends
and the public generally. lllal he 5"”
continues to manuliicture in the very best
manner, SADDLES, BRIDLES. H-AR’
NESS, TRUNKS. bites. P0RTM2§N-
TEAUS, HQLSTERS, and \_’A[_ilCb:S3
mgerher with every other article in his line of
busl-rllgsmhas also for sale, \Vliips, Sp‘ur=.
Sleigh Bells, and a very choice selection of
Brass and silver plated, potted, and Japaned
Hard _ “rare, Buff-.ilo Robes, &Lc. &c. all of
which may be obtained on as moderate terms
as at any similar estriblislimcnt.
*** Old articles promptly attended to.
V/Vanted, C./ITTLE’S H./11R.
Nm-\valk,Jali.‘i7.d, 139.7." 45
I H uscribers having purchased it good
assortment of CARRIAGES add
HORSES, solicit the patronage oftherr for-
mer Iriends, and request them to call at the
house of I'lEZE.K_lAH Wx-1i'rLocK for 30)’ VE'
HICLE whig.-ch they may choose for convey-
ance to any part of the country, andgthey can
be accotiimorlzited on as reasonable terms as
,3, any other [,ivr-ry Stalilc in the county.
Trying. is .tIu: Naked .Tru.tIz.
KEELER, \VHl'l‘-LOCK, 8:. Co.
Norwalk, Dec. 19, 1396- 45
HE subscriber having the
agency ofa Chair Manu-
factory in New York, has just
received a handsome assort-
ment of FANCY CHAIRS,
wiiiclrlie offers for sale on as
good terms as they can he
bought for in N. York. They
are" warranted to be made of
the bestofmaterials and in the
,best manner. It is his intention to keep a
constant supply on hand, and when any par-
ticular kind is wanted which he has not got it
‘can be immediately ordered and proctired.—-
‘His Chairs are made atone of the most re-
spectable Factories in the city.
’ H. K. FROST.
Norwiilk. Airgiist 28. 18916.,
Z°.‘.'=f3:®K S.é“:3=..'EiT; GLO‘.
I BU:~3tlELS very superior Rock Salt,
tot: I-‘«.mn.-ls Salt Petre [very cheap]
-150 barrels Carnal Flour, ofdilferent brands
A qri-intity ofsuperior MUSTARD
A quaiitity o (1. e fir.~;tqnality Box Raisins.
N; B. The above articles the— subscriber
offers for sale at low prices.
‘ . JOHN BURRALL.
Norwalk, Dec. 7, I826. 4°)
SA.Ii-'1'.
HE Subscribers nave just -received 700
bushels Of‘~Sllpt.l'l0l' Turks Island Salt—-
aoo - do Rock do
15OTous Plaster : which they offer for sale
"cheap for cash or country Produce. Also-—
PAINTS AND 0lLS,—-as follows:
l’Vhite, Red 85 Black Lead, Yellow Ochre,
Spanish Brown, English Whiting Rose,Pink,
Prussian Blue,Stone Yelluw,C'rirome Yellow,
Uinber, Venetian Red. Vermilion Red, Ivy
Black, Lamp black, Lcthaige, Verdigris,
Spruce Yellow, Patent Yellow, Putty, Rosin,
Tar and Turpentine by Li e birrrel ; Linseed,
Fish, and best of Lump Oil, ‘3piri's Turpeu.
tine, Window Glass, Paint Briislie.s, &c.
Norwalk, Dec. l_l. I-Iov'rs $1. Co.
1);,‘-REPAIRING..-ca}
HE Subscritr_ei- takes this meilrod to in-
form liis‘l'rien,ds and the public, that he?
has commenced his old business again, of
cleaning and repairing Brass and Wooden
CLOCKS. Also, GUNS will be repaired
IRA HOYT.
No'rwalk, one mile from the Bridge, (east
side the River 42tf
TROY ALE.
‘4 HE Subscribers Ulll.t lot sale by the bar-
iel aquantity. of first quality of TROY
J1-‘E’ at N. Y .prices. S'riti-:i;'r SL JAMES-
, Norwalk, Dec. 18. 1896. 3\\' 43
' ' I;VSEEI) OIL, SPEILVI, $1. W HALE
OIL,-For sale by S. J. FROST.
October 16. » ‘
I NEW. Goons.
T
HE—subscriber hasjus-. returned from N
York with an assurtnieiu of
"AF,/I'LL GOODS,
‘ -1Vhich he offers to the pm"-lit: tin fair and '98"
non-able terms.
\
‘ Furniture Chintz.
Cotton VVool, Szc.
‘to New York by the middle of this month,
Norwalk, October 94 '
I
ma above.
SEESONAEIE GOODS.
‘ .“riAY BE FOUND AT ‘
JACOB, S1i1ITH’S _
GENERAL Assor'irrrent.ofFancy "and
staple DRY GOODS, and ofas good
quality as can he found :—_ _ ‘
Superfine Blue and black Cloth
do blue and _black-Cassimeres
Srrpnrfitie claret coloured Cloth . _
Sattinetts of all kinds. 3Point Blankets
Devonshire Kersey. Bang-up Cords ‘
Red, white, and green'Flannels ,
Green Baizes. Tartan 31. Caroline Plaids
Fustiati. an excellent article. for pantaloons
Riissia Duck and Russia Sheeting
Dorchester Ticking, first quality
Sheeting and Shining Muslitis
4-4 and 7-8 Irish Linens
London, French and American Prints
7 4 Mantle Merino Shawls.
7-4, 4-4, and 6 4 Prussian Shawls
6-4 and 4-4 Cashmere Shawls
A splendid assortment of fancy Dress Shawl
6-4 and 7-4 Cassimere Sliawls, very low
Furniture Binding. Clarks Spool Cotton
Gentlenien’s &. Ladies’ Hosiery, and Gloves
-Black, white, and colored Canton Cr-apes
Gilt Buttons by the gross. , Fancy Vestings
Silk Flagg Handkerchiefs ‘
lt‘rench striped &. American Plaid Ginghams
Fine and low priced Bombazines
Fine and low priced Botnbazettes
Cravat Muslins. Bobbinett Lace
Black English Siik Hose. Ribbons
India and French Levautine. India Sarsnet
Italian Lutestring. Black Florence
Fig’d and plain Gross de Naples Silk
White, pink, blue and white Florence
White Mersailles Vestings. Linen Canibric
Plaid and Fig’d Circassiaus, Co|’d Muslins
Colored Bornbazettes. Apron Checks A
Buckskin Mittens._ mbrellas. Parasols
Ciimbric and Jaconet Musliris. Shell Combs
Figured and plain Book Muslin -
Splendid assortment of CURLS, kc.
Cotton Yarn and (Jotton Batting.
Norwallt, Sept. 25.
Attention the Whole !
II.~’IRLES HURLBUTT wouldinform
his old friends and customers that he
has on hand a general assortiiient of DRY‘
GOODS, GROCERIES, H.:fRDW'flRE,}
on--CROCKERY, which he will dispose of,
cheap for cash, or country produce. '
N. B. The s_ubscriber ten-
ders his old friend: and czrstoniers lll$ thanks
for past favors he has received, and is in hopes
they will again be willing to stretch forth their
hands to assist him. As he positively will go
cash or country produce will be receivetl in
payment for old debts—or new ones also.
- ' Cmir-.Li-:s HoiiLnU'r'i".
Satigatiiclt, Nov. I, 18%. "3ni31
Ready made Clothes.
EDWIEW IOGKWOOD
‘HAS just received a new ulld naudsoiri-:-
. supply ofready and well tirade Clothes
of almost every description, suitable for the
present season, which he can sell a little less
than can be obtained elsewhere. Among his
assortineut may be fourid—
Pea Coats, various qualities ; Greatcoats
Lyouskin Jackets ; Roundabout do ; Satiiiett
and broadcloth .Pautailoons,dilferent qualities;
do. of best kind of bangup cord ;Vcstsof blue
and black broadcloth, silk, mersailles and
swansdown, &t.c ; Flannel waistcoats 5:. draw-
ers ; cotton 8:. flannel shirts ; Guernsey frocks
suspenders ;stockings ; boots and shoes, Ste.
Also, a general assortment of'Groceri'es.
The above articles will be “ exchanged’
very low for cash.
Norwalk, November6 . 37
V./9LU.dBLE RE./IL EST./ITE
FOR SALE.
A VALUABLE Real Estate
situated near the village ol
Stamford, state of Connecticut,
_ - ~— thirty-six miles from New York.
It. consists of two large Flour Mills, one of
sixteen and the other eight run of stones, ca-
pable of grinding one thousand bushels per
week. They are located on Long Island
Sound, with the sole use ofthe harbor,(which
is never impeded by ice when the Sound is
navigable) admitting vessels from seventy to
eighty tons biirtlien; together with houses ll
the iui-nediate vicinity, calculated for the res
idences of millers and oilrer labourers, with
work shops for blacksmiths and mill wriglits.
and all the rnoderu iurprovements for carry-
ing on the business so as to render it lucra-
tive to the purchaser.
Also, an elegant modern built
-Dwelling-House,
Large and commodious, well adapted for the.
residence ofthe proprietor or any other gen-
teel family, and commanding a bea'u't,iful and
extensive view of Longlsland and the Sound.
Fishing, Fowling, &.c. in all their varieties.-—
Attached to the House is an extensive Garden
of several acres, beautifully located, and con-
taining a great variety of choice fruits, flow-
ers, aud sliru'obery,witb ati ice house, summer
house, and handsomely laid out with gravel
walks, together with about forty acres ofland
divided into tillage, meadow, and wood,-
Barns, stables. granary, and other out houses.
The whole eiribraciiig an Island immediately
contracted with the main land. -
The above extensive and valuable ‘Real
Estate will be sold separate or together. For
desirableness of situation, beauty of prospect,
or place of business,it is no probably exceed-'
ed in the state,and therefor possesses import-
ant advantages either to the man of business
or leisure. 7
For further particular! inquire OITJOHN W.
HoLLir, on__ the premises, or Messrs. BYRNES,
TRIMBLE 8: C09 Soutli-st..New York. - A
Also for sale, the Sloop Express, burtheo
sixty tons, built in 1821, is well calculated for
:i iitill boat or coaster, being in good order $1.
well found--sai_ls,and one cable new. Inquire
‘ri‘i§,i.aTiot$tS'ii%ii1iit Guiiicr” BRITAIN.
.l3tf May, 1826.,
Documents from the Deparhtient qf-Stale, 1 ac-
’ ‘ coiripanying the ‘ Prcsid'eii’t’s'Me9,iage'.)
‘ Mir. CLAY To llIn.'G'AI;LAi'1"vN.'
‘ Drparlnicnt 0./'Slatij, 'W’a§hingtOn, Nov. ll.
Sin‘: Agi-éeab_ly'm.rlie iiitiiniirioti given in
tny.le‘tl_e'r, uuderl ‘driite the Slit‘ iiltimo, I pro-
ceed to conimun_icat.e. to you the, view__whi'cli
’ hasbeen _taken’here ofihe Q‘fl‘lCl__fil;|'l_'0leOf:Hi§
B"r"ittanui'c, M a'jesty’s principal .’_§‘ecflre}‘a§y.
State ft)!‘-§,F0_l'€lgll, Affairs, "sdd'te$sed-Lfolypu
on the llth Septemher.Iaiet_. , I .
If the British Go~ienim'qnjt l.1a.d,_c_o’nteiited
itself sitfiply with anntruiicigngliij that not_e',its
d.et‘eriiii1ratioti no longer to treat’ -with tlriit of
rhe_Unitg,d‘=$r}.ries, on" _tlr'e interI_:0lll"'§e' ,w.iIh‘_tlt.e
British cd‘l!o'h‘i'es,; liowever iiinexiiectedi by 93-
such a determination _ would have been, We.
might have felt ourselves bound silently _‘to
acquiesce in the declared plgasure ofHi,§§fB’ri-
-tannic Majes y’s Goveriitnerit.__'_ .'l‘wo-fpaifties,
at least, are iiecessa'ry- to die’ gcohduét 9f"any’-
negotititinn, and ifone Labsolutely dccliries
treating, the other, ofiiecessity, rritistabide by
his decision. But‘th_e British _GO'Ve|'l)mefll,
-not satisfied with merely corrrrnunicaiiog the
fact ofiis ’i-esolution. no longer to negotiate
with the United States, for an [arrangement
ofthe colonial trade,‘tvlrich\_’_might reconcile
the interest and wishes ofjbotli, parties, brings
forward" new principles, tt),‘soiire"o£ which we
cannot subscribe, anidjseeks tocast upon _iis
the blame ofthe want ofs'ucce‘s‘s which has at--
lended past endeavours to effect that object,
which’ we cannot 'admit. . The frankness
which has ever (characterized ‘_,a‘ll,oiii, corre-
spondence with that British 'G’0V,,el'llfl'l.9nI.‘ '_ re-
quires that our objections to those. principles,
and our ‘disserit’ from such aliilltlpulallbll;
should be’respe'ctfully' stated. , In doing thi_s,
I will begin with a brief" statement of certriiii
general propositions, which are suppgoscdirtu
be incontestible. ‘ - ' -
It is the undoubted right t_i_l‘;,ev'ei:',y_.naitiri‘n to
' prohibit orallow to foreign" 'cot_n_niei'ce with
all, or any part of its tlomiiiioiis,‘}vhei'ever,sit—,
uated, and whatever may‘ be,the,ir,tleiioinina-:
tions, parental or colonial,. or the, modes» of
governuient in the respe-c.i've parts. .-I.t may
prescribe for itself the cQlidlI'lp_li§ -cgngwliiclsr
the foreign trade is tolerated §\.l)llI-Ihé3l§¢"ff:'Ot)--
ditions are not obligatory upon other nations,
unless they, in some form, assent to tliem.—
All sricli couditions,iu respect toforeig-.i pt_)W-
ers, are in the nature of proposals which they
arr asfree to accept or declitio, as tlie'other .
party was to tender‘ them. Ifa nation has
coloiiies it may as unyqiiestiotiably reserve to
itself, exclusively, the right of trading with
thenr. ’
Brit it cannot be admitted, that, in regard to
foreigii‘Powers, there is any thing in the na
trite and ctrndiziou of colonies, or in the rela-
tion win-vii sulisists between them and the
country It)‘-tlitta: they belong, which distin-
guishes the power or regulating their. com-
.luelcc l'i'oui.tl-in wlric£li"‘i.{éXt:rciscd over "the
parent country. That parent country may
have its rrrrriivcsril'je;;!oti.~y or policy for a
i-igortiiis exclusion or all intercourse hetweteu
its coloiiies and foreigners.‘ But the fII()tUt-’lll
it t‘.ll(mSt‘3 to relax and open its colonial ports
to lratlu, whether the relaxation is moved by a
temporary _or pcrtiiziueut interest, or oeces.siiy,_.-
the right is 'd(ql.lll'(*?(rl by foreign Lstates to ex-
rituitie autljudge for themselves ‘the (loud!-
iions on which they are proposed to-be admit-
tril, and to reject or accept tiictii accordingly.
This right or forcigii nations is (.‘()I]t'.8(lCtl, in
the official note which I am" considering. when
the colonial power is urged, by. the pressure
ol' immediate wants, to throw open, for ii time
its colonial ports, but is denied when it. choo-
ses tonpeii them pertnanently. The right, in
both instances, rests upon the same grounds,
an I that is, that,iri all commercial exchanges,
national or individual, the parties to them are
eqiial, and have the saute turlependent power
oljudging each tor iiimself; and there is
much more reason, on acriomit of the greater
duration of the interest, that the right in qries
tron sliuuld be exercisw in a permanent than
at temporary trade. ~'.;_:
All coinrncrce is founded upon mutual con-
venience and advantage. And this principle
is equally applicable to a coiumerce with col-
ouiiit pussessrotis, and with the country to
which they belong, or to any other country.——
In-trading with airy colonies, we have no
tiiore imagined that a privilege had been gra-
tuitously conceded to us, than that we had
made such a concession to the colonial pow-
er, in allowing its colonies to trade with the
United States. It cannot, therefore, be ad-
iuitted, that any other compensation is due
frotn the United States to Great Britain for
the peruiision to trade with her colonies, than
that which springs from the uiiitual exchanges
which are the object o'ftiiat and of all com -
iuerce. If the prosecution of any given' trade
be found uptzn experiment unprofitable to ei-
ther party, that party will no longer pursue
it; and we may sateiy confide in ihe'discern-
tiieut of individuals to repress or stiinula_tefad-
venture according to the loss or griin, Jvhich
ruay be incident to it. The British Govern-
ment, fully sensible ofthis salutary law, was
supposed, in the recent liberal commercial
policy which it professed to have intended, by
the example other homage, to have inculca-
ted its observance upon all nations.
The idea, that the admission into »_ colonial
ports of foreign vessels is a boon‘_g‘ra'nted by
the parent coumry, that is, a benel‘zictio‘ii with-
out equivalent, is as new as it is extraordinary.
In that intercourse which has l)88fI‘_3ll0W6d
by the British Government between its Colo-
tries and the United States, never fully open-
ed,sometimes entirelygclosed, and when re-
luctantly admitted, lettered by numerous re-
s-;rict.i0ns, we recognize any thing but a boon.
'1‘he,leadiug motive which appears to have
actuatcditlie British Governuietltfifl N’-SP6,0l 10
theexchange ofAmerican‘ and Colonial pro-
duce, has been to sell here',what could be sold,
lfsold at all, no whe.-efelse so profitably, and
toibuy of us exactly. so much, as she could ob-
tain no where else, at least so profitably.
On our side, whenevertlie trade has been
opun,there have been no restrictiotns, as to
the objects of exportaiions from the United
States to the British Colonies. '
it cannot be trdiutitéd, tliattita .f2t¢t.thrt
1
has. very great extent.
Cape Horn. doulilestl-e Cape of Good Hope.
the United. States have no colonies,-varies ilie"
principles applicable to an interercoirrse with
. the British Colonies.-= In the consideration of
the conditions on which a foreign trade shall
be tolerated. it is of no consequencé What
name, or what goveriiment‘; ..a,S.la'lt‘-‘ "la?
choose to bestow on the several parts of its‘do-
minions. Actmirtry having no cofotiies, may
-be so situated as to afford the] same kind'of
productioiis, as_botb antitfre"-*Tcriuntty and its
colonies. And there maybe a "greater differ-_
ence iii the nature and value of the produc
tions of two different countries, neither -:_rf_
which have colotiies.thap exists between those
.ofa country; and its colonies, and another
which has nmcolonies. It might as well be
argued thatthe facts of twenty-four States-
composing this Union, entitles it to demand
concessions from all other Powers whose ter-
ritory is not divided iutoau equal number of
similar parts, or that the United Kingdom,
being constituted by the union of three king-
doms, woiild "be jiistified in deinandiug, upon.
that ground, froiu any power, composed only
of a single Kingdom, more than it granted.
In all coriiinercial intercourse between differ-
ent powers, the question resolves itself into
one ofpiiotit and loss. If it be the'5’iiiterest of
the parties, that the trade should be allowed, it
is altogether immaterial how those‘ territories.
.are governed 0' divided; both Shave an equal
right to judge of the conditions of the inter-
course. _ -
_ Neither can it be admitted that the posses-
sion of colonies entitles the nation hold,i.u
them to the exclusive enjoyment of the féii-11?
cuitous navigation between theparent coun-'
try, and a foreign cotttitry, through any or all
ofthose countries, _upon the ground ofits be‘-‘.
ing the prosecutiori ofa Colonial trade,whicli
is understood to have been taken by Great
Britain. , Ifthe connexion between _tlie Uni-
ted Ktugilotit and its tiunicruus Colonies is to
be regarded in the light oftiiat of a continu-
ous coast, it must be _-allowed that this coast
It passes around.
C|’0sSI:-S the Atlantic Ocean, penetrates almost
every sea, touches every continent. and encir-
cles the Globe.‘ A Colonialcoastingilrade of
this universal reach, presents none of-the prop.
erttes of an ordinary. coasting trade, except’
that ofihe identity‘ ofsovereign power, The
l0llntlHtt0n on which nations are supposed to
reset via‘ to«_ tliemselves, exclusively, their own
coasting trade, is not merely that of’ monopo-
ly, but priiicipally bccau‘se_itliey are thereby
betterenabled to check all invasions of their
own l:iws—-ti reason which is inapplicable to
the widely dispersed condition of the British
Colonial possessions.‘ ' '
Entertaining such opinions’ as have been
here,-in stated, in regard to the power of coin
1l1€l'Clal tegulation,.the government of the U.
States has always conceived that the trade
‘bettveenwtlictii iindthe British Colonies was
open to. a’ll.consideratious, which are ‘appli-
cahle to any other trade, iind that it was con-'-
sequently a fit subject ofarrangetneut by trea--‘
ty, oigir‘ any manner by which any other
trade might be regiilated. Great Britain
may, undoubtedly, ifshe please, deny to iter-
self the advantage of consulting with foreign
_Puwcts, through the accustoined organs 0
llll€l‘C(lUl‘SB, as to the conditions on which,
with mutual benefit, the trade may be carried
on. -Btit.il she choose to restrict hersclfto the
single mode of regulating it by act of Parlia-
ment, it cannot be admitted either that such
l‘8Sll'lCllt_)l‘- is a necessary consequence from
the riat‘r'ire of the colonies, or, as will be here-
after shewn, that it is in accordance with the
practice .of the British government itself.
'l‘lie British Secretary ofSttite alleges that
in 18°29, the British gov’t opened the Coloni-
al imercourse to us, and withheld it from all
other powers ; that, in effect, we thereby ac-
quired a monopoly in the supply of the cou-
sumptiou ofthe British West Indies ; but that
Great_Britaiu did not preclude herself from
the right to open her colonial ports to ‘other
nations whetiever it might suit her purposes.
We did‘not ask that Great Britain should shut
her Colonial ports to other Powers. The oc-
clusiou was, no doubt, in consequence qf,the
estimate which she made of her own inte‘rests,
without any iirtentionto confer an exclusive
biinelit upon us, as tliecpeuirig ofthern by the
act ofl8‘25‘ is according to a similar estimate
We have no right to’ complain, and never
have complained, that Great Britain seeks for
the United Kingdom and for.it€Co_‘lonies the
best markets for sale and piii*clias‘é,‘any tnore
than we anticipate any complaint from her,
if,wheu we are driven from her colonial ports,
we should exercise -.the like liberty. If she
has reason to felicitate herself that, by the.
course of events, she is enabled to draw from
other sources those supplies ‘which her Coloi.
nies had been iii the habit of obtaining from
the United States, we have,perhaps, occasion
for equal congratulation that, by the samewor
other eveius,-markets. have been opened to
us, which may-be found ample substitutes to
tliuse which it is her pleasure to close against
us. , As to the niouopoly which it is al-
leged we have enjoyed, it should he observed
that the relative position of the British W. I.
. Colonies to the United States, and the nature
of their respective climates and productiotis,
areeininently favorable to a mutually benefi-
cial commerce between them. From their
proximity to the United States,they find their
convenience in drawing from us those per-
ishable and bulky articles which they want,
rather than from more distant countries. If
the West India Islands were situated on the
European instead of the American side of
the‘Atlantic Ocean, and Europe could supply
as cheaply $1. abundantly the same description
of articles as the U. S. the Br. W. I. colouies,.
would prefer obtaining their necessarysupplies
from Europe. - T',2 States contribute to
other West India. Uolonies, in as great extent,
and share in the navigation between tbetn as
largely as they do in their iiitercourse with
those of G.Britain. This is the effect ofthe, law
of proximity. _-If it be a monopoly, it has
piiianated from-ii'o.human power, but -frbin a
much higher suurcej. .L_Far from repining at
ihe dispensatioiis of Brovidence, nations, con-
tented with the portion of his bounty :-which
has.been‘a,l_lotted toeach, would do well‘t_ V
guiesce, with cheerful submission, in the"ar_-
ctr
may be ofliervd.
bejseeti. ’ c
,..r.-..- ‘
rangeinents of th'e"‘Uriiverse, which, -in ‘
Wi5d0mi hf! his thotIt.ih,t-proper to order. .
The United Stateshave never made it a
‘subjectof serious complaint that, for the in-'
dtilgencewhich their-“ laws have granted‘of'
unrestricted liberty of importation‘ or export.
3ll0D.0l} \Yl‘3l8Ye.r is -produced or miinufactut-..
sad in the_ United States-, or in the British ‘col-
?;lll§'5i respectively, they‘ have" been met, in.
n, wi_th_a long catalogue of prohibition;
and restrictions,including sometofthe 513 la
commodities on both sides.=§=-Although fthey
ha” de-3l"°d ‘ht? abolition of those re’stricriouq
they have left imo the sole and rindisruibeki
consideration _.p_,I_I,.the British Government,
Whether the .pr“o'siier.ity-I--at their» colonies’
themselves, would -tiuklie‘ best 7 promoted by
'the appli_catio_n,t_o,the iiigercourse of.rho3e:«]ib.
3”“ P"l“.0lPl33 "!tll3_I_lh havefobtaiuerl-the sane-
tion of the 'present-,1.enligliteiied--age. The
Government oftbe, U3. States has ‘cemented
itself with i__I_Isist.iug;tii‘at, circumscribed as’-tho
,tita"d.e ha! -beei’)}3CC0l:dII')g-_.l0 the pleasure of
‘he. BU},I.5h; G’ov_tu‘.timeut;; the ; regulation or‘
W5 navigation employedin it should befu ind-
ed on pi‘incip_les of reciprociiy, so as to alnow
fair competition between the vessels of me
two countriep. .
The position now assumed, that Colonial
trade with foreign States is not a fit subject
for negotiation with those States, but -belumgs
exclusively to the regulation of the par-en:
country, is eriiirely new. It isoot. sustained
by the practice of other Powers having Cola-
njcs. It ls not sustained by the practice of
Great Britain herself; and this brings me to
the cousideratioii of what, has’ passed betwpcn
the two GOVEl'nl1‘l8t)l.g_iil relation to this trade.
They iiegotiated on that subject, to gr) no
further back, in the year 1794. Their riego-
nations resulted in the lfltli article ofthe trea-
ty_of, Amity, Coniinerce, and N;.vig;,r;0,,,
which was,theu,t:,o_n4cluded'. - The very fact or’
treatiifg, bet_ween‘two irirlependeni Shires,
implies theright l’.)_.etlCll of considering and
determining the mutual . pfoptisllliins which
. Tire-I\Yl) pcltv-‘rs qgnin ”e_
. .I - ‘ ' -
gotiate» on the same §ul))té(:_l it, 2793, and r,e_
cause the Government or” the Unto-rl_ Si.-neg
did not conceive that the cow s.-9-;;i§o|'Gyea;
.Bri:a'm, contziiiied in the 12th .;irfg,';|e (,f'[he
ll'Hll y git” I-7‘.l4‘.iYfl1P,€ql)-lglalfffif tr‘i,,‘i,lfét:.';'rices-
sions oii‘ t,l9'(lr._sizle.; i,t_,.-_t;§.s ,:;:a;rr_n,;i[e,.i., - pi,,,,,
again ngggitiated."i,ii 3,8 I5,‘ :1 rfd"_ar;tiia’l'l;y§’er,réi-.
ed into _stipiilatigJ_tL§ yvliich. asyou tviifl lrrrvnv,
form a par*- iiftiie Convehgirrn or f‘;:,.'"é:‘3_,',:l of
July, ofthat _Vet«lf, 'f0r'tlré re_gitlatl.CifI"'t)-"litliira
British East Iridiatrade ; but, not trtriitg‘-style
to come toaizy a_2rer:uieu:,iu regard to the
British West India trade, it was "M; 9, ,he
two couutritrs to regulate this subject by fl.-eir
respective laws. On that occasion, it “as
stated by Lord Ctistlererigit, -thfir the British
Government would not rt-g.1,?d as ._,,,{,,,.,,,;i,,',
any measure which tlr; United States rmgin;
think expedient for the rt-gulatioii of that
trade. And, to gtitirdirg:-iiust all tnisco:rccp-
tion, it is moreuvi.-r. Bxpffiisly.--pr-uvidnll ii. the
;lvI*88l_Y itself, that “ the intercoiitse between
the United States 82. His Britauuic Majesiy’s
possessions in the West Indies. and on the
continent of-North America, shall not be af-
fected by any éftlm provisions of this article,
but each party shall remain in the complete
possession cfits rights with respect to such an
intercourse.” With what propriety, theuican
it beafliruied that, u to withhold from the 's..s,,
ofa country ltaving'coloiiies, {railing from the
tiiother couutriy to _a foreign State. under :1
regular treaty‘ between the two countries. the
rightofclearing for another port bqlottgiiig
to that mother country, in another part oftho
world, is an injury”——an injury." ti:idnub.et!ly
in deviation from the‘ spirit 0! the treaty P”...
The regular treaty referred to, excliides, by
. its positive terms, all regulation of the inter-
course between the United States and the Br.
colonies in the West Indies. And yet it is
contended, thatGreat Britain has'the right,
according to the spirit of the treaty, not only
to the benefit ofthe iipplicatiori of its provis-‘I
ions, to a subject which it alone professes to
regulate, britto have them applied also to
another subject which is declared not lobe
regulaterl,8L as to which both parties are left-in
the “ complete possession” of all their rights.
Ant? this is insisted upon, in behalf of Great:
Britain; without_any corresponding privilege
on the part of-‘the Uttited States. lfthe treaty
be competent to carry a British vesst-l through
the British West India ports to the U. States,
and vice versa, whilst, under siniilar r.-irc.um-
stiirices, those ports are to rciuain_ shirt. by
British-authority, againsta vessel of [Mir U,
States, it would equally; entitle such British
vessel to pass through the po_rtS of any" and
every country upoti the globe, to and front the
U, ited States. ,. ‘
u e two countries again unsuccessfuily ne-
gotiated, in relation to the Colonial trade, in
1817, when Lord Castle“.-eagli submitted a ,
draft of four articles, which did not prove ac-
ceptable, and in 1318, and 1819, and finally
in 1824. What was the footing on which the
intercourse had been placed, by the laws of
the two countries, at the period of opening die
last negotiation you will see by adverttng to
the instructions of my predecessor. The long
and arduous discussions which took place lie-
tween Mr. Bush and Messrs. Hriskissou and
S. Canning, in 18014, broughtthe parties very
near together. Each exchanged with the
other the proposal with which he would be
sarisfied but, as they could not then agree up-
on either, it was concluded to suspend the ne-.
g,,,,,,',i_.,.,,.ivith a. distinct understandirig, on
both sides, that it should be again resumed at
sortie convenient day. Front 2; comparison
of the American and British proposals, it will
1. -That both parties were willing to abolish
all discriminating duties on either side.
2. That the British government was satis-
fied, and actually offered, tl1a;t the intercourse
should contiriue restricted to the ‘direct voy-
age, as it then was by the respective‘ laws of
the parties ; that is to say, that -an Ainericati
vessel clearing froin-the»-British-' \i[esir.Iiitlies,
with their ‘producer for an. Auiericatr. port,
simutd hr, yequired to land lici-.'ea;r2o in such
port; and, on the other hand, a tin tish vessel
' clearing from the United State.~:,_ with their
produce, for a colonial port. 53'0"” b9 requir-
qd to land her cargo in such port.
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