146 CORRESPONDENCE, ETC., 



of both Countries paying the same charges; suspending the Alien 

 Duties on British Vessels and Cargoes; and abolishing the restric- 

 tions, in the Act of Congress of 1823, to the direct intercourse between 

 The United States and the British Colonies; and that such a Law 

 should not be immediately followed by a revocation of the British 

 Order in Council of the 27th of July, 1826 ; the abolition or suspen- 

 sion of all discriminating Duties on American Vessels in the British 

 Colonial Ports ; and the enjoyment, by The United States, of the ad- 

 vantages of the Act of Parliament of the 5th of July, 1825. 



By this offer on the part of my Government, I hoped to remove 

 even the pretence of complaint against its measures; and I trusted 

 that, in thus throwing open, by its own act, to all of His Majesty's 

 Subjects, a trade at present enjoyed by but a few, it would effectually 

 silence those partial interests, which, springing out of a system of 

 restriction, and depending as much upon the countervailing Laws of 

 The United States, as upon the Regulations of their own Government, 

 subsist entirely upon the misfortunes of the British West India 

 Planters, and their embarrassments of the general commercial capital 

 and enterprize of both Nations. 



In repeating the Proposition, as I now have the honor to do, and 

 in renewing my solicitations, that it may be taken into early and 

 candid consideration, and produce a prompt and favourable Reply, 

 I refrain from leading to further discussion and delajr, by a more 

 detailed reference to the various suggestions by which, in the course 

 of the Negotiation, I have had the honour to recommend it. 



Entertaining, however, the conviction I have heretofore expressed, 

 of the wasting effects of the present Regulations upon the substantial 

 interests of the two Countries, I cannot close this Letter, without 

 again remarking, that delay can only tend to increase the difficulties, 

 on both sides, to any future adjustment; and that it will be difficult 

 for The United States to reconcile the marked and invidious relation 

 in which they are now placed, with their idea of justice, or with the 

 amicable professions of this Government. That relation involves 

 consequences reaching far beyond the immediate subject in discus- 

 sion, and of infinitely greater importance to the future intercourse 

 of both Countries than any value which the trade, affected by these 

 Regulations may be supposed to possess. It is this view of the sub- 

 ject which unites the sympathy of all interests in The United States 

 with their commercial enterprize, which touches the pride and sensi- 

 bility of every class of their Population, and which, I trust, will 

 make its due appeal to the candour and liberality of His Majesty's 

 Government. 



I pray your Lordship to accept, &c. 



Louis M'LANB. 



The Rt. Hon. the EARL or ABERDEEN, K. T. 



Mr. McLane to the Earl of Aberdeen. 



9 CHANDOS STREET, PORTLAND PLACE, 



16th March, 1830. 



The Undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo- 

 tentiary from the United States of America, in calling the attention 



