The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-07
AMERICAN PROVISIONS.

Prices pretty steady, there being pressure to
sell.
AMERICAN PROVISIONS.
The imports are again very light, and consist ofor
ly 1879 barrels, 10 kegs lard sos boxes cheese Ia
barrels beef, and l0l barrels pork.
Lard-Ihere has been very good demand and
further advance has been obtained very Gu.
now remains in first hands higher prices are now
asking; the sales have been large at 32s 10 AS duy
paid.
Cheese-A few cwt of good quality were sold AT
5is; inferior not at present inquired for prices 80,
10 SIS as to quality.
Hams-There are inquiries for dry hams, but none
at market; lot of picked offered by auction yer,
few were sold at 32s TO 35s duty paid
Beef and Pork-There has been a very consider.
able demand for Canadian, and an advance on boil
obtained say high 37s cd per barrel whilst for
the United States has also paraken of rise in value
and both kinds will now begin to be more in request
they getting more known IN the interior of the
country. United States, 25s TO BIS in bond Canall,
an, 34s to BIS.
Bacon not much inquired for-sells SLOWLY at Sc,
to 39s per cwt., duty paid.
HAvRE, Sept l5.-Durng the week 1900 bale.
cotton nere imported, and 900 bales sold al rather
irregular prices, but without any positive decline
though our brokers quote ordinary cotton aud those
below that description If. lower; fine qualities re.
manned without any alteration. Our stock at tie
present moment, amounts 10 900 bales.
THE TREATY-OPINIONS OF THE ENGLISH
PRESS
From The London Time,
This concession, (for a mere concession il i,
though the article sound of reciprocity
may have been necessary, but confess we look up
on it with a suspicious eye. With every anxiety 10
give our neghbor every convenience of transit
through our country, we confess we do not much
like his having a right Of the way We are happy
tie see him, happy to serve him, happy to bow him in
and bow him out but we like TO have the power u
lock the door in case of emergency. Ten thousand
circumstances may arise which may render ii high,
necessary that should have the right of exculn,
him and his go DIS from this free passage.
In those unsettled times which precede hostilues
wehould little like TO the hardy and daring popua
ton of Maine sweeping down the river to st. John,
past the principal towns of New Brunswick a,
matter of right In matters Of fiscal policy it NAV
well furnish ground of dispute hereafter whether Gus
tom-house regula ions which the government of New
Brunswick may find it wise necessary 10 impose
are or are not inconsistent with the terms Of he
treaty" which guarantees to Maine Stree access into
and through the said river and its said trbutaric. 70
and from the seaport at ITS mouth" Ii is not We
repeat, that would close this channel of com nu
ncations and trade to the neighborng agriculture
Far from it too well aware of the advantage
which a country derives from a current Of trade
through It's territory. We only suspect the wisdom
of tying our own hands, and earnestly hope that the
turbu ent inhabitants of Maine may give no reason
to regret that We have done so.'
From the Morning Chronicle
See the feeling with which the treaty has been re-
ccived in America mark the enthusiasm it has cN-
cited. What does this mean Why, either that the
Americans have gained great diplomatic victory
over u.s. that they have escaped great danger as
they felt it, of having to maintain their claim By war.
The speech of the mayor of Boston and Lord Ash
burtons reply are worthy of observation, a, u
tratmg the feeling in Anne. lea with respect 10 the
treaty.
The mayor and the assembly praise Lord Ashbur.
ton for having done so great a to the Unicd
States; and the Queens minister plenipoenary
says, with admirable simplicity, that . asslredk no
place is more fit for the announcement Of the settle
ment of the boundary question - that is to say the
place where begun the organization, which ended IN
severing large and valuable provinces from the b.,
tsh empire. The assertion is perfectly true. but J,
singular that such admission should come from the
British negotiator himself The passage, howeycr,s
remarkable as showing what has been known to
many, and thought by more, that Lord Ashburlon !,
in his feelings and sympathles, quite as much Amer.
can as English, if not IN
public man may have his opinions as to the lus-
tice Of the American revolt, but one canno, under
stand how an EngIisbman rejoice at the loss Of
British poss ssions But all events person repre-
senting the British crown and specially charged
with It's interests, might have selected some more a-
proprate topic than cxultation at events which
view them as we will, were nglorious to the Brt.a
crown. Nor noed he have designated as hallorfd
spot the cradle OF successful revolt against the autho
rly of that crown by which he was at that momen,
employed. This is point of duty and of feeling
wholly unconnected with any abstract opinions upon
The historical and constitutional question Of the pa
ration OF 'he North American provinces from lie
British crown
ne ghbors of Maine a district between the St John
and the st. Lawrence and Quebec, which can be Of
no possible value TO them except means of all
noyance to US; 1T was not enough to hand over to TIE
Americans the settlers of Madawaska, British sub
jects attached TO British dominion and demanding
the protection of the British Crown but ~ addition
to all this, IRE hare been Ieiied 10 purchase e r.
naming fourth If our property, by granting to the peo
pie OF Maine drght to navigate the ST John tn ough
our territory and down TO the sea- and to do this
the same footing as British subjects.
From the Morning HcroM
We confess ourselves entirely overwhelmed by the
boundary treaty just concluded with America. IN
looking at the acts of our present Minister'S turn
back to the administration Of the late Foreign Seer
tary with something like a feeling of regret. Their
was something intellectual to grapp,e with. There
were to be found knowledge, science system fearful
crime, but capacity Here there is merely folly gno-
rance, nfatuaon, absence Of dishonest lnten-
ton When there is but fear-prompted iniauatiou,
the task of exposition becomes ntolerabc and nau-
seating; and like man who is treading in mud
which sinks before hs step, here at each step Of
this new carec must we be fatigued, exhausted and
defiled
Al the beginning Of this century before England
folly commenced) such a treaty this would have
called down instant impeachment upon the head oi
its authors, or rather could any Englishman
have been ought TO sign such act or to conceive
the signature of such act possible than any E--
lish ran at This day would dream of walking nakcd
down st James street
There are four things which affect a mans spirits