The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-30 00:00:00

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LONDON, ruzsmir OCTOBER 30.

Thy important intelligence we were enabled to
announce yesterday, regarding the disposition of
America to reciprocate hilly and promptly the
relaxations made by oar own government in the
navigation lawn, completes—if anything bad been
wanting to complete—the satisfaction with which we
look back upon that great change in oar maritime
policy. It furnishes the highest confirmation
which modern civilisation can afford of the
wisdom and jostles of that change. It adds
the testimony of the freest commonwealth to the
judgment of the greatest empire in benne of free
shipping. It combines the tree enterprise of the
two most commercial, most enliguten-A, and
most opulent nations in existence, against the
jealous and peddling exclusiveness whereby lees
wise and hes generous communities vainly hope
to grow rich. It silence all doubt, and cushions
every cavil founded upon the supposed anwilliog-
nese of kindred nations to imitate our example.
Had every one of them been foolish enough to mani-
fest such reluctance, that would not Lave shaken our
faith in free trade ; but it is in no degree inooneistent
with such a declaration to own that we look wish
deep-felt satisfaction on the early adoption by the
United States of the same course of Mirlll3lo policy
as that cis which we are ourselves about to enter.
There were not wanting those who prognosticated
a very different issue to toe invitation held faith by
oar government to th.t of Washington to abrogate
reciprceally all impediments imposed by law in the
way of perfect and entire f eedam of navigation be-
tween the two countries. When the diplomatic cor-
INdance on the subject was laid before parliament
ntrrch last, it appeared manifest to all who were
infileieutly unprejudiced to read plain words in their
pain maw that the only matter of diff tepee between
Mr. BUCHANAN and Lord PALMERSTON was as to
which of the two governments had shown the earlier
dean to accomplish an object so mutually beneficial.
In a letter address-d by the American Secretary of
State to the British Chargé d'Affaires at Washington,
9th February, 1849, copious citations from existing
acts of Congress see given to show that the President
is thereby empowired to suspend or discontinue all
discriminating duties on the ships of any foreign na-
tion which shall abate the like imp.sts on vessels be-
longing to the Republic.
Toe will thus perceive (adds Mr. B lettenan) that the
cower of the tufted Stites more then 20 years ago offered
Seep u their ports touts IMO ht of all nations with theirougoes,
no matter to what country thee, cargoes might ewe their
origin, upon maim of the same duties atoning/ or im-
post with our own vends, provided such nations should ex-
tend similar privileges in their pore to the wattle belonging
to cilium of the United States, and their cargoes.. Great
Britain may, t' *retort, at any moment, by complying with
the fah and equiteble conditions requind by this set, place
her vessels and their cargos', both in oar eiract and indirect
foreign trade, ems the same Whig with vessels of the
United Late,. • • • Prosismatioes have been issued at
several periods, sonfloriag the baulks which the set pro
peace different &reign makes who have furnished the
eitiefsetory /vides., required by ha provisions. The Unite d
States, therefore' ea far from having waited to accept ad-
vances made on the port of finest Bri'sda for peeing the
ships of the two eduntries on a footing of equality, had
thomeelme, more than 20 yews ago, made advances for this
very pumas to Great Britain and all other natimes. I
aiglit add that the President (Mr. Polk) has already made
a specificpeal, 'drove' Mr. Baneroft, to Lord Palmer-
ston, dated- Nov. 3, 1847, to conclude a treaty in mordants
with the set mined.
Protectionism, nevertheless, still clung to quibbles
on the text of this and similar communications, and
cherished barren hopes that the result might prove
illusory. Parties in America had changed in the in-
terval. The new President and his cabinet were
whirs, and opposed to free-trade. Mr. BANCROFT,
the nominee of the democratic party, and Mr.
BUCHANAN, their Secretary of State, might promise ;
but would their successors in the cabinet or the em-
bassy be fcuud ready to perform ? The act of Con-
gress was itself merely permissive, not mandatory;
and we should see long hesitation and delay mani-
fested by the newly-chosen ministers of the Com-
monwealth.

The selection of Mr. ABBOT Lawartecr as minister
to this country, was wrested into a seeming confirma-
tion of these anticipations. His sentiments were no-
toriously very diamenilar from those of his predecessor.
He had been at all times avowedly favourable to pro-
tection to some extent and in a qualified form; and
as the representative of a government in which thrive
sentiments were supposed to prtdoninate, he would
naturally avail himself of any pretext that might con-
veniently be found far ridding himself of the obliga-
tio
nssrding reciprocity which Mr. Bann no had
personally undertaken.
Bat the dreams of protectionism have in this in-
stances proved as light and brief as in every other.
The comfort they promised themselves from American
has faded suddenly from their view. Presi-
dent TATLOB has only realised the exoectatioos that
bad been formed of his clearness of judgment and
high sense of national honour, by the promulgation
thus early of the intention' of the American govern-
ment on the subject of the navigation laws. If any
doubts have hitherto existed respecting the disposition
of the present cabinet of Washington to adhere to the
engagements entered into by that which preceded it,
regarding reciprocal relaxations towards this c ovary
—those doubts are now ended. The whig adminis-
tration of General TAYLOR are ready to rbide by the
promises held forth by the democratic administration
of Mr. PoLK. However their policy en other points
may d;ffer, on this they are agreed; and on Mr. LAW.
mem, the newly accredited envoy of the republe,
will devolve the duty of officially communicating to
the British ministry the fulfilment of those pledgee of
reciprocity which wera offered by Mr. BANCROFT
two years ego. An additional bond of interne Tonal
amity and intimacy is established, in which reciprocal
benefit is happily combined with honourable

Wimule' " thiogs" will ever again "be made
pleasant" for railway proprietors, time only can show.
But, in the advice which the excellent Lord Mum of
York gave the shareholders of the York, Newcastle,
and Berwick line, there is much good sense; and it is
quite u applicable to :be shareholders of the generality
of lines as to thcse his lordship addressed. " People
ought not to be too much alarmed." In most railway
companies the worst is already known ; it became
known at a period when, from Onions causes (such as
commercial depression and disinclination to travel pro-
duced by the cholera plague), railway traffic was at
its worst; and now there is a quiet resolute detenni-
nation,on the part of railway proprietaries and di-
rectorates, to set thins right; aid, if possible, to
"make them pleasant," in an bonester way than by
▪ =alai!" accounts, publishing fele, traffio returns,
sad robbtag capital to pay dividends.
IA this Imowledge of the worei, anl in this deter.