TTKE WILNIINGTONIAN


AND


DELAWARE ADVERTISER.
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Thursday, March 90, 1927.
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The President has issued his proclamation
closing the ports of the United States a
gainst all British vessels coming from any
colonial port belonging to his Britanic Ma
jesty. In allusion to the proclamation OF
the President, the Editor Of the National
Journal remarks:


"rhc law, it should seem, does not au-
thorzc the President 70 issue his Proclama
ton to take effect prospectivcly; but such
steps will of course be taken by the cxecu-
tive as candor and equity require in regard
to such vessels as are now in port, or may
arrive in the United States without having
received previous knowledge Of the presi-
dents Proclamation.


We certainly could have wished that Con
gross should have so left this matter as that
the British Government might have seen
distinctly, and in the form oflaw, the terms
on which the United States were willing TO
open the Colonial Trade TO both parties, and
full consideration Of those terms. AS Con
gress, however, saw fit to pass no new law,





carry into execution such laws as do exist,
according to its sense Of duty The contin-
gcncy provided forby existing laws has hap
pened, and Congress having risen without
altering those laws nothing has remained
to the Executive bat to give effect to those


laws, in conformity with their requirement.
.


Our advices from Portugal are favorable
to the cause and success of the friends to
the Constitution. The rebel, or royal rrces,
as they are called, have been dispersed, and
their leader, the Marquis de Chavcs, on
whom their best hopes were founded, been
put to aght-wounded and disgraced, he
has been compelled to seek an asylum in
the territory of the King Of Spain. Fer
dinand publicly disclams taking any part
in the rupture i'll Portugal, but many cir
cumstances have disclo ,cd the fact, tina,
both money and munitions of war have been
literally distributed among the disaffccted,
by his agents. We believe that tranquil,
ity will shortly be restored by the Britisi
troops; but that it will be Of long duration
is a thing quite improbable. The ambition
of the priests, who arc determined to have
their weight in the scale of all politica
measures, will keep the people continually
restless, and plot after plot will be got VI
by them, to overthrow the Constitutions
,, Government. We have no idea that an,
! plot having such an object in view, can eve
succeed. The peasantry may be reused
time after time, to take up arms and assume


the aspect of revolt, but they must as speed


lily be again put down, when the scaiiol'
l will smoke with the blood of its deiude'
t victims, and the instigators, the real wiz
workers of civil discord. will be shede
. !, from the punishment due them, by the awe
inspiring influence of the Church. The onl


safeguard to the public veal will be, wis


policy in the administration of the Govern
i ment,