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COUNTRY CATTLE AND MEAT MARKETS, &c.

Norwich Castle Meadow, Jan. 1.-Business to a considerable extent was transacted here to-day; a great number of Sheep were penned and disposed of at advanced prices; there were also many good droves of lean Scots, which were in demand, and went off readily.—The prices of fat Meats in the market remains as last quoted.

Horncastle, Jan. 1.-Beef, 6s. 6d. to 7s. per stone of 14 lbs.; Mutton, 5d. to 6d.; Veal, 6d. to 8d.; and Pork, 6d. to 7d. per lb.

Morpeth Market, on Wednesday, was well supplied with Cattle and Sheep, there being a good demand, fat of both sold readily at last week's prices.-Beef, from 5s. 6d. to 6s. 3d.; Mutton, 5s. 10d. to 7s. per stone, sinking offal.

AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, sold in the Maritime Counties of England and Wales, for the Week ended Dec. 25, 1824.

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VOL. 53.—No. 3.] LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1825. [Price 6d
Published every Saturday Morning, at Seven o'clock.

AMERICAN

PRESIDENT'S SPEECH.

the exchange, even with England,
was fourteen per cent. against the
United States. This is a very
disgraceful state of things, but it
is not big with danger as a depre-
ciated paper in England must be;'
because, in America, the debt is
Kensington, 12th Jan. 1825. comparatively small, and, though
Tais Speech or Message, is the ragamuffin paper be, in certain
much too long, or, as a Yankee cases, at an open discount, the
would call it, too lengthy, to admit Government gives it no protection,'
of insertion in the Register. It and can when it chooses, demand
is a verbose account of matters its taxes in silver. The exchanges
which in general are explained in with France and Holland are still
the documents to which it refers. more against America than the
I shall notice only three of its exchanges with England. This
topics. The first is, the common is a sufficient proof that our paper
place boast of financial pros- is again depreciated; and that
perity. When the President was that depreciation will go on in->
talking of the amount of his re-creasing in degree no man in his
venue, he forgot to tell the world senses can doubt.
that his country was again inun-
dated with rascally paper-money.
He forgot to tell us that the Bank
Notes, issuing from, perhaps, a
couple of thousands of banks, are,
in numerous instances, at an open ing words:" It is a cause of
discount; and, in some cases, at" serious regret, that no arrange
a discount of more than fifty per "ment has yet been finally con-
cent. He forgot to tell us, that "cluded between the two Govern

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Another topic in the Speech of the President, I am sorry to notice; but I must do it: it is that of the Slave Trade; and the pas sage relating to it is in the follow

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"ments to secure, by joint co-" ties, touching their respective "operation, the suppression of the "rights. It was believed, also, "Slave Trade. It was the oh-" that it would completely sup"ject of the British Government,"press the trade, in the vessels "in the early stages of the nego-"of both parties, and by their "tiation, to adopt a plan for the "respective citizens and subjects "suppression, which should in- " in those of other powers, with "clude the concession of the mu- "whom it was hoped that the "tual right of search, by the ships" odium which would thereby be "of war of each party, of the attached to it would produce a "vessels of the other, for sus-" corresponding arrangement, and pected offenders. This was ob- " by means thereof, its entire ex"jected to by this Government, "tirpation for ever. A conven"on the principle, that as the "tion to this effect was concluded “right of search was a right of" and signed in London on the -66 war, of a belligerent towards a " 13th day of March, 1824, by "neutral power, it might have an "Plenipotentiaries duly author"ill effect to extend it, by treaty, "ized by both Governments, to "to an offence which had been" the ratification of which certain made comparatively mild to a" obstacles have arisen which are "time of peace. Anxious, how-"not entirely removed. The dif"ever, for the suppression of this" ferences between the parties still "trade, it was thought advisable," remaining has been reduced to "in compliance with a Resolu-"a point not of sufficient magni"tion of the House of Repre- "tude, as is presumed, to be per

sentatives, founded on an Act of "mitted to defeat an objec so "Congress, to propose to the Bri-" near to the heart of both na❝tish Government an expedient"tions, and so desirable to the "which should be free from that "friends of humanity throughout “objection, and more effectual for "the world. As objections, how"the object, by making it pirati-" ever, to the principle recom"cal. In that mode, the enor-mended by the House of Repre "mity of the crime would place "sentatives, or at least to the "the offenders out of the ་ protec- consequences inseparable from "tion of their Government, and" it, and which are understood to "involve no question of search, or "apply to the law, have been "other question between the par- "raised, which may deserve a re

"consideration of the whole sub-thing which I dislike. The Presi**ject, I have thought it proper to dent knows well that two-thirds of "suspend the conclusion of a new the cultivation in two-thirds of the "convention until the definitive "sentiments of Congress may be " ascertained. The documents "relating to the negotiation are, "with that intent, submitted to "your consideration.

States must cease, he knows that tobacco, rice, cotton and sugar, could not be raised to a profit without negro slavery. For him, therefore, to pretend, that humanity is the motive that operates with his Government in its paltry negotiations about the slave trade,

However, of much more importance to us is the objection, which the American Senate made

I dislike this, exceedingly, on account of its hypocrisy. If the President really believes that is dishonourable to him and to “humanity" demands a cessation that Government, which, by its of the slave trade: if the Presi-proceedings, gives countenance to dent really believes this, why did the negro-loving hypocrites in he expunge from the Convention this country. the word "America." The Convention stipulated for putting an end to the trading in slaves on the "coasts of Africa and Ame-to the Convention on account of rica." The President had, I believe, agreed to this; but the Senate struck out the word America: as humanity knocked at their so that, these humane gentlemen breasts, they would not suffer it would suffer the trade upon the coast of even their own country; but, would not suffer it upon the coast of Africa. It is notorious

its including "the concession of the mutual right of search." Loud

to be attended to for one single moment, if, by attending to it, they endangered, in the smallest degree, the success of that great principle, so favourable to them

that even free negroes are seized in Maryland, and carried into and so dangerous to us, for which slavery in South Carolina and they mean to contend the moment Georgia; and it is equally noto-that we shall again dare to draw rious that slave-ships are fitted the sword. But enough. In anout at Baltimore, to carry negroes from Africa to the French and Spanish Colonies in the West Indies. It is the hypocrisy of the the following words, which ought

other part of the speech, the President speaks with perfect explicitness upon this prospect, and in

to make the pretty gentlemen ofj" ple, without great mortification, Downing-street look about them," and a fixed purpose never to and which ought to admonish the" submit to the like in future. An stupid and smutty John Bull" attempt to remove those causes newspaper to stick to his scandal," of possible variance, by friendly his smut, and his puns, with which" negotiation, and on just princithe Fire-shovels and their wives" ples, which should be applicaare so delighted, and to take good" ble to all parties, could, it was care how he talks of " conquering" presumed be viewed by none, Ireland again." "other than as a proof of an ear

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The words are these: "The nest desire to preserve those "attention of the Government has" relations with every Power. In "been drawn with great solicitude" the late war between France "to other subjects, and particu- and Spain, a crisis occurred in larly to that relating to a state" which it seemed probable that "of maritime war, involving the all the controvertible principles, "relative rights of neutral and involved in such wars, might be "belligerent in such wars. Most brought into discussion, and "of the difficulties which we have "settled to the satisfaction of all "sustained, since the establish- parties. parties. Propositions having "ment of our independence, have" this object in view, have been

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proceeded from the unsettled" made to the Governments of "state of those rights, and the ex-"Great Britain, France, Russia, "tent to which the belligerent" and of other Powers, which have "claim has been carried against "been received in a friendly "the neutral party. It is impos- manner by all, but as yet no "sible to look back on the occur-"treaty has been formed with "rences of the late wars in Eu-"either for its accomplishment. rope, and to behold the disre-" The policy will, it is presumed, gard which was paid to our" be persevered in, and in the rights as a neutral power, and " hope that it may be successful." the waste which was made of Here we have it, then; in the "our commerce by the parties to first place, here is a resolution those wars, by various acts of manfully and clearly expressed, "their respective Governments, never to submit to that maritime "and under the pretext by each “that the other had set the exam

dominion, which England has, for agés, been in the habit of exercis

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