The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-30 00:00:00

AMERICA.

A complaint linvina l)cen made to the Amerinan
Government by our Consul General, of tl►e coati.
111111OCC of certain discriminating duties in the port
of New York, contrary to the late Treaty) Mr. Se-
cretary DALLAS returned ti►e following nnswer

Treastny Department, 29th Jul;, !std. a
"tint, have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter, dated the lath instants stating, that yin' hare
been W./trilled try his Britannic Majesty's Consul' at New Yolk,
that a discrimination between British and American resifts,
disadvalitageous to the former, exists at that port, in the
charges for pilotage, and the fees demanded by theAirdens,
and at the Health dilice, whit* appears expreSily uii►tr~S to
the stipulations contained in a Clause of the Snood Article of
the late Commercial Conrention.' cv.urentior, to 1110114te
the Commerce betwrenthe territories of lie United Stotesand
of his Itritanuic ISlajcsty, and t!se net of Congress concerning
the Convention, constitute the law of the United States upon
the subjects to which they relate; Ivod you are aW.L that
L/C riteretillt hovel been ts4tte4l from this department to ttre
Collectors of the Customs, to ensure a Itithtul execution of
the law in fitronr of British vessels arriving in the ports of
the United States. It may happen, however, that under the.
Acts of the Legislature of the State of New YOrk,''a
mutation for local purposes, mien as you represent, may have
heel, introduced prior to the iinifteution of the Commercial
Convention, and may nut have 'been since directly annulled
or repealed by the authority which introduced it. But in'a
general view of our system of jurisprudence, it has fallen
within your observation that the provisions of the State. Laws
ore virtually suspended, whenever they become incoosistent
with the Constitution, Laws, and Treaties of the United
States, anti that every State Court and Magistrate, as well as
every Federal Court and Magistrate, must, in every litigated
ease, decide accordingly. It is onderstmid,. indeed, that in
relation to the very sohject of the discrimination to Which
you allude,- end since the ratification of the Commercial
Contention, a judicial decision has been ronnunerd in the
city of New York, upon the principle which has just been
stated. You will perceive, therefore, `ii, that if there stud lat
any time be an attempt to enforce a ttiscriminatioo between
British and American vessels, Aismirnutageons to the.for uteri
and contrary to the stipulations of the Conoirrcial Conven-
tion, the party aggrieved will have an adequate revised% in that
case, as in every other case of an injury indicted by a breach of
our laws, upon an appeal to thejud trial authorit y ofttieconnt ry.
But however desirable it alwayslnuit lie to facilititte
NI execution of the convention, I nmst add (utter having
submitted your communication to the President), that it does
• not lie within the duties or powers of this departtuent to re-
gulat* orcontrol the conduct of the State .Authorities.
" I have the honour to lie, &e,
(Signed) " A. J. DALIAS.
" To Anthony tit. John Baker, Esq.
H. D. M. Consul General."

The Delegates of the New York, Philadelphia,
and Baltimore Bunks, having decided that cash
payments should not he resumed before the at .of
July next, the Secretary of ,the American Trea-
sury has notified to them, that the paper of inch
banks as shalt not have. returned to metallic pay-
ments by the 20th ot February next, will be re-
jected in the collection of (hales and taxes, as by
that time the National Bank iii expected to be in
an organized and active state. liusiOess: is said
to be reviving at Boston, and the banks there
were extending the accommodation to the mer-
chants 4n d tradesmen. The exchange with Lon-
don was, at the date of the last papers, at I per
cent, premium.