THE COLONIAL TRADE.
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Our readers will perceive that the subject Of the British
Colonial Trade is before branch as in few days l.
must be considered by the other branch Of Congress hev
will also remark that there great diversity of opinion
regard it. This to have been expected from the
extraordinary pursued by the British Government
and from the compexy Of the British legislation in regard
their colonies In very able speech delivered few
days ago by Mr. Johnston of Louisiana, in the Senate, dis
playing great diligence ard thorough knowledge Of the


subject the part Of that Senator he stated that the con-


fusion and uncertainty of the British statutes such, that
learned Judge, (no other than Sir William Scott had re-
Gently decided, in the OF the Jubilee question OF
salvage without being that the statute which he
placed his opinion repealed by the Act Of Parliament
Of 1926 And yet it required by Great Britain that.
without any official communication of that act any Off
cial explanation Of lis provisions the American Govern
ment should comprehend the import of a British law.
which the first judge in England did not understand In
dependent of all other considerations this state Of uncer
tainy of the British laws demonstrates the propriey OF the
opinion Of the Executive, that better that the Colo
NAL Intercourse should be regulated by treaty than egisa
ton. indeed, we understand MIR. 1arerci who was
of the most urgent members for the passage OF act
of Congress the last session, admitting that any
act which may be passed will only be the basis of negoaH
nan Such is undoub edly the case. Now il We are !"
end it have begun. with negeation Pre-
yous legislation is attended with the disadvantage Of expo
sing the other parry the first instance the uiinatn,
and thus bring the chance of obtaining better terms


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