CHARLOTTE, JV. C. TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 18S8.
[NO. ITS.
rUULISlIED WEKKLY
Bv LEMUEL B1\GIIAM,
,4/ Thrte Dollars a xjear^ paid in advance.
\o paper will be discontinue d, unU es at the
tliscretion of the editor, until all ammag-es are
’’Alu.onUe.e„., wlU be i„,e„ed a. ,„e „s,u, I{,X;
• . town of Chariolte, where I at pri st ni reside.
On the premises is a g-ood dwelling lioiise, larjre
VALUABI.K TOWN PKOPERTY
TOR SALE.
rutcs. I’ersons sending in idvertisement;-, are
eqiiested to note on the margin the nun.her of
nst rtioiis, or they will be continued until forbid
anil cliiirged accordingly.
m:w ( (KYFi cTiGx^nn]
FkMT V^TOIIK,
and convenient tStnre Homr, and ";dl oilier out
buildings necessary tor the comfortable resi-
deiicf of a f n>ily ; together with a \Sellof
mos/ cxcilknt water 'J he lot is in good repair,
all the tfi\ces having I.ten made m u witlun a
few months past. 'Hie situation is one of tlu
most desirable in the village, either as regards
health, a stand br lusiniss, or good n' iglib' r-
hood. 4
mUF, subscriber inforn.s the citizens of Char- I will also sell a tract of land adjolnlrp- the
ll-.ttcand itsviciiijt\, thi.t she hs.s rented l town. The land is of good qualitv; w, 11 tim-
the house hitcly o cupu d by Vir. Th«,mas A.lber.d, and what is clearei, laukr a'^ood fmre.
Noma lit, as a ttrocery, and that she has just 1 The price will be made to suit the timts. Ap-
o])ei.e(.l an I's^sortm* nV it Tandie*!, of e^. cry ! ply n> the subscriber,
nptioi), /.111 (/nds, f gs, Fn.nt-.s, liaisi.s.
f gs, Fn.nr.s,
l*r:ir! liaiicy, I.’icc, Sniol.ed herrings, Oysters,
»;n'.rk( r-, I'ituUd l’i-i!t, an I Philad( tphia Uccr;
MiUi ;i SIM'ply of ('( ll'ec Hnd Sng: r, &r..
Januavv —;'nil79
; ill r-^lnp
C;UKi:X KKNDHKJK.
Charlotte, ^Jarch 12tb, lo2-J.—r-ltf.
Lis i' OF M/rri:i?8
Hemaifiing in the I'l'st-OHice at Charlotte,
N’. C. April 1, 18Jo.
A.
If^aac Alexander, IJev. A. Ariilerson, Tol,
' xisting be-1 Augustus \ie.\aiulcr, Asuri:di Alexander, Mi'.
I U. £• ;»). V usdis- i Aniirson, Jietly I,. Alexander, Hiley Arrowood.
J[ ivve^ r, •( !iO.\rA> Tli ^ _ _
fiolvc.I on lUr ] jt;i i-,stain, hy m.. uul con-int. | .Ir.n't s AsUiir\, Adtlai AlexniuiJfj charle's ATli.
}\!.sons indojU'il (.■ > will pieuse • .dliii.d set-i Akxunder, Mary M. Alexutukr.
lie tlitir i'f^ptrtivc ;i .c\Hi, ts. without dela\, as
h-1s!i to cloac t
possibl^'.
Cli;u'!otte, Jan. 22d, 67.
MIC' rn us soun us i
15.
TROr'I'EH S: illX'l'iN(/I'()\,
IVafch Mahevs and Je7V(Ucrs,
0
J. D. Royd, Stephen I^cdford, Ifobert Bur-
r,w, Adam, James A. liradky, Chas. II. Hootli,
Ji.iiifs C;. Uarnf tt, Thomaa'iJoyd, David I.,
Urandon, John Uatten.
I'rom the National Intelligencer.
COLONIAf. QUESTigK.
We have rcccMitly lia.; an opportunity
of |jerusiu^a part of a late number of a
highly respectable periodical work,
published in Englancl, annually, tntitl-
ecl the “ ParliamtMitary Review,” con
taining ail article on tlie Colonial Ques
tion, in which there is a defence of the
Government of the United States, as
just as it is severe, in tiic apj)lication
we make ol‘ it, to the Opposition writers
ill this country, and e.specially u]*on
those of the commercial cities, who
seem to have heen disjiosed to prostrate
the commercial iriterest of the countr}'
at the feet of the British Ministry. The
editors of this Rt.vicw, availing them
selves of the Opportunity afl’ordcd, by
tin* correspondence between the late
]\Ir. Cntjriing anti Mr, (Jallatin being
loiil on the table of the House of Com
mons, conimence, by givinga very clear
this dissertation, to shew, by which
of the two governments the principle
which both profess has been misunder
stood, and at w’hose door the faihire of
the attempts at an amicable arrange
ment ought to be laid.
“ In order that the commercial inter
course between two countries should
be on a footing of exact recijirocity, it is
nccessary, that either there should be
no di.'c/iminating duties in eilher coun
try upon the ships of the other ; or that
those duties, ifany exist, should be e-
quai. On the first ofthese suppositions,
there is free trade on both sides, and,
consequently, reciprocity :in the second
case, there is reciprocity of restriction,
which, though never desirable, may be
allowable as a means of arriving at re
ciprocity of free trade.”
“Jtwas in conformity with these
principles that the trade helwcen the
United States and the Kingdom ol
Great Britain and Ireland was regulated
by the Convention of 1815. That trea-
and fair analysis of that correspondence. •' , .... . i
propoi lv im|,uli.,K to Mr. Can- ly s''"" !>>'
' • I , . m.Tdp hv Pitlipr ii.atioi). netw’ecn the
niMKarm'timK,le..deavortogivc»cbar.|”;'l'’® ^
;,flrri„the discussion foreign to ,|,a, sl>i|« of the other country, coming d.-
. ^ ‘ frnm Hi.'it rnnnlrv. flnri its own.
C.
Jonas Clark, Jolin .Fames Cunningham,
! John Capps, flamilton Clark, .lohn U. Coehran,
y the late f.rm of '1 uomas | David Cn s.s. James 1.. Caldweil, Jacob Clont?,
■piinT. m fv Co. have re-, Cooper k McC.iun, U( v. l{obert H. Chapman,
moved their establishment to Trudy Crane or Ad»m Sprii.^^i.
tbf liuib’.ing npp sitt Mr Jno. jj
loan's new house, .l.oot 5U ^
Davidson, I>r. Dunlap, (Jbarles Demison or
I’hilemon Morris, >\ illiam Dow, \\ m. L. Da-
hr.inclu .>>,
’nls north « f tl;e (\ urt-
'Oiist , where the; are pre-
irired to carry on tlie above ! yijJo,"
l u.'iiness, in all its vmious
atness and des])at h. I In y
E.
h:.y a bands,nve assortn c'.t of gold an.l r 1
jVitent I.evers, an'l good plain \\ ate t s ; (jcn-' '
tliM le.)'^ :iiul I.,i''it s’ gold (',li;tins, Seals aiid
K'y*j ; Perl, Fi!a,:^ree and Taste I ar l.’ing,
liri :\st I’ius and Finger Hii.gs, of handsome
paittrns; Silver Tibie and Tea Spoons, miu’.
various other artir.les in their line, wbirli tiu j
will St!' Jo'v tor Cash No e.'.ertions will be
spared, on their pari, to give compli tt- satist'ae-
tion to those who may favor them with thtir
fatronagc.
Charlotte, Jan. 29, 1^28.—66.
Hev. E. Eveli'th, Ceoijje Eniberson, Mr. Ed-
Tiiii nu'.ii in:i i) iioiisii
JANUS.
n
Colbert Flanagar, Joseph Flinu.
V,.
Hichard Gillcsp’e, Michael Gallnher,
Gritlith, 'I'homub J. Grice, John D. Garris
which belongs to the nalure of tlie sub
ject, by arguing the question o( 9'ig/ii,
wfiich W.IS not CDinhatted, to rcguli»te
the'ooniii e’oi.'d iiJercourse, the review
ers reuiJik that, in that inlercourse,
“as in transactions of the same nature
“ btlween man ar.d man, Ihe tjiily con-
sitleralicn.s lole vai.t to ihr siihject,
“are tlios.e of mvtxml i7ifere&t.'’ Ac-
“ cording lo M r. Caiuiina^s view ol the
“ priticijiles of li ado, “ tlu'ie is i o room
“ tor doubt 01 hoitation. The |,crmit-
“ ting foreinn vessels, under any cir-
“ ciunstunces, to carry goods to any
“ part of our possi'ssions, l)e considers
rectly from that country, and its own.
Thus far, there is reciprocity of free
trade. In what follows there is recip
rocity of restriction; neither country
enjoys the jirivilege of importing into
the other the produce of a third country,
on any conditions, or inidcr any cir
cumstances whatever.”
“I'his ifpaiy of commerce extcndn
only to the King’s Kuiopcan dominions.
1 be parly at whcfse instance it was thus
I.mitcd was (iiral Biilain. It was tlu-
wish of Ihe U. Slates, ihai the British
colonies should, for the purposes t>f the
tn-aty, Ix consideicd as a part of Great
iiiiiaiii ; and tlie tiad«- between Aiiurica
VINfi purcb.ised this
^{? ■ JL v lu.i )1* iiorse Iroin Mr.
Stoi-.'-’t.,1, I uiil st.inl liini
i. V*- ‘‘•'^"oig season Hi n'vsta-,
hle.'^on Sng r'Creet, the feiir hr.st working iI ho-.nas Kennedy,
tlaysin each wet k, to l>e let to mart at fit re-1 L.—John Little, o.
fluted pr.ce of tb/i • do11;irs the sirg'c visit,! M.
paid at the time of se’’vi e ; five d( ll: r.-. tlie s^a- j Michael Mcl.cary, James Montgomery, ^Vins
non, p..ya!de the l.i'l. of Oototjer next ; .•■mlten i McKee, 2, 'I'tiomas Marks, M;.ii;aret .\.
dollars to insure a ni lie u ilh fo.il. TIk season i Martin, Tresbyteriaii Minister of Cl ureb in
“ only unattended with any befiefiT lo
“ourselves, but implying a sacilliee On
“our part, and, tlierefore, not to he con-
j‘*cedcd, unless an equal advantage,
!“ either of the same, orsomeotho kind,
Garrison. I “be granted to us in return. 15y this,
II. “surely, is a very jiarlial view of the
Milliam Ilutchifl''n, AViiliam Hunter, Eliza; “case, ant! implies an entire misconcep-
'‘•n'll’""*'fT "‘".‘'f-' “tion of the nature and ohjoets of com-
son, John Howell, S.m.uel Hutchison, John,
Mutch'son, J. M. Hnteliison, John lleiring. Da- , ** nUTCC, ... ,
“ Tiiat a measure is injurious to Great
“liritain Ix'caiise it diminishes the em-
“ p!o} inent lor Piritish sliipjiing ; that it
“ (Nuisi's r.loss to the country, heciusc
“as an advantage to the foreigner, r.ot | .md ihosc tdlonit s laid open, like that of
to the sliipiJing ol
niel llvams, Josejdi llajs, (itorge UolnitB,!
Hugh Ikmierson, (.'jorge AV. Houston.
i.—Caleb Irwin.
J. I
John Jones, Dr. '1‘homas I. Jolmson, Isaac!
M. Jamison, Tendlcton Jone.s. |
James Kirk, 2, I'.li/.a Kirk, R'jbert Klrkpat-
the niotiu r counirv, to the sliipping
hoth nations, on a fotjiing ol jierlecl t -
qualily. This proposition Whs lecim*-
mended, not only by its corformiiy wiib
sound principles, but b> what, to the thcti
ministry, might he supposed a more
powerful recommetidaiion—the authori
ty of Mr. Piit. We believe itis not gen
erally known, that this statesman, short
ly after *he close of the American war,
introduced a bill into Parliament, admit
ting American vessels, so far as regards
the direct trade, between the U. Siuits
and the West Indies, to ell the privileges
of our own. The hill was lust by the
will coiuiiMMire the liith of Man h end the j, 'harlotte, Tlios. >icClure & Co. Joseph Mu-, ilieir banners, nn(\ claim the merit er. the monopoly of (be I o'onia
fits;, of August. are will be taken to ,>revu.t ' il-nnis 2. Urn. McGinms, Mary I ,,^i commercial unimpaired. The colonies were,
acciddits or escapes, bull will lU/t b^ baolo , >> >icGint\, Janus Moiuvee, John ^k'Crea, , . , ■ , • • i rc r „ , i r .i f , ,
for eith.r. Uev. MJe.,m .MclMu rson, 2, Hugh McDowell, , “ legislation, by the principles of Smith : fore, exceptcd Irom the t.onven
J ANcs was got l.\ C,cn Hamjiton's OM Twig.
A ti.rtlu r desi riptioii is tler ined Tiseless, a> it
is liopi' that all who wish to l-ried iiiu; and . - ,
valiK'.'.le eolts, w ill call ard jiulge for tlietn-j Md.vee, jr. Sarah >1. McKee.
i J.imes McCorkle\, M'asliiiigton Morrison, Kobt.
H. Morrison, MrComb Cooper, Jolin D-
More, John McQuay, John W^loore, V illiam
Selves. JAviKS DINKINS.
Tcbruary 2K, 1S J8.- 8t«0.
fii CICX TS
HKWiUh.
1 >-.\N AWAY from the Mihscriber, i
William Itoyd. an indented ap-1
pi’cntirt , Am person that willde-
N.— Hugh Neely.
O.—Janus Orr, John II. Orr,
T.
J. Price, Dr. Wm. J. Tolk, 2, >Villiamm N,
“ it causes tile loss or the decav of some iuj) ol the Shelburne adimnib-
‘•pDrticular hrsnoh of manufRctures, or 'r-!:lion : wl.cn ll.c vulpr and tiph.cl.o
“ ,'oine particlar branch of trade; this coramrrc.al policy rc|;Mn, l tIhm.
, J-, , -4.1 ascendancy, ov the elevation, of .>m. r«x.
would have heen eon5isti|nt UuauaKe „„nis.ry. faithful
“ from the lips of a merchant of ^•ht^; ^f borrow itig notliinK fi om
“days ot Sir Josiah Child, hut it laj Yir, piit. excejit whatever was hud itj Ins
“scarcely what we might expect from j ,„i„cipies of policy, uete resolved to
“ a ministry who inscrilje free trade up-, keep, so far as it was s'.ill in their pow-
I i«r. the mfiiKjiiolv iif ibe i (I'onial tradf
there-
niion of
“and Rieardo.” I 1815; and the intercourse, in American
States and 'hi
rflietcd. 'I'h*
, . II I- United Slates, bercmitu/inMiatient under
n an er as well as that ol the shii) ow- i • . . .. , ,..i,
* , J *1.1 • . .1 .• I the exehihioii, a' leng;h iii'erdicted thr
ner, deserves to he taken into the estim- ‘
After arguing lo prove that the in- between the U. Stat
tcrestof the consumer [the West India | i -n,:unrd ^n;, rl,
ate, the Review'ers observe :
eer the said a])prentiee to me at mv
house, shall receive the wbove rewiird.
JACOB LEAK.
Itiiicohi Coiniit,',
.*iareli 16 —,3trr»’.
W iiham Springs, Jame.s Spratt, F.Iijah Stii-
well, 1 atherine .M. Spratt, \\ ilhain Slu |: \, Jas,
7 J>/i I/C /• i Scott, AbiMli.iin Scott,
^OI of/it • t Janus Strong, Iculjcrt Sloai>, J. Sumson, Jas*.
i V \ irtne of a Deed of Trust.’executed bv ' ' Elizabeth i.. Sample, Kobert Simons,
I intercoiu’se in liiitish vessels, until it
I should be |)eimined in tli-ir own ; a nu-a-
- , - Wc conclude that the opening our ; Cannit.;^ in his first lei-
iNcily Pollv, John I’arkb, C}rus A. { ports lo h)reign vessels is not a bomi to ! ;vir. ■ allows to bave, been under
' foreigners, but a benefit to ourselves, the circunisiaiices above staitd, justifia*
atul a much greater Ijunefit to ourselves ble. W’e have meniionrf! these circum-
theii to foreigners ; that our intere.st is i stanref '^although they have no imrned-
nioie .promoted by our allow ing fcjieig- ' liiie i>e.ii ini'upon the mailer at issiif) lie-
Cven hy ! f anve the\ >,liow that it was f :r* ll’ntairi,
V.'illiam Ttobinson, David N. Hea, John llV'
burn, 2, .Mexiiniltr Ikbir.sun, Carnes li. Hob'
inson, John Kcu.
IV
V'illi i'ii '^(•o’t. lo secure a certain debt
tli. Tt in inei tiom >1.1 w ill sell, at public vi iubie
on Tncsiljy, tlu 2yib of A])ril nt xt, on the jire-
inises, that vuluai le tract of I,ami, known by
the name of the Hrirk House tract, lying on
til st'iitb I'r uirb of MiH-Creek, tw o miles west
ot Turk 1“. i ge Ford, joining the lands of ('apt.
C.i ilvt'l, Joini !U .t_\, J.imes Smith and others,
e.ooin'li . ■ .■)?0 .ic.r. s.
Asa Stephens.
T.
Thomas Trotter, IH, Joseph Thompson, 2,
Hrvant Favior,
U. V.
I’cter rlrick, David \ ane.
W.
John Walktr, Jo^cjdi M'ilson, 2, Robt. "Wat
son, 2, (ieorge \\ ilson, Kicbard P. \\Ooding-
l.)dia M’allac., James
W ilson, (iodfrcy Willianison, John W alter, jr.
Martha Wilson, 'I'homas li. \\ iiliain-., Che.ilcr
W iicox, 2.
V. M. SMmi, 1\ M.
April 8, 1828—CtT9.
F w trui's f equal size, in this section of j Francis \\ ilson, (Japt. Henry W ilson, John W il-
«oonir\, lifonl •> ;..,-i-ei(tt r [iroportion of good son, John Williams, *- I.xiti.-i 1\ Imiiu^s
^oi I. A p.irin u’;ir ib -er ;ition i^ ikeined un-
n«e >, ,•», asHi'is' wisb n>; In [)urchase will, of
coil'' , I .\,iiiiiiie !or lilt ill-. !\ I s.
T>n- (,iild Mine on lltis ti.iet is considered
eriinl to :uu ia t|u gold v. So t'.r as it
has been e\uniu-'l, its mini r il.i'-ical features ^ ^ \ ••
fT'- siipt rior tliosc of t!u r e i e-t mines in SltitC of N Ol'til-i- UrollIlH,
Mecklen! tirg. a . uiubng in la.M quant,ties of MECKL-NnUIUi COr.NTV.
pvritca, wbiv h scientific m.ners jjroi.ounce the i loo-
true (.-old or.. I Supenof l.ourt oj Lav, tail
At the same time and place, 1 viil sell 1w»); Andrew Hain.— I’elition for
hkfly ni gro worn* ii, and I'lie or two cbilcren. j vorce.
Term>i, out-third cash ; approvetl c.'sb t.tjie
will be taken for the reniainii'i; two-tli i->;s.
SIDNF.V J H\IC IS.
Linriiln Covufi/, March I K lh28.- .
tbeir granting permission to vessels to,‘‘"1
c..rry goods to them. To those who "
iicri-'elvi* flmt commerce vields '' I'*
Di-
Ili-ive left rdl my p;.pers with R. I. Diiikiiis
I bo*! ’.V 1)0 are in(let)tedfo me, w ille;ill uiv,i
be't!,. ,mj1, h,rr b) ti-e Superior (Jourt, if
tiny o . I t, t'.n v’will find them in the liaii
rf ' • • '
NA TIIL. T. ;i!F,l.N
1828.—jtr9.
}T appearing to the s:^ti^fa{tion of t]w court,
tbiit the tlel'eii'lMit is i.ot a resident of the
! stiiie :--lt is is Orvkrod b\ the coiiri, t'h.it pnb-
b. aiior be ni;ide 6 w*.“ ks in the Cxtaw (>a Joui -
' n;i . for ti.e delendaiit to appeiT at our next su-
I peiior CiMiit of Law , to be held for N.ecklt n-
' v.ni'g r(uint_v, at ibe Court-I'eU-.e in ('iiai Ifll'',
on Till Mt^ntbi) aiUr the 4'b m March, IhJH,
nd answi r, pit .d or di n ur petitioner's pe-
I tilion ; I lilt I w i e it ib Le bc..ril v x j/.ifU-, and
idecreid a oribngI\. —
1 J AS. v:. ’f t ! t. 6. C. k.
-pel'
tiers to bring goods to I/,V, than _
• ■ ' > - Sta’es, who com-
wjf ofprohibifions ; ruld ihat
• ■ • .1 . • I I I I'lOiiwt!" ex( I I't the obstinate ' Uisal of
cannot iKrce.vc- tl,at eon.n,er e y,„,v,-n.,.d a ,yv
any henefil o the n«Kni, other than ,
«hat It yields to iH o« n '"'I' .inients |
ago as l«l'i. Trom
and agents, overlooking tlie great body j system laili’d to be
uf consumers, for whose >ake it i'i-‘ally I vvben a miiitsiry, bostile to
exists, the above thesis n.ay .seem a jiar-j IV, 0 trad'", bail been succeeded by (jne
adox ; but to Ihei'ii aloi;e will it apjiear which has given su!)stantial ))ioolsol an
iricliriaiioti to i', leiaairib lo be a( i.ounted
fur.”
llavin;^ thus sliownthat Cireat Hritain,
and not the L'idled Sta'es, occasioned the
cxisierice of il'.e rcslrictinn; up-in ibe (’ol-
■ Hiial intercourse, and that thr !• sorl to
iliem was a measure of nrress.n y coun-
leraction f>n our j.arf, the I’pviewers
proceed to examine the conditions of the
aclof.TuIy and e.learlv ilemonslrate
tbcir injustice in ibe.r appiieaioii to I’or-
eign Powers not possessiii^j (^olonies in
•jlber woi (Is, to the United Slates alone :
The Reviewers contirue ;
“ Perl'cct recifiroeity is hci e the de
clared object of both iiatioiis ; and tu-i-
llier party ohjectiMi to tiie eoiidifion pro-
|)ose.l by the other, on any ground, e\-
repting that they ueie nvl reci[)rocal ;
each countr}’ profe.ssing conijdete r'a-
fiiness to take oil’its leslrictioiiv, [)ro\ i-
'ed thattbe other eoiinliy do tlie s.Tine.
'That two nations, meeting one anotner
with these a\('wed «iisp(jsilions, ^hollal
so far
teroiinate their negotiations
misunderstand one anottier as to i il>em only do those co'idii.on opi
without i * Speakini; ol that act, the lieview-
reniovitig a single restriction, is sul-
ficiently iinaccouni.'tlde ; hu1 the attempt
of both parties to rentier the trade Iree, ofClreat liritain and
should end by interdicting it altoge- p^.^jencics on ihc fooiirt}'of iSi
ther, argues cither a .‘■trange obliquity
of it tflh-cl, or at lea'^ • a complete mis-
understaiiiiing^t the iif.nr,j)le of recip*
rooilV on one siilr, orotihoth. It shall
Jifj our (‘iiueavor^ in tJic r'jrnainder cl
era say :
‘•It was accordingly re.[nired, that
they should place the tommerce and
her de
pendencies on ihc footing ot ihe mosi
favored nations. It is obvious, wilhout'
proceeding further, that this was a ver?
diilerent, anil jnih'h^ be a much j^reatcr,
concession, than that which vfiti reiuir-
t:d from nnuons httvin^ coloni^Sj A u»-
tion* therefore, which possessed colon*
iej, might act very reasonably in accep
ting the reciprocity offered to it, whil#
yet the Vnited Stales might be perfrciy
right in supposing that what wat* requir
ed from thcili was not reciprocity but
something totally different. From the.
acceptance therefore of ihe condition of
thcbct, by any nation haring colonies#
no juat argument can be drawn in coo-
demnation of the policy of the American
Government in refusing them.
“ Bui, further e%en to countries in a
similai situation with Mie United States^
the terms which the act offered difl'er in
their nalure as w idely as ihe laws uf ono
country differ from those of another.
What is re,pnred is, tliat they should
admit (ireat Hritain to the privileges of
liie most favoret* nation. Rut the pri-
vile^'csof tht most favored nation are an
diversified «s the commercial policy of
diflerent Stales. In some countries,
they may amount to a free trade j in o-
thersio no more than an iniercouso
loaded with innumerable burthens and
.'•cstrictiuns. Nor nhould we omii to
( bserve, that the concession required
from naiions wilhout colonies, by wnat
Mr. Canning terns reciprocity is great,
in proportion to the general liberality of
their policy And as the policy of the U»
niied State# in respect to navigation i»
mo re liberal ihun that of any other mar-'
itimc i'ower, Mr. Canning's assenioo,
that Ihe United State* had rejected terms
which (,iher nations had accepted cannot
he admitted. Fiom no other nations
were concessions reciuired, equal,to those
«hich «ere demanned from the Uniied
Slates. I'or our permiiing this trade to
be carred on in Amvrican vessels, ihe
proper equivalent would seem, have beer»
that America should permit the same
irade to be earned on in Uritisli veasele.
Our reciprocity act n.quired mucU
TiKdc Uiaii ihis ; and ftJi what 11 required
bi-yoiid ihitt il «-ih red no equivaleai. Ifc
I tainted for Bt itish vt i*scis ireeduiii of
rude bei»vein our co'oich uuU the Uuned
Main J ano ft r this ii oflVred to ptopev
quivalent—leeedum of the same (rado
in American ships. And il claimed iiioie».
over, rertain privileges in the polls of
the United Slates for ihc con»mer-e and
navif»aiM>n of Gre.ai Britain, considered
ttS distinct from her c».loniei, alrtad) en-
jotedeviry privilege in the Am»:rican
pons, which (irt at Britain herielf grants
10 the ronimerce una navigation ol ih»
Uniied Slats. The object, therefoicjf
our preiei.ded retipioeiiy, must h.ive
been to obtain (arifier pi ivileges fron»
the Uniled Stales, which wc curselvea
lo noi gi am lo thai Power j or lo retain
ihe priviUgs whicii oui commerce and
navigation now enjoy, although we
should cease to grant the rcirrespondmg
privileges to ihai of the Uniied States.
“ Were wt adit.iiied, ihertf*re, to the
pi ivih i;t!> oi the mosi favoured naMon„
(meiely in return loi our aomttiing .\-
ir.rMcar vessels to onr ctdonles) we shouid
cictjuire thib privilege wiihou'. giving tho
quivalcni which the mosi fuviied na
tion has given for it
“'I hc leeiproci'y, then, which wc of
fered to the United Stales, was a sham
reciprocity—a reciprocity only in name*
Instead of requiring concessions from
meriea, only quivalent to those w hich,
we wiiblu Id from hers, and wbicti, if
we rhosed to withhold from hers wO
shonld, by that alone, as her law uctuaU
ly stands, obtain for ouri;elves without
difficulty, 'i'he navigation laws of ih9
United Slates are founded on perfect re
ciprocity. No nation, which does not
impose restrictins on American vessels^
baa any restritions imposed upon its own.
But Congress did not think il fair rsct-
procity that our vessels shuold be reliev
ed from all restrictions, while restric
tions, ^ ontinued in this country on thfr
shipping of America one Minister did.
'I'his was the radical and incurable fiif«>
ferenceof opinion which Mr. Canninj
bel ' to remove. And cerianly y
minds which were capable of for a mo
ment, entertaininjj Luch r.n opinion a»
that professed by our Ministers on tho
subject micfhi be very well presumed ca-*
pab'io also of helping that opinion in spitft
of any arguments which il would be ia
the power of the ablest negotiator to ad
duce in opposition lo it.”
The Heviewers next proceed to vindt-
cate the acts ot Congess, and especial
ly that which imposes the alied du.y,
which, they correctly (jbserte, originated
as far bar . «s 1790; and which they
insist have been misrepresented by Mr,
lluskisBon.
“Did Mr. Huskisson—did our mini^ ’
try—lid these patrons of reciprocity
seriously expect, thai in return for the
partial freedom of trade, thus conceded
to the United Stated, entire iVetdorii of
trade should be granted by them to (ireat
IJritain?' If instead of opening thei»'
,)orts to all the produce of our rolonie*
Congres^had opened them only to ceiv'
tain enumerated articles, excluding froro
the n«mber of ^he inoit