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VOLUME V. -
NEWBERN. N. C. SA7URBAY. MARCH 30. 1822.
NUMBER 210.
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r&lNTS3 AND ru-- r f
PASTEUR WATSON,-! -
anPUin Jjalf in advafrce.
At $ -5 per
COSGKESS.
ISepoRT on .avhi
r.,1iatroft-teU'S'M' t'
it. b--of Wv.ifork, from the
r iirt'fuu Foreign Relations, pre-
,Mt J the lollo-vwi"
T ? Committee on Foreign Rela -
4 ,0 whom were referred the iIe-'jut
:',r:!'. i- if a Duiebv and others, of
" i' "r in District; South Caro-
) tii resolutions of,the Cham
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t. - f.t t .:ii.iitiw - -
i.r.iVHT' IOC. HIT ic icai til uju
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a tlie ports of the United
o . rs " iinst UritHh vessels employ-
j. u rji
the Ikilish Colouies in the
U,-t n .lies," Import
rf.-rring to the perio i bctweefi
i lint.
- ,!r.iion oi tlie lievoiiiiion and
. a,lj)tiju of .the Coiiititution, jt
l,nn..t ie doubted that the em'rurass- j
V. 'iili th agriculture, trade and j
"'Tr'.ti.Hi f tne several states were
...vi.tioii of trie
luk ascribed to the want of power
iiL'uiHits to nuke aJequale- laws
it: tlieir encouragement and pro(ec-v
liiii; and " motive in favor of the
(unUtction, was inoie uun-iy ui
n ,re :eneraliy felt than the opinion
isn lisr vesting ol power in Vongtess
,.:,. ilie welfare and prosperity ol
t;;- l.ii':d:l. . .
. f;i new government un ier the
Ci.btitution, very soon experienced
t: i.ju ience created by the extraoi
ciuiiv changes that weie taiiing place
in I M.ice, and which in the sequel,
t.;;:ije J all Kuiope in arms.
'.V.ir between the gret niaratime
r )v "i"S invariably produces temporal y
rixnlioiis oi liieir laws respecting
li;e tr:. lo and navigation of foreign na
tions uith their respective territories.
tension of these laws, und es-
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jyci .ilV ol sucu ot ineui as rejuiaieu
u - coi'mra! trade, had !he eiTect of
Aing to the agriculture, trade, and
u. iitiou,. of the United States the
nuges. which would have been
. .i . i f
St: tt loein oy ssieui ot iree
tn ie. tlat should have lor jits basis
; vq i t! and reciprocal benefits of all
lite conditions of neutrality, that
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u a.innteii ov me uniteu states au-
riiii titv wars of the l-'rench Revolu-
oi!, serwrej to every commercial na-
i ii
lir.k U-" i't:is wnscn a peaceaoie and
industi ittis people are able to afford
iu.i.i.' tife periods of great public c.i
li niiy : and our example during these
vi.?. lnJ served to prowe, that justice
is tli-inor- profitable, as well as wi
Mst, policy of' nations.
Since the e-tablishment of the grn
e:rtl KH' i some of the maratime na
t:.. .i, u fiAiiiistanding the doubts that
itr.v u en raised in regard to the t'tiih
it j inner theories of trade, Jiavr
ri:jr:;.ti to, and renmed, their ancient
ca aiiirrcidi- poiicv ; and, in conse
qi ?iice tiien of, the U. States have, in
titirovvn defence, been obligated to
rts.irt to the exercise of the powers to
r-. ila!e trad vested in Cqngsess, for
tnrp Kf of protecting and cherish-;
i u the iaJustry and navigation of the
Uvf.w moderation has been obser-
1 by tire I'niteo Stales on this sub-
j a. aa i pers.veri!i endeavors hae
fw . , . i. t. n i. ; T i , 1
-vv.. iu cu ui , uv ireatv, meir r . -v
fr.. r ,. , J ' J . . - ' mav, for a time, afiect some portions
- muitcm! intercourse with foreign ; , ., 1 . 4
. ... . . , ol the country more than others ; but
a-it.oas ai.u espetia v with LnglandJ . a .
. 1 - "o M every portion soon accommodates it-'
r.'"1: aprt'secls lhe terl, self "to the new regulations and the
.' i i Larope, and to Aia, the . advantages and disadvantages are in
vc ur is atrangedby the treaty a short time, certain to be equalized
' bu: that treaty contains no by the entire .freedom with which ev
concerning tiie navigation "j erv branch of industry is prosecuted.
uir le between the United States j "h was on account of! this diversity
j ' 1:10 1 u;,, colonies, in the WeM . of products, and of theidiDerent rnan
' -x 1 North America, l he vul- er of doing business ih the several
or.-im-ii ol trade, pud the j
uion on tin? Oiiit or the U
i !
"1 friendly footing; but it con-
t I tnsisted'on by England,
' s 'K only the colonial trad, but
Dt tween the U. States ami
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ti. " navigauou employ-, between them, which defeated -every
r ;V,i,: samtf 1,ave been lon'S "nder- attempt to establish any common reg-t.a';-,-;
hQ'h Pities, mid tiie actual ulalion cd- trude underlie confedera-.:Hs'-its
thereof, which no,v hion-the Want of American tonnage
x;c,-,,::-)l o ascribed to t,he want sufficient to create the requisite com-
'9 ; Phi
v Ju!iie, ou 'lit to be considered ivovAiww ii tiie mmmorial ir.t-,......
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-,J, ea as a monopoly, that b-
. RtlOas are hniind in resnrrt.
twif'i ' r .
' ua:ch they may not interfere.
The act common! v called the navi-
f,u"w" ii xiiiauu, wiiiit it ic -
serves the colonial navigation exclu
sively to the vesselsof England and
her colonies, open the trade between
iiiL'ianu ana roreign nations to ine
vessels of both, subject 'to equal and
the same rezulatian-si
$ The colonial, like the coasting trade
has hffn trf-Atrri A rn mniuinnlu
jon as tne sjime was Conniie(j to tlie
navigation between "territories of the
game nation: hat whenever, it may
suit the convenience! of a nation to
j open a iraoe uetween ner colonies
f and a foreign nation, the claim to treat
' tins claim as a monopoly is - without
authority, beings contrary' -o th?
rights of such foreign! nations, which.
vithm its own dominions, must pos-
sess authority to make such -regula-tions
as may be deemed expedient.
It is an un Warrantable ex(ensi.n of
national monopolies, by ex u'irtp Ihws,
to attempt to include the uavi.-itiou
of a foreign nation within the rules by
which t!:e navigation between portions
of the same o nion i$ iiorrned. If
this may be none between tlie colo
nies and a fornii n iiion. it nny also
he done in respect td the u avigatlo-i
beitvii any othr .'portion or the
whole of the territories of such nation
and foreign nations. .
KuE1 ''-iocl iillows the importation of
lumber and bread.-stuflT from the U. l" :,t a naval power never has existed,
States into the colony of Jamaica, but I n.d can never exist, without a com
forbids the same, u iless the importa- ! niercial marine; hence the policy of
ration be made in lvi'glisli vessels
s!ie also allows t'ie importation of cot
ton ami tobieco from the United
Slates into :).:la:id, but with equal
ri-ht she may foibid the same, unless
the importations be niade in Knglislif
vessels. This has not been done in
the latter case, and there would be but
one sentiment in the United States,
should it be itteuioted yet, in the
former case this is, and :ius been the
law ever since the d;ite of our inde
pendence,' and it mv, -with equal
right be applied to Liverpool as to Ja
maica. : rteT long endurance and fruitless
eliortsTodjust this question by treaty, .
Congress, with reat unanimity, have
passed laws to countervail the restric- ;
nons tmposeu oy c-ngiand upon the j
intercourse oervveen tne united states j
and her colonies in the West Indies.
LTngland having'foi bidden the im- j
portation of supplffs from the United i
States into her West India colonies in
American vessels, the United States
iu their own have forbidden the ex
portation of tiiese supplies in British
vess
,-esseis ; tne two restrictions Have put ,
an
m enmo we direct intercourse, and
the trade is carried on: indirectly ; the
supplies for these colonies being car
ried in American vessels from the U.
States to the Swerdisjh; and Danish
ls mds, and the produce of the En
giish West Indies beinr brought, in
English vessels to the same Islands,
and there exchanged for the provi
sions and lumber of the Unitf States
American supples arc alsoWeiit in
American vessels to the free-port of
Bermuda, ai.d there sold for cash, find
ti uir in like manner is sent
from i iie
United States to the Lland' of 'Cuba,
as well as to the port of Liverpool,
and from thee places carried in .En
glish vessels to Jamaica and other
colonies in the West Indies. In this
condition of out navigation and trade,
oiu. tonn..ge continues annually to in
ciease, and tlie value of our exports
exceeds that cf our imports.
In countries of great r.itont,, tind
whose productions are various, though
the people are generally employed in
similar occupations, nvw regumiions
states, that jealousies formerly existed!
petition in the exports of the country,
added lo the diineulticsiof the period.
But as.the national tonnage is now
fully sufficient fur the national exports,
and as Congress have offered to all
natiuns a system of enlirtf enualitv and
j
between them and the United States,
the time ha's cmae in which it has
been thought to be due to the welfare
" ..i.viui iiligil.uui9C
and character o!f tb United States to
t.vuiiici vein me teuiaiums wnicu so
Ion ' and so much to our disadvantage
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have been imposed by . England on
the trade and navigation between the
United States ' and Tier West India
colonies. , - I
; This national measure, so long cal
led for to protect the ships and sea
men of the Un'tfed States, was calcu
lated to awaken the remnant of local
jealousy that may still exist among us,
I against ihe influence of which we inav
in t-uutiuciiut- appeal iu iiie cuaiac
ter and necessity of the law. I
By the exclusion of English vessels
American vessels are employed in
heir place, and whatever is lost to the
former is gained by the latter. By
revoking tjie counter vailing laws, we
take away ihe promts now enjoyed 4by
American vessels, and give them back
a tin to the vessels of England, and,
in doing so, grant a bounty to foreign
ships at the expense of our own.
Navigation and maratime industry,
for a particular reason, call for na
tional prelection : for the art of -navi.--gaiion"
is an expedient for war, as well
as of commerce ; and, in this respect,
differs from t ivrv other branch of in-
tl'lt I. nnMfltJ...n 1 . . n L
diuers bom t ivry
j ditry. Thotigh it
! p longer exists, '
h-st defence of tr
was doubted, doubt
that a navy is the
the United States.:
and this maxim is not more true than
encouraging and protecting the ships
and seamen of the United States.
In the commercial differences which
arise between nations, the various
'branch.es of industry are differently
affected, and calculations founded on
the supposed interest of either party,
being often fallacious may prove to be
uncertain, guides of the policy of na
tions, while by referring every ques
tion of disagreement to the honor of
the nation, in the purity and preserva
tion of which every one is alike con
cerned, a standard is. provided that
can never mislead.
fn tto l-:iut n 1 u;ull at thp IYlil:t r!ii'
HcuU disputes, national honor is the
safest counsellor, and it should not be
fargotien that public Injuries long eu-
tjured invite further aggression, and,
in the end, degiade and destroy the
pride.and safety of nations,
:In respect to the commercial differ
ence which has so long existed, be
tween the United States and Kngiand,
the claim of the latter exclusively to
regulate the intercourse and naviga
fioif .. between ' tbe United States and
jjer West India Colonieshas affected
fie .reputation and rights of the Uni
ted States, and the public honor jus
tifies the countervailing measures a
dopted on this subject to recede rom
the same would be equivalent to their
final relinquishment, and would not
fail to encoini≥ the belief that a
wrong so on?ftured would no lon
ger be opposed, and that futher ag
gression might be made without resis
imice. . .
It must be always remernberd, tha
the countervailing measures which
have been adopted by Congress, are
entirely defensive; and,, as-.-we desire',
to concur iii the establishment of a
free trade with every nation, we are
ready to abandon the restriction on -j
tne rn"ii$ii navigation, as soon as
England manifests a disposition to
lOiveup tne resiiictions wnicn she
was tlie first to impose on navigation,
and does puDiic policy require, or
j will (he national honor permit, that we
should do so sooner? "With these views
the Committee submit the following
resolution : 4 8
higmlcedy That the Committee on
Foreign Relations be discharged from
thefurther cbnsiderarion of thepeli-'
tlon of ii. Appleby arid others, of
Colleton District, South Carolina, and
of the Chamber of Commerce, of
liaitimore, praying for a repeal of the
laws imposing restrictions on English
vessels Vmployed in the trade between
the. United States and the. English
Colonies in the West Indies
IN TIIE SENATE,
RlONSAYj ?1 ARCH IS.
Mr. Jofuison, of Ky. reported the
following bill : A Bill to prevent war
among the.Indian Tribes within the
territorial. limits of the U. S.
Be it enacted by the Sendte and
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress
assembled, That the President of tbe
United States be, and be is hereby au
thorized to take such measures" as he
may deem expedient and proper to
amon!
i tfie rious Ini.
limn nl Ihu
dian tribes within the limits of the
rUnited States, by employing the raili-
tary force, or other wisp.
House op Representatives,
, monday, mar0h is.
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Mr. Batemun, from the Committee
on the Past Office and Post Koads,
to whom was referred a resolution di
recting an inquiry into the practica-
Ditity ot detecting t
ing the frauds and
refts and punish
robberies of the
ih i)a'rt recom-
mau, &c. reportedi
mending the introduction, by w ay J
oi trial, of Kichardiiuilay's plan l
inclosiug the mail iu copper cases,
secured in iron chests" witlj-4si(Je
locks and sliding bais,! which report,
on motion of
iIr. 1. was ordered, to
lie on the table.
Mr. Co,cke laid on
the table the
following resolution
Resolved, Ttiat the; act of the 2d
March, 1S21, to reduce and fix the
military peace establishment of the
United Slates, was .not intended toi au
thorize the President of lhe VI States
to dismiss officers then in service,
and introduce others of; the same
grade into the army.
Hcsovledy That the dismission of
Brevet Brigadier CeneSral Daniel Bis
sell, Colonel of the 1st '''Kegimeht of
Infantry, and of Joseph L. iiniih,
Colonel of the 3d Iegiment of In
fantry, as supernumeraries audi the
creation of the three new Colonels,
to wit: Towsoninl'ick, . aad But
ler, on the 1st dfyluhe, lSl, was
not auihoriseefpythe tLrms or 'by ft he
spirit of the act of tiiej-d of March,
1821. V'"' . ' 'f:: ' ,i :
Resolved, That the appointment of
Colonels Gadsden to tlie ifiice of -Ad
jutant General of the United States7
Army, and the dismission of Colonels
Butler Kind Joneli from! that office was
not justiiied by tlie act of the 2d
March, 1621. ' '
Resovedf That the transfer Lieu
tenant Colonel William Lindsay frqm
the 7th Kegiment of Infantry, to tlie
3d Kegiment Aitiileiyj after, the 1st
of June,- 1821, vfas cntraiy to: the
regulations lor the government of the
Anhy oi the U. S. and not authorized
oy the terms i and spirit of tiie act vi
the '2d ..of March, 1821.
liesolqedy: That it is the duty; ot
Congress, upon national pnnci
pies and. considerations, to protect
each officer and soldier of the army,"
in the enjoyment of legal and consti
tutional rights. l
t Mr. Cocke thought that the subject
embraced by the resolutions was one
which involved the interest of the
country, and he therefore moved, that
they be laid on the table and printed.
Carried. .'- . ''
Mr. Mercer called for the consid
eration of a resolution laid by him on
the table on Friday last, proposing
to alter the standing rules; of the house
with a view to
limiting the leiigth o
debates in the
house
On the ques
tion being taken thereon, tlie house
refused to consider the same ayes 4J,
noes 55, :. ' j ; - '
I ORDERS OF THE j DAVi i '
The House then went into a com
mittee of the whole on the unfinished
business of Friday last, (jibe contested
election of Mr. Keed and Mr. Cos
den) Mr. Butler in the chair. ;
Mr. Keed resumed his remarks in
support of his memorial knd his claim
to a seat in the House, and occupied
the floor about an hour; when
Mr. Cosden made a reply at con
siderable length. r
At '4 o'clock, the question was ta
ken upon the first resolution that
Jeremiah Cosden is hot entitled to a
seat in the house," and decided in
affirmance of the same, j Ayes y 2.
Mr. F. Johnson, of Kentucky, in
quired, whether this decision would
involve a determination ol the 2d
resolutioffc Or whether; it Would not a-
gam send tne election pacK. 10 mc
people ? "Qefore a distinct reply was
made to the question ' j
Mr. TavLor moved to amend to
the 2d resolution as reported by the
Committee, (in relation Ito the right
of Gen. Keed to a seat) by inserting
the word "not" bet weeti the word
is" and the word " entitled," there
by negativing the title of either to
a seat. ' j
Thef question was taken thereon,
and carried ayes 72, nays 63.
Oh motion of Mr. Taylor, the
Committee then rose; arid reported
the resolution as amen
ded. j
i
prevent War
in the Bouse, the question was up.
on a concurrence with the report Of
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the committee of the whole
r Mr. Wrigftt, fn a speed
When
rurh nf nmr
lengm, contended ttiat it was not com-
petenj for the house to send the elec
tion back to the.peole, without a
simultaneous declaration that ihey
tbtind the votes to be equal in favor
of the respective candidates Fur
ther remarks were ipade on the sub
ject by Messrs. Archery Neale, Mai
lartj, P. Johnson, IVdker, Buchan
an, t. Jones, and Cannon ; when the
question was taken upon concurrence '
with the committee of the whole in
their amendment of the second reso
lution, denying the right of Gen,"
Reed, to the seat he. claims ;. and the
votes were yeas 7$, nays, 71.
Mr. Taylor observed, that the vote
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being so nearly equal, and so many
-members absent, he ihought . it but
justice that the ultimate question
should be taken in a more full house
and on his motion at halY past 5.
o'clock,
- The House adjourned.
TUESDAY, MARCH l. if
Mr. Nkwi on from' the Ccmmittce
on Commerce, reported a bill ranW
ing certain piivileges to sWam ships
and vessels owned by incnpoiated '
companies, (the same as now belong
to; such--vessels-belonging to indivi
duals) which was twice read and or-,
dered to be engrossed for a third read-
msr.
Mr. K us sell from the Committee
on Foreign Affiirs, to whom, was refer
red the President's message on the
subject of recognizing the indepen
dence of the South American govern
ments, made a
, w.ut. n iu, mem tinu aoie
i
luicid and ab(
report, approbatory of the recomrnenl
dation of the 'fxecuiive, which con
cluded with the following' resulu
tions :
Resolved,' That the'llouse of Re
presentatives concur in the ojiinion
expressed bv the Presi,f,,f i. !;
message of the 8th March, 1S22, tlut
the American Pioviiices of SnaihL
which have declared their indepen
dence; and are in the en jovment of it
kought tO be recognized, bv the United
states, as independent nation's. .
Resolved, That. the committee of
ways and Jneans be instructed to re
port a bill apj)rojn-iating a sum, not
exceeuing one nutnired tfiousand dol
lars, to enable the President of the U.
States to give due effect to such recoJ
jnition.'. .
The report will appear in our
next. . '
The report was referred to a corn-'
mittee of the -whole house on the
State of the Union, and 500O copies
extra were ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr. Hall, of North
Carolina, it vras ' i . '
j Resolved, That the committee pa
ihe Judiciary be instructed lo inquire
jnto: the propriety of repealing the
jict pf 17813, ' to epboiirage Voccina
tion, and if, on inquiry, it sliall seem
proper thai they report a bill to that
effect. j . ',, ( ' '. "V
Mr. Tucker, of South Carolina,
Called for the consideration , of the
joint resolution from the Senate fixing-
a time tor tne aojournment ot uor-
i gress; but the house refused to con- .
tsider the jsame ayes 47, noes G7. "
Mr. Mercer called for the conside
ration of a resolution laid on the ta
bie by him, on Friday last, proposing
an alteration" of the standing rule of
the house intended to limitjthe extent;
of debate ; but the house refused to
consider the same by a laige majori
ty. - ;, '
The Speaker presented a commu
nication from the Treasury Depart
ment on the subject of drawbacks and
duties, which was ordered tOfbe laid
oh the table. ;'.-,
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NOlICfi
VII E Public are hereby fonvarned
from tradmclor six certain Notes,
fo)r One Hundred Dollars each, civ
en by the Subscriber, to JOlI.X IUJ
BSKRTS, of Carteret County as they
waere fraudulently obtained.
BFNJ. CLINTON SIMMOX5.
March 20th, 1 822. '9if
House and Lot for Sale.
HE HOUSE and LOT ad-
T joining the Collector's Office
opposite to John Bryan's
and. will be sold on accomm da
Esq.terms. Apply to
JOHN W. GUION.
March 16, 1822. 'Stf
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